Paul A. Bonvallet

Degrees

B.A., Kenyon College 1996 (physics minor)
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin 2001 with Robert J. McMahon
Postdoctoral Fellow, The California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, 2002-2004, with J. Fraser Stoddart (2016 Nobel Laureate)

Areas of Interest

Solar energy conversion with electron donor-acceptor pairs
Supramolecular chemistry and photochemistry: porphyrins, calix[4]arenes, crown ethers, and azobenzene derivatives
Materials chemistry: formulation, response, and applications of swellable organically-modified silica (SOMS)
Light-emitting organic compounds: design of conjugated polymers, OLED device fabrication

Courses Taught

Independent Study Advising

Edwina Akonor (Biochemistry & Molecular Biology), Porphyrin-based Photosensitizing Agents: Comparative Study on The Effects of TPP-sesamol and TPP-zingerone on Saccharomyces cerevisiae Yeast Cells
Ferdawss Ihiri, Preparation of Porphyrin-PYBOX: A stepwise synthesis of functionalized diethynyl-bridged porphyrins for a potential application in solar energy conversion
Holly McAnlis, Synthesis and Photophysical Evaluation of Porphyrin-Natural Product Hybrids for Use in Photodynamic Therapy
Chloe Litts, Exploring the Three-Dimensional Structure of Calix[4]arene-capped Azobenzenes Using VT-NMR, NOESY, and Computational Methods

Publications

Bonvallet, P. A.; Lindner, J. A.; Corbin, B.; Crow, D.; Reffner, R.; Albon Riedl, T.; Lehman, S. Y.; Edmiston, P. Modeling and measuring the absorption-induced expansion of swellable organically modified silica. AIP Advances 2020, 10, 065136.
Amburgey-Peters, J. C.; Bonvallet, P. A. “Spectroscopy First” for Interweaving and Scaffolded Learning in Organic Chemistry, In NMR Spectroscopy in the Undergraduate Curriculum: First Year and Organic Chemistry Courses Volume 2; Soulsby, D.; Anna, L. J.; Wallner, A. S., Eds.; ACS Symposium Series; American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 2016, pp 49-51. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/bk-2016-1221.ch004
Bonvallet, P. A. Detective work (book review of The Scientific Sherlock Holmes). Nature Chemistry 2013, 5, 441. https://www.nature.com/articles/nchem.1665
Bonvallet, P. A.; Amburgey-Peters, J. C. Data vs. Dogma: Introducing NMR Early in Organic Chemistry to Reinforce Key Concepts, In NMR Spectroscopy in the Undergraduate Curriculum; Soulsby, D., Ed.; ACS Symposium Series; American Chemical Society; Washington, DC, 2013. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/bk-2013-1128.ch003
Bonvallet, P. A.; Mullen, M. R.; Evans, P. J.; Stoltz, K. L.; Story, E. N. Improved functionality and control in the isomerization of a calix[4]arene-capped azobenzene. Tetrahedron Lett. 2011, 52, 1117-1120. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0040403911000104

Presentations

Stewart, J.; McAnlis, H.; Steinke, S.; Turro, C.; Bonvallet, P. Photophysical Properties of Hybrid Porphyrin-Natural Product Compounds. 48th National Organic Symposium, South Bend, IN, July 2023.
Salmon, C.; Xue, Y.; Ramlo, S.; Bonvallet, P. Oral Examination of Structure and Function in Introductory Chemistry and Organic Chemistry Courses. Ohio PCAL Fall Regional Meeting (virtual), Oct 2022.
Schmidt, J.; Bonvallet, P. A. Methods for Calculating the Young’s Modulus for Compression of Swollen SOMS. Meeting of the Eastern Great Lakes Section of the American Physical Society, Southfield, MI, Oct 2022.

Professional Experience

Professional Affiliations

Awards

MRI: Acquisition of an NMR Spectrometer to Sustain Excellence in Undergraduate Research
REU Site: Cutting-Edge Science in a Close-Knit Community (with Department of Physics)
American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund (2012-2017)
National Science Foundation Research Opportunity Award (2010-2011)