EDUCATION

1998-2003: Ph.D. Organic Photochemistry, University of New Mexico
Advisor: Professor Patrick S. Mariano
Dissertation: A General Strategy for Absolute Stereochemical Control of Enone-Olefin 2+2 Photocycloaddition Reactions

1993-1995: M.S. Organic Chemistry, University of California at Santa Barbara,
Advisor: Professor Bruce H. Lipshutz
Thesis: The Synthesis of 2-(Trimethylsilyl-1,3-Propanediol and its Applications to Carbonyl Protecting Group Chemistry

1989-1993: B.S. Chemistry, University of Southern California
Advisor: Professor Surya G.K Prakash
Senior thesis: Improved Synthetic Method for NO2PF6
Minor degree: Mathematics

PUBLICATIONS

1.   Cao, H.; Chang, V.; Hernandez, R.; Heagy, M.D. "Matrix Library Screening of Substituted N-Aryl-1,8-Naphthalimides Reveals New Dual Fluorescent Dyes and Unusually Bright Pyridine Derivatives" J. Org. Chem. 2005, 70, 4929.

2.   Chen, C.; Chang, V.; Cai, X.; Duesler, E.; Mariano, P.S. “A General Strategy for Absolute Stereochemical Control in Enone-Olefin 2+2-Photocycloaddition Reactions”
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2001, 123, 6433.

3.    Cai, X.; Chang, V.; Chen, C.; Kim, H.-J.; Mariano, P.S. “A Potentially General Method to Control Relative Stereochemistry in Enone-Olefin 2+2-Photocycloaddition Reactions by Using Eniminium Salt Surrogates” Tetrahedron Lett. 2000, 41, 9445.

4.    Villanueva, I.; Hernandez, B.A.; Chang, V.; Heagy, M.D. "One-Step Coupling of
Tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane to Aliphatic and Aromatic Carboxylic Acids" Synthesis 2000, 1435.

5.    Hernandez, B.A.; Chang, V.; Villanueva, I.; Heagy, M.D. “Synthesis of N-
[Tris(hydroxymethyl)-methyl]benzenecarboxamides:  A Convenient Route to Polyhydroxylated Dendritic Cores” J. Org. Chem. 1999, 64, 6905.

6.    Lipshutz, B.H.; Mollard, P.; Lindsley, C.; Chang, V. “cyclo-SEM:  A New Carbonyl Protecting Group” Tetrahedron Lett. 1997, 38, 1873.