Department of Chemistry
Dr. Rose Clark
Professor of Chemistry
Office: Sullivan 311
Phone:(814)-472-3910
Email: rclark@francis.eduEducation:
B.S., University of North Carolina - Wilmington
Ph.D., North Carolina State University
NSF Postdoctoral Fellow, The Pennsylvania State University |  |
Research Interests
Cytochrome c electrochemistry on self-assembled monolayers
Surface analysis of mixed self-assembled monolayers
Educational research and coursework development in Green Chemistry and GC/MS funded through NSF-CCLI Grants
Teaching
Chem 101 and 102 Chemical Principles I and II
Chem 103 and 104 Human Chemistry I and II
Chem 208 and 308 Forensics and Forensic Chemistry
Chem 251 and 303 Quantitative Analysis and Instrumental Analysis
Other courses: Homeland Security and Forensics
Recent Publications
18. Kathryn Davis, Brianna Drews, Hongjun Yue, Katie Knorr, David Waldeck and Rose A. Clark; “Electron transfer kinetics of covalently attached cytochrome c/SAM/Au electrode assemblies” in preparation, copy of paper in promotion package. J. Phys. Chem. C. 2008, 112, 6571-6576.
17. Hongjun Yue, Kim Schrock, Katie Knorr, Stephanie Switzer, David Kirby, Joe Rosmus, David Waldeck and Rose A. Clark; “Multiple Sites for Electron Tunneling between Cytochrome c and Mixed Self-Assembled Monolayers (SAM)” J. Phys. Chem. C. 2008, 112, 2514-2521.
16. Yue, Hongjun, Petrovic, Jelena; Rose A.; Waldeck, David H.; “Ionic Strength as a Probe to the Kinetic Interactions between Cytochrome c and Self-assembled Monolayers”. J. Phys. Chem. B 2006, 110, 5062-5072.
15. Petrovic, Jelena; Yue, Hongjun; Clark, Rose A.; Waldeck, David H.; and Bowden, Edmond F. “Impact of Surface Immobilization and Solution Ionic Strength on the Formal Potential of Immobilized Cytochrome c”. Langmuir 2005, 21, 6308-6316.
Recent Presentations
43. Dave Kirby, Colin Trout, Caitlin Basile and Rose A. Clark will present one poster at Pittcon 2009 in Chicago, Il, March 9th, 2009.
42. Rose A. Clark. “PROBING the EFFECTS of SELF- ASSEMBLED MONOLAYER COMPOSITION on CYT c ELECTROCHEMISTRY” presented at Duquesne ACS meeting in miniature (invited speaker). Kim Schrock also presented a poster at the meeting and was awarded a $75 poster prize award. April 19th, 2008.
41. Kimberly Schrock, Dave Kirby, Joe Rosmus and Rose A. Clark presented two posters at Pittcon 2008 in New Orleans, La, March 1-6, 2008.
40. Kimberly Schrock, Dave Kirby, and Rose A. Clark represented Saint Francis University at the 1st ever Research Poster Session at the Capitol in Harrisburg, PA held on Oct 2nd, 2007. Dave and Kim presented their poster entitled “Investigation of Cytochrome c Electron Transfer Kinetics and Formal Potential with Varying Self-Assembled Monolayer Composition” and met with senators and representatives to discuss undergraduate research.
39. Kimberly Schrock, Dave Kirby, and Joe Rosmus each presented at the Duquesne Summer Research Symposium held July 27th, 2007 at Duq. Univ., Pittsburgh PA. (3 posters).
38. 3 research posters presented at SFU Research Symposium July 2007.
37. Kimerly Schrock, Dave Kirby, Rose A. Clark, “Effects of Changing Self-assembled Monolayer composition on Cytochrome c Electrochemistry” American Chemical Society 38th Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting June 2006, Poster #89. Kim Schrock was awarded 3rd place for her presentation.
36. Rose A. Clark, Kim Schrock, Kathryn Knorr, and David H. Waldeck, “Effects of Self Assembled Monolayer composition on Cytochrome c Electrochemistry” The Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy, Orlando, Fl. March 15th, 2006. Poster # 1530-9P.
35. Clark, Rose A.; Mullen, Theo; Knorr, Kathryn; Waldeck, David H. “Immobilized Cytochrome c Electrochemistry” presented in the Division of Analytical Chemistry at the 230th national meeting & exposition of the American Chemical Society in Washington, DC, from Aug. 28 to Sept. 1, 2005.
34. D. Waldeck, H. Yue, J. Wei, R. Clark and H. Liu"Fundamental Studies of Electron Tunneling between Electrodes and Proteins" presented in the Symposium "Electron Transfer Through Organic and Biological Bridges II", of the 207th Meeting of The Electrochmical Society, Tuesday, May 17, 2005. Quebec City, Canada. Paper #1417.
33. Clark, Rose A.; Petrovic, Jelena; Yue, Hongjun; Waldeck, David H. “Effect of Ionic Atmosphere on Immobilized Cytochrome c Electrochemistry”. The Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy, Orlando, Fl. March 3rd, 2005. Oral Presentation # 2010-10.
32. Clark, Rose A. “Cytochrome c Up Close and Personal: Sabbatical Time”, Presented at the Mid-Western Universities Analytical Chemistry Conference. Oct 14-16th, 2004.
Affiliations
American Chemical Society
American Chemical Society - Division of Analytical Chemistry
Society for Electroanalytical Chemists
Sigma Xi, Chemistry Research Honor Society
Society of Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh
Scholarships, Chair Elect 2006-7, Chair 2007-8
PA Society for Teaching Scholars
Iota Sigma Pi –Honor Society for Women in Chemistry
Awards Committee Member (2004)
Community Service
Community Science Outreach, Rural outreach chemistry for kids and the TEAMs project (for elementary and middle school science education)
Reviewer for the Journal of Analytical Chemistry, and Electrochemical Communications
Department of Labor, U.S. Women’s Bureau Girl’s E-Mentoring in Science, Engineering and Technology.
Sunday school teacher, 1st and 2nd grade
Reviewer for the National Science Foundation CCLI grants