Associate Professor of Chemistry
Coordination Chemistry / X-ray Crystallography
Susquehanna University
514 University Ave.
Selinsgrove, PA 17870
570-372-4255
doughertyw@susqu.edu
Education
B.S. Chemistry
Ursinus College, Collegeville, PA
Advisor: Dr. Andrew Price
Research : Investigating Ru-Ru multiple-bonded complexes for use in synthesis of heteronuclear metallowires.
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Ph. D. in Inorganic Chemistry
University of Delaware, Newark, DE
Advisor: Dr. Charles Riordan
Research: Investigated synthetic inorganic models of the A-cluster in acetyl coenzyme A synthase focusing on mimicking biological activity.
Postdoc / Visiting Assistant Professor
Villanova University, Villanova, PA
Advisor: Dr. W. Scott Kassel
Research: Investigated the coordination chemistry of Janus-head ligands with first-row transition metals focusing on the formation of bimetallic complexes.