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Christine M. Aikens and George C. Schatz, Time-depen-
Email: chikan@ksu.edu
Chris R. Howle, Alan N. Arrowsmith, Viktor Chikan and
Stephen R. Leone, State-Resolved Dynamics of the CN(B2� +
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dent density functional theory examination of the effects of
) and CH(A2 111 Willard Hall
Manhattan, KS 66506-3701
TEL: (785) 532-6665
FAX: (785) 532-6666
Web: www.ksu.edu/chem
Email: chemdept@ksu.edu
Department of Chemistry
ligand adsorption on metal nanoparticles, ACS Symp. Ser,
996, 108-121 (2008).
Lasse Jensen, Christine M. Aikens and George C. Schatz,
Electronic structure methods for studying surface-enhanced
Raman scattering, Chem. Soc. Rev, 37, 1061-1073 (2008).
Manzhou Zhu, Christine M. Aikens, Frederick J. Hollander,
George C. Schatz and Rongchao Jin, Correlating the
Crystal Structure of A Thiol-Protected Au25 Cluster and Optical
Properties, J. Am. Chem. Soc, 130, 5883-5885 (2008).
�) Excited Products Resulting from the VUV
Photodissociation of CH3CN, J. Phys. Chem. A, 111, 6637-
6648 (2007).
Pinar Dagtepe, Viktor Chikan, Jacek Jasinski and Valerie
J. Leppert, Quantized Growth of CdTe Quantum Dots; Observation
of Magic-Sized CdTe Quantum Dots, J. Phys.
Chem. C, 111, 14977-14983 (2007).
Pankaj K. Mandal and Viktor Chikan, Plasmon-Phonon
Coupling in Charged n-Type CdSe Quantum Dots: A THz
Eric A. Maatta, Professor and Head.
Christine M. Aikens, Shuzhou Li and George C. Schatz,
From Discrete Electronic States to Plasmons: TDDFT Opti-
Time-Domain Spectroscopic Study, Nano Lett, 7, 2521-2528
(2007).
Degrees Offered: B.S, M.S, Ph.D.
cal Absorption Properties of Agn (n = 10, 20, 35, 56, 84, 120)
Tetrahedral Clusters, J. Phys. Chem. C, 112, 11272-11279
Christopher Tuinenga, Jacek Jasinski, Takeo Iwamoto and
Viktor Chikan, In Situ Observation of Heterogeneous
Fields of Specialization: Analytical Chemistry, Bio-
(2008).
Christine M. Aikens, Origin of Discrete Optical Absorption
Spectra of M25(sh)18
Growth of CdSe Quantum Dots: Effect of Indium Doping on
the Growth Kinetics, ACS Nano, 2, 1411-1421 (2008).
Naween Dahal, Viktor Chikan, Jacek Jasinski and Valerie
- logical Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Materials
Chemistry, Organic Chemistry and Physical Chemis-
try.
AAKERÖY, CHRISTER B. (b.1959) Professor.
M.Sc, 1986, Uppsala University, Sweden; D.Phil, 1990,
University of Sussex, UK. Postdoctoral Fellowship,
1991, University of Sussex, UK; Visiting Research Associate,
1992, University of Minnesota. Inorganic Chem-
istry; Supramolecular Chemistry. Crystal engineering;
hydrogen bonding; structure-property correlations in
crystalline materials, molecular modeling and computational
chemistry; crystal growth and morphology; habit
modification of crystalline materials; porous materials,
properties of pharmaceutically relevant compounds,
polymorphism. TEL: (785) 532-6096 FAX: (785) 532-
6666
Web: www.ksu.edu/chem/aakeroy.html
Email: aakeroy@ksu.edu
C. B. Aakeröy, J. Desper, B. A. Helfrich, P. Metrangolo, T.
Pilati, G. Resnati and A. Stevenazzi, Combining halogen
bonds and hydrogen bonds in the modular assembly of heteromeric
infinite 1-d chains, Chem. Commun, 4236-4238
(2007).
Christer B. Aakeröy, John Desper and Michelle M. Smith,
Constructing, deconstructing, and reconstructing ternary supermolecules,
ChemCommun, 3936-3938 (2007).
Christer B. Aakeröy, Nate Schultheiss, J. Desper and C.
Moore, Balancing hydrogen-bond donors and acceptors in a
family of bifunctional aromatic N-heterocycles, Cryst.
Growth& Design, 7, 2324-2331 (2007).
Christer B. Aakeröy, Nate Schultheiss and John Desper,
The synthesis and hydrogen-bond capabilities of an aminopyridine
functionalized cavitand, CrystEngComm, 9, 211-214
(2007).
Christer B. Aakeroy, Nate Schultheiss, John Desper and
Curtis Moore, Attempted assembly of discrete coordination
complexes into 1-D chains using halogen bonding or halogen···halogen
interactions, CrystEngComm, 9, 421-426
(2007).
Christer B. Aakeroy, Izhar Hussain, Safiyyah Forbes and
John Desper, Exploring the hydrogen-bond preference of N-
H moieties in co-crystals assembled via O-H(acid)···N(py)
intermolecular interactions, CrystEngComm, 9, 46-54 (2007).
Christer B. Aakeröy, Meg Fasulo, Nate Schultheiss, John
Desper and Curtis Moore, Structural competition between
hydrogen bonds and halogen bonds, J. Am. Chem. Soc, 129,
13772-13773 (2007).
Christer B. Aakeröy, Meg Fasulo and John Desper, Salt or
co-crystal: Does it really matter?, Molecular Pharmaceutics,
4, 317-322 (2007).
Christer B. Aakeroy, John Desper and Benjamin M. T.
Scott, How robust is the amide ladder motif?, New J. Chem,
31, 2044-2051 (2007).
Christer B. Aakeröy, John Desper, M. Fasulo, I. Hussain,
B. Levin and Nate Schultheiss, Ten years of co-crystal synthesis;
the good, the bad, and the ugly, CrystEngComm, 10,
1816-1821 (2008).
Benjamin M. T. Scott, From small molecules to nano-scale
architectures—a supramolecular approach. (D)
Michelle M. Smith, Supramolecular reagents for the construction
of predictable architectures. (D)
Nate Schultheiss, Balancing intermolecular interactions in
the design and synthesis of supermolecules. (D)
Nanoparticles (m = au, ag), J. Phys.
Chem. C, 112, 19797-19800 (2008).
BOSSMANN, STEFAN H. (b.1963) Professor. Ph.D,
1991, University of Saarland, Saarbrücken, Germany;
Ph.D, 1997, University of Karlsruhe, Germany. Senior
Research Assistant, 1991-1993, Columbia University,
City of New York. Medicinal and/or Pharmaceutical
Chemistry; Nanochemistry. Mycobacterial porins, molecular
machines, artificial photosynthesis, magnetic and
photonic nanoparticles, anticancer drugs, hyperthermia,
stem cells. TEL: (785) 532-6817 FAX: (785) 532-6666
Web: www.ksu.edu/chem/bossmann.html
Email: sbossman@ksu.edu
Stefan Bossmann, Katharine Janik, Megh-Raj Pokhrel and
Michael Niederweis, Towards the use of mycobacterial porins
as nanotemplates and nanoreactors, Humana press, Totowa,
NJ, USA, 19-47 (2007).
Adriano F. M. Silvares, Claudio A. O. do Nascimento, Es-
ther Oliveros, Stefan H. Bossmann and Andre M. Braun,
Pulsed XeCl Excimer Radiation for Optimizing the Polydis-
persity of Methyl Methacrylate Pre-Polymers, Ind. Eng.
Chem. Res, 46, 7436-7447 (2007).
Michael Woerner, Oleg Lioubashevski, Matthew T. Basel,
Sandra Niebler, Eliso Gogritchiani, Nicole Egner, Christian
Heinz, Juergen Hoferer, Michela Cipolloni, Katharine Janik,
Evgeny Katz, Andre M. Braun, Itamar Willner, Michael
Niederweis and Stefan H. Bossmann, Characterization of nanostructured
surfaces generated by reconstitution of the porin
MspA from Mycobacterium smegmatis, Small, 3, 1084-1097
(2007).
Aibin Shi, Megh Raj Pokhrel and Stefan H. Bossmann,
Synthesis of highly charged ruthenium(II)-quaterpyridinium
complexes: a bottom-up approach to monodisperse nanos-
tructures, Synthesis, 505-514 (2007).
Matthew T. Basel, Katharine Janik, Michael Niederweis
and Stefan H. Bossmann, Characterization of the outer membrane
of M. tuberculosis with atomic force microcopy methods,
ACS Symp. Ser, 984, 199-215 (2008).
Megh-Raj Pokhrel, Katharine Janik and Stefan H. Bossmann,
Photochemical reactivity of iron(III)-doped ruthenium
(II)-tris-bipyridine/titanium dioxide zeolite Y photocatalysts
at high substrate concentrations, Journal of Advanced Oxidation
Technologies, 11, 348-353 (2008).
Raj Kumar Dani, Myungshim Kang, Mausam Kalita, Paul
E. Smith, Stefan H. Bossmann and Viktor Chikan, MspA Porin-Gold
Nanoparticle Assemblies: Enhanced Binding
through a Controlled Cysteine Mutation, Nano Lett, 8, 1229-
1236 (2008).
T. B. Shrestha, J. Melin, Y. Liu, O. Dolgounitcheva, V. G.
Zakrzewski, M. R. Pokhrel, E. Gogritchiani, J. V. Ortiz, C.
Turro and S. H. Bossmann, New insights in the Photochromic
Spiro-Dihydroindolizine/Betaine-System, Photochem.
Photobiol. Sci, 7, 1449-1456 (2008).
S. H. Bossmann, M. Woerner, M. R. Pokhrel, B. Baumeis-
ter, S. Goeb and A. M. Braun, Ruthenium(II)-tris-bipyridine/
titanium dioxide codoped zeolite Y photocatalyst: Perfor-
mance optimization at high substrate concentrations, Separa-
tion and Purification Technology, 69, 122-131 (2008).
Xiaoxuan Leaym, Stefan Kraft and Stefan H. Bossmann,
Synthesis of water-soluble highly charged and methylene-
bridged resorcin[4]arenes, Synthesis, 932-942 (2008).
Pubudu Gamage, Synthesis and applications of ruthenium
(II)quaterpyridiniu complexes and poly-n-isopropylacrylamide/acrylic
acid copolymers. (D)
J. Leppert, Synthesis of Water-Soluble Iron-Gold Alloy Nanoparticles,
Chem. Mater, 20, 6389-6395 (2008).
Pinar Dagtepe and Viktor Chikan, Effect of Cd/Te Ratio
on the Formation of CdTe Magic-Sized Quantum Dots during
Aggregation, J. Phys. Chem. A, 112, 9304-9311 (2008).
Raj Kumar Dani, Myungshim Kang, Mausam Kalita, Paul
E. Smith, Stefan H. Bossmann and Viktor Chikan, MspA Porin-Gold
Nanoparticle Assemblies: Enhanced Binding
through a Controlled Cysteine Mutation, Nano Lett, 8, 1229-
1236 (2008).
CULBERTSON, CHRISTOPHER T. (b.1965) As-
sociate Professor. B.A, 1988, Harvard College; B.S,
1991, University of West Florida; Ph.D, 1996, Universi-
ty of North Carolina. Postdoctoral Associate, 1996-1998,
Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Bioanalytical Chemis-
try; Separation Science. The analysis of enzyme activity
in single cells. The development of novel polymers for
the fabrication of microfluidic devices. The development
of portable microfluidic devices for space research. The
rapid analysis of insect and plant proteins and ecdysteroids.
TEL: (785) 532-6685 FAX: (785) 532-6666
Web: www.ksu.edu/chem/culbertson.html
Email: culbert@ksu.edu
Gregory T. Roman, Yanli Chen, Pernilla Viberg, Anne H.
Culbertson and Christopher T. Culbertson, Single-cell manipulation
and analysis using microfluidic devices, Anal.
Bioanal. Chem, 387, 9-12 (2007).
Alexander K. Price and Christopher T. Culbertson, Chemical
Analysis of Single Mammalian Cells with Microfluidics,
Anal. Chem. (Washington, DC, U. S.), 79, 2614-2621 (2007).
Jeffrey J. Lange, Christopher T. Culbertson and Daniel A.
Higgins, Single Molecule studies of Solvent-Dependent Dif-
fusion and Entrapment in Poly(dimethylsiloxane), Anal.
Chem, 80, 9726-9734 (2008).
Kurt W. Hoeman and Christopher T. Culbertson, A novel,
Environmentally Friendly Sodium Lauryl Ether Sulfate-, Ca-
camidopropyl Betaine- Cocamide Monoethanolamine- Con-
taining Buffer for Mekc on Microfluidic Devices, Electrophoresis,
24, 4900-4905 (2008).
Kevin J. Mcdaniel, Electrokinetic mixing on microfluidic
devices via dielectric elastomer actuation. (M)
Yanli Chen, Single cell analysis on microfluidic devices.
(M)
Amand R. Meyer, Novel approaches for the chromato-
graphic and electrophoretic separation of molecules. (D)
HIGGINS, DANIEL A. (b.1966) Professor. B.A,
1988, St. Olaf College; Ph.D, 1993, University of Wisconsin,
Madison. NSF Postdoctoral Fellowship, 1994-
1996, University of Minnesota. Analytical Chemistry;
Physical Chemistry. Near-field scanning optical microscopy,
single molecule spectroscopy, multiphoton-excited
fluorescence microscopy, polymer-dispersed liquid crystal
films, sol-gel silicate films, polymer-surfactant composites.
TEL: (785) 532-6371 FAX: (785) 532-6666
Web: www.ksu.edu/chem/higgins.html
Email: higgins@ksu.edu
Aifang Xie, Takashi Ito and Daniel A. Higgins, Fabrication
and characterization of polymer/liquid crystal composite dif-
fractive optics by multiphoton methods, Adv. Funct. Mater,
17, 1515-1522 (2007).
Fangmao Ye, Maryanne M. Collinson and Daniel A. Hig-
AIKENS, CHRISTINE M. Assistant Professor. B.S,
2000, University of Oklahoma; Ph.D, 2005, Iowa State
University. Postdoctoral Research Associate, 2005-2007,
Northwestern University. Computational Chemistry;
Theoretical Chemistry. The Aikens group examines a variety
of areas related to theoretical materials science research.
One area of emphasis involves investigation of
the optical properties of noble metal nanoparticles, including
both bare and monolayer-protected nanoparticles.
Another emphasis of the Aikens group is the surface
reactivity and photocatalytic properties of metal oxide
nanostructures. TEL: (785) 532-0954 FAX: (785)
532-6666
Web: www.ksu.edu/chem/people/faculty/aikens.html
Xiaoxuan Leaym, Synthesis and applications of Novel Resorcin[4]arene
Caitands. (D)
CHIKAN, VIKTOR (b.1972) Assistant Professor.
B.S, 1997, Jozsef Attila University, Szeged, Hungary;
M.S, 1998, Jozsef Attila University, Szeged, Hungary;
Ph.D, 2002, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas.
Postdoctoral Fellow, 2003-2005, University of California,
Berkeley and Lawrence, Berkeley National Lab.
Materials Science; Physical Chemistry. Physical chemistry
of nanostructures-optical, electrical properties and
thermodynamics of doped quantum confined semiconductor
systems, chemical dynamics, magnetic hyperthermia.
TEL: (785) 532-6807 FAX: (785) 532-6666
Web: www.ksu.edu/chem/chikan.html
gins, Molecular Orientation and Its Influence on Autocorrela-
tion Amplitudes in Single-Molecule Imaging Experiments,
Anal. Chem. (Washington, DC, U. S.), 79, 6465-6472 (2007).
Hanjiang Dong, Fangmao Ye, Daniel A. Higgins and Maryanne
M. Collinson, Following the Growth Process in Macroporous
Methylsilsesquioxane Films at the Single Macropore
Level by Confocal Correlation Spectroscopy, Chem.
Mater, 19, 6528-6535 (2007).
A. Meredith Smythe and Daniel A. Higgins, (Role) Playing
Politics in an Environmental Chemistry Lecture Course, J.
Chem. Educ, 84, 241-244 (2007).
Fangmao Ye, Daniel A. Higgins and Maryanne M. Collin-
son, Probing Chemical Interactions at the Single-Molecule
Level in Mesoporous Silica Thin Films, J. Phys. Chem. C,
111, 6772-6780 (2007).
Shaida Ibrahim, Daniel A. Higgins and Takashi Ito, Direct-

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Write Multiphoton Photolithography: A Systematic Study of Rana, Dolores J. Takemoto, Peter K. Chiang and Duy H. Physical Chemistry. Specific subjects of current rethe
Etching Behaviors in Various Commercial Polymers, Hua, Synthesis and anti-breast cancer activities of substituted search: Photosynthesis research: hole-burning and single
Langmuir, 23, 12406-12412 (2007). quinolines, Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett, 18, 3364-3368 (2008). molecule spoectroscopies; electron and excitation energy
Jeffrey J. Lange, Christopher T. Culbertson and Daniel A. Gunjan Gakhar, Takahiro Ohira, Aibin Shi, Duy H. Hua transfer in various photosynthetic antenna and reaction
Higgins, Single Molecule Studies of Solvent-Dependent Dif- and Thu Annelise Nguyen, Antitumor effect of Substituted center complexes at low temperatures and high presfusion
and Entrapment in Poly(dimethylsiloxane) Thin Films, Quinolines in breast cancer cells, Drug Development Resures;
structural disorder in glasses and proteins. Chemi-
Anal. Chem, 80, 9726-9734 (2008). search, 69, 526-534 (2008).
Maryanne M. Collinson, Daniel A. Higgins, Roshna Komcal
carcinogenesis: detection of estrogen-derived bio-
Hui-Ping Zhao, Jian-Feng Zhang, Xiuzhi Susan Sun and
midi and Debbie Campbell-Rance, Electrodeposited Silicate Duy H. Hua, Syntheses and properties of cross-linked poly-
markers in human fluids; breast and prostate cancer risk
Films: Importance of Supporting Electrolyte, Anal. Chem. mers from functionalized triglycerides, J. Appl. Polym. Sci, assessment; biosensors; laser-based bioanalytical spec-
(Washington, DC, U. S.), 80, 651-656 (2008). 110, 647-656 (2008).
troscopies. TEL: (785) 532-6785 FAX: (785) 532-6666
Xiao Yao, Takashi Ito and Daniel A. Higgins, Grayscale Chanran Ganta, Aibin Shi, Srinivas K. Battina, Marla Pyle, Web: www.ksu.edu/chem/jankowiak.html
patterning of polymer thin films with nanometer precision by Sandeep Rana, Duy H. Hua, Masaaki Tamura and Deryl
Email: ryszard@ksu.edu
direct-write multiphoton photolithography, Langmuir, 24,
8939-8943 (2008).
Troyer, Combination of Nanogel Polyethylene Glycol-Polyethlenimine
and 6-(hydroxymethyl)-1,4-Anthracenedione
Abdulilah A. Dawoud, Toshikazo Kawaguchi and Ryszard
Jankowiak, Integrated microfluidic device with an electro-
Corey R. Weitzel, Investigation into water-soluble perylene
diimides for thin film formation. (M)
Xiao Yao, Grayscale patterning of PEDOT:PSS films by
multiphoton lithography. (M)
HOLLINGSWORTH, MARK D. (b.1957) Associate
Professor. B.A, 1979, Carleton College; Ph.D, 1986,
Yale University. SERC Postdoctoral Research Assistant,
1985-1986, University of Cambridge; NSF-NATO Postdoctoral
Fellowship, 1986-1987, University of Cam-
bridge. Materials Science; Organic Chemistry. Solid-
state organic chemistry; ferroelectric and ferroelastic domain
switching of organic inclusion compounds; cooperative
phenomena; crystal engineering; molecular recog-
nition in crystals; solid-state NMR; IR, EPR, X-ray diffraction;
crystal growth mechanisms; optical microscopy.
TEL: (785) 532-2727 FAX: (785) 532-6666
Web: www.ksu.edu/chem/people/faculty/hollingsworth.
html
Email: mdholl@ksu.edu
Bertrand Toudic, Pilar Garcia, Christophe Odin, Philippe
Rabiller, Claude Ecolivet, Eric Collet, Philippe Bourges,
Garry J. McIntyre, Mark D. Hollingsworth and Tomasz Brec-
zewski, Hidden Degrees of Freedom in Aperiodic Materials,
Science (Washington, DC, U. S.), 319, 69-71 (2008).
Mark D. Hollingsworth, Molecular recognition within onedimensional
channels, Turning Points Solid-State, Mater.
Surf. Sci, 346-361 (2008).
Jeremy Richard Rush, Crystal growth, guest ordering and
ferroelastic properties of urea inclusion compounds. (D)
as an Anticancer Nanomedicine, J. Nanoscience and Nanotechnology,
8, 2334-2340 (2008).
Phanindra K. M. Venukadasula, Synthetic studies of (±)-
8,8’-disubstituted 1,1’-binaphthalenes and triglyceride based
monomers. (M)
Angelo Aguilar, Progress toward the total synthesis of (+)-
myriceric acid A. (D)
Bernard Wiredu, A novel classical synthetic approach to
carbon nanotubes and their functionalized derivatives. (D)
Huiping Zhao, I. Total synthesis of (±)-ovalicin and its analogues.
II. Bio-based polymers from vegetable oil. III. New
synthetic methods of diacetylene fatty acids. (D)
Kaiyan Lou, Syntheses of novel antitumor 1,4-anthracene-
diones and functionalized cyclodedeciptycene based molecu-
lar gears. (D)
Srinivas Battina, Syntheses and bioevaluation of novel tri-
cyclic pyrone compounds and ovalicin and its analogues. (D)
ITO, TAKASHI (b.1970) Assistant Professor. B.S,
1993, University of Tokyo, Japan; M.S, 1995, University
of Tokyo, Japan; Ph.D, 1998, University of Tokyo, Japan.
Postdoctoral Research Associate, 2001-2004, Texas
A&M University. Analytical Chemistry; Electrochemistry.
(1) Understanding mass transport mechanisms within
nanoporous media. (2) Development of new chemical
sensing and biosensing methods using nanoporous materials.
(3) Understanding surface chemistry of group III
nitride semiconductors and its application for chemical
sensing. TEL: (785) 532-1451 FAX: (785) 532-6666
Web: www.ksu.edu/chem/ito.html
Email: ito@ksu.edu
Aifang Xie, Takashi Ito and Daniel A. Higgins, Fabrication
plated palladium decoupler for more sensitive amperometric
detection of the 8-hydroxy-deoxyguanosine (8-OH-dG) DNA
adduct, Anal. Bioanal. Chem, 388, 245-252 (2007).
Beata Miksa, Raja Chinnappan, Nhan C. Dang, Mike Reppert,
Brock Matter, Natalia Tretyakova, Nenad M. Grubor
and Ryszard Jankowiak, Spectral Differentiation and Immu-
noaffinity Capillary Electrophoresis Separation of Enantiomeric
Benzo(a)pyrene Diol Epoxide-Derived DNA Adducts,
Chem. Res. Toxicol, 20, 1192-1199 (2007).
Abdulilah A. Dawoud, Toshikazo Kawaguchi and Ryszard
Jankowiak, In-channel modification of electrochemical detector
for the detection of bio-targets on microchip, Electrochem.
Commun, 9, 1536-1541 (2007).
Alfred Sigl, Michel Orrit, Tonu Reinot, Ryszard Jankowiak
and Josef Friedrich, Terrylene in hexadecane revisited: A
hole burning study, J. Chem. Phys, 127, 084510/1-084510/7
(2007).
Valter Zazubovich and Ryszard Jankowiak, On the energy
transfer between quasi-degenerate states with uncorrelated
site distribution functions: an application to the CP43 complex
of Photosystem II, J. Lumin, 127, 245-250 (2007).
Kerry J. Riley, Tonu Reinot, Ryszard Jankowiak, Petra
Fromme and Valter Zazubovich, Red antenna states of photosystem
I from cyanobacteria Synechocystis PCC 6803 and
Thermosynechococcus elongatus: Single-complex spectroscopy
and spectral hole-burning study, J. Phys. Chem. B, 111,
286-292 (2007).
Nhan C. Dang, Valter Zazubovich, Mike Reppert, Bhanu
Neupane, Rafael Picorel, Michael Seibert and Ryszard Jan-
kowiak, The CP43 Proximal Antenna Complex of Higher
Plant Photosystem II Revisited: Modeling and Hole Burning
Study. I, J. Phys. Chem. B, 112, 9921-9933 (2008).
Mike Reppert, Valter Zazubovich, Nhan C. Dang, Michael
Seibert and Ryszard Jankowiak, Low-Energy Chlorophyll
States in the CP43 Antenna Protein Complex: Simulation of
HUA, DUY H. (b.1952) University Distinguished Pro-
and characterization of polymer/liquid crystal composite dif- Various Optical Spectra. II, J. Phys. Chem. B, 112, 9934-
fessor. B.S, 1976, Kyoto University, Japan; Ph.D, 1979,
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. Postdoctoral
Fellowship, 1980-1982, Harvard University. Medicinal
and/or Pharmaceutical Chemistry; Organic Chemistry.
Design, syntheses, and mechanistic studies of anti-amyloid
beta and anti-Huntingtin protein compounds, antifractive
optics by multiphoton methods, Adv. Funct. Mater,
17, 1515-1522 (2007).
Takashi Ito, Sarah M. Forman, Chundi Cao, Charles R.
Eddy, Jr., Michael A. Mastro, Ronald T. Holm, Richard L.
Henry, Keith Hohn and J. H. Edgar, Monolayer formation on
GaN surface via self-assembly, ECS Trans, 11, 97-101
9947 (2008).
H. Hu, Z. Jin, A. Dawoud and R. Jankowiak, Fluid mixing
control inside a Y-shaped Microchannel by using Electroki-
netic Instability, Journal of Fluid Science and Technology, 3,
260-273 (2008).
cancer agents, enhancers of gap junction, anti-norovirus
compounds, and laccase inhibitors. Total syntheses of
natural products and carbon nanotubes. Design, synthesis,
and property of biodegradable polymers. TEL: (785)
532-6699 FAX: (785) 532-6666
Web: www.ksu.edu/chem/hua.html
(2007).
Shaida Ibrahim, Daniel A. Higgins and Takashi Ito, Direct-
Write Multiphoton Photolithography: A Systematic Study of
the Etching Behaviors in Various Commercial Polymers,
Langmuir, 23, 12406-12412 (2007).
Yongxin Li, Helene C. Maire and Takashi Ito, Electrochemical
Characterization of Nanoporous Films Fabricated
KLABUNDE, KENNETH J. (b.1943) University
Distinguished Professor. B.A, 1965, Augustana College;
Ph.D, 1969, University of Iowa. Postdoctoral Fellow-
ship, 1970, Pennsylvania State University. Inorganic
Chemistry; Materials Science. Chemistry of free metal
atoms, metal clusters and molecular fragments; colloidal
Email: duy@ksu.edu
from a Polystyrene-Poly(methyl methacrylate) Diblock metal particles; thin films; nanoscale particles; surface
Elisabeth M. Perchellet, Yang Wang, Kaiyan Lou, Huiping
Zhao, Srinivas K. Battina, Duy H. Hua and Jean-Pierre H.
Perchellet, Antitumor Triptycene Analogs directly interact
with isolated Mitochondria to rapidly trigger markers of Permeability
Transition, Anticancer Research, International
Journal of Cancer Research and Treatment, 27, 3259-3272
(2007).
Taro Yamada, Junichi Komoto, Kaiyan Lou, Akiharu
Ueki, Duy H. Hua, Kimio Sugiyama, Yoshimi Takata, Hirofumi
Ogawa and Fusao Takusagawa, Structure and function
of eritadenine and its 3-deaza analogues: Potent inhibitors of
S-adenosylhomocysteine hydrolase and hypocholesterolemic
agents, Biochem. Pharmacol, 73, 981-989 (2007).
Hyun-Seok Hong, Izumi Maezawa, Nianhuan Yao, Bailing
Xu, Ruben Diaz-Avalos, Sandeep Rana, Duy H. Hua, R. Holland
Cheng, Kit S. Lam and Lee-Way Jin, Combining the
rapid MTT formazan exocytosis assay and the MC65 protection
assay led to the discovery of carbazole analogs as small
molecule inhibitors of A� oligomer-induced cytotoxicity,
Brain Res, 1130, 223-234 (2007).
Elisabeth M. Perchellet, Yang Wang, Kaiyan Lou, Huiping
Zhao, Srinivas K. Battina, Duy H. Hua and Jean-Pierre H.
Perchellet, Novel substituted 1,4-anthracenediones with antitumor
activity directly induce permeability transition in isolated
mitochondria, Int. J. Oncol, 31, 1231-1241 (2007).
Satyabrata Das, Dingbo Lin, Snehalata Jena, Aibin Shi,
Srinivas Battina, Duy H. Hua, Rachel Allbaugh and Dolores
J. Takemoto, Protection of retinal cells from ischemia by a
novel gap junction inhibitor, Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun,
373, 504-508 (2008).
Copolymer: Monitoring the Removal of the PMMA Domains
and Exploring the Functional Groups on the Nanopore Surface,
Langmuir, 23, 12771-12776 (2007).
Takashi Ito, D. M. Neluni, T. Perera and Shinobu Nagasaka,
Gold electrodes modified with self-assembled monolayers
for measuring L-Ascorbic Acid: An undergraduate analytical
chemistry laboratory experiment, J. Chem. Educ, 85,
1112-1115 (2008).
Takashi Ito, Observation of DNA molecules using fluores-
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instrumental analysis laboratory experiment, J.
Chem. Educ, 85, 680-682 (2008).
Takashi Ito, Sarah M. Forman, Chundi Cao, Feng Li,
Charles R. Eddy, Michael A. Mastro, Ronald T. Holm, Richard
L. Henry, Keith L. Hohn and J. H. Edgar, Self-Assembled
Monolayers of Alkylphosphonic Acid on GaN Substrates,
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Xiao Yao, Takashi Ito and Daniel A. Higgins, Grayscale
patterning of polymer thin films with nanometer precision by
direct-write multiphoton photolithography, Langmuir, 24,
8939-8943 (2008).
Yongxin Li and Takashi Ito, Surface Chemical Functionalization
of Cylindrical Nanopores Derived from a Polystyrene-Poly(methyl
methacrylate) Diblock Copolymer via
Amidation, Langmuir, 24, 8959-8963 (2008).
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in thin films of polystyrene-poly(methyl methacrylate)
diblock copolymer studied via atomic force microscopy. (D)
chemistry; adsorption; nanocrystal superlattices, porous
inorganic materials. TEL: (785) 532-6849 FAX: (785)
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D. Heroux, A. Ponce, S. Cingarapu and K. J. Klabunde,
Nanoparticles prepared by salt vapor-solvent vapor cocondensation
and controlled nucleation: Metal sulfides (ZnS,
CdS, CdSE, PbS), and metal halides (LiF). Size, aggregates,
structures, digestive ripening, superlattices and impregna-
tions, Advanced Functional Materials, 17, 3562-3568 (2007).
P. Jeevanandam, R. S. Mulukutla, Z. Yang, H. Keven and
K. J. Klabunde, Nanocrystals to Nanorods: A precursor approach
for the synthesis of Magnesium Hydroxide Nanorods
from Magnesium Oxychloride Nanorods starting from Nano-
crystalline Magnesium Oxide, Chem. Materials, 19, 5395-
5403 (2007).
Xiangxin Yang, Chundi Cao, Kenneth J. Klabunde, Keith
L. Hohn and Larry E. Erickson, Adsorptive Desulfurization
with Xerogel-Derived Zinc-Based Nanocrystalline Aluminum
Oxide, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res, 46, 4819-4823 (2007).
Zhiqiang Yang, Alexander B. Smetana, Christopher M.
Sorensen and Kenneth J. Klabunde, Synthesis and Character-
ization of a New Tiara Pd(II) Thiolate Complex, [Pd
(SC12H25)2]6, and Its Solution-Phase Thermolysis to Prepare
Nearly Monodisperse Palladium Sulfide Nanoparticles,
Inorg. Chem. (Washington, DC, U. S.), 46, 2427-2431
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Jean-Pierre H. Perchellet and Peter K. Chiang, Total syntheses
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1974, A. Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland; Ph.D,
1981, Technical University, Gdansk, Poland. Postdoctor-
Hamal and K. Klabunde, Highly visible-light active C-, V-
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252, 296-302 (2007).
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anti-trypanosomal activities, Bioorg. Med. Chem, 16, 5232-
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West Germany; Postdoctoral Fellow, 1985-1986, Iowa
State University, Ames, Iowa. Bioanalytical Chemistry;
Dambar B. Hamal and Kenneth J. Klabunde, Synthesis,
characterization, and visible light activity of new nanoparticle
photocatalysts based on silver, carbon, and sulfur-doped
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Savka I. Stoeva, Alexander B. Smetana, Christopher M.
Sorensen and Kenneth J. Klabunde, Gram-scale synthesis of
aqueous gold colloids stabilized by various ligands, J. Colloid
Interface Sci, 309, 94-98 (2007).
R. Kakkar, P. N. Kapoor and K. J. Klabunde, First Principles
Density Functional Study of the Adsorption and Dissoci-
Email: junli@ksu.edu
Y. Ominami, Q. Ngo, A. J. Austin, H. Yoong, C. Y. Yang,
A. M. Cassell, B. A. Cruden, J. Li and M. Meyyappan, Structural
characteristics of carbon nanofibers for on-chip interconnect
applications, Appl. Phys. Lett, 87, 233105 (2005).
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C. Dablemont, C. G. Hamaker, R. Thouvenot, Z. Sojka, M.
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Heteropolyanions—Osmium and Rhenium Nitrido deriva-
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Zhiqiang Yang, Kenneth J. Klabunde and Christopher M.
Sorensen, From Monodisperse Sulfurized Palladium Nanoparticles
to Tiara Pd(II) Thiolate Clusters: Influence of Thiol
Ligand on Thermal Treatment of a Palladium(II)-Amine Sys-
Jun Li *, Jessica E. Koehne, Alan M. Cassell, Hua Chen,
Hou Tee Ng, Qi Ye, Wendy Fan, Jie Han and M. Meyyap-
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for electroanalysis, Electroanalysis, 17, 15-27 (2005).
J. Li, H. T. Ng and H. Chen, Carbon nanotubes and nanow-
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Properties of Metal Oxide Nanoparticles, J. Phys.
Chem. C, 111, 1912-1918 (2007).
Johanna A. Haggstrom, Peter K. Stoimenov and Kenneth J.
Klabunde, Synthesis and Characterization of Nanosized Halogenated
and Interhalogenated Metal Oxide Adducts, Chem.
Mater, 20, 3174-3183 (2008).
B. L. V. Prasad, C. M. Sorensen and Kenneth J. Klabunde,
Gold nanoparticle superlattices, Chem. Soc. Rev, 37, 1871-
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X. X. Yang, C. Cao, L. Erickson, K. Hohn, R. Maghirang
and K. Klabunde, Synthesis of visible-light-active Tio2 based
Photocatalysts by Carbon and Nitrogen Doping, J. Catalysis,
260, 128-133 (2008).
Alexander B. Smetana, Kenneth J. Klabunde, George R.
Marchin and Christopher M. Sorensen, Biocidal Activity of
Nanocrystalline Silver Powders and Particles, Langmuir, 24,
7457-7464 (2008).
Kenneth J. Klabunde, Christopher M. Sorensen, Savka I.
Stoeva, Bagavatula L. V. Prasad, Alexander B. Smetana and
Xiao-Min Lin, Digestive ripening, or “nanomachining,”, to
achieve nanocrystal size control, Met. Nanoclusters Catal.
Mater. Sci.: Issue Size Control, 233-249 (2008).
E. Beavers, Synthesis and characterization of lactic acidmagnesium
oxide nanocomposites: How nanoparticle size
and shape affect polymerization and the resulting properties
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Y. Ominami, Q. Ngo, A. J. Austin, M. Suzuki, C. Yang, A.
M. Cassell and J. Li, Interface characteristics of vertically
carbon nanofibers for interconnect applications, Appl. Phys.
Lett, 89, 263114- (2006).
Jun Li and M. Meyyappan, Biomolecular sensing for cancer
diagnostics using carbon nanotubes, Handbook of Biom-
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Q. Ngo, A. M. Cassell, A. J. Austin, J. Li*, S. Krishnan,
M. Meyyappan and C. Y. Yang, Characteristics of vertically
aligned carbon nanofibers for interconnect via applications,
IEEE Electron Device Letters, 27, 221-224 (2006).
M. Suzuki, Y. Ominami, Q. Ngo, C. Yang, T. Yamada, A.
M. Cassell and J. Li, Bright contrast imaging of carbon nanofiber-substrate
interface, J. Appl. Phys, 100, 104305- (2006).
C. Yu, L. Shi, A. M. Cassell, B. Cruden, Q. Ngo and J. Li,
Thermal contact resistance and thermal conductivity of a carbon
nanofiber, J. Heat Transfer, 128, 234-239 (2006).
B. Nguyen-Vu, H. Chen, A. M. Cassell, R. J. Andrews, M.
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An advance toward electrical-neural interfaces, Small,
2, 89-94 (2006).
Y. Ominami, Q. Ngo, N. P. Kobayashi, K. Mcilwrath, K.
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sample preparation technique for interfacial characterization
of vertically aligned carbon nanofibers, Ultramicroscopy,
106, 597-602 (2006).
B. Aksak, M. Sitti, A. M. Cassell, J. Li, M. Meyyappan
and P. Callen, Friction of partially embedded vertically
: Synthesis, characterization, and elements of
reactivity, Euro. J. Inorg. Chem, 4899-4905 (2008).
Jeffery D. Karcher, Functionalized polyoxometalates for
advanced applications. (D)
Kristopher Mijares, Novel Hybrid Materials: Functionalized
Polyoxometalates as Potential Metalloligands (D). (D)
RAYAT, SUNDEEP (b.1973) Assistant Professor.
M.S, 1996, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, India;
Ph.D, 2003, University of Missouri—Columbia. Postdoctoral
Associate, 2003-2005, The Ohio State University.
Computational Chemistry; Organic Chemistry. Neurodegeneration
in Parkinson’s disease, anticancer drug
development, photochemistry. TEL: (785) 532-6660
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4- disubstituted Tetrazolethiones and synthesis of 2-(2-(phenylimino)
vinyl)Benzonitrile. (M)
SMITH, PAUL E. (b.1963) Professor. B.Sc, 1985,
University of Liverpool; Ph.D, 1988, University of Liv-
erpool. Postdoctoral Fellowship, 1988-1991, University
of Houston; Postdoctoral Fellowship, 1992-1993, Swiss
Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich; Research
of the polymer. (M)
J. A. Haggstrom, Synthesis, characterization, biocidal, and
virucidal properties of metal oxide nanoparticles. (D)
X. Yang, Sol-gel synthesized nanomaterials for environmental
applications. (D)
Z. Yang, Preparation of palladium, palladium sulfide, cadmium
selenide nanoparticles and magnesium oxychloride,
magnesium hydroxide nanorods. (D)
LEVY, CHRISTOPHER J. (b.1966) Associate Professor.
B.Sc, 1989, Dalhousie University; Ph.D, 1995,
The University of Western Ontario; B.Ed, 1995, The
University of Western Ontario. Postdoctoral Fellow,
1995-1996, University of Waterloo; Postdoctoral Scholar,
1997-2000, California Institute of Technology. Inorganic
Chemistry; Polymer Science. Asymmetric catalysis
of organic transformations by homogeneous and supported
transition metal complexes. Ziegler-Natta polymerization
of olefins. Organometallic synthesis and reaction
mechanisms. TEL: (785) 532-6688 FAX: (785) 532-
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Alexander V. Wiznycia, John Desper and Christopher J.
Levy, Iron(II) and zinc(II) monohelical binaphthyl-salen
complexes with overlapping benz[a]anthryl sidearms, Dalton
Trans, 1520-1527 (2007).
Dipesh Prema, Alexander V. Wiznycia, Benjamin M. T.
Scott, Jessica Hilborn, John Desper and Christopher J. Levy,
Dinuclear zinc(II) complexes of symmetric Schiff-base ligands
with extended quinoline sidearms, Dalton Trans,
4788-4796 (2007).
Azadeh Lalehzari, John Desper and Christopher J. Levy,
Double-Stranded Monohelical Complexes from an Unsymmetrical
Chiral Schiff-Base Ligand, Inorg. Chem. (Washington,
DC, U. S.), 47, 1120-1126 (2008).
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Quoc Ngo, Alan M. Cassell1*, Velimir Radmilovic, Jun
Li, S. Krishnan, M. Meyyappan and Cary. Y. Yang, Palladium
catalyzed formation of carbon nanofibers by plasma en-
hanced chemical vapor deposition, Carbon, 45, 424-428
(2007).
B. T. D. Nguyen-Vu, H. Chen, A. M. Cassell, R. J. An-
drews, M. Meyyappan and J. Li, Vertically-aligned carbon
nanofiber architecture as a multifunctional 3d neural electrical
interface, IEEE Trans. Biomed. Eng, 54, 1121-1128
(2007).
Q. Ngo, M. Suzuki, Y. Ominami, A. M. Cassell, J. Li, M.
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of carbon nanofibers for interconnect via applica-
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M. Suzuki, Y. Ominami, Q. Ngo, C. Yang, A. M. Cassell
and J. Li, Current-induced breakdown of carbon nanofibers,
J. Appl. Phys, 101, 114307- (2007).
P. Arumugam, H. Chen, A. M. Cassell and J. Li*, Dielectrophoretic
trapping of single bacteria at carbon nanofiber na-
noelectrode arrays, J. Phys. Chem. A, 111, 12772-12777
(2007).
M. Suzuki, Q. Ngo, H. Kitsuki, K. Gleason, Y. Ominami,
C. Yang, T. Yamada, A. M. Cassell and J. Li, Bright-field
transmission imaging of carbon nanofibers on bulk substrate
using conventional scanning electron microscopy, J. Vac.
Sci. Technol. B, 25, 1615-1621 (2007).
H. Chen and J. Li, Nanotechnology: Moving from microarrays
toward nanoarrays, Methods in Molecular Biochemistry,
Vol. 381: Microarrays. 2nd Ed. Volume 1: Synthesis Meth-
ods. Ed. J. B. Rampal, Humana Press, 411-436 (2007).
A. M. Cassell and J. Li, Carbon nanotube based interconnect
technology: Opportunity and challenges, Micro- and
Opto-Electronic Materials and Structures: Physics, Mechanics,
Design, Reliability, Packaging, Ed. E. Suhir, Y.C. Lee,
and C. P. Wong, Springer, 181-204 (2007).
Jun Li, Carbon-based sensors, Carbon Materials for Catal-
Assistant Professor, 1993-1996, University of Houston.
Biophysics/Biophysical Chemistry; Physical Chemistry.
Computer simulation of biological systems. TEL: (785)
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Myungshim Kang and Paul E. Smith, Preferential interaction
parameters in biological systems by Kirkwood-Buff
theory and computer simulation, Fluid Phase Equilib, 256,
14-19 (2007).
Feng Chen and Paul E. Smith, Simulated surface tensions
of common water models, J. Chem. Phys, 126, 221101/1-
221101/3 (2007).
Veronica Pierce, Myungshim Kang, Mahalaxmi Aburi, Samantha
Weerasinghe and Paul E. Smith, Recent applications
of Kirkwood-Buff theory to biological systems, Cell Bio-
chem. Biophys, 50, 1-22 (2008).
Paul E. Smith, On the Kirkwood-Buff inversion procedure,
J. Chem. Phys, 129, 124509/1-124509/5 (2008).
Myungshim Kang and Paul E. Smith, Kirkwood-Buff theo-
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Paul E. Smith and Robert M. Mazo, On the Theory of Solute
Solubility in Mixed Solvents, J. Phys. Chem. B, 112,
7875-7884 (2008).
Feng Chen and Paul E. Smith, Theory and Computer Simulation
of Solute Effects on the Surface Tension of Liquids,
J. Phys. Chem. B, 112, 8975-8984 (2008).
Raj Kumar Dani, Myungshim Kang, Mausam Kalita, Paul
E. Smith, Stefan H. Bossmann and Viktor Chikan, MspA Porin-Gold
Nanoparticle Assemblies: Enhanced Binding
through a Controlled Cysteine Mutation, Nano Lett, 8, 1229-
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Azadeh Lalehzari, Preparation of chiral acid-functionalized
schiff-base ligands and their complexation with divalent transition
metals: The story of helices and cubanes. (D)
Dipesh Prema, Different coordination modes of bis(iminepyridine)
and bis(quinaldinecaroxamide) ligands. (D)
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along vertically aligned carbon nanofiber arrays, J. Phys.
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Wuhan University; Ph.D, 1995, Princeton University. self-assembled on Au(001). (D)
Postdoctoral Research Associate, 1994-1997, Cornell
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and semiconductor nanowires, particularly diana University. Postdoctoral Fellowship, 1980-1981,
vertically aligned nanowires, and their applications in: Northwestern University. Inorganic Chemistry. Synthetic
(1) biomedical devices including biosensors, dielectro- inorganic and organometallic chemistry; catalytic transphoresis
devices for bacteria capture, and neural electric formations associated with multiply-bonded ligands; imiinterfaces;
(2) functional materials and electronics in- do complexes; bioinorganic chemistry and model comcluding
on-chip nanoscale electric interconnects, thermal pounds; multinuclear NMR spectroscopy; polyinterface
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