sushma L. saraf

CHEMICAL EDUCATION

Assistant Professor (Lecturer)
Director of General Chemistry Labs

B.S. Stony Brook University, 2004
Ph.D. Utah State University, 2016                                                                                                      
Phone: (801) 585-3419
Office: 1475 GH
Email: s.saraf@utah.edu

Activities & Awards

• UPSTEM HHMI Faculty Fellow, Center for Science and Math Education, University of Utah, 2018-2019
• Doctoral Dissertation Grant Award, Office of Research and Graduate Studies, Utah State University, 2014

• Marjorie H. Gardner Teaching Award, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University, 2013

Courses

• Specialized Topics in Laboratory Techniques (CHEM 5600)
• Organic Chemistry I (CHEM 2310)
• Honors General Chemistry Lab I & II (CHEM 1240, CHEM 1241)
• General Chemistry Lab I & II (CHEM 1215, CHEM 1225)

Publications

• Saraf, S. L.; Milaczewska, A.; Borowski, T.; James, C. D.; Tierney, D. L.; Popova, M.; Arif, A. M.; Berreau, L. M. "Anion Effects in Oxidative Aliphatic Carbon-Carbon Bond Cleavage Reactions of Cu(II) Chlorodiketonate Complexes," Inorg. Chem.2016, 55, 6916-6928.
• Saraf, S. L.; Fish, T. J.; Benninghoff, A. D.; Buelt, A. A.; Smith, R. C.; Berreau, L. M. "Photochemical Reactivity of Ru^II(η⁶-p-cymene) Flavonolato Compounds," Organometallics, 2014, 33, 6341-6351.
• Grubel, K. G.; Saraf, S. L.; Anderson, S. N.; Laughlin, B. J.; Smith, R. C.; Arif, A. M.; Berreau, L. M. “Synthesis, Characterization, and Photoinduced CO-release Reactivity of a Pb(II) Flavonolate Complex: Comparisons to Group 12 Analogs.” Inorg. Chim. Acta. 2013, 407, 91-97.

• Fang, W. N.; Saraf, S. L.; Pusztay, S. V., "Arylsulfanyl Compounds and Compositions for Delivering Active Agents." (Emisphere Technologies Inc.) WIPO Patent WO/2008/014430, January 31, 2008.