James D. Hoefelmeyer

Associate Professor

Department of Chemistry

The University of South Dakota

414 E. Clark St.

Vermillion, SD 57069

Office: 111 Churchill-Haines

Phone: 605-677-6186

Email: jhoefelm@usd.edu

Biography:

Born: August 11, 1977, Bryan, Texas. 1993 - 1995; Diploma: Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science, The University of North Texas, Denton, Texas. 1996 - 1998; B.S., Chemistry: The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas. 1998 - 2002; Ph.D., Chemistry (Inorganic): Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas. 2002-2005; Postdoctoral research: The University of California – Berkeley, Berkeley, California. 2005-2011; Assistant Professor of Chemistry: The University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota. 2011-present: Associate Professor of Chemistry, The University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota.

Research Interests:

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