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Research Experience

March 2000 to September 2002 Visiting Assistant Researcher in the research laboratories of Professor J Fraser Stoddart at the University of California, Los Angleles (USA).
February 1997 to January 1999 Postdoctoral Researcher in the laboratories of Professor George M Whitesides at Harvard University (Cambridge MA, USA).
October 1993 to September 1996 Postdoctoral (‘Zeneca’) Fellow in the laboratories of Professor J Fraser Stoddart at the University of Birmingham, UK.

Work Experience

June 2002 to August 2002 Instructor for Chemistry XL 14D (Organic Reactions and Pharmaceutical Structures and Activities) in the Summer Quarter at UCLA Extension, Los Angeles CA.
October 2001 to December 2001 Instructor for Chemistry XL 14D (Organic Reactions and Pharmaceutical Structures and Activities) in the Fall Quarter at UCLA Extension, Los Angeles CA.
December 1989 to February 1990 Student Chemist at BP Chemicals (Hull, UK) researching paint, plasticizer and oil additives.

Education

March 1990 to September 1993 Study towards the award (1994) of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Adelaide (Australia) under the supervision of Dr Geoffrey T Crisp with a thesis entitled ‘Synthesis of Unsaturated alpha-Amino Acid Derivatives by Palladium-Catalysed Modification of the alpha-Side Chain’.
February 1989 to November 1989 Study towards the award (1990) of the Honours Degree of Bachelor of Science in the Department of Organic Chemistry at the University of Adelaide.
March 1986 to November 1988 Study towards the award (1989) of the Degree of Bachelor of Science at the University of Adelaide, majoring in Organic Chemistry and Applied Mathematics.

Skills

Synthetic Organic Chemistry / Physical Organic Chemistry / Supramolecular Chemistry / Operation of NMR, IR and UV-Vis Spectrometers / Chromatography (GC, HPLC, TLC, Preparative) / Operation of Capillary Electropherometer / Operation of High-Pressure Autoclave / Operation of Macintosh and PCs (MS Word, MS Excel, CS ChemDraw, CS Chem3D, Adobe Photoshop) / Teaching / Editing / Copy Editing / Proofreading

Presentations

1 Binding Ammonium Ions to Crown Ethers--Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks. Organic Chemistry Colloquium, University of Birmingham, UK, October 1995.
2. Binding Ammonium Ions to Macrocyclic Polyethers—Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks. RSC Macrocyclic Group Annual Meeting, University of Sheffield, UK, January 1996.
3. A Versatile Supramolecular Synthon for Self-Assembling Multicomponent Superstructures. Annual Adelaide Organic Chemistry Symposium, Flinders University, Australia, December 1996.
4. A Versatile Supramolecular Synthon for Self-Assembling Multicomponent Superstructures. University of Sydney, Australia, August 1998.
5. Amino Acids, Ammonium Ions and Aminoglycosides. University of New South Wales, Australia, September 1998.
6. Amino Acids, Ammonium Ions and Aminoglycosides. Deakin University, Australia, December 1998.
7. Threading and interlocking molecular rings on molecular strings. Grinnell College, Iowa, USA, March 2002.

Publications

1. Palladium-Catalyzed Heck Couplings of L-Vinylglycine Derivatives With Vinyl and Aryl Halides and Triflates. Geoffrey T. Crisp and Peter T. Glink. Tetrahedron 1992, 48, 3541–3556.
2. Synthesis and Transformations of Trialkylstannyl-Substituted Allylglycine Derivatives. Geoffrey T. Crisp and Peter T. Glink. Tetrahedron Lett. 1992, 33, 4649–4652.
3. Elaboration of the Side Chain of a-Amino Acids Containing a Vinyl Iodide by Palladium-Catalyzed Coupling. Geoffrey T. Crisp and Peter T. Glink. Tetrahedron 1994, 50, 2623–2640.
4. Elaboration of the Side Chain of a-Amino Acids by Palladium-Catalyzed Stille Couplings. Geoffrey T. Crisp and Peter T. Glink. Tetrahedron 1994, 50, 3213–34.
5. Dialkylammonium Ion / Crown Ether Complexes: The Forerunners of a New Family of Interlocked Molecules. Peter R. Ashton, Paul J. Campbell, Ewan J. T. Chrystal, Peter T. Glink, Stephan Menzer, Douglas Philp, Neil Spencer, J. Fraser Stoddart, Peter A. Tasker and David J. Williams. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl. 1995, 34, 1865–1869.
6. Doubly Encircled and Double-Stranded Pseudorotaxanes. Peter R. Ashton, Ewan J. T. Chrystal, Peter T. Glink, Stephan Menzer, Cesare Schiavo, J. Fraser Stoddart, Peter A. Tasker and David J. Williams. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl. 1995, 34, 1869–1871.
7. Molecular Meccano. 6. Pseudorotaxanes Formed between Secondary Dialkylammonium Salts and Crown Ethers. Peter R. Ashton, Ewan J. T. Chrystal, Peter T. Glink, Stephan Menzer, Cesare Schiavo, Neil Spencer, J. Fraser Stoddart, Peter A. Tasker, Andrew J. P. White and David J. Williams. Chem. Eur. J. 1996, 2, 709–728.
8. Molecular Meccano. 7. Self-Assembling [2]- and [3]Rotaxanes from Secondary Dialkylammonium Salts and Crown Ethers. Peter R. Ashton, Peter T. Glink, J. Fraser Stoddart, Peter A. Tasker, Andrew J. P. White and David J. Williams. Chem. Eur. J. 1996, 2, 729–736.
9. The genesis of a new range of interlocked molecules. Peter T. Glink, Cesare Schiavo, J. Fraser Stoddart and David J. Williams. Chem. Commun. 1996, 1483–1490.
10. The Solid State Structures of a [3]Rotaxane and its [3]Pseudorotaxane Precursor. Peter R. Ashton, Peter T. Glink, J. Fraser Stoddart, Stephan Menzer, Peter A. Tasker, Andrew J. P. White and David J. Williams. Tetrahedron Lett. 1996, 37, 6217–6220.
11. Thermodynamically Controlled Self-Assembly of Pseudorotaxanes and Pseudopolyrotaxanes with Different Recognition Motifs Operating Self-Selectively. Peter R. Ashton, Peter T. Glink, M.-Victoria Martínez-Díaz, J. Fraser Stoddart, Andrew J. P. White and David J. Williams. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl. 1996, 35, 1930–1933.
12. An Interwoven Supramolecular Cage. Peter R. Ashton, Andrew N. Collins, Matthew C. T. Fyfe, Peter T. Glink, Stephan Menzer, J. Fraser Stoddart and David J. Williams. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl. 1997, 36, 59–62.
13. Anion-Assisted Self-Assembly. Matthew C. T. Fyfe, Peter T. Glink, Stephan Menzer, J. Fraser Stoddart, Andrew J. P. White and David J. Williams. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl. 1997, 36, 2068–2070.
14. New modules—new families of interlocked molecules. Peter T. Glink and J. Fraser Stoddart. In 'Modular Chemistry' (Ed. J. Michl), NATO ASI Series, Ser. C, Kluwer: Dordrecht 1997, 609–622.
15. Molecular Meccano. 24. Multiply Stranded and Multiply Encircled Pseudorotaxanes. Peter R. Ashton, Matthew C. T. Fyfe, Peter T. Glink, Stephan Menzer, J. Fraser Stoddart, Andrew J. P. White and David J. Williams. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1997, 119, 12514–12524.
16. Supramolecular Daisy Chains. Peter R. Ashton, Ian Baxter, Stuart J. Cantrill, Matthew C. T. Fyfe, Peter T. Glink, J. Fraser Stoddart, Andrew J. P. White and David J. Williams. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 1998, 37, 1294–1297.
17. Concept transfer from the life sciences into materials science. Peter T. Glink and J. Fraser Stoddart. Pure Appl. Chem. 1998, 70, 419–424.
18. Molecular Meccano. 55. Molecular Shuttles by the Protecting Group Approach. Jianguo Cao, Matthew C. T. Fyfe, J. Fraser Stoddart, Graham R. L. Cousins and Peter T. Glink. J. Org. Chem. 2000, 65, 1937–1946.
19. A Rotaxane-Like Complex with Controlled-Release Characteristics. Sheng-Hsien Chiu, Stuart J. Rowan, Stuart J. Cantrill, Peter T. Glink, Robin L. Garrell and J. Fraser Stoddart. Org. Lett. 2000, 2, 3631–3634.
20. Template-Directed Synthesis of a [2]Rotaxane by the Clipping under Thermodynamic Control of a Crown Ether Like Macrocycle Around a Dialkylammonium Ion. Peter T. Glink, Ana I. Oliva, J. Fraser Stoddart, Andrew J. P. White and David J. Williams. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2001, 40, 1870–1875.
21. Basicity of the Amino Groups of the Aminoglycoside Amikacin Using Capillary Electrophoresis and Coupled CE–MS–MS Techniques. Ravi S. Kane, Peter T. Glink, Robert G. Chapman, J. Cooper McDonald, Pamela K. Jensen, Hongying Gao, Ljiljana Pasa-Tolic, Richard D. Smith and George M. Whitesides. Anal. Chem. 2001, 73, 4028–4036.
22. Dendrimer with Rotaxane-Like Mechanical Branching. Arkadij M. Elizarov, Sheng-Hsien Chiu, Peter T. Glink and J. Fraser Stoddart. Org. Lett. 2002, 4, 679–682.
23. Translational Isomerism in a [3]Catenane and a [3]Rotaxane. Sheng-Hsien Chiu, Arkadij M. Elizarov, Peter T. Glink and J. Fraser Stoddart. Org. Lett. 2002, 4, 3561–3564.
24. Diastereospecific Photochemical Dimerization of a Stilbene-Containing Daisy Chain Monomer in Solution as well as in the Solid State. Dafni G. Amirsakis, Arkadij M. Elizarov, Miguel Garcia-Garibay, Peter T. Glink, J. Fraser Stoddart, Andrew J. P. White and David J, Williams Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2003, 42, 1126–1132.
25. Kinetic versus Thermodynamic Control During the Formation of [2]Rotaxanes by a Dynamic Template-Directed Clipping Process. Matthias Horn, Johannes Ihringer, Peter T. Glink and J. Fraser Stoddart Chem. Eur. J. 2003, 9, 4046–4054.