Roman Shchepin
Education
B.S., Perm State University
PhD., University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Brief Bio
Dr. R. V. Shchepin received BS (Chemistry), 2000, from Perm State University (PSU) in the area of organic chemistry with the focus on heterocyclic chemistry and Reformatsky Reaction. He continued his education at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) and received 2006, PhD degree (Chemistry) under Prof. Patrick Dussault, with focus on ozonolysis and quorum-sensing molecules for Candida Albicans management. After that Dr. Shchepin completed his postdoctoral fellowship at Vanderbilt University (VU), Department of Chemistry under Prof. Ned Porter (2007-2009) with research in antioxidant chemistry and stress metabolites elucidation by means of NMR and HR-MS techniques. In 2010, he joined Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science (VUIIS) working on projects related to isotopic enrichment for purposes of hyperpolarized imaging. Dr. Shchepin became Assistant Professor at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in the Fall of 2019. Here, he continues the theme of hyperpolarized research with focus on both chemistry and engineering projects.
Research Expertise
Dr. Shchepin鈥檚 research interest can be defined as the broader area of hyperpolarization and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) with the emphasis on the parahydrogen (para-H2) based approaches. This overarching direction includes organic synthesis of both natural abundance (n.a.) and isotopically enriched tracers (molecules to be polarized). His synthetic approaches also extend to catalyst development for both hydrogenative (irreversible) ParaHydrogen-Induced Polarization (PHIP) and Signal Amplification By Reversible Exchange (SABRE). Another direction that he pursues at the moment is instrumentation development for hyperpolarization, NMR and recently for Nuclear Quadrupole Resonance (NQR). Presently, he is coauthor of >74 peer-reviewed publications, 3 successful patents and a book chapter.
Teaching
Dr. Shchepin鈥檚 teaching interest includes organic chemistry, green chemistry as well as molecular imaging. Namely, he teaches various courses related to organic and green chemistry such as Organic Chemistry I (CHEM 326), Organic Chemistry II (CHEM328), Organic Chemistry III, Advanced Topics (CHEM 420/520), Experimental Organic Chemistry (CHEM220L) and a part of Emerging Technologies in Green and Sustainable Chemistry (CHEM600). He also develops new graduate courses and participates in various outreach activities with particular emphasis on local high schools.