Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry-0358, University of California, San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla. CA 92093-0358
tel: 858-534-6175 fax: 858-534-5383 email: wtrogler@ucsd.edu
Education:
B.A.&M.A., Chemistry - Johns Hopkins University
Ph.D., Chemistry - California Institute of Technology
Research Interests:
Conjugated silole and silafluorene copolymer fluorophores for detection of toxicants and explosives
Thin film chemiresistors for chemical vapor sensing
Template synthesis of hollow silica and titania nanospheres for biomedical applications
Scientific Honors
Phi Beta Kappa 1974
IBM Fellow 1976-1977
du Pont Young Faculty Fellow 1977-1978
Rohm and Haas Faculty Fellow 1980
Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow 1983-1986
Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science 1988
Academic Experiences:
Assistant Professor, Northwestern University. 1977 – 1983
Associate Professor, University of California, San Diego. 1983 – 1986
Professor, University of California, San Diego. 1986 – present
Interim Associate Chancellor, UCSD 2003 - 2004
Other Activities:
1978-1980 Guest Faculty Researcher – Physics, Argonne National Laboratory
1986-1987 Consultant - Brunswick Biotechnetics
1988-1990 Cochair of NSF National Workshop in Organometallic Chemistry
1988-1990 Editorial Advisory Board – Organometallics
1991-1993 Editorial Advisory Board - Inorganic Chemistry
1993-1996 Elected Councilor, ACS Division of Inorganic Chemistry
2003 National Research Council Committee on Standoff Explosives Detection
2003-2004 Nanotechnology Advisory Group - President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology
2004-2005 NIH Study Section - Bioengineering Sciences and Technologies Review Group for Instrumentation and Systems Development
2004 Science Advisory Board, CRG Chemical
2006-present Strategic Advisory Board, RedXDefense
2005-2008 NRC Committee on Basic Research Needs for IED Detection
2005-present Member-investigator of UCSD Moores Cancer Center
2007-2008 Nanotechnology Advisory Group - President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology
2008 Nanoengineering Department, Affiliated Faculty Member
2008-2011 Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology
2010-2012 UCSD Foundation Board of Trustees Faculty Representative
Total number of graduate students advised: 30+
Total number of postdoctorals advised: 13
Publications: Articles in Refereed Journals 185, 5 patents, 1 edited book, 1 coauthored book
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