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Department of Chemistry
Elmhurst College
Elmhurst, IL 60126
(708) 617-3201
email: genel@elmhurst.edu

Education

• B. A., Major in Chemistry, 1966, Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo, MI
  
• Ph. D., Organic Chemistry, 1973, Michigan State University,East Lansing, MI. Thesis: Synthesis and Reactions of 2,3-Dehydro-biphenylene (under E. LeGoff).
  
• Postdoctoral, Synthetic Organic Chemistry, 1987-88
  
• SabbaticalLeave, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL. NIH Postdoctoral Fellowship with Peter B. Mackenzie, Department of Chemistry.
  

Teaching Experience

• Elmhurst College, 1977-present, currently Professor and Chair.
  
• Michigan State University, 1973-77, Temporary Assistant Professor (teaching postdoctoral).
  

Courses Taught

• CHM 311, 312 Organic Chemistry I, II
  
• CHM 414 Advanced Organic Chemistry
  
• CHM 341 Qualitative Organic Analysis
  
• CHM 315, 316 Biochemistry I, II
  
• CHM 320 Industrial Organic Chemistry
  
• CHM 450 Independent Study
  

Publications

• "Chemical Demonstrations as the Laboratory Component in Nonscience Majors Courses. An Outreach-Targeted Approach" Ophardt, C. E.; Applebee, M. S.; Losey, E. N. J. Chem. Ed. 2005, 82, 1174.
• "Acyclic Tertiary and Quaternary Carbon Stereocontrol via a New Aldol Equivalent Reaction of Optically Active E-Enol Ethers," Faunce, J. A.; Friebe, T. L.; Grisso, B. A.; Losey, E. N.; Mackenzie, P. B.; Sabat, M. J. Am. Chem. Soc.1989, 111, 4508.
  
• Study Guide for Chemistry by Raymond Chang, Random House, Inc., New York, 1981.
  
• "2,3-Dehydrobiphenylene," Losey. E. N.; LeGoff, E. J. Org. Chem. 1973, 38,3812.
  

Fellowships and Awards

• T. W. Mueller Endowed Chair (Jepson Foudation), 1988-1993)
  
• National Institutes of Health Postdoctoral Fellow 1987-88 (12 months on Elmhurst College Sabbatical leave).
  
• Phi Kappa Phi, national scholarship honor society, 1988.
  
• Elmhurst College President's Award for Excellence in Teaching, 1985-86, 1996-97
  

Professional Societies

• American Chemical Society - national and Chicago Section
  
• Associated Colleges of the Chicago Area - Chemistry Division (ACCA)
  
• Midwest Assn. of College Teachers at Liberal Arts Colleges (MACTLAC)