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Chair and Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Dr. Matthew Mio
Contact Info:
Campus: McNichols Campus
Building: Chemistry
Room: 113A
Phone: 313-993-3375
Dr. Matthew Mio
Areas of Expertise:
Organic Chemistry
Polymer Chemistry
Materials Chemistry
Chemical Education Research
Higher Education Pedagogy
Nanoelectronics
Supramolecular Chemistry

Degrees

  • Mellon Fellowship, Department of Chemistry, Macalester College (2002)
  • Ph.D., Organic Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2001)
  • B.S., Chemistry, ÁùºÏ²Ê²Êͼ (1997)

Biography

I have always been interested in science, but I think I have been enamored with learning and education for longer. Often, in the beginning, we are drawn to school because it's all we know for 12+ years. From a very young age, school lit a fire in me to hone my learning skills. Well, that and a first-run showing of the movie, “Back to the Future.” I can vividly recall exiting the theater in July 1985 and thinking, “How do you learn more about science?” No joke. I wanted to go home that night and build my own time machine. Fast forward thirty years and I am now a professor, or by some, a professional student. I love to motivate students to learn and I love to coach them in their learning. I am fascinated by the generation and storage of human scientific knowledge and by the simplicity of basic research, especially in the area of organic chemistry.

Research Interests

Transition metal-catalyzed cross-coupling reaction methodology; Phenylacetylene chemistry; Organic chemistry curriculum development

Teaching Experience

Faculty, ÁùºÏ²Ê²Êͼ (2003-present)
Instructor, ÁùºÏ²Ê²Êͼ (2002-2003)
Instructor, Macalester College (2001-2002)
Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1997-1999)

Publications (*denotes undergraduate student)

Mio, M. J. How the Principles of Green Chemistry Changed the Way Organic Chemistry Labs are Taught at the ÁùºÏ²Ê²Êͼ. In Sustainable Green Chemistry, Volume 1; Benvenuto, M. A., Ed. DeGruyter, 2017.

Building and Maintaining an Award-Winning ACS Student Members Chapter; Mio, M. J. and Benvenuto, M. A., Eds. ACS Symposium Series 1229 and 1230; American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 2016.

*Beltman, R. J.; *Dierker, T. M.; *Fei, A. G.; *Fuchs, W. K.; *Katsimpalis, A. M.; *Ponkowski, M. J.; *Wong, R.; Mio, M. J. An Advanced Organic Chemistry Laboratory Course Incorporating Writing/Reviewing Scientific Manuscripts and Green Chemistry Metrics. In Environmental Chemistry: Pedagogical Methods and Practices; Benvenuto, M. A.; Evans, K. R.; Lanigan, K. C.; Rihana, A.; Roberts-Kirchhoff, E. S., Eds. ACS Symposium Series 1214; American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 2015.

Mio, M. J.; Benvenuto, M. A. Connections Between Service Learning, Public Outreach, Environmental Awareness and the Boy Scout Chemistry Merit Badge. In Service Learning and Environmental Chemistry: Relevant Connections; Roberts-Kirchhoff, E. S.; Mio, M. J.; and Benvenuto, M. A., Eds.; ACS Symposium Series 1177; American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 2015.

Mio, M. J. Don’t Know Much about Pedagogy: Your First Job in Chemical Academe. In What You Need for the First Job, Besides the PhD; Benvenuto, M. A., Ed.; ACS Symposium Series 1165; American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 2014.

Evans, K. R.; Mio, M. J.; Benvenuto, M. A. Finding the Time, the Money and the Students: Building an Undergraduate Research Group in Chemistry from the First Day of an Academic Career. In Developing and Maintaining a Successful Undergraduate Research Program; Chapp, T. W., Benvenuto, M. A., Eds.; ACS Symposium Series 1156; American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 2013; pp 197-207.

Bartley, D. M.; Benvenuto, M. A.; Mio, M. J.; Stevens, J. E. “Print is Dead - A Year Without Textbooks in General and Organic Chemistry: Alternatives to Using Traditional Textbooks,” MSTA Journal 2012, 57.2, 25-31.

Mio, M. J. “Is Graduate School Right for Me?” In Chemistry 2012, 21, 8-9.

Research Presentations (*denotes undergraduate student)

Mio, M. J.; *Barbour, K.; *Beltman, R.; *Brikho, Y.; *Boynton, N.; *Husseini, N.; *Payne, M. M.; *Ross, B.; *Suiter, K. M. “Modified Click-style Sonogashira Coupling Reactions Involving Silyl-protected Alkynes,” Abstract of Papers, 253rd National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, San Francisco, CA, April 2-6, 2017; American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 2017; CHED 1510.

*Barbour, K.; *Beltman, R.; *Dierker, T. M.; *Ponkowski, M. J.; *Samona, J. D.; *Wong, R.; Mio, M. J. “Silylacetylene Protecting Group Sterics Allow for Synthetic Orthogonality in a Modified Sonogashira Coupling Reaction,” Abstract of Papers, 251st National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, San Diego, CA, March 13-17, 2016; American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 2016; CHED 1434.

*Fuchs, W. K; *Brikho, Y. M.; *Fei, A. G.; *Husseini, N. H.; *Suiter, K. M.; *Gornall, T. D.; Mio, M. J. “Modified Sonogashira-style Coupling Reaction with Incorporation of Carbon Monoxide,” Abstract of Papers, 251st National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, San Diego, CA, March 13-17, 2016; American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 2016; CHED 1430.

Mio, M. J. “Modified Sonogashira- and Glaser-type couplings: Reaction methodology for undergraduate research,” Abstract of Papers, Joint Great Lakes and Central Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Grand Rapids, MI, May 27-30, 2015; American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 2015; PAPER 138.

Mio, M. J. “Modified Sonogashira- and Glaser-type couplings: Reaction methodology for undergraduate research,” Abstract of Papers, 248th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, San Francisco, CA, August 10-14, 2014; American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 2014; ORGN 15.

*Dierker, T. M.; *Katsimpalis, A. M.; *Lining, M. R.; *Viola, C. J.; *Wonsowicz, J. L.; Mio, M. J. “Modified Sonogashira Reaction Involving Synthetic Control Through Silylacetylene Protecting Group,” Abstract of Papers, 247th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Dallas, TX, March 16-20, 2014; American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 2014; CHED 1233.

*Black, M. S.; *Fanelli, T. M.; *Fuchs, W. K.; *Kuhn, S. B.; *Nimmagadda, S.; Mio, M. J. “Carbon Monoxide Insertion in a Modified Sonogashira Coupling Reaction,” Abstract of Papers, 247th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Dallas, TX, March 16-20, 2014; American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 2014; CHED 1230.

*Basal, L. A.; *Eby, J. J.; *Moore, D. C.; *Dymm, B. L.; *Colbert, A. V.; *Smalley, M. M.; Mio, M. J.; Evans, K. R. “Continuous Sampling System for Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry: Application to Organic Reaction Monitoring and Biomolecule Detection,” Abstract of Papers, 245th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, New Orleans, LA, April 7-11, 2013; American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 2013; CHED 559.

*Black, M. S.; *Fanelli, T. M.; *Konja, A. C.; *Saco, M. A.; *Smith, M. M.; *Viola, C. J.; *Wonsowicz, J. L.; Mio, M. J.; Stevens, J. E. “Efficacy of Transitions Metals as Sonogashira Co-Catalysts: Computation and Experiment,” Abstract of Papers, 245th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, New Orleans, LA, April 7-11, 2013; American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 2013; CHED 1444.

*Basal, L. A.; *Eby, J. J.; *Moore, D. C.; *Dymm, B. L.; *Colbert, A. V.; *Smalley, M. M.; Mio, M. J.; Evans, K. R. “Continuous Sampling System for Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry: Application to Organic Reaction Monitoring and Biomolecule Detection,” Abstract of Papers, 245th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, New Orleans, LA, April 7-11, 2013; American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 2013; CHED 559.

*Abbo, R. M.; Coughlin, K. R.; Greenhoe, B. M.; Wrubel, E. I.; Mio, M. J. “Steric Preference in a One-Pot Desilylation Followed by Sonogashira Coupling,” Abstract of Papers, 243rd National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, San Diego, CA, March 25-29, 2012; American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 2012; CHED 1211.

*Hanni, C. M.; *Jones, S. K.; *Kolasinski, J. M.; *Mikek, C. G.; *Saco, M. A.; Mio, M. J. “Homocoupling of Siliyl-protected Phenylacetylenes to Produce Glaser Products Through an Oxidative Process,” Abstract of Papers, 243rd National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, San Diego, CA, March 25-29, 2012; American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 2012; CHED 1207.

Pedagogical Presentations (*denotes undergraduate student)

Evans, K. R; Mio, M. J.; Roberts-Kirchhoff, E. S. “First-year, Course-based Chemistry Research Experience: Development and Implementation of  Research methods Course for Chemistry and Biochemistry Majors,” Abstract of Papers, 253rd National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, San Francisco, CA, April 2-6, 2017; American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 2017; ENVR 288.

Mio, M. J.; Benvenuto, M. A.; * Dierker, T. D. “Interactions with Local High Schools by the ÁùºÏ²Ê²Êͼ Chemistry Club (SMACS),” Abstract of Papers, Joint Great Lakes and Central Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Grand Rapids, MI, May 27-30, 2015; American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 2015; PAPER 254.

*Beltman, R. J.; *Dierker, T. M.; *Fei, A. G.; *Fuchs, W. K.; *Gornall, T. D.; Katsimpalis, A. M. *Ponkowski, M. J. ; *Wong, R.; Mio, M. J. “Laboratory Course as Journal House: An Advanced Organic Chemistry Course Incorporating Writing/Reviewing Scientific Manuscripts and Green Chemistry,” Abstract of Papers, 249th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Denver, CO, March 22-26, 2015; American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 2015; CHED 609.

Benvenuto, M. A.; Mio, M. J. “Connections Between Service Learning, Public Outreach, Environmental Awareness and the Boy Scout Chemistry Merit Badge,” Abstract of Papers, 247th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Dallas, TX, March 16-20, 2014; American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 2014; ENVR 33.

Mio, M. J. “The Main Thing is to Keep the Main Thing the Main Thing: Reflections on 13 Years Teaching and Learning Organic Chemistry at a PUI,” Abstract of Papers, 246th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Indianapolis, IN, September 8-12, 2013; American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 2013; PMSE 132.

Mio, M. J. “Don’t Know Much about Pedagogy: Your First Job in Chemical Academe,” Abstract of Papers, 246th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Indianapolis, IN, September 8-12, 2013; American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 2013; CHED 15.

Evans, K. R.; Mio, M. J.; Benvenuto, M. A. “Finding the Time, the Money, and the Students: Building an Undergraduate Research Group from the First Day of an Academic Career,” Abstract of Papers, 245th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, New Orleans, LA, April 7-11, 2013; American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 2013; CHED 1622.

Grants and Awards

  • 2016   ÁùºÏ²Ê²Êͼ Mercy College of Engineering and Science, Science Faculty of the Year
  • 2012   American Chemical Society ÁùºÏ²Ê²Êͼ Section Distinguished Service Award
  • 2012   ÁùºÏ²Ê²Êͼ Mercy College of Engineering and Science Arthur C. Haman Service Award
  • 2010   American Chemical Society ÁùºÏ²Ê²Êͼ Section Salutes to Excellence Award
  • 2010   ÁùºÏ²Ê²Êͼ Mercy College of Engineering and Science, Science Faculty of the Year
  • 2007   ÁùºÏ²Ê²Êͼ Mercy Faculty Achievement Award
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