John A. Terschak , Ph.D.
Lecturer of Chemistry
Office: 162 Life Sciences Building
Office Hours: By appointment
Phone: 312.567.3229
Fax: 312.567.3494
Email: jterscha@iit.edu
Expertise
- Marine Chemical Ecology
- Analytical Chemistry
- Instrumental Methods
Education
- B.S. (Chemistry ACS Cert.) Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York
- Ph.D. (Chemical Oceanography/Marine Chemistry) University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska
Curriculum Vitae
Research & Major Accomplishments
Current Projects
Awards/Honors
Patents
Books
- J. D. Hardege & J. A. Terschak. (2011) “Identification of Crustacean Sex Pheromones” in Chemical Communication in Crustaceans, T. Breithaupt & M. Thiel (Eds.). Springer: New York, ISBN: 978-0-387-77100-7, pp 565.
Selected Publications
J. D. Hardege, H. D. Bartels-Hardege, N. Fletcher, J. A. Terschak, M. Harley, M. A. Smith, L. Davidson, D. Hayden, C. T. Müller, M. Lorch, K. Welham, T. Walther, R. Bublitz. (accepted 2011) “Identification of a female sex pheromone in Carcinus maenas.” Marine Ecology Progress Series. pre-press abstract: meps09226.
D. Zhang, J. A. Terschak, M. A. Harley, J. Lin, and J. D. Hardege (2011) “Simultaneously Hermaphroditic Shrimp Use Lipophilic Cuticular Hydrocarbons as Contact Sex Pheromones” PLoS One 6(4): e17720.
Professional Society Memberships
Editorial Board Service
Professional Society Service
- Alpha Chi Sigma
- American Chemical Society
- Sigma Xi
Grants
Community Service
- ACS Chemists with Disabilities Committee
