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Paul A. Bonvallet is a Professor of Chemistry at the College of Wooster. He holds a B.A. from Kenyon College (1996) and a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin (2001), followed by postdoctoral research at UCLA's California NanoSystems Institute. His research focuses on solar energy conversion using electron donor-acceptor pairs, supramolecular chemistry (porphyrins, calix[4]arenes), materials chemistry (swellable organically-modified silica), and light-emitting organic compounds. He has supervised over 100 undergraduate research projects through the College's Independent Study program.
Prof. Bonvallet teaches core chemistry courses including General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, and Advanced Independent Study. He has served as Department Chair (2016-2020) and Chief Reader for the AP Chemistry Program (2017-2021). His awards include major grants from the NSF and ACS, supporting infrastructure and undergraduate research initiatives. Recent work includes photophysical studies of porphyrin-natural product hybrids for photodynamic therapy and structural analysis of calix[4]arene-capped azobenzenes using NMR and computational methods.
- Awards: MRI NMR Spectrometer Grant, NSF Research Award, ACS Petroleum Fund
- Professional Roles: American Chemical Society, Council on Undergraduate Research
His advising encompasses diverse projects like quantum dot solar cell development and molecular dynamics simulations of photoresponsive materials. Current research explores conjugated polymers for OLED applications and novel synthetic pathways for porphyrin-based photosensitizers.
