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Eric Matthew Villa, PhD

Professor

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EricVilla@creighton.edu
College of Arts and Sciences
Chemistry
Biochemistry
Chemistry Faculty
RGSB - Rigge Science Building - 233

Eric Matthew Villa, PhD

Professor

Research Focus

One of our primary interests is in the synthesis, characterization and reaction dynamics of polyoxometalate ions (POMs) in water, which includes the relationship between the solid-state and solution properties of POMs and isotopic-oxygen-exchange reactions of POMs in water. We are also interested in the synthesis and characterization of lanthanide materials. Here we explore periodic trends within lanthanide compounds and the structure-function relationships & utilization of solid-state properties of these materials.

Department

Chemistry and Biochemistry

Position

Professor

Articles

  • Crystals
    Spriet, M. R., Polinski, M. J.; Mercado, B. M.; Villa, E. M.* Spriet, M. R.; Polinski, M. J.; Mercado, B. M.; Villa, E. M.* “Synthesis and Structures of the Capped and Sandwiched Cobalt Heptamolybdate Polyoxometalate (NH4)6{[Co(H2O)5][Mo7O24][Co(H2O)2][Mo7O24][Co(H2O)5]}·6 H2O and Its Extended Structure (NH4)6{[Co(H2O)2]3[Mo7O24]2}.” Crystals. 2022, 12, 1201.
    12, p. 1201 2022
  • Medicinal Chemistry Research
    Lejcher, C. A., Leicher, C. A.; Villa, E. M.; Fletcher, J. T. “Merging antimicrobial and visible emission properties within 1,3,4-trisubstituted-1,2,3-triazolium salts.”
    31, p. 474-484 2022
  • Polyhedron
    Reedy, C. N., Reedy, C. N.; Villa, E. M.* Stabilizing Lanthanide Periodate Compounds by Slowing Periodate Reduction at Elevated Temperatures with NaBiO3, a Sacrificial Oxidant. (Special Issue: Undergraduate Research in Inorganic Chemistry 2021).
    203, p. 115230 2021
  • Crystal Growth & Design
    Dalton, E. Z., Dalton, E. Z.; Blomberg, W. R.; Villa, E. M.* “Syntheses and Structures of the First Lanthanide Thiosulfate Complexes and the Subsequent Formation of Mixed Thiosulfate-Sulfite Compounds.”
    21, p. 3071–3081 2021
  • Inorganic Chemistry
    Brenner, N., Brenner, N.; Sperling, J. M.; Poe. T.N.; Celis-Barros, C.; Brittain, K.; Villa, E. M.; Albrecht-Schmitt, T. E.; Polinski, M. J. “Trivalent f-Element Squarates, Squarate-Oxalates, and Cationic Materials, and the Determination of the Nine-Coordinate Ionic Radius of Cf(III).”
    59, p. 9384-9395 2020
  • Polyhedron
    Kreofsky, N. W., Kreofsky, N. W.; Dillenburg, M. D.; Villa, E. M.; Fletcher, J. T. “Ru(II) coordination compounds of N-N bidentate chelators with 1,2,3 triazole and isoquinoline subunits: Synthesis, spectroscopy and antimicrobial properties.”
    177, p. 114259 2020
  • Journal of Chemical Education
    Worley, B.; Villa, E. M.; Gunn, J. M.; Mattson, B.  “Visualizing Dissolution, Ion Mobility, and Precipitation through a Low-Cost, Rapid-Reaction Activity Introducing Microscale Precipitation Chemistry.”  (Issue Cover).
    96, p. 951-954 2019
  • Zeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine Chemie
    Dovgan, J. T.; Polinski, M. J.; Villa, E. M.* “Synthesis, Characterization and Structural Comparisons of the First Neodymium(III) Sulfite-Acetate Crystal Structure.”
    645, p. 31-35 2019
  • Minerals
    Villa, E. M., Cross, J. N., Albrecht-Schmitt, T. E. 'New Uranyl Open Framework and Sheet Compounds Formed via in-situ Protonation of Piperazine by Phosphorous Acid'. Minerals. 2018, 8(11), 497 (Invited Manuscript)
    8(11), p. 497 2018
  • Crystal Growth & Design
    Dovgan, J. T.; Polinski, M. J.; Mercado, B. Q. M.; Villa, E. M*. “pH Driven Hydrothermal Syntheses of Neodymium Sulfites and Mixed Sulfate-Sulfites.”
    18, p. 5332-5341 2018
  • Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry
    Fletcher, J. T.; Hanson, M. D.; Christensen, J. A.; Villa, E. M. “Revisiting ring-degenerate L'abbe rearrangements of 1-substituted-4-imino-1,2,3-triazoles.”
    14, p. 2098-2015 2018
  • Inorganic Chemistry
    Poe, T. N.; White, F. D.; Proust, V.; Villa, E. M.; Polinski, M. J.  “[Ag2M(Te­2O5)2]SO4 (M = CeIV or ThIV­­): A New Purely Inorganic d/f-Heterometallic Cation Material.”
    57, p. 4816–4819 2018
  • Tetrahedron Letters
    Fletcher, J. T.; Christensen, J. A.; Villa, E. M. “Tandem synthesis of 1-formyl-1,2,3-triazoles.”
    58, p. 4450-4454. 2017
  • Acta Crystallographica Section E
    Byer, S. H.; Villa, E. M*. “Synthesis and crystal structure of cerium(IV) bis(phosphite).”
    E73, p. 1290-1293 2017
  • Acta Crystallographica Section E
    Smith, R.; Holman, D.; Villa, E. M. “Crystal Structure of Li3Ga(BO3)2.”
    E73, p. 456–458 2017
  • Tetrahedron Letters
    Pandya, A. N.; Villa, E. M.; North, J. E. “A Simple and Efficient Approach for the Synthesis of 2-Aminated Quinazolines Derivatives via Metal Free Oxidative Annulation.” 
    58, p. 1276-1279 2017
  • Tetrahedron
    Gubbels, M.; Hulce, M.; Kum, J.; Urick, A.; Villa, E. “Stereoselective Synthesis of Exocyclic Allenes by Double Hydride Reduction of 3-Alkynyl-2-cycloalkenones.”
    72 (40), p. 6052–6063 2016
  • Tetrahedron Letters
    Pandya, Amit N., Fletcher, James T., Villa, Eric M., Agrawal, Devendra K. 'Silver-Mediated Synthesis of Indolizines via Oxidative C-H functionalization and 5- endo-dig cyclization'
    55(50), p. 6922-6924 2014
  • Journal of Solid State Chemistry
    Yu, Na, Klepov, Vladislav V., Villa, Eric Matthew, Bosbach, Dirk, Suleimanov, Evgeny V., Depmeier, Wulf, Albrecht-Schmitt, Thomas E., Alekseev, Evgeny V. 'Topologically identical, but geometrically isomeric layers in hydrous alpha-, beta-Rb[UO2(AsO3OH)(AsO2(OH)2)]·H2O and anhydrous Rb[UO2(AsO3OH)(AsO2(OH)2)]'
    215, p. 152-159 2014
  • Inorganic Chemistry
    Cross, Justin N., Villa, Eric M., Darling, Victoria R., Polinski, Matthew J., Lin, Jian, Tan, Xiaoyan, Kikugawa, Naoki, Shatruk, Michael, Baumbach, Ryan, Albrecht-Schmitt, Thomas E. 'Straightforward Reductive Routes to Air-Stable Uranium(III) and Neptunium(III) Materials'
    53(14), p. 7455-7466 2014
  • Inorganic Chemistry
    Polinski, M. J.; Cross, J. N.; Villa, E. M.; Lin, J.; Alekseev, E. V.; Depmeier, W.; Albrecht-Schmitt, T. E. “Synthesis of Divalent Europium Borate via in Situ Reductive Techniques.”
    52(14), p. 8099–8105 2013
  • Inorganic Chemistry
    Babo, J. M.; Jouffret, L.; Lin, J.; Villa, E. M.; Albrecht-Schmitt, T. E. “Synthesis, Structure, and Spectroscopy of Two Ternary Uranium(IV) Thiophosphates: UP2S9 and UP2S7 Containing P2S92- and P2S72- Ligands.”
    52(13), p. 7747–7751 2013
  • Crystal Growth & Design
    Villa, E. M.; Alekseev, E. V.; Depmeier, W.; Albrecht-Schmitt, T. E. “Syntheses, Structures, and Comparisons of Thallium Uranium Phosphites, Mixed Phosphate-Phosphites, and Phosphate.”
    13(4), p. 1721-1729 2013
  • Journal of American Chemical Society
    Cross, J. N.; Duncan, P. M.; Villa, E. V.; Polinski, M. J.; Babo, J. M.; Alekseev, E. V.; Booth, C. H.; Albrecht-Schmitt, T. E. “From Yellow To Black: Dramatic Changes between Cerium(IV) and Plutonium(IV) Molybdates.”
    135(7), p. 2769-2775 2013
  • Dalton Transactions
    Villa, E. M.; Diwu, J.; Alekseev, E. V.; Depmeier, W.; Albrecht-Schmitt, T. E. “Structural Changes with the Alkaline Earth Uranyl Phosphites.”
    42, p. 9637-9644 2013
  • Inorganic Chemistry
    Villa, E. M.; Marr, C. J.; Diwu, J. Alekseev, E. V.; Depmeier, W.; Albrecht-Schmitt, T. E. “From Order to Disorder and Back Again: In Situ Hydrothermal Redox Reactions of Uranium Phosphites and Phosphates.”
    52(2), p. 965-973 2013
  • Crystal Growth & Design
    Meredith, N. A.; Polinski, M. J.; Cross, J. N.; Villa, E. M.; Simonetti, A.; Albrecht-Schmitt, T. E. “Synthetic Influences on Neptunium Incorporation in Naturally Occurring Copper Uranyl Phosphates.”
    13(1), p. 386-392 2012
  • Inorganic Chemistry
    Lin, Jian, Cross, Justin Neil, Juan, Diwu, Polinski, Matthew James, Villa, Eric Matthew, Albrecht-Schmitt, Thomas E. 'Usual Coordination for Plutonium(IV), Cerium(IV), and Zirconium(IV) in the Cationic Layered Materials [M2Te4O11]x-2 (M=Pu, Ce, Zr; X=Cl, Br)'
    51(21), p. 11949-11954 2012
  • Inorganic Chemistry
    Cross, Justin Neil, Villa, Eric Matthew, Wang, Shuao A., Juan, Diwu, Polinski, Matthew James, Albrecht-Schmitt, Thomas E. 'Syntheses, Structures and Spectroscopic Properties of Plutonium and Americium Phosphites and the Redetermination of the Ionic Radii of Pu(III) and Am(III)'
    51(15), p. 8419-8424 2012
  • Inorganic Chemistry
    Villa, Eric Matthew, Marr, Connor J., Jouffret, Laurent J., Alekseev, Evgeny V., Depmeier, Wulf, Albrecht-Schmitt, Thomas E. 'Systematic Evolution from Uranyl(VI) Phosphites to Uranium(IV) Phosphates'
    51(12), p. 6548-6558 2012
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
    Polinski, Matthew James, Grant, Daniel J., Wang, Shuao A., Alekseev, Evgeny V., Cross, Justin Neil, Villa, Eric Matthew, Depmeier, Wulf, Gagliardi, Laura, Albrecht-Schmitt, Thomas E. 'Differentiating between Trivalent Lanthanides and Actinides'
    134(25), p. 10682-10692 2012
  • Chemistry -- A European Journal
    Johnson, Rene L., Villa, Eric Matthew, Ohlin, C. Andre, Rustud, James R., Casey, William H. 'O17-NMR and Computational Study of a Tetrasiliconiobate Ion, [H2+xSi4Nb16O56](14-x)-'
    17(34), p. 9359–9367 2012
  • Inorganic Chemistry
    Lin, Jian, Juan, Diwu, Cross, Justin Neil, Villa, Eric Matthew, Albrecht-Schmitt, Thomas E. 'Cerium(IV) Tellurite Halides [Ce¬2Te7O17]x-2 (X=Cl- or Br-): The First Cerium-Containing Cationic Frameworks'
    51(19), p. 10083-10085 2012
  • Maternal Child Nursing
    Villa, Eric M.; Wang, Shuao; Alekseev, Evgeny V.; Depmeier, Wulf; Albrecht-Schmitt, Thomas E. “Facile Routes to Th(IV), U(IV), and Np(IV) Phosphites and Phosphates”
    2011(25), p. 3749-3754 2011
  • European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry
    Villa, Eric M.; Wang, Shuao; Alekseev, Evgeny V.; Depmeier, Wulf; Albrecht-Schmitt, Thomas E. “Facile Routes to Th(IV), U(IV), and Np(IV) Phosphites and Phosphates”, “Facile Routes to Th(IV), U(IV), and Np(IV) Phosphites and Phosphates”
    25, p. 3749-3754 2011
  • Chemistry -- A European Journal
    Ohlin, C. André; Harley, Stephen J.; McAlpin, J. Gregory; Hocking, Rosalie K.; Mercado, Brandon Q.; Johnson, Rene L.; Villa, Eric M.; Fidler, Mary Kate; Olmstead, Marilyn M.; Spiccia, Leone; Britt, R. David; Casey, William H. “Rates of Water Exchange for Two Cobalt(II) Heteropolyoxotungstate Compounds in Aqueous Solution”
    17(16), p. 4408-4417 2011
  • Inorganic Chemistry
    Wang, Shuao; Villa, Eric M.; Diwu, Juan; Alekseev, Evgeny V.; Depmeier, Wulf; Albrecht-Schmitt, Thomas E. “Role of Anions and Reaction Conditions in the Preparation of Uranium(VI), Neptunium(VI), and Plutonium(VI) Borates”
    50 (6), p. 2527-2533 2011
  • Inorganica Chimica Acta
    Ohlin, C. André; Villa, Eric M.; Fettinger, James, C.; Casey, William H. 'The First Peroxotitanoniobate Cluster - [N(CH3)4]10[Ti12Nb6O38(OI2)6]'
    363(15), p. 4405-4407 2010
  • American Journal of Science
    Villa, Eric M.; Ohlin, C. André; Casey, William H. 'Adding reactivity to structure 2: Oxygen-Isotope-Exchange Rates in Three Isostructural Oxide Ions'
    310(7), p. 629-644 2010
  • Chemistry -- A European Journal
    Villa, Eric M; Ohlin, C. André; Casey, William H. 'Borate Accelerates Rates of Steady Oxygen-Isotope Exchange for Polyoxoniobate Ions in Water'
    16(29), p. 8631-8634 2010
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
    Villa, Eric M; Ohlin, C. André; Casey, William H. 'Oxygen-Isotope Exchange Rates for Three Isostructural Poloxometalate Ions'
    132(14), p. 5264-5272 2010
  • International Journal of Chemical Kinetics
    Weisshaar, D. E.; Earl, G. W.; Villa, E. M.; Zierke, J. L.; Fry, C. J.; Becvar, K. L.; Li, S. K.; Schafer, M. C. “Kinetic Study of the Reaction of Dimethyl Carbonate with Trialkylamines”
    42(4), p. 221-225 2010
  • Nature Materials
    Ohlin, C. André; Villa, Eric M.; Rustad, James R.; Casey, William H. “Dissolution of Insulating Oxide Materials at the Molecular Scale”
    9(1), p. 11-19 2010
  • Journal of American Chemical Society
    Villa, E. M; Ohlin, C. A.; Rustad, J. R.; Casey, W. H. 'Isotope-Exchange Dynamics in Isostructural Decametalates with Profound Differences in Reactivity'
    131 (45), p. 16488–16492 2009
  • Inorganica Chimica Acta
    Villa, E. M.; Ohlin, C. A.; Balogh, E.; Anderson, T. M.; Nyman, M. D.; Casey, W. H. 'Adding reactivity to structure - Reaction dynamics of a nanometer-size oxide ion in water'
    362 (4), p. 1391–1392 2009
  • Dalton Transactions
    Ohlin, C. A.; Villa, E. M.; Fettinger, J. C.; Casey, W. H. 'A new titanoniobate ion - Completing the series [Nb10O28]6-, [TiNb9O28]7- and [Ti2Nb8O28]8-”
    15, p. 2677-2678 2009
  • American Journal of Science
    Villa, E. M.; Ohlin, C. A.; Balogh, E.; Anderson, T. M.; Nyman, M. D.; Casey, W. H. 'Adding reactivity to structure - Reaction dynamics of a nanometer-size oxide ion in water'
    308 (8), p. 942-953 2008
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
    Ohlin, C. A.; Villa, E. M.; Fettinger, J. C.; Casey, W. H. 'Distinctly different reactivities of two similar polyoxoniobates with hydrogen peroxide'
    47 (43), p. 8251–8254 2008
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
    Ohlin, C. A.; Villa, E. M.; Fettinger, J. C.; Casey, W. H. ' The [Ti12Nb6O44]-10 ion - A New Type of Polyoxometalate Structure'
    47 (30), p. 5634–5636 2008
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
    Villa, E. M.; Ohlin, C. A.; Balogh, E.; Anderson, T. M.; Nyman, M. D.; Casey, W. H. 'Reaction dynamics of the decaniobate ion [HxNb10O28](6-x)- in water'
    47 (26), p. 4844–4846 2008

Presentations

  • Villa, E. M.*, Spriet, M. R.; Kuhl, G. M. Relating the Structures and Aqueous Solution Reactivities of Two Anderson-type Polyoxometalate Ions. Abstracts, 265th ACS National Meeting, Indianapolis, IN, United States, March 26-30 (2023). 2023
  • Villa, E. M.*, Benson, M. J.; Bohanon, A. M.; Dalton, E. Z. Periodic Trends of Templated Lanthanide Thiosulfates: Facile Control of Dimensionality. Abstracts, 265th ACS National Meeting, Indianapolis, IN, United States, March 26-30 (2023). 2023
  • Huisman, K. I.; Villa, E. M.* Syntheses and Crystal Structures of Novel Lanthanide Phosphites Utilizing Organic Templating Cations. Abstracts, 265th ACS National Meeting, Indianapolis, IN, United States, March 26-30 (2023). 2023
  • Swenson, W. F.; Villa, E. M.* Syntheses and Structures of Mix-Metal Sulfites: The Facile Linking of Hard and Soft Metals via Sulfite. Abstracts, 265th ACS National Meeting, Indianapolis, IN, United States, March 26-30 (2023). 2023
  • Baude, W. W.; Villa, E. M.* Syntheses and Crystal Structures of New Metal Complexes Utilizing a Periodic Acid Flux. Abstracts, 265th ACS National Meeting, Indianapolis, IN, United States, March 26-30 (2023). 2023
  • Swenson, W. F.; Villa, E. M.* Syntheses and Structures of Mix-Metal Sulfites: The Facile Linking of Hard and Soft Metals via Sulfite. Abstracts, 56th Midwest ACS Meeting, Iowa City, IA, United States, October 19-21 (2022). 2022
  • Huisman, K. I.; Villa, E. M.* Syntheses and Crystal Structures of Novel Lanthanide Phosphites Utilizing Organic Templating Cations. Abstracts, 56th Midwest ACS Meeting, Iowa City, IA, United States, October 19-21 (2022). 2022
  • Villa, E. M.*, Spriet, M. R.; Kuhl, G. M. Relating the Structures and Aqueous Solution Reactivities of Two Anderson-type Polyoxometalate Ions. Abstracts, 56th Midwest ACS Meeting, Iowa City, IA, United States, October 19-21 (2022). 2022
  • Villa, E. M.* Relating the Structures and Aqueous Solution Reactivities of Two Anderson-type Polyoxometalate Ions. Abstracts, 56th Midwest ACS Meeting, Iowa City, IA, United States, October 19-21 (2022). Sci-Mix Poster Session. 2022
  • Villa, E. M.*, Benson, M. J.; Bohanon, A. M.; Dalton, E. Z. Periodic Trends of Templated Lanthanide Thiosulfates: Facile Control of Dimensionality. 29th Rare Earth Research Conference. Philadelphia, PA, United States. June 26-30 (2022). 2022
  • Newman, D. T.; Lang, A. G.; Villa, E. M.* Structural Investigations of Heavy Metal Complexes with 2- and 3-Thiophenecarboxylate and 2- and 3-Selenophenecarboxylate. Abstracts, 2022 National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Virtual, April 7th, 2022. 2022
  • Benson, M. J.; Bohanon, A. M.; Dalton, E. Z.; Villa, E. M.* Periodic Trends of Templated Lanthanide Thiosulfates: Facile Control of Dimensionality. Abstracts, 2022 National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Virtual, April 7th, 2022. 2022
  • Swenson, W. F.; Villa, E. M.* Syntheses and Structures of Mix-Metal Sulfites: The Facile Linking of Hard and Soft Metals via Sulfite. Abstracts, 2022 National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Virtual, April 7th, 2022. 2022
  • Tran, A. D.; Villa, E. M.* Advances in New Hybrid Lanthanide Sulfite Structures. Abstracts, 54th Midwest ACS Meeting, Wichita, KS, United States, October 16-19 (2019). 2019
  • Ogura, K. S.; Villa, E. M.* Syntheses and Crystal Structures of Novel Heterobimetallic 4d-4f Sulfite Structures. Abstracts, 54th Midwest ACS Meeting, Wichita, KS, United States, October 16-19 (2019). 2019
  • Villa, E. M.* Oxygen-Exchange Kinetics of the Anderson-type Polyoxometalate Ion TeMo6O246- in Aqueous Solution. Abstracts, 54th Midwest ACS Meeting, Wichita, KS, United States, October 16-19 (2019). 2019
  • Villa, E. M.*; Spriet, M. R.; Kuhl, G. M. "Oxygen-Exchange Kinetics of the Anderson-type Polyoxometalate Ion TeMo6O246- in Aqueous Solution." Abstracts, 257st ACS National Meeting, Orlando, FL, United States, March 31-April 4 (2019). 2019
  • Blomberg, W. R.; Villa, E. M.* "Syntheses and Crystal Structures of Heavy Transition and Main Group Metals with Thiosulfate." Abstracts, Abstracts, 257st ACS National Meeting, Orlando, FL, United States, March 31-April 4 (2019). 2019
  • Lang, A. G.; Villa, E. M.* "Structural Divergence of Heavy Metal Complexes with Isomeric Thiophenecarboxylates." Abstracts, 257st ACS National Meeting, Orlando, FL, United States, March 31-April 4 (2019). 2019
  • Reedy, C. N.; Villa, E. M.* "Stabilizing Lanthanide Periodates: Preventing Hydrothermal Reduction with a Sacrificial Oxidant." Abstracts, 257st ACS National Meeting, Orlando, FL, United States, March 31-April 4 (2019). 2019
  • Villa, E. M.* "Exploring in-situ Hydrothermal Redox Chemistry with the f-elements." Abstracts, 257st ACS National Meeting, Orlando, FL, United States, March 31-April 4 (2019). 2019
  • Invited Talk "Bridging Solution- and Solid-State Chemistries: Exploring Aqueous Reactivity of Polyoxometalate Ions and Lanthanide Extended Structure Syntheses." Department of Chemistry Seminar, University of Missouri. (03-05-2019) 2019
  • Invited Talk "Bridging Solution- and Solid-State Chemistries: Exploring Aqueous Reactivity of Polyoxometalate Ions and Lanthanide Extended Structure Syntheses." Department of Chemistry Seminar, University of Nebraska, Omaha. (02-04-2019) 2019
  • Blomberg, W. R.; Villa, E. M.* "Syntheses and Crystal Structures of Heavy Transition and Main Group Metals with Thiosulfate." Abstracts, 53rd Midwest ACS Meeting, Ames, IA, United States, October 21-23 (2018). 2018
  • Lang, A. G.; Villa, E. M.* "Structural Divergence of Heavy Metal Complexes with Isomeric Thiophenecarboxylates." 53rd Midwest ACS Meeting, Ames, IA, United States, October 21-23 (2018). 2018
  • Reedy, C. N.; Villa, E. M.* "Stabilizing Lanthanide Periodates: Preventing Hydrothermal Reduction with a Sacrificial Oxidant." Abstracts, 53rd Midwest ACS Meeting, Ames, IA, United States, October 21-23 (2018). 2018
  • Villa, E. M.* Spriet, M. R. "Oxygen-Exchange Kinetics of the Anderson-type Polyoxometalate Ion IMo6O245-." Abstracts, 255st ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, United States, March 18-22 (2018). 2018
  • Reedy, C. N.; Villa, E. M.*"Syntheses and Crystal Structures of Lanthanide Periodates." Abstracts, 255st ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, United States, March 18-22 (2018). 2018
  • Bohanon, A. M.; Villa, E. M.*"Syntheses and Crystal Structures of Lanthanide Dithiooxamide Complexes." Abstracts, 255st ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, United States, March 18-22 (2018). 2018
  • Kuhl, G. M.; Villa, E. M.*"Reaction Dynamics of the TeMo6O246- Ion in Water." Abstracts, 255st ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, United States, March 18-22 (2018). 2018
  • Villa, E. M.* Dalton, E. Z. "Facile Linking of Lanthanide Cations with Soft Metals via Thiosulfate." Abstracts, 255st ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, United States, March 18-22 (2018). 2018
  • Reedy, C. N.; Villa, E. M.* "Syntheses and Crystal Structures of Lanthanide Periodates." Abstracts, 52th Midwest Regional ACS Meeting, Lawrence, KS, United States, October 18-20 (2017). 2017
  • Bohanon, A. M.; Villa, E. M.* "Syntheses and Crystal Structures of Lanthanide Dithiooxamide Complexes." Abstracts, 52th Midwest Regional ACS Meeting, Lawrence, KS, United States, October 18-20 (2017). 2017
  • Kuhl, G. M.; Villa, E. M.* "Reaction Dynamics of the TeMo6O246- Ion in Water." Abstracts, 52th Midwest Regional ACS Meeting, Lawrence, KS, United States, October 18-20 (2017). 2017
  • Villa, E. M.* Spriet, M. R. "Oxygen-Exchange Kinetics of the Anderson-type Polyoxometalate Ion IMo6O245-." Abstracts, 52th Midwest Regional ACS Meeting, Lawrence, KS, United States, October 18-20 (2017). 2017
  • Villa, E. M.*; Dalton, E. Z. "Facile Linking of Lanthanide Cations with Soft Metals via Thiosulfate." Rare Earth Research Conference. Ames, IA, United States. June 18-22 (2017). 2017
  • Reedy, C. N.; Villa, E. M.* "Syntheses and Crystal Structures of Lanthanide Periodates." Rare Earth Research Conference. Ames, IA, United States. June 18-22 (2017). 2017
  • Bohanon, A. M.; Villa, E. M.* "Syntheses and Crystal Structures of Lanthanide Dithiooxamide Complexes." Rare Earth Research Conference. Ames, IA, United States. June 18-22 (2017). 2017
  • Invited Talk "Bridging Solution- and Solid-State Chemistries: Exploring Aqueous Reactivity of Polyoxometalate Ions and Lanthanide Extended Structure Syntheses." Department of Chemistry Seminar, Augustana University. (04-21-2017) 2017
  • Spriet, M. R.; Villa, E. M.* "Reaction Dynamics of the IMo6O245- Ion in Water." Abstracts, 51th Midwest Regional ACS Meeting y, Manhattan, KS, United States, October 26-28 (2016). 2016
  • Dalton, E. Z.; Villa, E. M.* "Syntheses of Lanthanide Thiosulfates." Abstracts, 51th Midwest Regional ACS Meeting, Manhattan, KS, United States, October 26-28 (2016). First-place - Awarded the Paul R. Sharpe Award in Inorganic Chemistry 2016
  • Villa, E. M.*; Dovgan, J. T.; Spriet, M. R.; Dalton, E. Z.; Byer, S. H.; Kuhl, G. M. "Exploring Lanthanide Extended Structures and Aqueous Polyoxometalate Ions: Bridging Solid- and Solution-State Chemistries." Yale-Rigaku Symposium on X-ray Diffraction, Yale University, New Haven, CT, United States, May 19-20 (2016). 2016
  • Dovgan, J. T.; Villa, E. M. "Hydrothermal Synthesis of Lanthanide Sulfites and Sulfates." Abstracts, 251st ACS National Meeting, San Diego, CA, United States, March 13-17 (2016). 2016
  • Villa, E. M.; Spriet, M. R. "Reaction Dynamics of Simple Polyoxometalate Ions in Water." Abstracts, 251st ACS National Meeting, San Diego, CA, United States, March 13-17 (2016). 2016
  • Gubbels, M. A.; Huang, R. W.; Villa, E. M.; Hulce, M. R. "Determining the Sterechemical Outcome of 3-alkynyl- and 3-alkenyl-2cycloalkedouble Hydride Reductions" Abstracts, 50th Midwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, St. Joseph, MO, United States, October 21-24 (2015). 2015
  • Dovgan, J. T.; Villa, E. M. "Hydrothermal Synthesis of Lanthanide Sulfites and Sulfates" Abstracts, 50th Midwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, St. Joseph, MO, United States, October 21-24 (2015). 2015
  • Byer, S. H.; Villa, E. M. "Recent Advances in Lanthanide Phosphites via Solvothermal Synthesis" Abstracts, 50th Midwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, St. Joseph, MO, United States, October 21-24 (2015). 2015
  • Invited Talk "Exploring Lanthanide Extended Structures and Aqueous Polyoxometalate Ions: Bridging Solid- and Solution-State Chemistries." Department of Chemistry Seminar, University of Iowa. 2015
  • Invited Talk "Oxygen Exchange Reactions of Polyoxometalate Ions in Water: The Influence of Simple Events in Chemistry and Geochemistry." Department of Chemistry Seminar, University of Nebraska, Omaha. 2014
  • "Oxygen Exchange Reactions of Polyoxometalate Ions in Water: The Influence of Simple Events in Chemistry and Geochemistry." Department of Chemistry Seminar, Creighton University. 2014
  • Villa, Eric M.; Alekseev, E. V.; Depmeier, W.; Miro, P.; Vlaisavljevich, B.; Gagliardi, L.; Cramer, C. J.; Albrecht-Schmitt, T. E. "Hydrothermal Uranium Phosphite Redox Reactions & Water Oxidation of NpVI via Hydroxyl Radials." Abstracts of Papers, 245th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, United States, April 7-11 (2013). 2013
  • Villa, Eric M.; Alekseev, E. V.; Albrecht-Schmitt, T. E. "Recent Advances in Actinide Phosphites." Abstracts of Papers, 26th Rare Earth Research Conference, Santa Fe, NM, United States, June 19-23 (2011). 2011
  • Villa, E. M; Casey, W. H. "Isotope-Exchange Reactions in Nanometer-Size Oxide Ions." Abstracts of Papers, 239st ACS National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, United States, March 21-25 (2009). 2009
  • Villa, E. M.; Paumen, J. L. "Kinetics of Quaternary Ammonium Methyl Carbonates with Differing Chain Lengths." Abstracts of Papers, 231st ACS National Meeting, Atlanta, GA, United States, March 26-30 (2006). 2006
  • Villa, E. M.; Paumen, J. L. "Kinetics of Quaternary Ammonium Methyl Carbonates with Differing Chain Lengths." Abstracts, 40th Midwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Joplin, MO, United States, October 26-29 (2005). 2005

State

  • Reaction Dynamics of Anderson-Type Polyoxometalate Ions in Aqueous Solution: Relating Solid-State Structures with Solution-State Properties. EPSCoR First Award - Nebraska EPSCoR

  • The Secret Life of Metals: A Middle School Chemistry Summer Camp. Nebraska EPSCoR

  • The Secret Life of Metals: A Middle School Chemistry Summer Camp. Nebraska EPSCoR

  • The Secret Life of Metals: A Middle School Chemistry Summer Camp. Nebraska EPSCoR

  • The Secret Life of Metals: A Middle School Chemistry Summer Camp. Nebraska EPSCoR

  • The Secret Life of Metals: A Middle School Chemistry Summer Camp. Nebraska EPSCoR

  • The Secret Life of Metals: A Middle School Chemistry Summer Camp. Nebraska EPSCoR

  • The Secret Life of Metals: A Middle School Chemistry Summer Camp. Nebraska EPSCoR

  • The Secret Life of Metals: A Middle School Chemistry Summer Camp. Nebraska EPSCoR

Federal

  • Acquisition of a Scanning Electron Microscope for use in Undergraduate Research. Nebraska EPSCoR – Major Research Instrumentation Program

Other

  • Reaction Dynamics of Anderson-Type Polyoxometalate Ions in Aqueous Solution: Relating Solid-State Structures with Solution-State Properties. CURAS Summer Faculty Research Fellowship

  • In-situ Ligand Formation via Oxidation-Reduction Reactions within Lanthanide-Oxoanion Systems – A Single-Crystal Investigation. CURAS Summer Faculty Research Fellowship

  • Structural Divergence of Heavy Metal Complexes with Isomeric Chalcogenophenecarboxylates – A Single-Crystal Investigation. Summer Faculty Research Fellowship

Awards

  • Celebrating Belonging Award
    Celebrating Belonging Award through Creighton’s Division Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
    Creighton University
  • 2022 Dean’s Special Award
    Creighton College of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Special Award for Professional Excellence
    Creighton University
  • IGGY Award
    The Center for Student Success and Retention "IGGY" Award for Freshman Mentors
    Creighton University
  • IGGY Award
    The Center for Student Success and Retention "IGGY" Award for Freshman Mentors
    Creighton University
  • IGGY Award
    The Center for Student Success and Retention "IGGY" Award for Freshman Mentors
    Creighton University
  • IGGY Award
    The Center for Student Success and Retention "IGGY" Award for Freshman Mentors
    Creighton University
  • IGGY Award
    The Center for Student Success and Retention "IGGY" Award for Freshman Mentors
    Creighton University
  • IGGY Award
    The Center for Student Success and Retention "IGGY" Award for Freshman Mentors
    Creighton University
  • IGGY Award
    The Center for Student Success and Retention "IGGY" Award for Freshman Mentors
    Creighton University
  • IGGY Award
    The Center for Student Success and Retention "IGGY" Award for Freshman Mentors
    Creighton University
  • IGGY Award
    The Center for Student Success and Retention "IGGY" Award for Freshman Mentors
    Creighton University
  • IGGY Award
    The Center for Student Success and Retention "IGGY" Award for Freshman Mentors
    Creighton University
  • IGGY Award
    The Center for Student Success and Retention "IGGY" Award for Freshman Mentors
    Creighton University
  • Bradford Borge & Corson Fellowship
    University of California, Davis
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