Stacey Stoffregen
Email: s-stoffregen@bethel.edu
Job Title
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Professor of Chemistry
Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences
Highlight
Stacey's research interests are in the area of atmospheric organic chemistry, particularly the decomposition pathways of organic pollutants. Two specific categories of organic molecules currently under investigation include 1) hydroxyalkyl hydroperoxides which are formed via alkene ozonolysis reactions and subsequent reaction with water vapor in the troposphere and 2) hydrofluoroolefins which are non-chlorine containing refrigerants possessing many of the desired characteristics of chlorofluorocarbon alternatives. Stacey's group uses quantum mechanical methods to computationally model the interaction of these types of molecules with light and their possible degradation pathways. Stacey is also interested in the incorporation of Green Chemistry in the organic laboratory curriculum and has worked with students to develop more environmentally friendly organic synthesis exercises.
Started at Bethel
2017
Education
- St. Olaf College - B.A., Chemistry, 2002
- Iowa State University - Ph.D., Chemistry, 2007
Biography
Stacey grew up in Cottage Grove, Minnesota, earned a BA in Chemistry at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota and a Ph.D. in Chemistry with a Biomolecular Sciences Specialization at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. After graduate school Stacey served as a Visiting Assistant Professor at Macalester College for one year where she taught general chemistry, organic chemistry, and a special topics course in organic photochemistry. She then moved to the University of Wisconsin-River Falls where she served as an Assistant Professor from the Fall of 2008 until the Spring of 2014 and an Associate Professor from the Fall of 2015 until the Spring of 2017 teaching courses primarily in organic chemistry.
Stacey lives in Lake Elmo, Minnesota with her wonderful family, including her husband Bill, her daughter Heidi, her son Hans, and her two dogs Oskar and Heike. The entire family enjoys cross-country skiing, cooking, gardening, canoeing, camping, and hiking. Stacey and her family are members at Christ Lutheran Church in Lake Elmo, where she enjoys serving as a Sunday school teacher to kindergarten and first grade children.
Awards
Co-PI: National Science Foundation-Research at Undergraduate Institutions Program ($300,000) Computational Modeling of Hydroxyl Radical and Carboxylic Acid Formation in the Atmosphere (11/13-present) CHE-1412622
Senior Personnel: National Science Foundation- Major Research Instrumentation Program ($299,942)-Acquisition of a Computer Cluster for Undergraduate Chemistry Research and Teaching by the Midwest Undergraduate Computational Chemistry Consortium (MU3C) (4/10-9/14)- CHE-1039925
Publications
Stoffregen, S. A.; Lee, S. Y.; Dickerson, P.; Jenks, W. S. Computational Investigation of the Photochemical Deoxygenation of Thiophene-S-Oxide and Selenophene-Se-Oxide. Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences, 2014, 13, 431-438.
Jenks, W. S.; Heying, M. J.; Stoffregen, S. A.; Rockafellow, E. M. Reaction of Dicarbomethoxycarbene with Thiophene Derivatives. The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2009, 74, 2765-2770.
Stoffregen, S. A.; Heying, M.; and Jenks, W. S. S,C-sulfonium ylides from thiophenes: Potential carbene precursors. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2007, 129, 15746-15747.
Stoffregen S. A., McCulla R. D., Wilson R., Cercone S., Miller J., and Jenks W. S. Sulfur and selenium ylide bond enthalpies.The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2007, 72, 8235-8242.
Stoffregen, S. A.; Vecchi, P. A.; Ellern, A.; and Angelici, R. J. A new approach to the stabilization of dibenzothiophene (DBT) coordination to metals: studies of (η5-C5H4CH2Ph)Ru(CO)2(η1(S)-DBT)+. Inorganica Chimica Acta, 2007, 360, 1711-1716.
Stoffregen, S. A.; Griffin, A. K. K.; and Kostić, N. M. Thioether complexes of palladium(II) and platinum(II) as artificial peptidases: residue-selective peptide cleavage by a palladium(II) complex. Inorganic Chemistry 2005, 44, 8899-8907.