Dr. Todd Hudnall

Hudnall-New-LargeTodd W. Hudnall, Ph.D., FRSC

Professor

Vitae: Todd Hudnall was born in 1979 in Corpus Christi, Texas, but moved to the small German town of New Braunfels when he was in grade school. After a rocky start at Texas Tech University where he studied architecture, he began pursuing chemistry at Texas State University under the direction of Profs. Chad Booth and Michael Blanda. After completing his B.S. degree in 2004, he pursued his Ph.D. degree at Texas A&M University in the research group of Prof. F. P. Gabbaï. After graduating in 2008, Dr. Hudnall joined the research group of Prof. C. W. Bielawski as a Postdoctoral Scholar. In 2010 he joined the faculty at Texas State University and was promoted to Associate Professor with tenure in September 2016, and to full Professor in 2020. Todd was selected as a Cottrell Scholar of the Research Corporation of Science Advancement in 2011, and received a NSF CAREER Award in 2016. We was selected as a Chemical Communications Emerging Investigator and New Talent in the Americas by Dalton Transactions, both in 2016. Most recently, Todd was named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry in 2021. He has served on the Editorial Board for Cogent Chemistry since 2015, on the Editorial Advisory Boards of Chemical Communications and Dalton Transactions since 2019, and has been the sole organizer of the Main Group Chemistry sessions for the American Chemical Society since 2012. Dr. Hudnall’s research interests revolve around the chemistry of the p-block elements, with a specific interest in the stabilization of low-valent and low-oxidation state elements using electron-deficient carbenes. Full CV

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Professional Preparation

2004              Texas State University, Chemistry, B.S.
2008              Texas A&M University, Ph.D. – Advisor: François Gabbaï
2008–2010     University of Texas at Austin, Postdoc – Advisor: Christopher Bielawski

Appointments

2020-present  Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Texas State University
2016-2020      Associate Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Texas State University
2010-2016      Assistant Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Texas State University
2008-2010      Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Texas at Austin
2004-2008      Research and Teaching Assistant, Texas A&M University

Awards and Honors

  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry 2021
  • Presidential Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activity 2017
  • Cottrell Scholar (Class of 2011) – Designated in 2016
  • NSF CAREER Award 2016
  • Presidential Distinction Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activity 2012, 2013, 2015
  • Research Corporation for Science Advancement Single Investigator Cottrell College Award, 2011
  • Nominee for the 2009 ACS Division of Inorganic Chemistry Young Investigator Award.
  • Association of Former Students Distinguished Graduate Student Award for Excellence in Doctoral Research, Texas A&M University, March 2009.
  • Richard W. Schmude, Jr. Endowed Graduate Scholarship in Chemistry, Texas A&M University, May 2008.
  • Robert A. Welch Foundation Graduate Fellowship Award, Texas A&M University,   August 2004 to May 2005.

Teaching Experience

CHEM 2341 – Organic Chemistry I
CHEM 2342 – Organic Chemistry II
CHEM 4333/5333 – Spectroscopy
CHEM 4241 – Advanced Lab II (Advanced Inorganic Lab)
CHEM 5312 – Organometallic Chemistry
CHEM 5341 – Graduate Inorganic Chemistry
CHEM 5321 – Advanced Organic Chemistry
MSEC 7395 – Catalysis in Materials Science

Committee Work

Professional

  • Editorial Advisory Board Member Dalton Transactions, 2019 – present
  • Editorial Advisory Board Member Chemical Communications, 2019 – present
  • ACS Division of Inorganic Chemistry – Symposium Organizer – Recent Advances in the Photochemistry and Photophysics of P-Block Elements, Fall ACS National Meeting, August 2018, Boston, MA
  • Editorial Board Member of Cogent Chemistry, 2015–present
  • F. A. Cotton Award Symposium Organizer 2016
  • ACS Division of Inorganic Chemistry – Main Group Chemistry Symposia Organizer for National Meetings 2014–present
  • Reviewer for several scientific journals
  • NSF proposal reviewer
  • ACS PRF proposal reviewer

University Level

  • Member of the Faculty Qualifications Committee, 2018 – present
  • Chemistry and Biochemistry Liaison to the Faculty Senate, 2016 – 2017
  • Mentor for the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (H-LSAMP) program, Fall 2010 – current

College Level

  • Member of the College Review Board for Tenure and Promotion, 2020 – present
  • Chair – College of Science and Engineering Graduate Scholarship Committee, 2018 – present
  • Member of the CoSE Committee for Postdoctoral Support and Professional Development, 2018 – present
  • Member – PI Council, 2017 – present
  • Member – College of Science and Engineering Graduate Scholarship Committee, 2017 – present
  • Reviewer for the Research Enhancement Program 2018
  • Member – MSEC PhD Admissions Committee, 2015 – present

Department Level

  • Member – PhD Program Development Committee, 2015 – present
  • Chair – Departmental Equipment Committee, 2017 – present
  • Member – Departmental Equipment Committee, 2015 – 2017
  • Chair – Admissions Committee for CheMIE REU Program, 2013 – 2016
  • Member of the Safety Committee; Fall 2012 – current
  • Organizer of the Departmental Seminar Series 2011 – 2012
  • Member of the Graduate Admissions Committee; Fall 2011 – current
  • Member of the Graduate Student Recruiting Committee; Fall 2011 – current (current chair)
  • NMR Facilities Director, Spring 2011 – current