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Jméno	Christopher J. Shaffer
Pozice	Postdoktorand

Christopher J. Shaffer

Postdoctoral Fellow

Spectrometry and Physical Organic Chemistry.
Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry ASCR, v.v.i.
Flemingovo nám. 2, CZ-166 10 Prague 6, Czech Republic

Phone: (+420) 220 183 240 / 220 183 319
Fax: (+420) 224 310 177


Education
2010	Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
2005	B.S. in Biochemistry, University of Texas, Austin, TX, USA

Research experience
2007–2010	Adviser: Robert J. McMahon, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA Ph.D. Thesis: "Synthesis and Photochemistry of Reactive Organic Molecules of Relevance to Astrochemistry"
2005–2007	Adviser: Tehshik P. Yoon, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
2004	Adviser: Patrick G. Harran, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, TX, USA
2003-2005	Adviser: Sean M. Kerwin , University of Texas, TX, USA

Publications
Shaffer, C. J.; McMahon, R. J. Reactive Carbon-Chain Molecules: Triplet Heptatriynylidene (H−C≡C−Ċ=C=Ċ−C≡C−H), to be submitted for publication in J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2010. Shaffer, C. J.; McMahon, R. J. Reactive Carbon-Chain Molecules: Synthesis of 1-Diazo-octa-2,4,6-triyne, Spectroscopy and Photochemistry of a Triplet Octatriynylidene (Me−C≡C−Ċ=C=Ċ−C≡C−H), to be submitted for publication in J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2010. Michaelis, D. J.; Shaffer, C. J.; Yoon, T. P. Copper(II)-catalyzed aminohydroxylation of Olefins. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 1866–1867. Shaffer, C. J.; Esselman, B. J.; McMahon, R. J.; Stanton, J. F.; Woods, R. C. Attempted Isolation and Characterization of Diazirinone (N₂CO). J. Org. Chem. 2010, 75, 1815-1821.

Awards and Activities
2009	Graduate Student Faculty Liason Committee Travel Award
2008	Chair, Organic Chemistry McElvain Seminar Speaker Search Committee
2005	Phi Beta Kappa
2004	Outstanding Senior in Chemistry ACS Award
2004	Banks Trust Scholarship in Chemistry