James D. Hoefelmeyer

Professor and Chair

Department of Chemistry

University of South Dakota

414 E. Clark St.

Vermillion, SD  57069

Office:  Churchill-Haines 111

Phone:  605-658-6734

Email:  James.Hoefelmeyer@usd.edu

Biography:

Born August 11, 1977, Bryan, Texas.  1993 - 1995, Diploma: Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science, University of North Texas, Denton, TX.  1996 - 1998, B.S. Chemistry, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX.  1998 - 2002, Ph.D. Chemistry (Inorganic), Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.   2002-2005, Postdoctoral research, University of California, Berkeley, CA.   2005-2011, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD.  2011-2016, Associate Professor of Chemistry, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD.  2015-2019, Associate Editor, RSC Advances.  2016-present, Professor of Chemistry, University of South Dakota. 2022-present, Chair, Department of Chemistry, University of South Dakota.

Research Interests:

Frustrated Lewis pairs, Main group chemistry, Nanocrystal synthesis, Catalysis, Solar energy conversion