Education
Ph.D. U.C.L.A., Geology, one year as
Fulbright Scholar to Sweden, Dissertation: The organic geochemistry
of the Alum Shale, Sweden.
M.A. Rice University, Geology, Welsch
Foundation Fellow; Thesis: A study of the carbon cycle (dealt with
sources and sinks of atmospheric CO2).
B.A. College of Wooster, Geology, Phi
Beta Kappa, Senior thesis: Trace element analysis of ancient
Cypriot Copper slags; Evidence for bacterial leaching.
Industry Experience
OilTracers, LLC, Dallas, Texas:
Co-founder and Senior Geochemist. Technical
service to substantially reduce oil and gas exploration risk, and
optimize field development (1999-present).
Stanford University, Dept. of Earth and
Environmental Science, Stanford , California:
Research Associate (1997-present).
Chevron Oil Field Research Company,
Richmond, California:
Research Geochemist. Work involved developing
methods to fingerprint and characterize oils and rock extracts
using various forms of chromatography and quantitative GCMS
analysis (1989-97).
Karolinska Inst. School of Medicine, Dept. of
Biochemistry, Stockholm, Sweden:
Worked on isolation of estrogen receptors for protein sequencing
(1981-83).
Rice University, Teaching Assistant,
Introductory Geology, Historical Geology (1980-81).
Univ. Calif. Los Angeles, Teaching
Assistant, Oceanography, General Geology (1984-89).
Granted US Patents
Publications
Schwertfeger H., Wurtele C., Hausman H., Dahl J.E.P., Carlson
R.M.K., Fokin A.A. and Schreiner P. R. (submitted) Selective
preparation of diamondoid fluorides. (submitted to Angew.
Chem).
Iwasa A., Clay W. A. Dahl J.E., Carlson R.M.K. , Shen Z.X. and
Sasagawa T. (accepted for publication) Environment-friendly
Refining of Diamond-Molecules via the Growth of Large Single
Crystals. Crystal Growth & Design.
Landt L., Klunder K., Dahl J.E., Carlson, R.M.K., Moller T., and
Bostedt C. (2009) Optical response of diamond nanocrystals as a
function of particle size, shape and symmetry. Phys. Rev. Lett.
103, 047402-06.
Schreiner P.R., Fokin A.A., Reisenauer H.P., Tkachenko B.A.,
Vass E., Olmstead M.A., Blaser D., Boese R., Dahl J.E.P. and
Carlson R.M.K. (2009) [123] Tetramantane: Parent of a new family of
sigma-helicenes. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 131, 11292-11293.
Clay W.A., Liu Z., Yang W., Fabbri J.D., Dahl J.E., Carlson
R.M.K., Sun Y., Pianetta P.A., Schreiner P.R., Fokin A., Melosh N.
and Shen Z.X. (2009) Origin of the monochromatic photoemission peak
in diamondoid monolayers. Nanoletters 9, 57-61.
Andrey A. Fokin, Tatyana S. Zhuk, Alexander E. Pashenko, Pavlo
O. Dral, Pavel A. Gunchenko, Jeremy E. P. Dahl, Robert M. K.
Carlson, Tatyana V. Koso, Michael Serafin and Peter R.
Schreiner (2009) Oxygen-Doped Nanodiamonds: Synthesis and
Functionalization. Org. Lett. 11, 3068-3071.
Fokin A.A., Tkachenko B.A., Fokina N.A., Hausmann H., Serafin
M., Dahl J.E.P., Carlson R.M.K. and Schreiner P.R. (2009)
Reactivities of the prism-shaped diamondoids [1(2)3]Tetramantane
and [12312]Hexamantane (Cyclohexamantane). Chem. Eur. 15,
3851-3861.
Fokin A.A., Merz A., Fokina N.A., Schwertfeger H., Liu S.L.,
Dahl J.E.P., Carlson R.M.K., Schreiner P.R. (2009) Synthetic routes
to aminotriamantanes, topological analogues of the neuroprotector
memantine. Journ. of Synth. Org. Chem. 6, 909-912.
Clay W.A., Sasagawa T., Kelly M., Dahl J.E., Carlson R.M.K.,
Melosh N. and Shen Z.X. (2008) Diamondoids as low-K dielectric
material. Appl. Physics Lett. 93, art.#172901.
Willey T.M., Fabbri J.D., Lee J.R.I., Schreiner P.R., Fokin
A.A., Tkachenko B. A., Fokina N. A., Dahl J.E.P., Carlson R.M.K.,
Vance A.L., Yang W., Terminello L.J., van Buuren T. and Melosh N.A.
(2008) Near-Edge X-Ray Absorption Fine Structure Spectroscopy of
Diamondoid Thiol Monolayers on Gold. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 130 (32),
10536-10544.
Schwertfeger H., Wurtele C., Serafin M., Hausmann H., Carlson
R.M.K., Dahl J.E.P., and Schreiner P.R. (2008) Monoprotection of
diols as a key step for the selective syththesis of unequally
disubstituted diamondoids (nanodiamonds). J. Org. Chem. 73,
7789-7792.
Hart J.N., May P.W., Allan N.L., Dahl J.E.P., Liu S., Carlson
R.M.K. and Adcock J.L. (2008) Vibrational analysis of
per-fluorinated-triamantane. Chem. Phys. Lett. 460, 237-240.
Davis M.C., Dahl J.E.P. and Carlson R.M.K. (2008) Preparations
of Diisocyanates of Adamantane and Diamantane. Synthetic
Communications 38, 1153-1158.
Wang Y., Kioupakis E., Lu X., Wegner D., Yamachika R., Dahl
J.E., Carlson R.M.K., Louie S. G., Crommie M.F. (2008) Spatially
resolved electronic and vibronic properties of single diamondoid
molecules. Nature Materials 7, 38-42.
Wei Z., Moldowan J.M., Fago F., Dahl J.E., Cai C. and Peter K.E.
(2007) Origins of thiadamondoids and diamondoidthiols in petroleum.
Energy and Fuels 21 (6), 3431-3436.
Yang W. L., Fabbri J. D., Willey T. M., Lee J. R. I., Dahl J.
E., Carlson R. M. K., Schreiner P. R., Fokin A. A., Tkachenko B.
A., Fokina N. A., Meevasana W., Mannella N., Tanaka K., Zhou X. J.,
van Buuren T., Kelly M. A., Hussain Z., Melosh N. A., Shen Z.-X.
(2007) Monochromatic Electron Photoemission from Diamondoid
Monolayers, Science, v. 316, p. 1460 - 1462.
Pirali O., Verlvoet M, Dahl J.E., Carlson R.M.K., Tielens
A.G.G.M. and Oomens J. (2007) Infrared spectroscopy of diamondoid
molecules: New insights into the presence of nanodiamonds in the
interstellar medium. The Astrophysical Journal 661,
919-925.
Ghosh A, Sciamanna S., Dahl J.E., Liu S., Carlson R.M.K. and
Schiraldi D.A. (2007) Effect of nanoscale diamondoids on the
thermomechanical and morphological behaviors of polypopylene and
polycarbonate. Journ. of Polymer Science: Part B: Polymer
Physics. 45, 1077-1089.
Wei Zh, Moldowan J.M., Dahl J., Goldstein T.P., and Jarvie D.M.
(2006) The catalytic effects of mineral on the formation of
diamondoids from kerogen marcromolecules. Organic Geochemistry 37,
1421-1436.
Willey T.M., Bostedt C., van Buuren T., Dahl J.E., Liu S.G.,
Carlson R.M.K., Meulenberg R.W., Nelson E.J. and Terminello L.J.
(2006) Observation of quantum confinement in the occupied states of
diamond clusters. Phys. Rev. B 74, 205432-1 to 205432-5.
Schreiner P.R., Fokina N. A., Boryslav T.A., Hausmann H.,
Serafin M., Dahl J.E.P., Liu S., Carlson R.M.K., and Fokin A.A.
(2006) Functionalized Nanodiamonds: Triamantane and
[121]Tetramantane. J. Org. Chem. 71, 6709-6720.
Filik J., Harvey J.N., Allan N.L., May P.W., Dahl J.E.P., Liu S.
and Carlson R.M.K. (2006) Raman spectrosopy of nanocrystalline
diamond: An ab initio approach. Phys. Rev. B 74,
035423-1-035423-10.
Oomens, J., Polfer N., Pirali O.,Ueno Y, Maboudian, R., May
P.W., Filik J., Dahl J.E., Liu S., and Carlson R.M.K. (2006)
Infrared spectroscopic investigation of higher diamondoids. Journ.
of Molecular Spectroscopy 238 (2006) 158-167.
Tkachenko B.A., Fokina N.A., Chernish L.V., Dahl J.E.P., Liu S,
Carlson R.M.K., Fokin A.A. and Schreiner P.R. (2006) Functionalized
Nanodiamonds Part 3: Thiolation of Tertiary/Bridgehead Alcohols.
Org. Lett. 8, 1767-1770.
Taylor D.W., Hongqi Li, Dahl J., Fago F.J., Zinniker D. and
Moldowan J.M. (2006) Biogeochemical evidence for the presence of
the angiosperm molecular fossil oleanane in Paleozoic and Mesozoic
non-angiospermous fossils. Paleobiology 32(2), 179-190.
Filik J., Harvey J.N., Allan N.L., May P.W., Dahl J.E.P., Liu S.
and Carlson R.M.K. (2006) Raman spectroscopy of diamondoids.
Spectrochimica Acta Part A 64, 681-692.
Willey T.M., Bostedt C., van Buuren T., Dahl J.E., Liu S.G.,
Carlson R.M.K., Terminello L.J. and Moller T. (2005) Molecular
limits to the quantum confinement model in diamond clusters. Phys.
Rev. Letters, 95, 113401-1-113401-4.
Carlson R.M.K., Dahl J.E.P., Liu S.G., Olmstead M.M., Buerki
P.R. and Gat R. (2005) Diamond molecules found in petroleum. in:
Gruen D.M. edit. Synthesis, Properties and Applications of
Ultranocrystlline Diamond, p. 63-78. Springer. Netherlands.
Damste J.S., Muyzer G., Abbas B., Rampen S.W., Masse, G., Allard
W.G., Belt S.T., Robert J-M., Rowland S.J., Moldowan J.M., Barbanti
S.M., Fago F.J., Denisevich P., Dahl J., Trinidade L.A.F., Schouten
S. (2004) The Rise of the Rhizosolenid Diatoms. Science 304,
584-587.
Dahl J.E.P., Moldowan J.M., Peakman T.M., Clardy J.C., Lobkovsky
E., Olmstead M.M., May P.W., Davis T.J., Steeds J.W., Peters K.E.,
Pepper A., Ekuan A., Carlson R.M.K. (2003) Isolation and Structural
Proof of the Large Diamond Molecule, Cyclohexamantane (C26H30).
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 42, 2040-2044.
Dahl, J.E., S.G. Liu, and R.M.K. Carlson, 2002, Isolation and
Structure of Higher Diamondoids, Nanometer-Sized Diamond Molecules:
Science, v. 299, p. 96-99.
Molodowan, J., S. Barbanti, F. Fago, P. Denisevich, J. Dahl, and
L. Trindade, 2002, The C25 Highly Branched Isoprenoid as an
Age-Related Biomarker for Oil, in A. Rangel, F. Goncalves, P.
Parra, and C. M. Hernandez, eds., 8th Latin-American Congress on
Organic Geochemistry, October 20th-24th 2002 Cartagena de Indias,
Colombia: Cartagena de Indias, Latin American Association of
Organic Geochemistry - ALAGO, p. 257-259.
Dahl, J., J. M. Moldowan, and P. A. Lipton, 2002, Use of
Diamondoids for recognition of seeps in piston core samples., in A.
Rangel, F. Goncalves, P. Parra, and C. M. Hernandez, eds., 8th
Latin-American Congress on Organic Geochemistry, October 20th-24th
2002 Cartagena de Indias, Colombia: Cartagena de Indias, Latin
American Association of Organic Geochemistry - ALAGO, p.
218-219.
Alberdi, M., J. M. Moldowan, K. E. Peters, and J. E. Dahl, 2001,
Stereoselective biodegradation of tricyclic terpanes in heavy oils
from the Bolivar Coastal Fields, Venezuela: Organic Geochemistry,
v. 32, p. 181-191. Brooks, P. W., M. R. Mello, V. Elias, J. Dahl,
and J. M. Moldowan, 2002, The use of age related biomarkers and
diamondoids in oils from Brazilian and West African marginal
basins., in A. Rangel, F. Goncalves, P. Parra, and C. M. Hernandez,
eds., 8th Latin American Congress on Organic Geochemistry, October
20th-24th 2002 Cartagena de Indias, Colombia: Cartagena de Indias,
Latin American Association of Organic Geochemistry - ALAGO, p.
268-270.
Moldowan, J. M., J. Dahl, D. Zinniker, N. Talyzina, D. Winship
Taylor, H. Li, S. M. Barbanti, M. A. McCaffrey, A. G. Holba, and S.
R. Jacobson, 2001, Expanding evolutionary knowledge using molecular
fossils, 20th International Meeting on Organic Geochemistry, Nancy,
France 10-14 September 2001 (abstracts), v. 1, p. 241-242.
Moldowan, J. M., S. R. Jacobson, J. Dahl, A. Al-Hajji, B. J.
Huizinga, and F. J. Fago, 2001, Molecular fossils demonstrate
Precambrian origin of dinoflagellates, in A. Zhuravlev, and R.
Riding, eds., Ecology of the Cambrian Radiation: New York,
Cambridge Press, p. 474-493.
Moldowan, J. M., D. Zinniker, J. Dahl, F. J. Fago, H. Li, and D.
Winship Taylor, 2001, Clues to the evolutionary roots of
angiosperms from the molecular fossil oleanane, 20th International
Meeting on Organic Geochemistry, Nancy, France 10-14 September 2001
(abstracts), v. 1, p. 95-96.
Alberdi, M., J. E. Dahl, and J. M. Moldowan, 2000, Crude Oil
Families in the Venezuelan Carisito-Aguasay Reservoirs and their
Distribution Visualized Through 3D Stochastic Modeling, in L. A. F.
Trindade, A. C. Macedo, and S. M. Barbanti, eds., New Perspectives
on Organic Geochemistry for the Third Millennium, Proceedings, 7th
Latin-American Congress on Organic Geochemistry, 22-26 October,
2000, Foz do Iguacu, Brazil, ALAGO, p. 410-412.
Alberdi, M., J. M. Moldowan, K. E. Peters, and J. E. Dahl, 2000,
Stereoselective Biodegradation of Tricyclic Terpanes in Heavy Oils
fromBolivar Coastal Fields, Venezuela, in L. A. F. Trindade, A. C.
Macedo, and S. M. Barbanti, eds., New Perspectives on Organic
Geochemistry for the Third Millennium, Proceedings, 7th
Latin-American Congress on Organic Geochemistry, 22-26 October,
2000, Foz do Iguacu, Brazil, ALAGO, p. 20-21.
Dahl J.E., Moldowan J.M., Peters K.E., Claypool G.E., Rooney
M.A., Michael G.E. Mello M.R., and Kohnen M.L. (1999) Diamondoids
hydrocarbons as indicators of natural oil cracking. Nature
399, 54-57.
Moldowan J.M., Dahl J., Jacobson S.R., Huizinga B.J., Fago F.J.,
Shetty R., Watt D.S., and Peters K.E. (1996) Chemostratigraphic
reconstruction of biofacies: Molecular evidence linking
cyst-forming dinoflagellates with pre-Triassic ancestors.
Geology 24, 159-162.
Moldowan J.M., Dahl J., McCaffrey M.A., Smith W.J. and Fetzer
J.C. (1995) Application of biological marker technology to
bioremediation of refinery by-products. Energy and Fuels
9, 155-162.
Moldowan J.M., Dahl J., Huizinga B.J., Fago F.J., Hickey L.J.,
Peakman T.M. and Taylor D.W. (1994) The molecular fossil record of
oleanane and its relation to angiosperms. Science
265, 768-771.
Dahl J.E., Moldowan J.M., Teerman S.C. , McCaffrey M.A.,
Sundararaman P. and Stelting C.E. (1994) Source rock quality
determination from oil biomarkers I: A new geochemical technique.
AAPG-Bulletin 78, 1507-1526.
McCaffrey M.A., Dahl J.E., Sundararaman P., Moldowan J.M. and
Schoell M. (1994) Source rock quality determination from oil
biomarkers II: A case study using Tertiary-reservoired Beaufort Sea
oils. AAPG-Bulletin 78, 1527-1540.
Dahl J., Moldowan J.M., Summons R.E., McCaffrey M.A., Lipton P.
and Hope J. (1994) Extended 3b-alkyl steranes and 3-alkyl
triaromatic steroids in oils and rock extracts. Geochim.
Cosmochim. Acta 59, 3731-3747.
Sundararaman P. and Dahl J. (1993) Effects of irradiation on
vanadyl porphyrin distribution: Alum Shale, Sweden. Organic
Geochemistry 20, 333-337.
Dahl J., Moldowan J.M., and Sundararaman P. (1993) Relationship
of biomarker distribution to depositional environment in extracts
from the Phosphoria Formation, Little Sheep Creek, Montana, U.S.A.
Organic Geochemistry. 20,
1001-1017.
Dahl J., Moldowan J.M., McCaffrey M.A. and Lipton P.A. (1992) A
new class of natural products revealed by 3b-alkyl steranes in
petroleum. Nature 355, 154-157.
Dahl, J. E. P., 1990, The organic geochemistry of the Alum
Shale, Sweden: Ph.D. thesis, UCLA.
Patterson R.T., Brunner C.A., Capo R., and Dahl J. (1990) A
paleoenvironmental study of Early to Middle Pleistocene
foraminifera of the Santa Barbara Formation at Santa Barbara,
California. J. Paleont. 64, 1-25.
Cavazza W. and Dahl J. (1990) Note on the temporal relationships
between sandstone compaction and precipitation of authigenic
minerals. Sedimentary Geol. 69,
37-44.
Dahl J., Chen R.T., and Kaplan I.R. (1989) Alum Shale bitumen
maturation and migration: Implications for Gotland's oil.
Journ. of Petrol. Geol. 12, 465-476.
Venkatesan M.E. and Dahl J. (1989) Organic geochemical evidence
for global fires at the Cretaceous/Tertiary boundary.
Nature 338, 57-60.
Schmitz B., Andersson P., and Dahl J. (1988) Iridium, sulfur
isotopes and rare earth elements in the Cretaceous-Tertiary
boundary clay at Stevns Klint, Denmark. Geochim. Cosmochim.
Acta 52, 229-236.
Dahl J., Hallberg R., and Kaplan I.R. (1988) The effects of
radioactive decay of uranium on elemental and isotopic ratios of
Alum Shale kerogen. Applied Geochem. 3,
583-589.
Dahl J., Hallberg R., and Kaplan I.R. (1988) Effects of
irradiation from uranium decay on extractable organic matter in the
Alum Shales of Sweden. Org. Geochem. 12,
559-571.
Dahl, J. E., 1981, A study of the Carbon Cycle: Master's thesis,
Rice University.