Dr. Elizabeth Sanford
Retired Faculty616.395.7632sanford@hope.edu

Dr. Elizabeth Sanford is a professor of chemistry and has been a member of the Hope faculty since 1994.
See Dr. Sanford's current research
AREAS OF INTEREST
- Organic chemistry
- General chemistry
- General education
- Preparation and electropolymerization of monomers for sensor applications
EDUCATION
- Postdoctoral, organic/polymer chemistry, Cornell University, 1994
- Ph.D., chemistry (organic), University of California, 1992
- B.A., chemistry, Smith College, 1987
Recent GRANTs
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute Faculty Research Grant (Âé¶¹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø), “The Development of an Electrochemical Array for Sensing Technology,â€� with K.L. Brown, $15,000 (2013)
- The Jacob E. Nyenhuis Faculty Development Grant for Student/Faculty Cooperative Research, “The Development of an ‘Artificial Tongue’ for Sensing Applications� with B.P. Mulhern, $7,000 (2013)
- “NSF REU Site: Achieving the Next Level: Research Experiences for Underserved Populations,� with K.L. Brown (PI) and G.F. Peaslee (PI), $275,000 (2012)
- “NSF REU Site: Professional Excellence and Development in Science Through Undergraduate Research� with K. L. Brown and G. F. Peaslee, $185,540 (2009)
- The Jacob E. Nyenhuis Faculty Development Grant for Student/Faculty Cooperative Research, “The Preparation of Highly Conjugated Small Molecules for Device Applications,� with A. Ketchum, $6,800 (2009)
Selected PUBLIcations
- “Benzoylation of Ergosterol through Nucleophilic Acyl Substitution and Subsequent Formation of Ergosterol Benzoate Endoperoxide by Reaction with Singlet Oxygen Generated by Photosensitization,� with M.R. Roslaniec, Journal of Chemical Education, 88(2), 2011
- “The Preparation of Allyl Phenyl Ether and 2 - Allyl Phenol Using the Williamson Ether Synthesis and Claisen Rearrangement,� with C.C. Lis and N.R. McPherson, Journal of Chemical Education, 86(12), 2009
- “The Preparation and Enzymatic Hydrolysis of a Library of Esters,� with T.L. Smith, Journal of Chemical Education, 85(7), 2008
- “Controlled Diffusion Coefficient Electrochromic Materials for use in Electrochromic Mediums and Associated Electrochromic Devices,� with T.S. Guarr, K.E. Roberts, R. Lin, K.L. Baumann, D.A. Theiste and P. Giri, (Gentex Corporation, Zeeland, Michigan), U.S. Patent 6 710 906, 2004
- “Bromination, Elimination and Polymerization: A 3-Step Sequence for the Preparation of Polystyrene from Ethylbenzene,� with H. Hermann, Journal of Chemical Education, 77, 2000