Oostendorp, David J. Professor of Chemistry
B.S., University of Missouri, Rolla, 1981
Ph.D., University of Missouri, Rolla, 1990
At Loras since: 1987
Phone No.: (563) 588-7259
Office: Sci 105
E-mail:
david.oostendorp@loras.edu Academic Experience
Professor, Loras College, 1999-present
Associate Professor, Loras College, 1994-1999
Assistant Professor, Loras College, 1987-1994.
Duties: Taught Organic Chemistry, General Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry, Organic Polymer Chemistry, Theories of Organic Chemistry, Accelerated Chemistry, Chemistry for Engineers, The Chemistry of Art, MOI – Cinema and The Environment
Teaching Assistant, UMR, 1981-82, 1985-1987.
Duties: Taught Polymer, Organic & Freshman Labs and Freshman Recitation
Research Fellow, UMR, 1982-85
Industrial Experience
Summer Research Chemist, Monsanto Co., 1981
Co-op Research Chemist, Monsanto Co., 1977-1980
Grants
1991 National Science Foundation Instrumentation and Laboratory Improvement Grant 1991 Sigma Xi Undergraduate Research Grant
Professional Affiliations
American Chemical Society Student Affiliate, 1977-81, President and VP
American Chemical Society, past Secretary, Membership Chair of S.C. Missouri Section
Division of Polymer Chemistry, ACS; Division of Chemical Education, ACS
Sigma Xi - Member
Midwest Association of Chemistry Teachers in Liberal Arts Colleges (MACTLAC) – Iowa Representative 2001-2004, President Elect 2004-2005, President 2005-2006
Iowa Academy of Science - Member
Senior Thesis Directed
Kathryn Ryan, “Stress-Strain Analysis of Biomedical Polymers”, (1989).
Paul Lansing, “The Polymerization and Analysis of Polystyrene/Divinylbenzene Cation Exchange Resins”, (1989).
Kathy Larson, work incomplete, (1991).
Nathan Grebasch, “Permeation of Siloxane Polymers: A Study of the Diffusion of Water Through Polydimethyl Siloxane”, (1994).
Scott Hoyer, "A Study of Permeability: Modification of the Propertied of Polydimethylsiloxane with 2-hydroxyethylmethacrylate", (1996).
Sean Merrick, "Modification of Polydimethylsiloxane by use of 2–hydroxyethyl methacrylate in Order to Achieve an Increase in Water Permeability", (1998).
Matt Whitney, "A Study of Permeability: The Synthesis of Polyblends of Poly(dimethyl siloxane) with Poly(vinyl alcohol)", (1998).
David Rhomberg, "Creation of a New Users Guide and Polymer Reference Data for the Loras College Thermal Lab", (1999).
Ryan McClellan, “The Qualitative Analysis of Unknown Mixtures Using Gas chromatography-Mass Spectral Analysis”, (2000).
Kieth Leverentz, “Are Computers an Answer in Educational Chemistry Labs?”, (2001).
Stephen Sieck “Synthesis and Characterizations of Metathesis Polymers Using Ruthenium Carbene Catalysts”, (2001).
Publications
D. J. Oostendorp, J. O. Stoffer and G. L. Bertrand, "Kinetics and Mechanism of the Hydrolysis and Alcoholysis of Alkoxysilanes", J. of Adhesion Science and Technology, 6, 1, 171 , (1992).
D. J. Oostendorp and J. O. Stoffer, "The Preparation of a Novel Polyfluoroarylsiloxane”, published in thesis, (1990).
D. J. Oostendorp and J. O. Stoffer, "Kinetics and Mechanism of the Hydrolysis of Alkoxysilanes, Part 2", published in thesis, (1990).
D. J. Oostendorp and J. O. Stoffer, "Kinetics and Mechanism of the Hydrolysis of Alkoxysilanes", Proceedings of the Water-Borne & Higher-Solids Coatings Symposium, 513, (1988).
D. J. Oostendorp and J. O. Stoffer, "Kinetics of the Alcoholysis of Orthosilicates", J. Coatings Technology, 57, 720, (1985). Presented at the Fed. of Soc. for Coatings Technology Meeting, Chicago, IL, October 1984.
Presentations
D. J. Oostendorp, “NSF Supported Polymer Chemistry Lab at Loras College”, Presented as a poster at the annual Midwest Assoc. of Chemistry Teachers at Liberal Arts Colleges conference, (1992).
D.J. Oostendorp, “Teaching Polymer Chemistry at a Small Liberal Arts College”, Invited presentation at the University of Southern Mississippi, (1996).
D.J. Oostendorp, "Institutional, State and Federal Support for Chemical Education at Liberal Arts Colleges", Presented at the National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, San Francisco, (1997).
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