Sushama Ashok Dandekar
CURRICULUM VITAE
Address: Home: 4404 Vanderpool Drive Work: Department of Chemistry
Plano, TX 75024 University of North Texas
Denton, TX 76203
Phone: (972) 491-0018 (940) 369-7090
E-Mail:
EDUCATION:
Year Degree Major Institution
1992 Ph.D. Chemistry Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State
(organic) University
1983 Dip.H.Ed. Higher University of Bombay, India
Education
1977 M.S. Chemistry University of Bombay, India
(organic)
1975 B.S. Chemistry University of Bombay, India
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Academic Appointments:
• Lecturer, University of North Texas (2001- present)
• Adjunct Instructor, University of North Texas (2000-2001)
• Visiting Assistant Professor, Austin College (1999 – 2000)
• Adjunct Instructor, University of North Texas (Fall 1999)
• Instructor (tenured), Triton College (1992 – 1998)
• Adjunct Instructor, Texas A & M University-Commerce (Sum 1998)
• Adjunct Instructor (full-time), William Rainey Harper College (Fall 1990 - Sum 1992)
• Adjunct Instructor, Aurora University (Sum 1990)
• Teaching Assistant, Virginia Tech (1984 – 1986)
• Teaching Assistant, University of Iowa (1983 – 1984)
• Assistant Professor, University of Bombay (1981 – 1983)
• Lecturer, M.G.D. School (1978 – 1979)
Teaching Experience:
• Introductory Chemistry
• General Chemistry
• Organic Chemistry
• Chemistry and Society (for non-science majors)
• Introduction to Medicinal Chemistry
• Undergraduate research
Research Appointments:
• Post-Doctoral Research Associate, University of North Texas (1998-1999)
Synthesis, structure elucidation and reactivities of various organolithiums
• Research Assistant, Virginia Tech (1986-1989)
Performed research for doctoral dissertation
Administrative responsibilities:
• Made budgetary decisions pertaining to the organic chemistry program (Triton College)
• Assessed course effectiveness for various organic chemistry programs via outcomes
evaluation processes (Triton College)
• Mentored junior and adjunct faculty teaching organic chemistry (Triton College)
• Assessed performance of junior and adjunct faculty teaching organic chemistry (Triton
College)
• Converted the organic laboratory program partially to include microscale techniques
(Triton College)
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
Membership in Professional Organizations:
• American Chemical Society
• Organic Division, ACS
• Division of Chemical Education, ACS
• DFW Section, ACS
Offices and Committee Assignments in Professional Organizations:
• Minority Affairs Committee, Chicago Section, ACS (1994-1998)
Other Activities:
• Reviewer for Journal of Chemical Education (1998-present)
• Developed new course: “Intro to Medicinal Chemistry”, for upper level undergraduate /
graduate students at the University of North Texas (first offered, Spring 2002): this
course was recently also approved as a core course for the new program in forensic
science at UNT
• Developed new course: “Chemistry and Society” for non-science majors at Triton
College (first offered, Summer 1996)
• Participant in NSF Chautauqua Short Courses for College faculty: 1998,1999, 2001
• Participant in NSF short courses for Chemistry faculty ( 2003-combinatorial chemistry,
2004- computational chemistry)
Honors:
• Phi Kappa Phi, Honor Society (1986)
• Scholarship for Academic Excellence, Department of Chemistry, Virginia Tech (1985-
1989)
• Graduate School Scholarship, University of Iowa (1983-84)
• Daxina Fellowship, University of Bombay (1975-1977)
• Group Leader, College Science Improvement Program, Univ. of Bombay (1973-1977)
• M.S., Honors and Distinction (1977)
• B.S., Honors and Distinction (1975)
Areas of Interest / Expertise:
• Organic synthesis, mechanistic studies: SET reactions, organolithiums
• Chemical education: curriculum and pedagogy development
• Medicinal Chemistry
SCHOOL/COLLEGE COMMITTEES & COUNCILS:
Beginning Date- Name of Committee
Ending Date
2003-present Pre-Professional Advisory Committee (health professions), College of Arts and Sciences,University of North Texas
2002-2004 Faculty Advisor, B.U.G.S. (Bringing Up Girls in Science) Program, University of North Texas
1995-1998 Pre-Professional Program Committee (health professions), Triton College
1995-1998 Faculty Advisor, Pre-professional Program (health professions), Triton College
1993-1995 Senator, Science Department, Triton College
DEPARTMENT/DIVISION COMMITTEES & COUNCILS:
Beginning Date- Name of Committee
Ending Date
2001-present Undergraduate Affairs Committee (UNT)
1992-1998 Safety Committee (Triton College)
1993-1998 Instrumentation Committee (Triton College)
1995-1996 Chair, departmental committee for development of new course for
non-science majors, 'Chemistry and Society’ (Triton College)
1994-1996 Stockroom Remodeling Committee (Triton College)
1992-1994 Strategic Planning Initiatives Committee (Triton College)
PUBLICATIONS:
• Bates, Tim F.; Dandekar, Sushama A.; Longlet, Jon J. and Thomas, Ruthanne D. J.
Organomet. Chem. 2001, 625, 13.
‘Alpha-lithiated alkoxvsilanes: applications to alkene synthesis’
• Bates, Tim F.; Dandekar, Sushama A.; Longlet, Jon J.; Wood, Kevin A. and Thomas,
Ruthanne D. J. Organomet. Chem. 2000, 595 (1), 87. ‘Regiospecific synthesis of alpha-
lithiated alkoxysilanes’
• Dandekar, Sushama A.; Greenwood, Stacey N.; Greenwood, Thomas D.; Mabic,
Stephane; Merola, Joseph S. Tanko, James M. and Wolfe, James F. J. Org. Chem. 1999,
64, 1543.
‘Synthesis of Succinimido[3,4-b]indane and 1,2,3,4,5,6-Hexahydro-1,5-methano-3-
benzazocine-2,4- dione bv Sequential Alkylation and Intramolecular Arylation of
Enolates Derived from Tetramethylbutanediamides and N,N,N’,N’-Tetramethyl-
Pentanediamides’