OFFICE ADDRESS
Department of Chemistry and Physics
Saint Mary's College
Notre Dame, IN 46556
(219) 284-4658
E-mail: cdunlap@saintmarys.edu

EDUCATION

Ph.D., University of Minnesota, Analytical Chemistry May, 1997
Advisor: Professor Peter Carr

B.A., Illinois Wesleyan University, Chemistry (ACS), Bloomington, IL May 1990.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Assistant Professor of Chemistry - Saint Mary's College, 1997- present

Teach the Analytical Chemistry Classes (Analytical Chemistry and Instrumental Analysis and the associated labs).

Teach in the Introductory Chemistry Sequence.

Visiting Instructor of Chemistry - Whitman College, 1996-1997
Taught Quantitative Analysis and Instrumental Analysis and the associated laboratories.
Taught General Chemistry and coordinated the General Chemistry laboratories in the Spring semester

Teaching Opportunities of Doctoral Students, University of Minnesota, 1995-1996.
Participated in a class, workshops, and teaching experiences critiqued by master teachers designed to improve skills for effective teaching. Drs. Kent Mann and Harold Swofford, Mentors

Head Teaching Assistant, Analytical Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Spring 1992,
Professor Marian Stankovich, supervisor.
Organized and coordinated other teaching assistants for the course. Supervised instrument maintenance. Liaison for students and teaching assistants to the faculty.

Teaching Assistant, University of Minnesota, General and Analytical Chemistry, 1990-1992,
Various faculty supervisors.
Ran laboratory sections for general and analytical chemistry classes, including recitation periods explaining the days experiment. Worked with students of varying degrees of chemical knowledge and ability.

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, Illinois Wesleyan University, 1987-1990.
Professor David Bailey, supervisor
Assisted faculty in teaching laboratories and instrument maintenance for analytical chemistry classes.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Macro-ROA Summer Fellow - University of Kansas, Summer 1998.
Professor Susan M. Lunte, Mentor
Started the development of a concentration step for use prior to capillary electrophoresis.

Research Assistant, University of Minnesota, 1992-1996.
Professor Peter Carr, Advisor.
Developed and characterized new stationary phase materials for high performance liquid chromatography.

Undergraduate Research Assistant, Illinois Wesleyan University, 1989-1990,
Professor David Bailey, Advisor.
Developed an liquid chromatographic method for the determination of nicotine and cotinine in urine samples.

  PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

American Chemical Society - student affiliate 1986-1990 Treasurer of student affiliate 1988-1990. Member since 1990.
Faculty Mentor - Whitman College Student Affiliate 1996-97

Minnesota Chromatography Forum - member 1991-1996

Council on Undergraduate Research - member since 1995.

Midwest Association of Chemistry Teachers at Liberal Arts Colleges, 1997 - present.

Project Kaleidoscope Faculty for the 21st Century, 1998-present.

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

New Materials for Biotechnology : Chromatographic Stationary Phases based on Zirconia. J. Nawrocki, C.J. Dunlap, P.W. Carr and J.A. Blackwell. Biotechnology Progress, 1994, 10, 561-573.

Dextran Coated Zirconia - A Stable, Biocompatible Stationary Phase for HPLC, C.J. Dunlap, P.W. Carr, J.E. Morris, M.C. Flickinger. Poster Presentation at the 18th International Symposium on Column Liquid Chromatography, Minneapolis, MN, May 1994.

Dextran Coated Zirconia - A Stable, Biocompatible Stationary Phase for HPLC, C.J. Dunlap, P.W. Carr, J.E. Morris, M.C. Flickinger. Poster Presentation at the Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy, Inc. Chicago, IL, March 1994.

The Development of Dextran-Coated-Zirconia Stationary Phases for HPLC, C. J. Dunlap and P.W. Carr. Presentation at the Minnesota Chromatography Forum Spring Symposium. Minneapolis, MN, May 1995.

Polymer Coated Zirconia Stationary Phases for Use in High Performance Liquid Chromatographic Separations of Bio-Molecules, C.J. Dunlap, C.V. McNeff, Q. Zhao, E. Almlof, P.W. Carr, A.V. McCormick and M.F. Flickinger. Presentation at the International Symposium on Preparative Chromatography, Ion Exchange, Adsorption/Desorption Processes and Related Techniques. Washington, D.C., June 1995.

A Chromatographic Comparison of the Pore Structures f Zirconia High Performance Liquid Chromatographic Materials Made by the Polymerization Induced Colloidal Aggregation and the Oil Emulsion Methods. C. J. Dunlap, P.W. Carr and A.V. McCormick. Chromatographia 1996, 42 273-282.

The Elution Behavior of Proteins on Dextran-Coated Zirconia Materials. C.J. Dunlap and P.W. Carr, Journal of Liquid Chromatography and Related Technologies, 1996 19, 2059-2076.

The Synthesis and Characterization of Dextran-Coated Zirconia Materials Made by the Oil Emulsion and Polymerization Induced Colloidal Aggregation Methods. C.J. Dunlap and P.W. Carr. Journal of Chromatography A, 1996, 746, 199-210.

Protein Adsorption by Very Dense Porous Zirconium Oxide Particles in Expanded Beds. Michael C. Flickinger, Michael J. Robichaud, John E. Morris, Coleen M. Griffith, Michael J. Allen, Peter W. Carr and Christopher J. Dunlap. U.S. Patent 5,837,826, November 17, 1998.

Effect of Dissolved Organic Material on Phosphate Adsorption in Southwest Michigan Soils: pH and DOM Identity Effects. Christopher J. Dunlap, Amy J. Dooms and Laura A. Schreeg. Poster Presentation at the 221st National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, San Diego, CA, April 2001

 Effect of Dissolved Organic Material on Phosphate Adsorption in Southwest Michigan Soils: pH and DOM Identity Effects. Christopher J. Dunlap, Amy J. Dooms and Laura A. Schreeg. Presentation at the 33rd great Lakes/Central Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Grand Rapids, MI, June 200.

Zirconia Stationary Phases for Extreme Separations. Christopher J. Dunlap, Clayton V. McNeff, Dwight Stoll and Peter W. Carr. Analytical Chemistry, 2001, 73, 21, 599A.

PERSONAL
Enjoy outdoor activities including backpacking, canoeing, camping and bicycling at a recreational level.