Professor and Chair

Office: OWS 463

Email: dcboyd@stthomas.edu

Phone: (651) 962-5577

FAX: (651) 962-5209

Dept. of Chemistry, Mail # OSS 402

2115 Summit Avenue

St. Paul, MN 55105

Educational Background

Bachelor of Arts
St. Olaf College

Doctor of Philosophy
University of Minnesota

Courses Taught

General Chemistry (Chem 111, 112)
Organometallic Chemistry (Chem 250)
Advanced Inorganic Chemistry (Chem 400)

Research Projects

Research in Dr. Boyd’s laboratory involves work in three different areas:

1. As a part of an long-standing interest in the prospect of solar energy conversion, the electron transfer chemistry of organometallic compounds are investigated using photochemical, electrochemical, and spectroelectrochemical techniques.

2. A collaborative effort among members of the St. Thomas chemistry department is directed at the fabrication of organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs). Toward that end, inorganic molecules capable of serving as dopant emitters are synthesized and characterized in Dr. Boyd’s laboratory.

3. Development of useful solid-state materials such as thin films and sensors.

Organic vapors, organic polymers and electrical conductivity. L.L. Miller, J.S. Bankers, A.J. Schmidt, D.C. Boyd J. Phys. Org. Chem. 2000 13, 808.

Conductivity of triiodide salts in vapor swollen commodity polymers. L.L. Miller, D.C. Boyd, A.J. Schmidt, S.C. Nitzkowski, S. Rigaut Chemistry of Materials, 2001 13, 9.

Any comments you have would be appreciated and can be sent to dcboyd@stthomas.edu or call me directly at 651-962-5577.