Mary K Boyd
Professor and Chair
Organic Chemistry

B.Sc. University of Toronto (1984)
Ph.D. University of Toronto (1989) NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow, SUNY Stony Brook (1989-90)

Office: Chemistry & Nursing Rm 2003B
Phone: (912) 478-5681
E-mail: mboyd@georgiasouthern.edu

Dr. Mary K Boyd obtained her PhD in mechanistic organic photochemistry at the University of Toronto, followed by postdoctoral research at SUNY Stony Brook in physical organic chemistry. Dr. Boyd’s current research focuses on the development of photocleavable protecting groups for nucleotide synthesis, with application in DNA chip synthesis. She joined the Chemistry Department at Georgia Southern in summer 2005 as Department Chair. Dr. Boyd is actively involved in undergraduate research, both at Georgia Southern and nationally, through her work with the Council of Undergraduate Research. Dr. Boyd enjoys spending time with her husband and two young children, and gardening.

Courses Taught

  • Organic Chemistry I
  • Organic Chemistry II
  • Advanced Organic Chemistry
  • Special Topics (Organic Photochemistry, Structure Determination)

Selected Publications

  • Mary K. Boyd and Garrett M. Zopp, Organic Photochemistry, Annu. Rep. Prog. Chem., Section B: Org. Chem., 2004, 100, 351-375.
  • Michael P. Coleman and Mary K. Boyd, S-Pixyl Analogs as Photocleavable Protecting Groups for Nucleosides, J. Org. Chem., 2002, 67, 7641.
  • Hong Du and Mary K. Boyd, The 9-Xanthenylmethyl Group: A Novel Photocleavable Protecting Group for Amines, Tetrahedron Lett. 2001, 42, 6645.

Awards & Recognitions

  • Sujack Award for Teaching Excellence, Loyola University Chicago

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