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Arthur F. Thurneau Professor Emerita of Chemistry
Ph.D., University of Michigan

Organic Chemistry, Heterocyclic Reactive Intermediates

Phone: (734) 764-7340
Email: snege@umich.edu

Professor Ege's research focused on photochemical transformations of heterocycles, in particular pyrazolimone and pyrazolidinone systems with two interests: (1) the exploration of heterocyclic reactive intermediates that are involved in such photo chemical reactions, and (2) the use of such reactions in transformations of practical or medicinal interest. She was Associate Chair of the Department of Chemistry Curriculum Development and Faculty Affairs when in 1988, undertook a major revision of its undergraduate chemistry curriculum with the purpose of providing, in both the first year lecture and laboratory courses, better models for what it is that chemists actually do and how they think at the molecular level. In so doing, the faculty hope to engage students earlier in the kinds of reasoning about structure and reactivity that chemists, biochemists, molecular biologists, and materials scientists use to deal with phenomena ranging from life to materials. She was actively involved in the conception and the implementation of this new curriculum, which has been instrumental in provoking active debate about curricular issues nationally and internationally.

AWARDS

• Sarah Goddard Power Award, University of Michigan, Academic Women's Çaucus, 2003
• National Catalyst Award, Chemical Manufacturers Association, 1993
• University of Michigan, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, 1990-Present
• Phi Lambda Upsilor Outstanding Professor, Teacher Award, 1987
• Inter-American Photochemical Society

REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS

1. S.N. Ege, A.D. Adams, E.J. Gess, K. S. Ragone, B. J. Kober, M.B. Lampert, P Umrigar, D.C. Lankin and G.W. Griffin, "Oxopyrazolinc-spiro-oxiranes. A New Class of Reactive Heterocycles," J Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans 1 (1983), 325.
2. S.N. Ege, W.M. Butler, A. Bergers, B.S. Biesman, J.E. Boerman, V.I. Corondan, K.D. Locke, S. Meshinchi, S.H. Ponas and T.D. Spitzer, "Functionalized l-Anilionazetinidin-2-ones by Photochemical Ring Contraction of Pyrazolidinones," J Chem. Soc. Perk in Trans., 1 (1983), 1111.
3. P. Umrigar, G.W Griffin, B.A. Lindig, M.A. Fox, P.K. Das, T.M. Leslie, A.M. Trozzolo, S.N. Ege and A. Thomas, "Generation and Characterization of Carbonyl Ylides from Pyrazolinone Spirooxiranes," J. Photochem. (1983), 22, 71.
4. P. Umrigar, G.W. Griffin, S.N. Ege, A.D. Adams and P.K. Das "Reactive Intermediates in the Photochemistry of 4-Diazo-2-pyrazolin-5-ones," Can. J Chem.(1984), 62, 2456.
5. S.N. Ege. B.P. Coppola, R.G. Lawton. "The University of Michigan Undergraduate Chemistry Curriculum. 1. Philosophy, Curriculum and the Nature of Change" J. Chem. Educ. 1997, 74, 74.
6. S.N. Ege. B.P. Coppola, R.G. Lawton. "The University of Michigan Undergraduate Chemistry Curriculum. 2. Instruction Strategies and Assessment" J. Chem. Educ. 1997, 74, 84.
7. S.N. Ege, "Organic Chemistry, Structure and Reactivity," Fifth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company Boston, MA, (2004)