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    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

    Identification and exploitation of chemical compounds (both natural and anthropogenic) that influence the behavior of marine crustaceans, especially the globally invasive green crab (European shore crab), Carcinus maenas.

    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

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