Saint Francis University

Dr. Edward P. Zovinka Professor of Chemistry Office: Sullivan 305 Phone:(814)-472-3373 Email: ezovinka@francis.edu  Office Hours Monday:  10:00-11:00 Wednesday;  10:00-11:00 Friday:  10:00-11:00 Also when office door is open. Meeting times can also be arranged through email or voicemail. Education B.S., Roanoke College Ph.D., University of California at Davis Postdoc., North Carolina State University

Research Interests

• Synthetic models of Hydroxylamine Oxidoreductase from Nitrosomonas europea
• Green Chemistry in Inorganic Chemistry
• Effect of Service Learning on Student Learning

Teaching

• Chem 101 and 102.  Chemical Principles I and II
• Chem 103 and 104.  Human Chemistry I and II
• Chem 304.  Inorganic Chemistry
• Other courses:  Chem 401: Introduction to Spectroscopy

Recent Publications (* denotes undergraduate author at SFU)

21. CUR quarterly article 2008

20.  DeCoskey, J*; Hunter, A.D.; Yeisley, C.* Zeller, M.; Zovinka, E.P. Nickel (II) Tetra(2,6-dimethoxyphenyl)porphyrin  published 2008  in Acta Cryst E

19.  Conrad, D.*; DeCoskey, J.*; Mock, S.*; Noll, B.C.; Petrovic, J.*; Yeisley, C.*; Hunter, A.D.; Zovinka, E.P. Zinc (II) Tetra(2,6-dimethoxyphenyl)porphyrin  published in 2008 Acta Cryst E

18.  Lynch, M.T.; Zovinka, E.P.; Zhang, L.; Hruska, J.L.*; Lee, A.M.* “Rural Outreach Chemistry for Kids (ROCK):  The Program and Its Evaluation” Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2005, 10, 125-141.

17.  Solomon, D.*; Bopp J.*; O’Donnell, L.*; Petrovic, J.*; Snavely, R.*;. Zovinka, E.P. “Using Campus Radon Testing as a Freshman Colloquium” The Chemical Educator 8 (2003) 1, 37-40 DOI 10.1333/s00897030649a

16.  Sunseri, D.R.*; Zovinka, E.P. “Photochemotherapy:  Light Dependent Therapies in Medicine” J. Chem. Ed., 2002, 79, 1331-1335.

Recent Presentations (* denotes undergraduate author at SFU)

27. Conrad, D.M.*; DeCoskey, J.*; Williamson, J.*; Zeller, M.; Zovinka, E.P. Structural and Solution Characterization of Metal Complexes of Tetra(2’, 6’-dimethoxyphenyl)porphyrins  June 4, 2006, 38^th Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting of the ACS, Hershey, PA

26.  DeCoskey, J.*; Conrad, D.*; Zovinka, E.P. Tetra(2’, 6’-dimethoxyphenyl)porphyrins as a model for Hydroxylamine Oxidoreductase Aug 28, 2006,  230^th ACS National Meeting, Wash DC

25.  Jennifer DeCoskey*, Edward P. Zovinka “Tetra(2’,6-dimethoxyphenyl)porphyrins as a model for HAO”.  59^th Annual ECSC at Central Connecticut State University, 4/9/05.

“Outstanding Poster Presentation in Chemistry, Engineering or Math” awarded to Jennifer DeCoskey

24.  Richard Koerner, Edward P. Zovinka, Danielle R. Sunseri, Ryan O’Neill*“The Synthesis and Characterization of a Model Heme P460 Complex”.  57^th Annual ECSC at Ithaca College, 4/12/03

Affiliations

• American Chemical Society
• Project Kaleidoscope
• Sigma Xi
• Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh

Community Service

• Director, Rural Outreach Chemistry for Kids
• Project TEAMS
• 3^rd-4^th Grade Sunday School Teacher, Zion Lutheran Church
• Coach, Pee Wee Minor, Hollidaysburg Area Baseball League
• Reviewer for the National Science Foundation