{"id":13581,"date":"2020-05-12T11:21:52","date_gmt":"2020-05-12T16:21:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/chemistry-au-fridays\/?p=13581"},"modified":"2020-05-15T13:59:07","modified_gmt":"2020-05-15T18:59:07","slug":"dr-steven-lorimor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/chemistry-au-fridays\/dr-steven-lorimor\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Steven Lorimor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #2d2d2d;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:60px;padding-right:40px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:40px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: -40px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"font-size:32px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:31px;\"><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-left\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-single sep-dotted\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;\"><\/div><\/div><h2 class=\"title-heading-center\" style=\"margin:0;font-size:1em;color:#f4f4f4;\">Research Opportunities with Dr. Steven Lorimor<\/h2><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-right\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-single sep-dotted\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #e2e2d0;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:30px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator section-separator triangle fusion-section-separator-1\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-svg fusion-section-separator-fullwidth\" style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #2d2d2d;\"><div class=\"divider-candy-arrow bottom\" style=\"top:0px;border-top-color: #2d2d2d;\"><\/div><div class=\"divider-candy bottom\" style=\"bottom:-21px;border-bottom:1px solid #2d2d2d;border-left:1px solid #2d2d2d;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-spacer fusion-section-separator-fullwidth\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-spacer-height\" style=\"height:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #e2e2d0;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;background-blend-mode: luminosity;padding-top:40px;padding-right:40px;padding-bottom:40px;padding-left:40px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-one-sixth fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:16.666666666667%;width:calc(16.666666666667% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.16666666666667 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-two-third\" style=\"width:66.666666666667%;width:calc(66.666666666667% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.66666666666667 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\">Formation and Observation of Highly Reactive, Cross-Conjugated Molecules<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Cross-conjugated molecules have a very short lifetime and readily react with themselves or other molecules. Molecules such as p-xylylene exist only in dilute solutions or as a vapor. When the molecules come in contact, they form the commercial plastic Parylene, a non-porous protective coating for mission-critical electronics such as those found in military equipment, space probes, and medical devices. The existence of several other cross-conjugated molecules have been proposed but never observed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The research project would involve the synthesis of the compounds needed to prepare the reactive molecules, the observation of the cross-conjugated molecules using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, and the isolation of the polymer-like products.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-one-sixth fusion-column-last\" style=\"width:16.666666666667%;width:calc(16.666666666667% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.16666666666667 ) );margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-4 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:30px;margin-bottom: -20px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator section-separator triangle fusion-section-separator-2\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-svg fusion-section-separator-fullwidth\" style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e2e2d0;\"><div class=\"divider-candy-arrow bottom\" style=\"top:0px;border-top-color: #e2e2d0;\"><\/div><div class=\"divider-candy bottom\" style=\"bottom:-21px;border-bottom:1px solid #e2e2d0;border-left:1px solid #e2e2d0;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-spacer fusion-section-separator-fullwidth\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-spacer-height\" style=\"height:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-5 fusion-parallax-none nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(130,113,93,0.95);background-image: url(&quot;https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/chemistry-au-fridays\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/2020\/05\/Copy-of-20181009ecMWSU_1235.jpg&quot;);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;background-blend-mode: screen;padding-top:80px;padding-right:40px;padding-bottom:80px;padding-left:80px;margin-bottom: -20px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-one-sixth fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:16.666666666667%;width:calc(16.666666666667% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.16666666666667 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-7 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-two-third\" style=\"width:66.666666666667%;width:calc(66.666666666667% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.66666666666667 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\">Use of Green Chemistry Principles in Organic Chemistry Laboratory Experiments<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Green Chemistry has the goal to minimize the use and generation of hazardous substances. Many of the experiments used in Organic Chemistry teaching laboratories have their origins decades before Green Chemistry Principles were published.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The research project would involve applying newly published green chemistry processes to the lab preparation of chemiluminescence compounds (similar to glow sticks) and the local anesthetic, Lidocaine.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-8 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-one-sixth fusion-column-last\" style=\"width:16.666666666667%;width:calc(16.666666666667% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.16666666666667 ) );margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-6 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:30px;margin-bottom: -20px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-9 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator section-separator triangle fusion-section-separator-3\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-svg fusion-section-separator-fullwidth\" style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #f2e2bf;\"><div class=\"divider-candy-arrow bottom\" style=\"top:0px;border-top-color: #f2e2bf;\"><\/div><div class=\"divider-candy bottom\" style=\"bottom:-21px;border-bottom:1px solid #f2e2bf;border-left:1px solid #f2e2bf;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-spacer fusion-section-separator-fullwidth\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-spacer-height\" style=\"height:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-7 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #2d2d2d;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:40px;padding-right:40px;padding-bottom:40px;padding-left:40px;margin-bottom: -40px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-10 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"font-size:32px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:31px;\"><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-left\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-single sep-dotted\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;\"><\/div><\/div><h2 class=\"title-heading-center\" style=\"margin:0;font-size:1em;color:#f4f4f4;\">Contact Dr. Lorimor<\/h2><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-right\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-single sep-dotted\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-11 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-one-fourth fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:25%;width:calc(25% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.25 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img width=\"320\" height=\"288\" alt=\"Dr. Lorimor\" title=\"lorimor\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/chemistry-au-fridays\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/2020\/05\/lorimor.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-13586\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/chemistry-au-fridays\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/2020\/05\/lorimor-200x180.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/chemistry-au-fridays\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/2020\/05\/lorimor.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/span><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-12 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-one-fourth\" style=\"width:25%;width:calc(25% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.25 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><h1><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Dr. Steven Lorimor, Associate Professor<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-button-wrapper\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-lightgray button-1 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/chemistry\/facultystaff\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text\">Faculty Profile<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-13 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-last\" style=\"width:50%;width:calc(50% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.5 ) );margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">B.S., Northwest Missouri State University<br \/>\nPh.D., Iowa State University<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">(816) 271-5840<br \/>\nlorimor@missouriwestern.edu<br \/>\nOffice: Agenstein Hall 332<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":13586,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[731,732],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/chemistry-au-fridays\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13581"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/chemistry-au-fridays\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/chemistry-au-fridays\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/chemistry-au-fridays\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/102"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/chemistry-au-fridays\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13581"}],"version-history":[{"count":34,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/chemistry-au-fridays\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13581\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13671,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/chemistry-au-fridays\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13581\/revisions\/13671"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/chemistry-au-fridays\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13586"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/chemistry-au-fridays\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13581"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/chemistry-au-fridays\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13581"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/chemistry-au-fridays\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13581"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}