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Dr. Joseph Strong, currently the Academic Dean at St. Mary’s College, teaches Physical Science and College Mathematics. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from the University of Maryland, College Park in 1987. His work on the structure and bonding of early transition-metal metallocenes earned him a Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry from the University of Delaware in 1992. That same year he took a position as a research associate at Kansas State University, hired to synthesize and analyze organoimido derivatives of polyoxomolybdates with the goal of elucidating the role played by polyoxometalates in catalysis. While at KSU, Dr. Strong began to teach for St. Mary’s College, transitioning to a full-time professor in 1993. He assumed the role of Academic Dean in 2008. Dr. Strong has been married for 35 years and has 12 children. When not developing class material Dr. Strong enjoys tinkering around his 20-acre, 19th century farmstead and playing music with his wife, family, and friends.
Professional Publications
J. B. Strong, G. P. A. Yap, R. Ostrander, L. M. Liable-Sands, A. L.Rheingold, R. Thouvenot, P. Gouzerh, E. A. Maatta, “A New Class of Functionalized Polyoxometalates: Synthetic, Structural, Spectroscopic, and Electrochemical Studies of Organoimido Derivatives of [Mo6O19]-2.” J. Am. Chem.Soc., 2000, 639.
J. B. Strong, B. S. Haggerty, A. L. Rheingold and E. A. Maatta, “A Superoctahedral Complex Derived from Polyoxometalate: the Hexakis(arylimido)hexamolybdate anion [Mo6(NAr)6O13H]-.” Chem. Commun., 1997, 1137.
A. L. Rheingold, O. M. Kekia and J. B. Strong, “Structural Studies of cyclopentaarsines. Crystallographic Characterization of cyclo(PhAs)5 and cyclo(p-TolAs)5. “ Main Group Chemistry, 1997, vol. 2, 157.
J. B. Strong, R. Ostrander, A. L. Rheingold and E. A. Maatta, “Ensheathing a Polyoxometalate: Convenient Sequential Introduction of Organoimido Ligands at Terminal Oxo Sites in [Mo6O19]2-.” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1994, 166.
A. L. Rheingold, S. Geib and J. B. Strong, “Bis(Triphenylphosphine oxide)-Sodium (1,2- Bis(Benzamid-2′-olato)phenylN,N’,O,O’)- Nitrido-Osmate(VI).” Acta Cryst., sect. C, 1992, C48(1), 157.
J. B. Strong and A. L. Rheingold, “Bis(“5-cyclopentadienyl)-chloro-oxo-niobium(V).” Acta Cryst., sect. C, 1991, C47(9), 1963.
Honors and Awards
Nominated to “Who’s Who among American Teachers”, 2000, 2004, and 2005.
Teaching Commendation, St. Mary’s College, 1993.
Elizabeth Dyer Excellence in Teaching Award, University of Delaware, 1991.
Special Achievement Award from the Avondale Research Center, 1986.