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Joe Hurley
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Assistant Professor
Chemistry & Biochemistry
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Joe Hurley Pronouns: He/Him/His
Assistant Professor
Chemistry & Biochemistry
Specialty area(s)
Organic Chemistry
Physical Organic Chemistry
Photochemistry/Photophysics
Brief biography
I was born in Arlington Heights, IL, which is a suburb of the city of Chicago. I started my undergraduate studies at Northern Illinois University in the fall of 2012 with a Pre-Pharmacy major. After taking (and falling in love with) organic chemistry, I switched my major to Chemistry and decided to go to graduate school. After graduating with my B.S. in chemistry, I attended Florida State University, joining the research group of Dr. Lei Zhu. My research involved the design, synthesis, and analysis of organic fluorophores capable of excitation-dependent multiple emission. I graduated with my PhD in the spring of 2022. The research I conduct here at UWL involves the synthesis of fluorophores that may be viable as light-emitting compounds in computer/device screens.
Current courses at UWL
General Chemistry (CHM 103) Lab
Fundamental Organic Chem Lecture (CHM 300)
Fundamental Organic Chem Lab (CHM 302)
Organic Chemistry Theory 1 (CHM 303)
Organic Chemistry Laboratory (CHM 305)
Education
PhD - Organic Chemistry - Florida State University - 2022
B.S. - Chemistry - Northern Illinois University - 2016
Career
Teaching history
I am new to UWL, so the "current courses" are the only ones I've taught here. I was a TA for all six years of graduate school at Florida State University and taught several versions of organic chemistry lecture, organic chemistry lab, and general chemistry lab.
Professional history
University of Wisconsin La Crosse - Assistant Professor - 8/2023-present
University of Wisconsin La Crosse - Lecturer - 8/2022-8/2023
Florida State University - Graduate Student/Teaching Assistant - 2016-2022