Faculty/Staff Directory
Tricia L Scott, Ph.D.
Professor of Chemistry; Chair of Physical Sciences
- School of Arts & Sciences, Department of Physical Sciences
Room 305A
650 College Dr. Dalton, GA 30720
Office Hours
Spring 2022 Office Hours
Monday: 11:00 am – 12:00 pm, 1:45 pm - 2:45 pm
Tuesday: 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Wednesday: 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Please email me at tscott@daltonstate.edu to schedule an appointment.
tscott@daltonstate.edu
706.272.2494
Degrees
Ph.D. West Virginia University
B.S. Fairmont State College
Biography
I grew up in the rural town of Hambleton, West Virginia with a population of less than three hundred people. After graduating from high school, I went to Fairmont State College where I earned my B.S. in chemistry. My graduate work was performed at West Virginia University (GO MOUNTAINEERS!) in the area of organic chemistry. I started my postdoctoral work at Mississippi State University and later moved back to WVU to continue my postdoctoral studies in nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. My first full-time teaching job was at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. I came to Dalton State College in August 2005, where I currently teach general chemistry, organic chemistry, survey of chemistry, biochemistry, and advanced organic spectroscopy.
I also supervise undergraduate research. My research interests include the use of organometallic complexes in organic synthesis, the synthesis of biologically active compounds, and the production of biofuels. My current research students are working on a new synthetic method to prepare indoles. Indoles, both naturally occurring and synthetically created, have a wide range of biological activity making them of great interest to the pharmaceutical industry.
Course Name/Overview
| Course Name | Course Overview |
|---|---|
| CHEM 1151K | |
| CHEM 1211K | |
| CHEM 1212K | |
| CHEM 3211K | |
| CHEM 3212K | |
| CHEM 3500 | |
| CHEM 3900 | |
| CHEM 4420 | |
| CHEM 4800 | |
| CHEM 4960 |
Achievements
Special Awards and Honors:
2021 Dalton State Advisor of the Year Award
2017 Dalton State Foundation Excellence in Teaching Award
2015 Inducted as an Honorary Member of Beta Beta Beta Biological Honor Society, Beta Chi Nu Chapter of Dalton State College
Presentations:
Broome, L.; Hobbs, M. S.; Mejia, C.; Scott, T. L. Molybdenum-Catalyzed Cycloisomerization of Alkynyl Anilines to Indoles, presented at the Southeastern Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Savannah, GA, October 20, 2019; paper 155.
Bennett, B. A.; Lee, B. E.; Presley, M. T.; Scott, T. L. Ongoing Progress Toward the Synthesis of Substituted Indoles by Metal-Catalyzed Cycloisomerization, presented at the Southeastern Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Augusta, GA, October 31-November 1, 2018; paper 1005.
Bishop, M. M.; Scott, T.L. Post-Transesterification Comparison of Plant and Algae Derived Oils and Investigation of New Biodiesel Production Methodology, presented at the Southeastern Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Nashville, TN, November 12-15, 2008; paper 777.
Publications:
Velan, S. Sendhil; Pichumani, Kumar; Murray, David; Raylman, Raymond R.; Scott, Tricia; Manivannan, A.; Halliburton, L. Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy with Longitudinal Multispin Orders, Current Analytical Chemistry, 2008, 4, 40.
Vo, Evanly; Murray, David K.; Scott, Tricia L.; Attar, A. J. Development of a Novel Colorimetric Indicator Pad for Detecting Aldehydes. Talanta 2007, 73(1), 87.
Scott, T. L.; Burke, N.; Carrero-Martinez, G.; Söderberg, B. C. G. Synthesis of 1,2,3,4-tetrahydrocarbazoles and related tricyclic indoles. Tetrahedron 2007, 63(5), 1183.
Scott, T. L.; Yu, X.; Gorungantula, S. P., Carrero-Martinez, G.; Söderberg, B. C. G. Palladium-catalyzed synthesis of tetrahydrocarbazolones as advanced intermediates to carbazole alkaloids. Tetrahedron 2006, 62(4), 10835.
Scott, T. L.; Söderberg, B. C. G. Palladium-catalyzed synthesis of 1,2-dihydro-4(3H)-carbazolones. Formal total synthesis of murrayaquinone A, Tetrahedron 2003, 59, 6323.
Scott, T. L.; Söderberg, B. C. G. Novel Palladium-Catalyzed Synthesis of 1,2-Dihydro-4(3H)-carbazolones, Tetrahedron Letters 2002, 43(9), 1621.
Hurley, A. L.; Scott, T. L.; Flood, M. R.; Mohler, D. L. "Photoinduced DNA Cleavage by Cyclopentadienyl Metal Complexes Conjugated to DNA Binding Elements," Organic Letters 2001, 3(17), 2761.
Mohler, D. L.; Dain, D. R.; Kerekes, A. D.; Nadler, W. R.; Scott, T. L. "Organometallic Photonucleases: A Novel Class of DNA-Cleaving Agents," Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters 1998, 8, 871.