EDUCATION:
University of Texas at Austin, Ph.D., 1984 Chemistry.
Ph.D. and POSTDOCTORAL ADVISOR :
Professor Michael J. S. Dewar
University College Cork, Ireland, B.S., 1980 Chemistry.
University College Cork, Ireland, B.S., 1979 Mathematics.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Professor, St. Edward's University, 2001-
Associate Professor, St. Edward's University, 1995-2000
Assistant Professor, St. Edward's University, 1990-1995
Research Scientist Associate IV, University of Texas at Austin, 1986-1990.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Texas at Austin, 1984-1986.
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES AND ACTIVITIES:
Charter F21 member, Class of 1995, Project Kaleidoscope
Member, the American Chemical Society
Member, Council on Undergraduate Research
Member. Texas Academy of Science
HONORS:
Piper Professor for 2001
Nominee, CASE Teaching Award (1999)
Outstanding Teacher, St. Edward's University (1999)
Outstanding Teacher, School of Natural Sciences, St. Edward's University (1992)
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
The general focus of Dr. Healy's research is the study of structure and reactivity relationships in organic and biochemical systems. Specific interests include the synthesis, characterization and theoretical study of molecules capable of intramolecular hydrogen bonding. Other work includes the development of simplified enzymatic assay methodologies and the use of Quantitative Structure Activity relationships (QSAR) for the study of HPLC retention times and Capillary Electrophoresis (CE) migration times.
E.F. Healy "Huckel Calculations using Mathematica", J. Chem. Educ., 1995, 72, A120.
E.F. Healy; J. D. Lewis; A. B. Minnear* "A Sudy of the Aluminum Hydride Reduction of Unsaturated Cyclic Epoxides", Tetrahedron Lett., 1994, 35, 6647.
E.F. Healy; A.J. Holder, "An Evaluation of AM1 Vibrational Frequencies", J. Mol. Struct. (Theochem); 1993, 281, 141.
E. F. Healy, C. G. Wall*, M.A. Fox, "Peptide Conformational Analysis using the TRIPOS Force
Field", Intl. J. Quant. Chem., 1992, 44 ,543
E.F. Healy, M.J.S. Dewar, A.J. Holder, D.R. Kuhn,"AM1 Calculations for compounds containing Tin", Organometallics, 1991, 10 ,431.
M.J.S. Dewar, E.F. Healy, A.J. Holder, Y-C Yuan,"Comments on a comparison of AM1 with the Recently Developed PM3 Method", J. Comput. Chem., 1990, 11 , 541.
M.J.S. Dewar, A.J. Holder, E.F. Healy, S. Olivella,"Comparison of Single Point ab initio Energies calculated using 3-21G and AM1 Geometries", J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Comm., 1989, 1452.
M.J.S. Dewar, D.A. Liotard, E.F. Healy, J.M. Ruiz, QCPE Bulletin, "AMPAC: A General Molecular Orbital Package", 1989, 9, QCPE # 506.
M.J.S. Dewar, E.F. Healy, J.R. Ruiz, "Mechanism of the 1,5-Sigmatropic Shift in 1,3-Pentadiene", J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1988, 110, 2666
M.J.S. Dewar, , E.F. Healy, "Ab initio study of the Cope Rearrangement of 1,5-hexadiene", Chem. Phys. Lett.,, 1987, 141, 521.
R.A. Caldwell, H. Misawa, M.J.S. Dewar, E.F. Healy,"An Unusually Large Secondary Deuterium Isotope Effect",J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1987, 109, 6869.
M.J.S. Dewar, E.F. Healy, J. Ruiz, "A High Level ab initio Study of Corner-Protonated Cyclopropane", J. Chem. Soc. Chem. Comm., 1987, 943.
M.J.S. Dewar, G.L. Grady, E.F. Healy, "MNDO Calculations for Compounds Containing Germanium", Organometallics, 1987, 6, 186.
M.J.S. Dewar, G.L. Grady, J. Friedheim, E.F. Healy,J.J.P. Stewart "Revised MNDO Parameters for Silicon", Organometallics, 1986, 5, 375.
M.J.S. Dewar, E.F. Healy, J. Ruiz, "Cruciaromaticity in organometallic compounds", Pure & Appl. Chem., 1986, 58, 67.
M.J.S. Dewar, E. G. Zoebisch, E.F. Healy, J. J. P. Stewart,"AM1: A New General Purpose
Quantum Mechanical Molecular Model",J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1985, 107, 3902.
M.J.S. Dewar, E.F. Healy,"MNDO Study of the Claisen Rearrangement",J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1985, 107, 3902.
M.J.S. Dewar, , E.F. Healy, J. J. P. Stewart,"Location of Transition States in Reaction mechanisms",J. Chem. Soc. Faraday Trans., 1984, 80, 227.
M.J.S. Dewar, , E.F. Healy, J. J. P. Stewart,"MNDO Calculations for Compounds Containing Iodine", J. Comput. Chem., 1984, 5, 358.
M.J.S. Dewar, , E.F. Healy, "MNDO Calculations for Compounds Containing Bromine", J. Comput. Chem., 1983, 4, 542.
W. S. Murphy, E.F. Healy, S. Wattansin, "Synthesis of 1-Arylnaphthalenes from Cyclopropyl Ketones", Proc. R. Ir. Acad., 1983, 83, 13.
M.J.S. Dewar, , E.F. Healy, "Why Life Exists", Organometallics, 1982, 1, 1705.
P. Brint, E.F. Healy, T. Spalding, T. Whelan, "Bonding in Clusters. Protonation of nido- Pentaborane, nido- Hexaborane and closo- Hexaborane", J. Chem. Soc. Dalton , 1981, 2515.
undergraduate student authors are noted by asterisks.
Professional Presentations and Co-Authored Papers
" Development of a Quantitative Assay for Glutathione Reductase", Paul Hagey*, and Eamonn Healy; ;Paper 573 presented at the 221st National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, San Diego . April 1-5, 2001.
" Peptidomimetic-Based Inhibitors : Synthetic Schemes and QSAR-Based Studies", Virginia Evans *, Lesley Ramos *, Emily Walters*, and Eamonn Healy; ;Paper 565 presented at the 221st National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, San Diego . April 1-5, 2001.
" Custom Synthesis of Oligonucleotides for use as Molecular probes", Everardo Macias*, Patrick Tomboc *, and Eamonn Healy; ;Paper 151 presented at the 221st National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, San Diego . April 1-5, 2001.
" Design and Methodology of Recombinant Methods of Production for Serine carboxypeptidase II", April Hunter*, Shelby Nelson*, Eamonn Healy and Mary Kopecki-Fjetland;Paper 83 presented at the 103rd Meeting of the Texas Academy of Science (2000).
"Using Fluorescence Spectroscopy for the Determination of Ligand-Binding Constants", Eamonn Healy, Brad Mire *, and Celene Hadley *; Paper CHED108 presented at the 218th American Chemical Society National Meeting (1999).
" A Stepwise methodology for Recombinant production of proteins in the Undergraduate Laboratory", April Hunter *, Ali Barrera*, Eamonn Healy and Mary Kopecki-Fjetland; Paper CHED109 presented at the 218th American Chemical Society National Meeting (1999).
"Integrated methods for Protein isolation and Characterization", Eamonn Healyand Norris Nolan III *; Paper CHED110 presented at the 218th American Chemical Society National Meeting (1999).
"Design and Methodology of Recombinant Methods of production of Serine Carbozypeptidase II", Jennifer Hendrix *, Ali Barrera*, Eamonn Healy and Mary Kopecki-Fjetland; presented at the 217th American Chemical Society National Meeting (1999).
"Development of a Biochemistry Major in a Small University Environment ", Eamonn F. Healy,, Henry G. Altmiller, Mary Kopecki-Fjetland and J.D. Lewis; Paper 90 presented at the 102nd Meeting of the Texas Academy of Science (1999).
"Simplified Methodolgies for the Determination of Ligand Binding Constants using Fluorescence Spectroscopy", )", Eamonn Healy, and Alma Garcia*; Minority Students in Undergraduate Research; Symposium , 216th American Chemical Society National Meeting (1998).
"Quantitative Structure Retention Relationships (QSRR)", Eamonn Healy, Brad Mire *, and John Christon*; Paper CHED178 presented at the 216th American Chemical Society National Meeting (1998).
Quantitative Structure Retention Relationships (QSRR) for Reversed Phase HPLC and Capillary Electrophoresis, S. Sebesta, K. Wilson, and E.F. Healy, Paper 151 presented at the 215th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society (1998)
"Simple Enzymatic Assay Using UV-Vis spectroscopy and Capillary Gel Electrophoresis", Sean Sebesta*, Eamonn Healy, Melissa Serenil*, and Felix Erales*; Paper CHED78 presented at the 214th American Chemical Society National Meeting (1997).
"Implementation strategies for Capillary Electrophoresis in the Undergraduate Curriculum", Kevin Wilson*, Richard Terry*, Jenny Hendrix*, and Eamonn Healy; Paper CHED79 presented at the 214th American Chemical Society National Meeting (1997).
"Restructuring the First-Year Chemistry Curriculum", Henry G. Altmiller, Eamonn F. Healy, Richard L. Kopec, and J.D. Lewis; Paper CHED287 presented at the 214th American Chemical Society National Meeting (1997).
"A Simple Enzymatic Assay Method for Undergraduates using UV-Vis and CE", Sean Sebesta*, Felix Erales*, and Eamonn Healy; Paper 64 presented at the Centennial Meeting of the Texas Academy of Science (1997).
"The Broad Range of Methods for Separations using Capillary Electrophoresis", Richard Terry* and Eamonn Healy; Paper 66 presented at the Centennial Meeting of the Texas Academy of Science (1997).
"Alternative Methods of Cation Detection in Blood Plasma as Related to Restless Leg Syndrome", Kevin Wilson* and Eamonn Healy; Paper 69 presented at the Centennial Meeting of the Texas Academy of Science (1997).
"Incorporation of Raman Spectroscopy into the Undergraduate Chemistry Curriculum", Henry G. Altmiller, Eamonn F. Healy, Richard L. Kopec, and J.D. Lewis; Paper 45 presented at 52nd Southwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society (1996).
Healy, E. F.; Lewis, J. D. "Theory and Experiment in the Study of
intramolecular O-H
"Use of NCSA Mosaic in the Undergraduate Curriculum", Eamonn Healy, Paper 447 presented at 209th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society (1995)
"Use of NCSA Mosaic in the Undergraduate Curriculum", Eamonn Healy, Paper 51 presented at 50th Southwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society (1994)
"Synthesis and Characterization of a Readily Enolizable Monofunctional Ketone 1,1-Dephenylacetophenone", Ludy Avila*, Marissa Curlee*, and Eamonn Healy, Paper 365 presented at 49th Southwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society (1993).
"Infrared Spectra of Dilute Solutions in Cyclohexane: Relationship between Structure of Alcohols and O-H Stretching Frequencies of Minimum Energy Conformers", Lorri Gotsch*, Rachel Olivarez*, Scott Rhodes*, Eamonn Healy, and J.D. Lewis, Paper PHYS 178 presented at the 205th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society (1993).
"Synthesis and Characterization of a Readily Enolizable Monofunctional Ketone 1,1-Dephenylacetophenone", Ludy Avila*, and Eamonn Healy, Paper 43 presented at 96th Annual Meeting of the Texas Academy of Science (1993).
"Intramolecular Hydrogen Bonding and Ring Conformation of Cyclic Alcohols: Example of 2-Indanol"; Scott Rhodes*, Eamonn F. Healy, and J. D. Lewis; Paper 77 presented at 48th Southwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society (1992).
"Intramolecular Hydrogen Bonding in Alkyl Aryl Alcohols: A Preliminary Comparison of NMR and Infrared Studies"; Frank Solano*, Waymon Harrell III*, Eamonn F. Healy and J. D. Lewis; Paper ORGN 287 presented at 203rd National Meeting of the American Chemical Society (1992).
"Intramolecular Hydrogen Bonding Between the O-H Group and Aromatic [pi] Systems"; F. Solano*, D. Castagnos*, M. Kinard*, M. Silva*, E. F. Healy, and J.D. Lewis; Paper 265 presented at 47th Southwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society (1991).
"Research Experience for Undergraduates and the Recruitment of Chemistry Majors"; Henry Altmiller, E. F. Healy, Richard L. Kopec, J.D. Lewis, and Thomas McCullough; Paper 99 presented at 47th Southwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society (1991).
Presenters are underlined; undergraduate student authors are noted by asterisks.