Dr. Thomas Junk
Professor and Head, Department of Chemistry |
University of Louisiana at Lafayette |
P.O. Box 44370 |
PROFESSIONAL
2012–pres. Professor and Head, University of
Louisiana at Lafayette
2004–2012
Associate Professor of Chemistry, University of Louisiana at Monroe
1998–2000
Assistant Professor of Chemistry, University of Louisiana at Monroe.
1994–1997 Staff
Research Scientist, Hazardous Substance Research Center, Louisiana State
University, Baton Rouge.
1990–1993 Research
Associate, Institute for Environmental Studies, Louisiana State University
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Synthesis
and characterization of organic compounds containing heavy chalcogenides. Organic
reactions under aqueous near-critical and supercritical aqueous conditions.
Synthesis and application of stable isotope labeled standards as environmental
tracers.
POSTDOCTORAL EXPERIENCE
1989 Texas
A&M University, College Station, TX. Environmental Organic Chemistry
EDUCATION
1983–88 Ph.D.,
Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
1983 B.S.,
Chemistry, University of Vienna, Austria.
HONORS
2010 ULM Outstanding
Associate Professor of 2010, awarded by the University of Louisiana at Monroe
Mortar Board
1986 Robert A.Welch
Predoctoral Research Fellow.
1987 Departmental Graduate
Research Award, Texas A&M University
TEACHING
Spring ’11 CHEM
2030-60247 (Organic 2), CHEM 2031-60245 (Organic Lab 1), CHEM 2033-60249
(Organic Lab 2), CHEM 2033-60251 (Organic Lab 2)
Fall ’10 CHEM
2030-40259 (Organic 1), CHEM 2031-40261 (Organic Lab 1), CHEM 2031-40261
(Organic Lab 1), CHEM 2031-40263 (Organic Lab 1)
Spring ’10 CHEM 230-01
(Organic 1), CHEM 232-01 (Organic 2), CHEM 231-01 (Organic Lab 1), CHEM 233-03
(Organic Lab 2), CHEM 233-05 (Organic Lab 2)
Fall ’09 CHEM 230-01
(Organic 1), CHEM 232-01 (Organic 2), CHEM 233-01 (Organic Lab 2), CHEM 233-03
(Organic Lab 2), CHEM 233-05 (Organic Lab 2)
Spring ’09 CHEM 232-01
(Organic 2), CHEM 233-01, -05 (Organic Lab 2), CHEM 430-01 (Advanced Organic)
Fall ’08 CHEM 230-03
(Organic 1), CHEM 231-01, -06 (Organic Lab 1), CHEM 431-01 (Intermediate
Organic Lab)
Spring ‘08 CHEM 230-01
(Organic 1), CHEM 232-01 (Organic 2), CHEM 233-01, -03, -05 (Organic Lab 2)
Fall ’07 CHEM 230-01
(Organic 1), CHEM 232-01, -03, -05 (Organic Lab 1)
Spring ’07 CHEM 232-01
(Organic 2), CHEM 233-01, -03, -05 (Organic Lab 2)
Fall ‘06 CHEM 230-01
(Organic 1), CHEM 231-01 (Organic Lab 1), CHEM 231-03 (Organic Lab 1), CHEM
431-01 (Intermediate Organic Lab)
Spring ‘06 CHEM 232-01
(Organic 2), CHEM 233-01 (Organic Lab 2), CHEM 233-03 (Organic Lab 2), CHEM
233-05 (Organic Lab 2)
Fall ’05 CHEM 230-01
(Organic 1), CHEM 231-01 (Organic Lab 1), CHEM 231-03 (Organic Lab 1), CHEM
231-05 (Organic Lab 1)
Spring’ 05 CHEM 304-01
(Organic 2), CHEM 306-01, -03, -05 (Organic Lab 2)
Fall ’04 CHEM 304-01
(Organic 2), CHEM 305-03, -05 (Organic Lab 1), CHEM 405-01 (Intermediate
Organic Lab)
Spring ’04 CHEM 303-01
(Organic 1), CHEM 304-01 (Organic 2), CHEM 306-02 (Organic Lab 2)
Fall ’03 CHEM 303-01
(Organic 1), CHEM 305-03, -05 (Organic Lab 1), CHEM 306-01 (Organic Lab 2)
Spring ‘03 CHEM 304-01
(Organic 2), CHEM 305-01 (Organic Lab 1), CHEM 430-01 (Advanced Organic)
Fall ’02 CHEM 304-01
(Organic Lab 2), CHEM 405-01 (Intermediate Organic Lab)
Spring ’02 CHEM 303-01
(Organic 1), CHEM 304-01 (Organic 2), CHEM 306-03, -05 (Organic Lab 2)
Fall ’01 CHEM 531-01
(Organic Synthesis, Graduate), CHEM 303-03 (Organic 1), CHEM 301-03 (Seminar),
CHEM 536-03 (Seminar, Graduate)
Spring ’01 CHEM 305-03
(Organic Lab 1), CHEM 405-01 (Intermediate Organic Lab)
Fall ’00 CHEM 304-01
(Organic 2), CHEM 306-01, -02 (Organic Lab 2), CHEM 110 (Qualitative Analysis)
Spring ’00 CHEM 303-02
(Organic 1), CHEM 305-03 (Organic Lab 1), CHEM 532-01 (Spectral Identification
of Organic Compounds, Graduate), CHEM 109-01 (General Chemistry Lab)
Fall ’99 CHEM 303-01,
-02 (Organic I), CHEM 305-05 (Organic Lab 1)
Spring ‘99 CHEM 303-02
(Organic 1), CHEM 305-01, -03 (Organic Lab 1)
Fall ’98 CHEM 303-01,
-02 (Organic 1), CHEM 305-01 (Organic Lab 1)
Spring ’98 CHEM 303-01,
-02 (Organic I), CHEM 305-01 (Organic Lab 1)
SOCIETIES
Phi
Lambda Upsilon, American Chemical Society, Sigma Xi, Louisiana Academy of
Sciences, American Association for the Advancement of Science
COMMITTEE
MEMBERSHIPS
2011-pres.
Senator, ULM Faculty Senate
2010-pres.
Chair, Departmental Policy and Scheduling Committee
2010-pres.
Member, Departmental Awards Committee
2010-pres.
Member, Departmental Curriculum Committee
2010
Member, Tenure and Promotion Committee, Dept. of Mathematics
2010
Member, Tenure and Promotion Committee, Dept. of Chemistry
2010
Member, Department Head Search Committee, Dept. of Chemistry
2009-pres.
Member, College of Arts and Sciences Steering Committee
2007-pres.
Departmental Library Liaison
2007
Member, Department Head Search Committee, Dept. of Mass Communications
2007-pres.
Member, Departmental Curriculum Committee
2007
Chemistry Representative, ULM Disaster Recovery Committee
2007
Member, College Tenure & Promotion Committee
2007
Chair, Departmental Tenure & Promotion Committee
2006-07
Member, Departmental Master’s Program
Re-Instatement Committee
2006-08
Member, Departmental Faculty Search Committee
2005
Member, Departmental Curriculum Committee
2000-02
Member, ULM Faculty Development Grants Program.
2001-02
Member, Search Committee for Dean of Pure and Applied Sciences
1999-00
Member, ULM Environmental Program Evaluation Committee
GRADUATE
STUDENTS DIRECTED
(The
graduate program was terminated in 2003)
Prabodhika R. Mallikaratchy,
“Synthesis of Novel Organotellurium
Compounds”, Summer 2003.
Abdulrahman Alhazmi, “Halogen Exchange
Reactions In Superheated Aqueous Media”, Spring 2002.
Rashmi Nair, “Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Organotellurium Compounds”, Spring 2002.
Sridevi Goskonda, “Ultrasonic
Treatment of Refractory Environmental Pollutants”, May 2000.
Malinda
L. Godwin, “Determination of Mercury Levels in Crayfish by Cold Vapor
Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy”, December 1999.
UNDERGRADUATE
STUDENTS DIRECTED
2011
Directed Study “Synthesis of compounds derived from diphenyl
ditelluride”,
Student
investigator: Jennifer Watkins.
2009 Directed study
“Synthesis and properties of 2-aminoarenetelluroles”, Student
investigator: Nathan McMullen.
2007 Directed study
“Synthesis of organotellurium heterocycles and key intermediates”, Student
investigator: Cody Lewis.
2007 Directed study
“Synthesis of novel organotellurium heterocycles”, Student investigator: Dennis Ezell.
2005 Directed study “Towards organotellurium crown ethers”, Student
investigator: Nicholas Bullard.
2004 Faculty Advisor, student
research project “Preparation of novel organotellurium
heterocycles”, Student investigator: Cathy
Tran.
2003 ULM Emerging Scholars
Program, Mentor, project “Alkylation Reactions of Aromatic Amines under
Superheated Conditions”, Student investigator: Chris Hunt.
2003 ACS Project SEED Mentor,
project “Chemical Reactions in Superheated Media”. Student
investigator: Jah’Keem Foster.
2003 Faculty Advisor, JBF
Funded Project “Chemical Reactions in Superheated Water”, Student
Investigator: Kathryn Pham.
2003 ULM Emerging Scholars
Program, Mentor, project “Superheated Water as Environmentally Friendly
Reaction Medium”. Student Investigator: Logan Atkins.
2002-03 Faculty Advisor,
Howard Hughes project “Propanil Degradation
Products III: Synthesis of 3-[2-Chloro-5-(3,4-dichlorophenylazo)-phenyl]-propanoic Acid, Preparation of Polychlorinated Diaryl Amines”. Student investigator: Matthew J.
Sewell.
2002 Faculty Advisor, JBF
Funded Project “Chemical Reactions in Superheated Water”, Student
Investigator: Adam Marchard.
2001 ACS Project SEED Mentor,
project “Organic Reactions in Superheated Water”. Student
investigator: Virginia R. Coonce.
2001 Faculty Advisor, Howard
Hughes project “Propanil Degradation Products
II: Preparation and Characterization of Two Compounds Related to Tetrachlorazobenzene”. Student investigator: Brian Keator.
2001 Faculty Advisor, Howard
Hughes project “Preparation and Characterization of Nitroaromatic
Compounds Related to 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene
(TNT)”. Student investigator: Iveri Zhvania.
2001 Faculty Advisor, Howard
Hughes project “Preparation and Characterization of Propanil
Degradation Products”. Student investigator: Brian Keator.
2001 Faculty Advisor,
“Rapid Access to Deuterium-Tagged Hydrocarbons and Their Functional
Derivatives”, Student Investigator: Aaron Clarke (funded by the Petroleum
Research Fund).
COMMUNITY
SERVICE
2011
Chair, Ouachita Valley Section of the American Chemical Society
2011 Session Chair and Judge,
85th Meeting of the Louisiana Academy of Sciences, Monroe, LA, Feb.
26, 2011.
2010 Judge, 84th
Meeting of the Louisiana Academy of Sciences, Alexandria, LA, Feb. 27, 2010.
2010
Chair-Elect, Ouachita Valley Section of the American Chemical Society
2009
Chair, Ouachita Valley Section of the American Chemical Society
2008 Chair-Elect and Interim
Chair, Ouachita Valley Section of the American Chemical Society
2004–2007
Director, Louisiana Region III Science and Engineering Fair
2003–2006
Secretary, Ouachita Valley Section of the American Chemical Society
2002
Chair, Ouachita Valley Section of the American Chemical Society.
2001 Acting
Chair and Chair-Elect, Ouachita Valley Section of the American Chemical
Society.
1998–pres. Faculty
Advisor, ULM ACS Student Affiliates.
1995–1996 Sierra Club,
Baton Rouge Group. Outings Chair and voting member of the
Executive Committee.
OTHER
ACTIVITIES
Developer
of commercial MS Windows based software for GC and GC-MS file format
conversions and data import/export routines. Extensive
experience with Microsoft Foundation Class Programming. Familiar with
the Unix (Linux) environment. Author
of commercial scientific data processing software. Programming
languages: C, C++, 0x86 Assembly.
CORPORATE,
CONSULTING
1996 – pres.
Consultant, GC-MS data processing automation and software development (for ChemSW, Inc.).
1997 – 2000 Developer
of a standardized GC-MS file format interface (for the National Institute for
Standards and Technology, NIST).
1996 – 1998 Owner of JC
Scientific, commercial MS Windows based scientific software for export/format
conversions of GC and GC-MS data files.
PATENTS
W.
J. Catallo and T. Junk “Transforming Biomass to
Hydrocarbon Mixtures in Near-Critical and Supercritical Water”, U.S.
Patent 6,084,147, issued 10/2/2000.
T.
Junk and W. J. Catallo “Process For Preparing
Deuterium–Tagged Compounds and Uses Therefore”, U.S. Patent
5,830,763, issued 11/3/1998.
GRANTS
2011
Dean’s Research and Creative Project Fund, ULM College of Arts and
Sciences, $932.
2010
Dean’s Research and Creative Project Fund, ULM College of Arts and
Sciences, $958.
2008-2009 Introduction of
Microwave Assisted Techniques to ULM’s Chemistry Program, T. Junk and H.
O. Brotherton, Board of Regents Support Fund,
$101,060.
2007-2008 Networking
Chemistry’s Instrumental Laboratory, ULM STAP Program, T. Junk and H. O. Brotherton, $10,692 requested, $6,400 awarded.
2005-2006 Acquisition of an Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometer
(ICP-OES), T. Junk, D. E. Hubbard, H. O. Brotherton,
P. R. Alburquerque, Board of Regents Support Fund,
$90,683.
2002-2003 Upgrading
ULM’s Instrumental Teaching Capabilities, T. Junk and H. O. Brotherton, Board of Regents Support Fund, $53,106.
2001-2002
Superheated Water as Environmentally Friendly Reaction Medium, J. Bennett
Johnston Science Foundation, T. Junk, $5,000.
2001 Chemical Structure
Drawing Software, ULM STAP Program, T. Junk, $4,270.
1999-2003 Rapid Access to
Deuterium-Tagged Hydrocarbons and Their Functional Derivatives via The Supercritical Deuterium Exchange Technique, Petroleum
Research Fund, T. Junk, $30,000.
1999-2000
Purchase of a Flammable Material Storage Refrigerator for the Chemistry
Department, ULM Development Grant, T. Junk $2,600.
1999-2000 Modernization of
ULM Instrumental Teaching Laboratory, H. O Brotherton
and T. Junk, Louisiana Board of Regents Support Fund, $59,070.
1999 Departmental Enhancement:
Acquisition of Core Equipment for the Continuing Growth of the ULM Chemistry
Program, ULM Development Grant, T. Junk $3,400.
1997-1998 Sonochemical
Treatment of Hazardous Organic Hydrocarbons III: Project Continuation, June
1997–May 1998, $76,000.
1996–1997
Sonochemical Treatment of Hazardous Organic
Hydrocarbons II, Process Optimization and Pathway Studies, Project
Continuation, T. Junk and W. J. Catallo. $65,200.
1995–1996 Sonochemical Treatment of Hazardous Organic Hydrocarbons:
Process Optimization and Pathway Studies, Gulf Coast Hazardous Substance
Research Center Grant, T. Junk and W. J. Catallo,
$79,000.
1994–1995
Biodegradation of Toxic Chemicals from Petroleum and Produced Waters in
Brackish Marsh Sediments: Pathway Studies and Degradation Rate Enhancement
Using Deuterated Tracers, Louisiana Applied Oil Spill
Research and Development Program, W. J. Catallo and
T. Junk, $140,000.
1993–1994 Sonochemical Treatment of Hazardous Chlorinated
Hydrocarbons in Water and Sediments, Gulf Coast Hazardous Substance Research
Center Grant, W. J. Catallo and T. Junk, $79,000.
Total funding received to
date: $796,000
PEER-REVIEWED
JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
1. T.
Junk and K. J. Irgolic,
"4-Methoxyphenyltellurium Trichloride”, Organomet. Synth. 1986, 3, 640–1.
2. T.
Junk and K. J. Irgolic, "2-Nitrophenyl(phenyl) Selenide",
Organomet. Synth.
1986, 4, 641–2.
3. T.
Junk and K. J. Irgolic, "Telluranthrene",
Organomet. Synth.
1988, 4, 604-5.
4. T.
Junk and K. J. Irgolic, "Bis(3-chloro-2-pyridyl) Ditelluride", Organomet.
Synth. 1988, 4,
604–5.
5.
K. J. Irgolic, T. Junk, C. Kos, W. S. McShane, and G. C. Pappalardo,
"Preparation of Trimethyl-2-hydroxyethylarsonium (Arsenocholine)
Compounds", J. Appl. Organomet. Chem. 1987, 1, 403–12.
6.
T. Junk and K. J. Irgolic, "Synthesis of
2-Methyl-3-azaareno[d]tellurophenes", Phosphorus
Sulfur 1988, 38, 121–35.
7. G.Distefano, V. Galasso, T.
Junk, K. J. Irgolic and G. C. Pappalardo,
"Dipole Moments in the (I)-Photoelectron Spectroscopic Studies of the
Conformations of Thioselenanthrene, Thiotelluranthrene, and Selenotelluranthrene",
Phosphorus Sulfur 1988, 38, 281–91.
8.
A. E. Meyers, K. J. Irgolic, R. A. Zingaro, T. Junk, R. Chakravorty,
N. L. M. Dereu and K. French, "The Chrystal
Structures of 9,10-Dichalcogenaanthracenes, C12H8(X,Y);
(X,Y) = (S, Se), (S, Te), (Se, Te)
and (O, Se)", Phosphorus Sulfur 1988, 2, 257–69.
9. T.
Junk and K. J. Irgolic, "5-Aza-10-tellura-5,10-dihydroanthracenes (Phenotellurazines)",
Heterocycles 1989, 28, 1007–13.
10. T.
Junk, G. Gitzner, and K. J. Irgolic,
"Improved Preparation of Tetrahydroselenophene (Selenacyclopentane) and Tetrahydrotellurophene
(Telluracyclopentane) ", Synth. React. Inorg. Met. Org. Chem. 1989, 19, 931–3.
11.
M. E. Amato, K. J. Irgolic, T. Junk, G. C. Pappalardo, and B. Perly,
"H-1 and C-13 NMR Spectra of rac-Bis(palmitoyloxy)-3-propyl-(2-trimethylarsinoethyl) Phosphonate, an Arsenic–Containing Phosphonolipid", Mag. Res. in Chem. 1990,
28, 856–61.
12. T.
Junk and K. J. Irgolic, "Synthesis and Characterization
of rac-1,2-Bis(palmitoyloxy)-3-propyl-(2-trimethylarsinoethyl)
Phosphonate, an Arsenic–Containing Phosphonolipid", Appl. Organomet.
Chem. 1990, 4(2),
103–9.
13. T.
Junk, K. J. Irgolic and E. A. Meyers,
"Chrystal Structure of Bis(3-chloro-2-pyridyl) Ditelluride", Acta
Cryst. 1992, C49,
975–6.
14. T.
Junk, K. J. Irgolic, J. H. Reibenspeis
and E. A. Meyers, "Structure of Phenotellurazine",
Acta Cryst.,
Section C: Cryst. Struct. Commun. 1993, C49(5), 938–40.
15. T.
Junk, K. J. Irgolic and E. A. Meyers, “Bis-(3-chloro-2-pyridyl) Ditelluride”,
Acta Cryst.,
Section C: Cryst. Struct. Commun. 1993, C49(5), 975–6.
16.
W. J. Catallo and T. Junk, “Sonochemical Dechlorination of
Hazardous Wastes in Aqueous Systems”, Waste Management 1995,
15(4), 803–8.
17.
E. A. Meyers, T. Junk, and K. J. Irgolic,
“Crystal Structure of Trichloro(2-phenylselenophenyl)tellurium, TeSeCl3C12H9”,
Z. Kristallogr. 1995,
210, 552–3.
18. T.
Junk and W. J. Catallo, “Preparative
Supercritical Deuterium Exchange in Arenes and Heteroarenes”, Tetrahedron Lett., 1996, 37,
3445–8.
19. T.
Junk and F. R. Fronczek, “Photostimulated Telluromethylation”,
Tetrahedron Lett., 1996, 37, 4361–2.
20. T.
Junk, W. J. Catallo, L. D. Civils,
“Synthesis of Polydeuterated Benzothiazoles via Supercritical Deuteration
of Anilines”, J. Labelled Compds. Radiopharm., 1997, 39(8), 625–30.
21.
T. Junk, W. J. Catallo, and J. Elguero. “Syntheses in Superheated Aqueous
Media: Preparation of Fully Deuterated Pyrazoles and Quinoxalines”,
Tetrahedron Lett. 1997,
38(36), 6309–12.
22.
T. Junk and W. J. Catallo. “Hydrogen
Exchange Reactions Involving C–H (D, T) Bonds” (invited review
paper), Chem. Soc. Rev. 1997, 26(5), 401–6.
23.
M. L. Jimeno, N. Jagerovic,
J. Elguero, T. Junk, and W. J. Catallo, “1H and 13C NMR Study
of Perdeuterated Pyrazoles”,
Spectroscopy, 1997, 13, 291–4.
24. T.
Junk and W. J. Catallo, “Environmental
Transformation Products of 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene“,
Chem. Speciation Bioavail., 1998,
10(2), 47–52.
25.
A. Muñoz, M. Sánchez, T. Junk and A.Virgili,
“The Preparation of Perdeuterio-2,2,2-trifluoro-1-(1-pyrenyl)ethanol:
A Second Case of Chiral Recognition Between Isotopomers”,
J. Org. Chem. 2000, 65. 5069–71
26.
E. F. Emery, T. Junk, R. E. Ferell and L. G.
Butler, “Solid State 2H MAS Studies of TNT Absorption in Soil
and Clays”, Environ. Sci. Technol. 2001, 35,
2973–8.
27.
A. R. Clark, R. Nair, F. R. Fronczek and T. Junk,
“Facile Access to Aryltellurium Compounds from Arylboronic Acids”, Tetrahedron Lett. 2002, 43, 1387–9.
28.
S. Goskonda, W. J. Catallo,
and T. Junk, “Sonochemical Degradation
of Aromatic Organic Pollutants”, Waste Management 2002, 22(3),
351–6.
29.
P. Mallikaratchy, R. E. Norman, F. R. Fronczek and T. Junk, “Tribromo(3,5-dimethyl-2-nitrophenyl-κ2C1,O)tellurium(IV),
bromo(3,5-dimethyl-2-nitrophenyl- κ2C1,O)tellurium(II)
and bromo(3,5-dimethylnitrosophenyl- κ2C1,O)tellurium(II),
Acta Cryst. 2003, C59, o571–4.
30.
W. J. Catallo and T. Junk, “Effect of
Static vs. Tidal Hydrology on Pollutant Transformation in Wetland
Sediments”, J. Env. Quality 2003, 32,
2421–7.
31.
P. R. Mallikarachy, F. R. Fronczek,
H. O. Brotherton and T. Junk, “Facile
Access to Novel Organotellurium Heterocycles
by Nitration of Bis-(3,5-Dimethylphenyl)
Ditelluride”, J. Heterocycl.
Chem. 2005, 42, 243-247.
32.
P. R. Mallikarachy, R. E. Norman, F. R. Fronczek and T. Junk, “(µ-Diazenediyldiphenyl- к2C2,N2: к2C2’,N1)bis[(3,5-dimethylphenyl)tellurium(II)]”, Acta Cryst. 2005, E61, 1370-2.
33.
W. J. Catallo and T. Junk, “Transformation
of Benzothiazole in Estuarine Sediments”, J.
Env. Quality 2005, 34, 1746-1754.
34.
W. J. Catallo, J. L. Comeaux,
and T. Junk, book chapter “Effects of Static vs. Tidal Hydraulic
Conditions on Biogeochemical Processes in Mesocosms:
Degradation of Aromatic Hydrocarbons (AHs)”, in The Handbook of Environmental
Chemistry, 2009, ISBN 978-3-540-88013-4.
35.
Transformation of Glucose to Volatile and Semi-Volatile Products in
Hydrothermal (HT) Systems , W. James Catallo, Todd. F Shupe, Jay L. Comeaux and T. Junk, Biomass and Bioenergy, 2009,
34, 1-13.
36. Organotellurium Chemistry: Remarkably Facile Preparation of
Benzo-1,3-tellurazoles, T. Junk, N. C. McMullen
and F. R Froczek, J. Heterocycl.
Chem., accepted, 2010.
OTHER
PUBLICATIONS
T.
Junk and W.
J. Catallo, “Sonochemical
Treatment of Hazardous Organic Hydrocarbons II: Process Optimization and
Pathway Studies”, Final Report to the Gulf Coast Hazardous Substance
Research Center, Lamar, TX, 1996.
W.
J. Catallo and T. Junk, “Biodegradation
of Toxic Chemicals from Petroleum and Produced Water in Brackish Mash
Sediments: Pathway Studies Using Deuterated
Tracers”; Final Report, Louisiana Oil Spill Research Program; State of
Louisiana, Office of the Governor/Oil Spill Coordinator, 1995.
T.
Junk and W.
J. Catallo, “Sonochemical
Treatment of Hazardous Organic Hydrocarbons II: Process Optimization and
Pathway Studies”, Final Report to the Gulf Coast Hazardous Substance
Research Center, Lamar, TX, 1996.
T.
Junk and W.
J. Catallo, “Sonochemical
Treatment of Hazardous Organic Hydrocarbons III:”,
Final Report to the Gulf Coast Hazardous Substance Research Center, Lamar, TX, 2000.
T.
Junk,
“Rapid Access to Deuterium Tagged Hydrocarbons and Their Functional
Derivatives via The Supercritical Deuterium Exchange Technique”,
Year 1 Progess Report, Petroleum Research Fund Annual
Report 2000.
T.
Junk,
“Rapid Access to Deuterium Tagged Hydrocarbons and Their Functional
Derivatives via The Supercritical Deuterium Exchange Technique”,
Year 2 Progess Report, Petroleum Research Fund Annual
Report 2001.
PRESENTATIONS
1.
T. Junk (Presenter), "2-Methylareno[b]-3-azatellurophenes",
5th International Symposium on the Chemistry of Selenium and
Tellurium Chemists, Oakridge, TN, Aug. 24–28, 1987.
2.
T. Junk (Presenter), "Thermal Extraction GC/MS for Determination of
Trace Pollutants", NATO Advanced Study Institute on Metal Speciation in
the Environment", Ceşme, Turkey, Oct.
9–20, 1989.
3.
T. R. Irvin, T. Junk and T. R. Sharp, "Quantitation of Dieldrin and Aldrin in Soils and
Tissues via Thermal Extraction GC/MS", Toxicologist 9(1),
1050, 28th Annual Meeting of the Society of Toxicology, Feb.
27–Mar. 3, 1989.
4.
T. R. Irvin, T. Junk and E. B. Overton, “Thermal Extraction
GC/MS Analysis of Polycyclic Aromatic and Halogenated Hydrocarbons in
Tissues”, 502, 10th Annual Meeting of the Society for
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Toronto, Canada, Oct. 28–Nov. 2, 1989.
5.
E. B. Overton, T. Junk (Presenter), C. B. Henry and T. R. Irvin,
"Application of Thermal Extraction GC/MS Analysis of Polycyclic Aromatic
Hydrocarbon Toxicants in Soils and Marine Sediments", P162,
10th Annual Meeting of the Society for Environmental Toxicology and
Chemistry, Toronto, Canada, Oct. 28–Nov. 2, 1989.
6.
T. R. Irvin, T. Junk (Presenter), J. E. Martin, C. B. Henry and E.
B. Overton, "Thermal Chromatographic Isolation and Identification of
Tissue–Borne Hydrocarbon Toxicants", Toxicologist 10(1),
1345, 29th Annual Meeting of the Society of Toxicology, Feb. 1990.
7.
T. Junk, T. R. Irvin, K. C. Donnelly and D. J. Marek,
“Evaluation of Thermal Chromatographic Methods for the Rapid Measurement
of Pesticides in Soils”, 367, 11th Annual Meeting of the Society for
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Arlington, Virginia, Nov. 11–15, 1990.
8.
T. R Irvin, P. R. Iyer, E. K. Stevens, A. P. Zoeller and T. Junk, "Coordinate Application of
Mammalian Cell Culture Systems with GC/MS Analysis for Toxicological Evaluation
and Management of a Superfund Site”, to Characterize Toxic Constituents
in Complex Mixtures", P314, 12th Annual Meeting of the Society
for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Seattle, Washington, Nov.
3–7, 1991.
9.
T. Junk (Presenter) , T. R. Irvin, K. C. Donnelly and D. J. Marek, “Quantification of Pesticides on Soils by
Thermal Extraction–GC/MS”, 2nd International Symposium
of Field Screening Methods for Hazardous Wastes and Toxic Chemicals, Las Vegas,
Nevada, Feb. 12–14, 1991.
10.
T. R. Irvin, T. Junk, E. K. Stevens and K. J. Irgolic,
“Prenatal Toxicity of Diphenyl Diselenide Evaluated by Rodent Embryo Culture”, P333,
12th Annual Meeting of the Society for Environmental Toxicology and
Chemistry, Seattle, Washington, Nov. 3–7, 1991.
11.
W. J. Catallo and T. Junk, “Pathway
Transformation Studies of Petroleum Hydrocarbons and Heterocycles
in Marine Sediments Using Deuterated Tracers”,
International Oil Spill Conference; U.S. Coast Guard/American Petroleum
Institute/U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Irvine, CA, Feb. 26–Mar.
2, 1995.
12.
T. Junk (Invited Presenter), “Heavy Chalcogenides
in Organic Chemistry: Recent Advances in the Preparation of Aryltellurium
Compounds”, University of Western Michigan, Kalamazoo, MI, Dec. 11, 1995.
13.
T. Junk (Presenter and Session Chair) and K. J. Irgolic,
“Recent Progress in the Preparation of Aryltellurium
Compounds”, 211th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, LA , Mar. 24–28, 1996.
14.
T. Junk (Presenter) and W. J. Catallo,
“Recent Progress in the Synthesis and Characterization of 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene (TNT) Transformation Products, 211th
ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, LA , Mar. 24–28, 1996.
15.
W. J. Catallo and T. Junk, “Effect
of Hydrology and Associated Redox Conditions on Chemical Transformations in
Wetland Sediments”, HSRC South/Southwest Semiannual Conference, Baton
Rouge, LA, Oct. 27–Oct. 29, 1996.
16.
T. Junk (Presenter), W. J. Catallo, and L. D. Civils, “Environmental Transformation Products of TNT
– Analytical and Computational Studies”, HSRC South/Southwest
Semiannual Conference, Baton Rouge, LA, Oct. 27–Oct. 29, 1996.
17.
S. J. Patel, Z. Lin, V. Van Fleet–Stalder, T.
Junk, and T. G. Chasteen, “Toxicity of
Novel Organotellurium Compounds Using Bacterial
Growth Inhibition”, Annual Meeting, Texas Academy of Science, Huntsvillle, TX, Mar. 6–8, 1997.
18.
T. Junk (Invited Presenter), “Reactions Under Non–Classical
Conditions”, Kennesaw State University, GA, Jul. 27, 1997.
19.
T. Junk (Presenter) and W. J. Catallo, “The
Properties and Environmental Fates of 3,4-Dichloropropionanilide (Propanil) Degradation Products, 214th ACS
National Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, Sep. 7–11, 1997.
20.
T. Junk (Presenter) and W. J. Catallo, “Sonochemical Treatment of Hazardous Organic Hydrocarbons,
an Emerging Remediation Technology”, Gulf Coast Hazardous Substance
Research Center, Lamar, Texas, Oct. 29, 1997.
21.
T. Junk (Presenter) and W. J. Catallo, “Sonochemical Remediation of Organic Pollutants”, 216th
ACS National Meeting, Boston, MS, Aug. 23–27, 1998.
22.
E. F. Emery, T. Junk, and L. G. Butler, “Solid State Deuterium
MAS NMR Studies of TNT/Soil Adsorption”, 54th ACS Southwest
Regional Meeting, Baton Rouge, LA, Nov. 1 – Nov. 3, 1998.
23.
W. J. Catallo and T. Junk,
“Transformation of Organic Chemicals in High Energy Aqueous Systems”,
Federation of Analytical Chemists South and Southwest Meeting (ACSSM), Austin,
TX Oct. 8, 1998.
24.
S. Goskonda, T. Junk, and W. J. Catallo, “Ultrasonic Treatment of Refractory
Environmental Pollutants”, Louisiana Academy of Sciences, Monroe, LA,
Feb. 5, 1999.
25.
E. F. Emery, L. G. Butler, T. Junk, R. Ferrel,
“Solid-State Deuterium MAS NMR Studies of TNT/Soil Adsorption”, 218th
ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, Aug. 22–26, 1999.
26.
M. L. Godwin, H. O. Brotherton, and T. Junk,
“Mercury Levels in Crayfish”, Louisiana Academy of Sciences Annual
Meeting, Shreveport, Louisiana, February 4, 2000.
27.
A. Alhazmi and T. Junk, “Organic
Syntheses in Superheated Water”, Louisiana Academy of Sciences Annual
Meeting, Monroe, Louisiana, February 2, 2001.
28.
R. Nair and T. Junk, “Advances in the Preparation and
Characterization of Organotellurium Compounds”,
Louisiana Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting, Monroe, Louisiana, February 2, 2001.
29.
R. Nair and T. Junk (Presenter), “Organotellurium
Compounds with Strong Intramolecular Te-N or Te-O Coordination”,
222nd ACS National Meeting, Chicago, IL, Aug. 26–30, 2001.
30.
A. J. Marchand, A. Alhazmi
and T. Junk (Presenter), “Superheated Water as Environmentally
Friendly Reaction Medium”, Environmental State of the State (ESOS)
Conference VII, Lafayette, LA, Oct. 11, 2002.
31.
R. Tsai and T. Junk, “Chemical Reactions in Superheated
Aqueous Media”, Louisiana Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting, Gonzales,
Louisiana, March 21, 2003.
32.
P. R. Alburquerque, B. Ramachandran,
and T. Junk, “Calculations of the Acidities of n-Butylbenzene Protons in Aqueous Media under Normal and
Supercritical Conditions, 235th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, April 8,
2008.
33.
P. R. Alburquerque, B. Ramachandran,
and T. Junk, “Acidities of n-butylbenzene
protons in aqueous media under normal and supercritical conditions”, 64th
ACS Southwest Regional Meeting, Little Rock, AR, October 6, 2008.
34.
T. Junk, J. C. Lewis, and N. C. McMullen, “Aminoarenetelluroles
as versatile intermediates”, 83rd meeting of the Louisiana Academy of
Sciences, Hammond, LA, Feb. 27, 2009.
35. T.
Junk (Presenter) and N. C. McMullen, “Tellurazoles
and Tellurazines”, presented 84th
meeting of the Louisiana Academy of Sciences, Alexandria, LA, Feb. 27, 2010.
36. T.
Junk (Presenter), N. C. McMullen and F. R. Fronczek,
“Novel Approaches to Organic Tellurium Compounds”, presented 85th
meeting of the Louisiana Academy of Sciences, Monroe, LA, Feb.
26, 2011.
37. T.
Junk (Presenter), N. C. McMullen and F. R. Fronczek,
“Facile access to heterocyclic organic tellurium compounds”,
presented at the 241st national meeting of the American Chemical
Society, Anaheim, CA, March 27-31, 2011.