Dr. Tilley joined the chemistry department in 1996, after completing his Ph. D. at Indiana University.  He earned B. A.'s in chemistry and Russian Language from Grinnell college  in 1990.  His Ph. D. research involved conductometric rate-constant, isotope effect, and NMR product studies of gamma- and delta-silyl substituted carbocations, as well as software design for a bipolar pulsed conductance instrument.

      Since arriving at Stonehill, Dr. Tilley has been actively involved in student research both during the semester and the summer. His research interests include solvolysis reactions of silyl substituted carbocations, synthesis of aza-cage compounds, the use of computational chemistry to predict ¹³C NMR shifts, and marine chemistry.