Kristopher McNeill
University of MinnesotaDepartment of Chemistry
207 Pleasant St SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
mcneill@chem.umn.edu
www.chem.umn.edu/groups/mcneill
72 Kolthoff Hall • 612 625-0781
Secretary: Susan Wrayge
612 625-5889 • 341 Smith Hall
BIOGRAPHICAL
Birthdate: 6/26/1970
Birthplace: Tucson, AZ, USA
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Chemistry (1992 - 1997)
University of California, Berkeley, CA
• Thesis Title: Mechanistic Studies of beta-Methyl Elimination at Ruthenium(II) and the Reduction of Nitric Oxide by Zirconium(II)
• Thesis Advisors: Professors Robert G. Bergman and Richard A. Andersen
B. A., Chemistry (1988 - 1992)
Reed College, Portland, OR
• Thesis Title: Dimethylbipyrazinium and Chromium(II): Experimental and Theoretical Studies
• Thesis Advisor: Professor Thomas G. Dunne
HONORS
George W. Taylor Career Development Award (2006), McKnight Land-Grant Professorship (2004-2006), NSF CAREER Award (2003-2008), Sigma Xi (1997), Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award, Univ. of Calif., Berkeley (1993)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Associate Professor of Chemistry (2006 - present)
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Member of the Graduate Faculty, Water Resources Science (2001 - present)
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
UPS Visting Professor (Winter 2007-Spring 2007)
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford, University, Palo Alto, CA
Assistant Professor of Chemistry (2000 - 2006)
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Postdoctoral Associate, Environmental Chemistry Research (1997 - 1999)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
• Project Title: The Influence of Methane Cycling in Lakes on the Fate of Organic Pollutants
• Advisor: Professor Philip M. Gschwend
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Mechanisms of chemical reactions in aquatic environments:
• Photochemistry in surface waters with an emphasis on reactive oxygen species
• Metal-mediated dehalogenation reactions
PUBLICATIONS
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BIO
Kristopher McNeill received his B.A. in Chemistry from Reed College in
1992 and his Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of California at
Berkeley in 1997. As a graduate student, he studied organometallic chemistry
with Professors Robert G. Bergman and Richard A. Andersen at UC Berkeley.
Dr. McNeill then worked as a postdoctoral researcher with Prof. Philip
Gschwend at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 1997 to 1999
studying the environmental chemistry of a benzene-polluted lake near Woburn,
MA. Dr. McNeill started as an Assistant Professor of Chemistry at the
University of Minnesota in January 2000 and was promoted to Associate Professor with tenure in 2006. His research group studies environmentally
important chemical reactions in natural waters. In particular, his group
focuses on the catalytic and photocatalytic degradation of pollutants
in aquatic systems. He has received an NSF CAREER Award (2003-2008) and
was named a McKnight Land-Grant Professor (2004-2006).
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