KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY - ACS Directory of Graduate Research
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<strong>KANSAS</strong> <strong>STATE</strong> 1<br />
<strong>KANSAS</strong> <strong>STATE</strong> Email: cmaikens@ksu.edu<br />
Christine M. Aikens and George C. Schatz, Time-depen-<br />
Email: chikan@ksu.edu<br />
Chris R. Howle, Alan N. Arrowsmith, Viktor Chikan and<br />
Stephen R. Leone, State-Resolved Dynamics <strong>of</strong> the CN(B2� +<br />
<strong>UNIVERSITY</strong><br />
dent density functional theory examination <strong>of</strong> the effects <strong>of</strong><br />
) and CH(A2 111 Willard Hall<br />
Manhattan, KS 66506-3701<br />
TEL: (785) 532-6665<br />
FAX: (785) 532-6666<br />
Web: www.ksu.edu/chem<br />
Email: chemdept@ksu.edu<br />
Department <strong>of</strong> Chemistry<br />
ligand adsorption on metal nanoparticles, <strong>ACS</strong> Symp. Ser,<br />
996, 108-121 (2008).<br />
Lasse Jensen, Christine M. Aikens and George C. Schatz,<br />
Electronic structure methods for studying surface-enhanced<br />
Raman scattering, Chem. Soc. Rev, 37, 1061-1073 (2008).<br />
Manzhou Zhu, Christine M. Aikens, Frederick J. Hollander,<br />
George C. Schatz and Rongchao Jin, Correlating the<br />
Crystal Structure <strong>of</strong> A Thiol-Protected Au25 Cluster and Optical<br />
Properties, J. Am. Chem. Soc, 130, 5883-5885 (2008).<br />
�) Excited Products Resulting from the VUV<br />
Photodissociation <strong>of</strong> CH3CN, J. Phys. Chem. A, 111, 6637-<br />
6648 (2007).<br />
Pinar Dagtepe, Viktor Chikan, Jacek Jasinski and Valerie<br />
J. Leppert, Quantized Growth <strong>of</strong> CdTe Quantum Dots; Observation<br />
<strong>of</strong> Magic-Sized CdTe Quantum Dots, J. Phys.<br />
Chem. C, 111, 14977-14983 (2007).<br />
Pankaj K. Mandal and Viktor Chikan, Plasmon-Phonon<br />
Coupling in Charged n-Type CdSe Quantum Dots: A THz<br />
Eric A. Maatta, Pr<strong>of</strong>essor and Head.<br />
Christine M. Aikens, Shuzhou Li and George C. Schatz,<br />
From Discrete Electronic States to Plasmons: TDDFT Opti-<br />
Time-Domain Spectroscopic Study, Nano Lett, 7, 2521-2528<br />
(2007).<br />
Degrees Offered: B.S, M.S, Ph.D.<br />
cal Absorption Properties <strong>of</strong> Agn (n = 10, 20, 35, 56, 84, 120)<br />
Tetrahedral Clusters, J. Phys. Chem. C, 112, 11272-11279<br />
Christopher Tuinenga, Jacek Jasinski, Takeo Iwamoto and<br />
Viktor Chikan, In Situ Observation <strong>of</strong> Heterogeneous<br />
Fields <strong>of</strong> Specialization: Analytical Chemistry, Bio-<br />
(2008).<br />
Christine M. Aikens, Origin <strong>of</strong> Discrete Optical Absorption<br />
Spectra <strong>of</strong> M25(sh)18<br />
Growth <strong>of</strong> CdSe Quantum Dots: Effect <strong>of</strong> Indium Doping on<br />
the Growth Kinetics, <strong>ACS</strong> Nano, 2, 1411-1421 (2008).<br />
Naween Dahal, Viktor Chikan, Jacek Jasinski and Valerie<br />
- logical Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Materials<br />
Chemistry, Organic Chemistry and Physical Chemis-<br />
try.<br />
AAKERÖY, CHRISTER B. (b.1959) Pr<strong>of</strong>essor.<br />
M.Sc, 1986, Uppsala University, Sweden; D.Phil, 1990,<br />
University <strong>of</strong> Sussex, UK. Postdoctoral Fellowship,<br />
1991, University <strong>of</strong> Sussex, UK; Visiting <strong>Research</strong> Associate,<br />
1992, University <strong>of</strong> Minnesota. Inorganic Chem-<br />
istry; Supramolecular Chemistry. Crystal engineering;<br />
hydrogen bonding; structure-property correlations in<br />
crystalline materials, molecular modeling and computational<br />
chemistry; crystal growth and morphology; habit<br />
modification <strong>of</strong> crystalline materials; porous materials,<br />
properties <strong>of</strong> pharmaceutically relevant compounds,<br />
polymorphism. TEL: (785) 532-6096 FAX: (785) 532-<br />
6666<br />
Web: www.ksu.edu/chem/aakeroy.html<br />
Email: aakeroy@ksu.edu<br />
C. B. Aakeröy, J. Desper, B. A. Helfrich, P. Metrangolo, T.<br />
Pilati, G. Resnati and A. Stevenazzi, Combining halogen<br />
bonds and hydrogen bonds in the modular assembly <strong>of</strong> heteromeric<br />
infinite 1-d chains, Chem. Commun, 4236-4238<br />
(2007).<br />
Christer B. Aakeröy, John Desper and Michelle M. Smith,<br />
Constructing, deconstructing, and reconstructing ternary supermolecules,<br />
ChemCommun, 3936-3938 (2007).<br />
Christer B. Aakeröy, Nate Schultheiss, J. Desper and C.<br />
Moore, Balancing hydrogen-bond donors and acceptors in a<br />
family <strong>of</strong> bifunctional aromatic N-heterocycles, Cryst.<br />
Growth& Design, 7, 2324-2331 (2007).<br />
Christer B. Aakeröy, Nate Schultheiss and John Desper,<br />
The synthesis and hydrogen-bond capabilities <strong>of</strong> an aminopyridine<br />
functionalized cavitand, CrystEngComm, 9, 211-214<br />
(2007).<br />
Christer B. Aakeroy, Nate Schultheiss, John Desper and<br />
Curtis Moore, Attempted assembly <strong>of</strong> discrete coordination<br />
complexes into 1-D chains using halogen bonding or halogen···halogen<br />
interactions, CrystEngComm, 9, 421-426<br />
(2007).<br />
Christer B. Aakeroy, Izhar Hussain, Safiyyah Forbes and<br />
John Desper, Exploring the hydrogen-bond preference <strong>of</strong> N-<br />
H moieties in co-crystals assembled via O-H(acid)···N(py)<br />
intermolecular interactions, CrystEngComm, 9, 46-54 (2007).<br />
Christer B. Aakeröy, Meg Fasulo, Nate Schultheiss, John<br />
Desper and Curtis Moore, Structural competition between<br />
hydrogen bonds and halogen bonds, J. Am. Chem. Soc, 129,<br />
13772-13773 (2007).<br />
Christer B. Aakeröy, Meg Fasulo and John Desper, Salt or<br />
co-crystal: Does it really matter?, Molecular Pharmaceutics,<br />
4, 317-322 (2007).<br />
Christer B. Aakeroy, John Desper and Benjamin M. T.<br />
Scott, How robust is the amide ladder motif?, New J. Chem,<br />
31, 2044-2051 (2007).<br />
Christer B. Aakeröy, John Desper, M. Fasulo, I. Hussain,<br />
B. Levin and Nate Schultheiss, Ten years <strong>of</strong> co-crystal synthesis;<br />
the good, the bad, and the ugly, CrystEngComm, 10,<br />
1816-1821 (2008).<br />
Benjamin M. T. Scott, From small molecules to nano-scale<br />
architectures—a supramolecular approach. (D)<br />
Michelle M. Smith, Supramolecular reagents for the construction<br />
<strong>of</strong> predictable architectures. (D)<br />
Nate Schultheiss, Balancing intermolecular interactions in<br />
the design and synthesis <strong>of</strong> supermolecules. (D)<br />
Nanoparticles (m = au, ag), J. Phys.<br />
Chem. C, 112, 19797-19800 (2008).<br />
BOSSMANN, STEFAN H. (b.1963) Pr<strong>of</strong>essor. Ph.D,<br />
1991, University <strong>of</strong> Saarland, Saarbrücken, Germany;<br />
Ph.D, 1997, University <strong>of</strong> Karlsruhe, Germany. Senior<br />
<strong>Research</strong> Assistant, 1991-1993, Columbia University,<br />
City <strong>of</strong> New York. Medicinal and/or Pharmaceutical<br />
Chemistry; Nanochemistry. Mycobacterial porins, molecular<br />
machines, artificial photosynthesis, magnetic and<br />
photonic nanoparticles, anticancer drugs, hyperthermia,<br />
stem cells. TEL: (785) 532-6817 FAX: (785) 532-6666<br />
Web: www.ksu.edu/chem/bossmann.html<br />
Email: sbossman@ksu.edu<br />
Stefan Bossmann, Katharine Janik, Megh-Raj Pokhrel and<br />
Michael Niederweis, Towards the use <strong>of</strong> mycobacterial porins<br />
as nanotemplates and nanoreactors, Humana press, Totowa,<br />
NJ, USA, 19-47 (2007).<br />
Adriano F. M. Silvares, Claudio A. O. do Nascimento, Es-<br />
ther Oliveros, Stefan H. Bossmann and Andre M. Braun,<br />
Pulsed XeCl Excimer Radiation for Optimizing the Polydis-<br />
persity <strong>of</strong> Methyl Methacrylate Pre-Polymers, Ind. Eng.<br />
Chem. Res, 46, 7436-7447 (2007).<br />
Michael Woerner, Oleg Lioubashevski, Matthew T. Basel,<br />
Sandra Niebler, Eliso Gogritchiani, Nicole Egner, Christian<br />
Heinz, Juergen H<strong>of</strong>erer, Michela Cipolloni, Katharine Janik,<br />
Evgeny Katz, Andre M. Braun, Itamar Willner, Michael<br />
Niederweis and Stefan H. Bossmann, Characterization <strong>of</strong> nanostructured<br />
surfaces generated by reconstitution <strong>of</strong> the porin<br />
MspA from Mycobacterium smegmatis, Small, 3, 1084-1097<br />
(2007).<br />
Aibin Shi, Megh Raj Pokhrel and Stefan H. Bossmann,<br />
Synthesis <strong>of</strong> highly charged ruthenium(II)-quaterpyridinium<br />
complexes: a bottom-up approach to monodisperse nanos-<br />
tructures, Synthesis, 505-514 (2007).<br />
Matthew T. Basel, Katharine Janik, Michael Niederweis<br />
and Stefan H. Bossmann, Characterization <strong>of</strong> the outer membrane<br />
<strong>of</strong> M. tuberculosis with atomic force microcopy methods,<br />
<strong>ACS</strong> Symp. Ser, 984, 199-215 (2008).<br />
Megh-Raj Pokhrel, Katharine Janik and Stefan H. Bossmann,<br />
Photochemical reactivity <strong>of</strong> iron(III)-doped ruthenium<br />
(II)-tris-bipyridine/titanium dioxide zeolite Y photocatalysts<br />
at high substrate concentrations, Journal <strong>of</strong> Advanced Oxidation<br />
Technologies, 11, 348-353 (2008).<br />
Raj Kumar Dani, Myungshim Kang, Mausam Kalita, Paul<br />
E. Smith, Stefan H. Bossmann and Viktor Chikan, MspA Porin-Gold<br />
Nanoparticle Assemblies: Enhanced Binding<br />
through a Controlled Cysteine Mutation, Nano Lett, 8, 1229-<br />
1236 (2008).<br />
T. B. Shrestha, J. Melin, Y. Liu, O. Dolgounitcheva, V. G.<br />
Zakrzewski, M. R. Pokhrel, E. Gogritchiani, J. V. Ortiz, C.<br />
Turro and S. H. Bossmann, New insights in the Photochromic<br />
Spiro-Dihydroindolizine/Betaine-System, Photochem.<br />
Photobiol. Sci, 7, 1449-1456 (2008).<br />
S. H. Bossmann, M. Woerner, M. R. Pokhrel, B. Baumeis-<br />
ter, S. Goeb and A. M. Braun, Ruthenium(II)-tris-bipyridine/<br />
titanium dioxide codoped zeolite Y photocatalyst: Perfor-<br />
mance optimization at high substrate concentrations, Separa-<br />
tion and Purification Technology, 69, 122-131 (2008).<br />
Xiaoxuan Leaym, Stefan Kraft and Stefan H. Bossmann,<br />
Synthesis <strong>of</strong> water-soluble highly charged and methylene-<br />
bridged resorcin[4]arenes, Synthesis, 932-942 (2008).<br />
Pubudu Gamage, Synthesis and applications <strong>of</strong> ruthenium<br />
(II)quaterpyridiniu complexes and poly-n-isopropylacrylamide/acrylic<br />
acid copolymers. (D)<br />
J. Leppert, Synthesis <strong>of</strong> Water-Soluble Iron-Gold Alloy Nanoparticles,<br />
Chem. Mater, 20, 6389-6395 (2008).<br />
Pinar Dagtepe and Viktor Chikan, Effect <strong>of</strong> Cd/Te Ratio<br />
on the Formation <strong>of</strong> CdTe Magic-Sized Quantum Dots during<br />
Aggregation, J. Phys. Chem. A, 112, 9304-9311 (2008).<br />
Raj Kumar Dani, Myungshim Kang, Mausam Kalita, Paul<br />
E. Smith, Stefan H. Bossmann and Viktor Chikan, MspA Porin-Gold<br />
Nanoparticle Assemblies: Enhanced Binding<br />
through a Controlled Cysteine Mutation, Nano Lett, 8, 1229-<br />
1236 (2008).<br />
CULBERTSON, CHRISTOPHER T. (b.1965) As-<br />
sociate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor. B.A, 1988, Harvard College; B.S,<br />
1991, University <strong>of</strong> West Florida; Ph.D, 1996, Universi-<br />
ty <strong>of</strong> North Carolina. Postdoctoral Associate, 1996-1998,<br />
Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Bioanalytical Chemis-<br />
try; Separation Science. The analysis <strong>of</strong> enzyme activity<br />
in single cells. The development <strong>of</strong> novel polymers for<br />
the fabrication <strong>of</strong> micr<strong>of</strong>luidic devices. The development<br />
<strong>of</strong> portable micr<strong>of</strong>luidic devices for space research. The<br />
rapid analysis <strong>of</strong> insect and plant proteins and ecdysteroids.<br />
TEL: (785) 532-6685 FAX: (785) 532-6666<br />
Web: www.ksu.edu/chem/culbertson.html<br />
Email: culbert@ksu.edu<br />
Gregory T. Roman, Yanli Chen, Pernilla Viberg, Anne H.<br />
Culbertson and Christopher T. Culbertson, Single-cell manipulation<br />
and analysis using micr<strong>of</strong>luidic devices, Anal.<br />
Bioanal. Chem, 387, 9-12 (2007).<br />
Alexander K. Price and Christopher T. Culbertson, Chemical<br />
Analysis <strong>of</strong> Single Mammalian Cells with Micr<strong>of</strong>luidics,<br />
Anal. Chem. (Washington, DC, U. S.), 79, 2614-2621 (2007).<br />
Jeffrey J. Lange, Christopher T. Culbertson and Daniel A.<br />
Higgins, Single Molecule studies <strong>of</strong> Solvent-Dependent Dif-<br />
fusion and Entrapment in Poly(dimethylsiloxane), Anal.<br />
Chem, 80, 9726-9734 (2008).<br />
Kurt W. Hoeman and Christopher T. Culbertson, A novel,<br />
Environmentally Friendly Sodium Lauryl Ether Sulfate-, Ca-<br />
camidopropyl Betaine- Cocamide Monoethanolamine- Con-<br />
taining Buffer for Mekc on Micr<strong>of</strong>luidic Devices, Electrophoresis,<br />
24, 4900-4905 (2008).<br />
Kevin J. Mcdaniel, Electrokinetic mixing on micr<strong>of</strong>luidic<br />
devices via dielectric elastomer actuation. (M)<br />
Yanli Chen, Single cell analysis on micr<strong>of</strong>luidic devices.<br />
(M)<br />
Amand R. Meyer, Novel approaches for the chromato-<br />
graphic and electrophoretic separation <strong>of</strong> molecules. (D)<br />
HIGGINS, DANIEL A. (b.1966) Pr<strong>of</strong>essor. B.A,<br />
1988, St. Olaf College; Ph.D, 1993, University <strong>of</strong> Wisconsin,<br />
Madison. NSF Postdoctoral Fellowship, 1994-<br />
1996, University <strong>of</strong> Minnesota. Analytical Chemistry;<br />
Physical Chemistry. Near-field scanning optical microscopy,<br />
single molecule spectroscopy, multiphoton-excited<br />
fluorescence microscopy, polymer-dispersed liquid crystal<br />
films, sol-gel silicate films, polymer-surfactant composites.<br />
TEL: (785) 532-6371 FAX: (785) 532-6666<br />
Web: www.ksu.edu/chem/higgins.html<br />
Email: higgins@ksu.edu<br />
Aifang Xie, Takashi Ito and Daniel A. Higgins, Fabrication<br />
and characterization <strong>of</strong> polymer/liquid crystal composite dif-<br />
fractive optics by multiphoton methods, Adv. Funct. Mater,<br />
17, 1515-1522 (2007).<br />
Fangmao Ye, Maryanne M. Collinson and Daniel A. Hig-<br />
AIKENS, CHRISTINE M. Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor. B.S,<br />
2000, University <strong>of</strong> Oklahoma; Ph.D, 2005, Iowa State<br />
University. Postdoctoral <strong>Research</strong> Associate, 2005-2007,<br />
Northwestern University. Computational Chemistry;<br />
Theoretical Chemistry. The Aikens group examines a variety<br />
<strong>of</strong> areas related to theoretical materials science research.<br />
One area <strong>of</strong> emphasis involves investigation <strong>of</strong><br />
the optical properties <strong>of</strong> noble metal nanoparticles, including<br />
both bare and monolayer-protected nanoparticles.<br />
Another emphasis <strong>of</strong> the Aikens group is the surface<br />
reactivity and photocatalytic properties <strong>of</strong> metal oxide<br />
nanostructures. TEL: (785) 532-0954 FAX: (785)<br />
532-6666<br />
Web: www.ksu.edu/chem/people/faculty/aikens.html<br />
Xiaoxuan Leaym, Synthesis and applications <strong>of</strong> Novel Resorcin[4]arene<br />
Caitands. (D)<br />
CHIKAN, VIKTOR (b.1972) Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor.<br />
B.S, 1997, Jozsef Attila University, Szeged, Hungary;<br />
M.S, 1998, Jozsef Attila University, Szeged, Hungary;<br />
Ph.D, 2002, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas.<br />
Postdoctoral Fellow, 2003-2005, University <strong>of</strong> California,<br />
Berkeley and Lawrence, Berkeley National Lab.<br />
Materials Science; Physical Chemistry. Physical chemistry<br />
<strong>of</strong> nanostructures-optical, electrical properties and<br />
thermodynamics <strong>of</strong> doped quantum confined semiconductor<br />
systems, chemical dynamics, magnetic hyperthermia.<br />
TEL: (785) 532-6807 FAX: (785) 532-6666<br />
Web: www.ksu.edu/chem/chikan.html<br />
gins, Molecular Orientation and Its Influence on Autocorrela-<br />
tion Amplitudes in Single-Molecule Imaging Experiments,<br />
Anal. Chem. (Washington, DC, U. S.), 79, 6465-6472 (2007).<br />
Hanjiang Dong, Fangmao Ye, Daniel A. Higgins and Maryanne<br />
M. Collinson, Following the Growth Process in Macroporous<br />
Methylsilsesquioxane Films at the Single Macropore<br />
Level by Confocal Correlation Spectroscopy, Chem.<br />
Mater, 19, 6528-6535 (2007).<br />
A. Meredith Smythe and Daniel A. Higgins, (Role) Playing<br />
Politics in an Environmental Chemistry Lecture Course, J.<br />
Chem. Educ, 84, 241-244 (2007).<br />
Fangmao Ye, Daniel A. Higgins and Maryanne M. Collin-<br />
son, Probing Chemical Interactions at the Single-Molecule<br />
Level in Mesoporous Silica Thin Films, J. Phys. Chem. C,<br />
111, 6772-6780 (2007).<br />
Shaida Ibrahim, Daniel A. Higgins and Takashi Ito, Direct-
2 <strong>KANSAS</strong> <strong>STATE</strong><br />
Write Multiphoton Photolithography: A Systematic Study <strong>of</strong> Rana, Dolores J. Takemoto, Peter K. Chiang and Duy H. Physical Chemistry. Specific subjects <strong>of</strong> current rethe<br />
Etching Behaviors in Various Commercial Polymers, Hua, Synthesis and anti-breast cancer activities <strong>of</strong> substituted search: Photosynthesis research: hole-burning and single<br />
Langmuir, 23, 12406-12412 (2007). quinolines, Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett, 18, 3364-3368 (2008). molecule spoectroscopies; electron and excitation energy<br />
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<br />
Higgins, Single Molecule Studies <strong>of</strong> Solvent-Dependent Dif- and Thu Annelise Nguyen, Antitumor effect <strong>of</strong> Substituted center complexes at low temperatures and high presfusion<br />
and Entrapment in Poly(dimethylsiloxane) Thin Films, Quinolines in breast cancer cells, Drug Development Resures;<br />
structural disorder in glasses and proteins. Chemi-<br />
Anal. Chem, 80, 9726-9734 (2008). search, 69, 526-534 (2008).<br />
Maryanne M. Collinson, Daniel A. Higgins, Roshna Komcal<br />
carcinogenesis: detection <strong>of</strong> estrogen-derived bio-<br />
Hui-Ping Zhao, Jian-Feng Zhang, Xiuzhi Susan Sun and<br />
midi and Debbie Campbell-Rance, Electrodeposited Silicate Duy H. Hua, Syntheses and properties <strong>of</strong> cross-linked poly-<br />
markers in human fluids; breast and prostate cancer risk<br />
Films: Importance <strong>of</strong> Supporting Electrolyte, Anal. Chem. mers from functionalized triglycerides, J. Appl. Polym. Sci, assessment; biosensors; laser-based bioanalytical spec-<br />
(Washington, DC, U. S.), 80, 651-656 (2008). 110, 647-656 (2008).<br />
troscopies. TEL: (785) 532-6785 FAX: (785) 532-6666<br />
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<br />
patterning <strong>of</strong> polymer thin films with nanometer precision by Sandeep Rana, Duy H. Hua, Masaaki Tamura and Deryl<br />
Email: ryszard@ksu.edu<br />
direct-write multiphoton photolithography, Langmuir, 24,<br />
8939-8943 (2008).<br />
Troyer, Combination <strong>of</strong> Nanogel Polyethylene Glycol-Polyethlenimine<br />
and 6-(hydroxymethyl)-1,4-Anthracenedione<br />
Abdulilah A. Dawoud, Toshikazo Kawaguchi and Ryszard<br />
Jankowiak, Integrated micr<strong>of</strong>luidic device with an electro-<br />
Corey R. Weitzel, Investigation into water-soluble perylene<br />
diimides for thin film formation. (M)<br />
Xiao Yao, Grayscale patterning <strong>of</strong> PEDOT:PSS films by<br />
multiphoton lithography. (M)<br />
HOLLINGSWORTH, MARK D. (b.1957) Associate<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor. B.A, 1979, Carleton College; Ph.D, 1986,<br />
Yale University. SERC Postdoctoral <strong>Research</strong> Assistant,<br />
1985-1986, University <strong>of</strong> Cambridge; NSF-NATO Postdoctoral<br />
Fellowship, 1986-1987, University <strong>of</strong> Cam-<br />
bridge. Materials Science; Organic Chemistry. Solid-<br />
state organic chemistry; ferroelectric and ferroelastic domain<br />
switching <strong>of</strong> organic inclusion compounds; cooperative<br />
phenomena; crystal engineering; molecular recog-<br />
nition in crystals; solid-state NMR; IR, EPR, X-ray diffraction;<br />
crystal growth mechanisms; optical microscopy.<br />
TEL: (785) 532-2727 FAX: (785) 532-6666<br />
Web: www.ksu.edu/chem/people/faculty/hollingsworth.<br />
html<br />
Email: mdholl@ksu.edu<br />
Bertrand Toudic, Pilar Garcia, Christophe Odin, Philippe<br />
Rabiller, Claude Ecolivet, Eric Collet, Philippe Bourges,<br />
Garry J. McIntyre, Mark D. Hollingsworth and Tomasz Brec-<br />
zewski, Hidden Degrees <strong>of</strong> Freedom in Aperiodic Materials,<br />
Science (Washington, DC, U. S.), 319, 69-71 (2008).<br />
Mark D. Hollingsworth, Molecular recognition within onedimensional<br />
channels, Turning Points Solid-State, Mater.<br />
Surf. Sci, 346-361 (2008).<br />
Jeremy Richard Rush, Crystal growth, guest ordering and<br />
ferroelastic properties <strong>of</strong> urea inclusion compounds. (D)<br />
as an Anticancer Nanomedicine, J. Nanoscience and Nanotechnology,<br />
8, 2334-2340 (2008).<br />
Phanindra K. M. Venukadasula, Synthetic studies <strong>of</strong> (±)-<br />
8,8’-disubstituted 1,1’-binaphthalenes and triglyceride based<br />
monomers. (M)<br />
Angelo Aguilar, Progress toward the total synthesis <strong>of</strong> (+)-<br />
myriceric acid A. (D)<br />
Bernard Wiredu, A novel classical synthetic approach to<br />
carbon nanotubes and their functionalized derivatives. (D)<br />
Huiping Zhao, I. Total synthesis <strong>of</strong> (±)-ovalicin and its analogues.<br />
II. Bio-based polymers from vegetable oil. III. New<br />
synthetic methods <strong>of</strong> diacetylene fatty acids. (D)<br />
Kaiyan Lou, Syntheses <strong>of</strong> novel antitumor 1,4-anthracene-<br />
diones and functionalized cyclodedeciptycene based molecu-<br />
lar gears. (D)<br />
Srinivas Battina, Syntheses and bioevaluation <strong>of</strong> novel tri-<br />
cyclic pyrone compounds and ovalicin and its analogues. (D)<br />
ITO, TAKASHI (b.1970) Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor. B.S,<br />
1993, University <strong>of</strong> Tokyo, Japan; M.S, 1995, University<br />
<strong>of</strong> Tokyo, Japan; Ph.D, 1998, University <strong>of</strong> Tokyo, Japan.<br />
Postdoctoral <strong>Research</strong> Associate, 2001-2004, Texas<br />
A&M University. Analytical Chemistry; Electrochemistry.<br />
(1) Understanding mass transport mechanisms within<br />
nanoporous media. (2) Development <strong>of</strong> new chemical<br />
sensing and biosensing methods using nanoporous materials.<br />
(3) Understanding surface chemistry <strong>of</strong> group III<br />
nitride semiconductors and its application for chemical<br />
sensing. TEL: (785) 532-1451 FAX: (785) 532-6666<br />
Web: www.ksu.edu/chem/ito.html<br />
Email: ito@ksu.edu<br />
Aifang Xie, Takashi Ito and Daniel A. Higgins, Fabrication<br />
plated palladium decoupler for more sensitive amperometric<br />
detection <strong>of</strong> the 8-hydroxy-deoxyguanosine (8-OH-dG) DNA<br />
adduct, Anal. Bioanal. Chem, 388, 245-252 (2007).<br />
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Brock Matter, Natalia Tretyakova, Nenad M. Grubor<br />
and Ryszard Jankowiak, Spectral Differentiation and Immu-<br />
noaffinity Capillary Electrophoresis Separation <strong>of</strong> Enantiomeric<br />
Benzo(a)pyrene Diol Epoxide-Derived DNA Adducts,<br />
Chem. Res. Toxicol, 20, 1192-1199 (2007).<br />
Abdulilah A. Dawoud, Toshikazo Kawaguchi and Ryszard<br />
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for the detection <strong>of</strong> bio-targets on microchip, Electrochem.<br />
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Alfred Sigl, Michel Orrit, Tonu Reinot, Ryszard Jankowiak<br />
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hole burning study, J. Chem. Phys, 127, 084510/1-084510/7<br />
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Valter Zazubovich and Ryszard Jankowiak, On the energy<br />
transfer between quasi-degenerate states with uncorrelated<br />
site distribution functions: an application to the CP43 complex<br />
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Kerry J. Riley, Tonu Reinot, Ryszard Jankowiak, Petra<br />
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I from cyanobacteria Synechocystis PCC 6803 and<br />
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Nhan C. Dang, Valter Zazubovich, Mike Reppert, Bhanu<br />
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Mike Reppert, Valter Zazubovich, Nhan C. Dang, Michael<br />
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States in the CP43 Antenna Protein Complex: Simulation <strong>of</strong><br />
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and characterization <strong>of</strong> polymer/liquid crystal composite dif- Various Optical Spectra. II, J. Phys. Chem. B, 112, 9934-<br />
fessor. B.S, 1976, Kyoto University, Japan; Ph.D, 1979,<br />
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. Postdoctoral<br />
Fellowship, 1980-1982, Harvard University. Medicinal<br />
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Design, syntheses, and mechanistic studies <strong>of</strong> anti-amyloid<br />
beta and anti-Huntingtin protein compounds, antifractive<br />
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cancer agents, enhancers <strong>of</strong> gap junction, anti-norovirus<br />
compounds, and laccase inhibitors. Total syntheses <strong>of</strong><br />
natural products and carbon nanotubes. Design, synthesis,<br />
and property <strong>of</strong> biodegradable polymers. TEL: (785)<br />
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Write Multiphoton Photolithography: A Systematic Study <strong>of</strong><br />
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Characterization <strong>of</strong> Nanoporous Films Fabricated<br />
KLABUNDE, KENNETH J. (b.1943) University<br />
Distinguished Pr<strong>of</strong>essor. B.A, 1965, Augustana College;<br />
Ph.D, 1969, University <strong>of</strong> Iowa. Postdoctoral Fellow-<br />
ship, 1970, Pennsylvania State University. Inorganic<br />
Chemistry; Materials Science. Chemistry <strong>of</strong> free metal<br />
atoms, metal clusters and molecular fragments; colloidal<br />
Email: duy@ksu.edu<br />
from a Polystyrene-Poly(methyl methacrylate) Diblock metal particles; thin films; nanoscale particles; surface<br />
Elisabeth M. Perchellet, Yang Wang, Kaiyan Lou, Huiping<br />
Zhao, Srinivas K. Battina, Duy H. Hua and Jean-Pierre H.<br />
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with isolated Mitochondria to rapidly trigger markers <strong>of</strong> Permeability<br />
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Cheng, Kit S. Lam and Lee-Way Jin, Combining the<br />
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Elisabeth M. Perchellet, Yang Wang, Kaiyan Lou, Huiping<br />
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Copolymer: Monitoring the Removal <strong>of</strong> the PMMA Domains<br />
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Takashi Ito, D. M. Neluni, T. Perera and Shinobu Nagasaka,<br />
Gold electrodes modified with self-assembled monolayers<br />
for measuring L-Ascorbic Acid: An undergraduate analytical<br />
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Xiao Yao, Takashi Ito and Daniel A. Higgins, Grayscale<br />
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Helene C. Maire, Characterization <strong>of</strong> cylindrical nano-domains<br />
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chemistry; adsorption; nanocrystal superlattices, porous<br />
inorganic materials. TEL: (785) 532-6849 FAX: (785)<br />
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Nanoparticles prepared by salt vapor-solvent vapor cocondensation<br />
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P. Jeevanandam, R. S. Mulukutla, Z. Yang, H. Keven and<br />
K. J. Klabunde, Nanocrystals to Nanorods: A precursor approach<br />
for the synthesis <strong>of</strong> Magnesium Hydroxide Nanorods<br />
from Magnesium Oxychloride Nanorods starting from Nano-<br />
crystalline Magnesium Oxide, Chem. Materials, 19, 5395-<br />
5403 (2007).<br />
Xiangxin Yang, Chundi Cao, Kenneth J. Klabunde, Keith<br />
L. Hohn and Larry E. Erickson, Adsorptive Desulfurization<br />
with Xerogel-Derived Zinc-Based Nanocrystalline Aluminum<br />
Oxide, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res, 46, 4819-4823 (2007).<br />
Zhiqiang Yang, Alexander B. Smetana, Christopher M.<br />
Sorensen and Kenneth J. Klabunde, Synthesis and Character-<br />
ization <strong>of</strong> a New Tiara Pd(II) Thiolate Complex, [Pd<br />
(SC12H25)2]6, and Its Solution-Phase Thermolysis to Prepare<br />
Nearly Monodisperse Palladium Sulfide Nanoparticles,<br />
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X. Yang, C. Cao, K. Hohn, L. Erickson, R. Maghirang, D.<br />
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1981, Technical University, Gdansk, Poland. Postdoctor-<br />
Hamal and K. Klabunde, Highly visible-light active C-, V-<br />
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anti-trypanosomal activities, Bioorg. Med. Chem, 16, 5232-<br />
5246 (2008).<br />
Aibin Shi, Thu A. Nguyen, Srinivas K. Battina, Sandeep<br />
al Fellow, 1981-1983, Philipps University, Marburg,<br />
West Germany; Postdoctoral Fellow, 1985-1986, Iowa<br />
State University, Ames, Iowa. Bioanalytical Chemistry;<br />
Dambar B. Hamal and Kenneth J. Klabunde, Synthesis,<br />
characterization, and visible light activity <strong>of</strong> new nanoparticle<br />
photocatalysts based on silver, carbon, and sulfur-doped<br />
TiO2, J. Colloid Interface Sci, 311, 514-522 (2007).
<strong>KANSAS</strong> <strong>STATE</strong> 3<br />
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R. Kakkar, P. N. Kapoor and K. J. Klabunde, First Principles<br />
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Y. Ominami, Q. Ngo, A. J. Austin, H. Yoong, C. Y. Yang,<br />
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Alexander B. Smetana, Kenneth J. Klabunde, George R.<br />
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A. M. Cassell and J. Li, Carbon nanotube based interconnect<br />
technology: Opportunity and challenges, Micro- and<br />
Opto-Electronic Materials and Structures: Physics, Mechanics,<br />
Design, Reliability, Packaging, Ed. E. Suhir, Y.C. Lee,<br />
and C. P. Wong, Springer, 181-204 (2007).<br />
Jun Li, Carbon-based sensors, Carbon Materials for Catal-<br />
Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor, 1993-1996, University <strong>of</strong> Houston.<br />
Biophysics/Biophysical Chemistry; Physical Chemistry.<br />
Computer simulation <strong>of</strong> biological systems. TEL: (785)<br />
532-5109 FAX: (785) 532-6666<br />
Web: www.ksu.edu/chem<br />
Email: pesmith@ksu.edu<br />
Myungshim Kang and Paul E. Smith, Preferential interaction<br />
parameters in biological systems by Kirkwood-Buff<br />
theory and computer simulation, Fluid Phase Equilib, 256,<br />
14-19 (2007).<br />
Feng Chen and Paul E. Smith, Simulated surface tensions<br />
<strong>of</strong> common water models, J. Chem. Phys, 126, 221101/1-<br />
221101/3 (2007).<br />
Veronica Pierce, Myungshim Kang, Mahalaxmi Aburi, Samantha<br />
Weerasinghe and Paul E. Smith, Recent applications<br />
<strong>of</strong> Kirkwood-Buff theory to biological systems, Cell Bio-<br />
chem. Biophys, 50, 1-22 (2008).<br />
Paul E. Smith, On the Kirkwood-Buff inversion procedure,<br />
J. Chem. Phys, 129, 124509/1-124509/5 (2008).<br />
Myungshim Kang and Paul E. Smith, Kirkwood-Buff theo-<br />
ry <strong>of</strong> four and higher component mixtures, J. Chem. Phys,<br />
128, 244511/1-244511/8 (2008).<br />
Paul E. Smith and Robert M. Mazo, On the Theory <strong>of</strong> Solute<br />
Solubility in Mixed Solvents, J. Phys. Chem. B, 112,<br />
7875-7884 (2008).<br />
Feng Chen and Paul E. Smith, Theory and Computer Simulation<br />
<strong>of</strong> Solute Effects on the Surface Tension <strong>of</strong> Liquids,<br />
J. Phys. Chem. B, 112, 8975-8984 (2008).<br />
Raj Kumar Dani, Myungshim Kang, Mausam Kalita, Paul<br />
E. Smith, Stefan H. Bossmann and Viktor Chikan, MspA Porin-Gold<br />
Nanoparticle Assemblies: Enhanced Binding<br />
through a Controlled Cysteine Mutation, Nano Lett, 8, 1229-<br />
1236 (2008).<br />
Azadeh Lalehzari, Preparation <strong>of</strong> chiral acid-functionalized<br />
schiff-base ligands and their complexation with divalent transition<br />
metals: The story <strong>of</strong> helices and cubanes. (D)<br />
Dipesh Prema, Different coordination modes <strong>of</strong> bis(iminepyridine)<br />
and bis(quinaldinecaroxamide) ligands. (D)<br />
ysis, Eds. Philippe Serp and José Luis Figueiredo, John Wiley<br />
and Sons, 507-533 (2008).<br />
J. Liu, J. Li*, A. Sedhain, J. Lin and H. Jiang, Structure<br />
and photoluminescence study <strong>of</strong> tio2 nanoneedle texture<br />
along vertically aligned carbon nan<strong>of</strong>iber arrays, J. Phys.<br />
Chem. C, 112, 17127-17132 (2008).<br />
LI, JUN (b.1966) Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor. B. Sc, 1987, J. Li, The structure <strong>of</strong> B-Octadecane Thiol Monolayers<br />
Wuhan University; Ph.D, 1995, Princeton University. self-assembled on Au(001). (D)<br />
Postdoctoral <strong>Research</strong> Associate, 1994-1997, Cornell<br />
University. Analytical Chemistry; Materials Science. MAATTA, ERIC A. (b.1953) Pr<strong>of</strong>essor and Head.<br />
Growth, characterization, device fabrication <strong>of</strong> carbon B.S, 1974, Carnegie-Mellon University; Ph.D, 1980, Innanotubes<br />
and semiconductor nanowires, particularly diana University. Postdoctoral Fellowship, 1980-1981,<br />
vertically aligned nanowires, and their applications in: Northwestern University. Inorganic Chemistry. Synthetic<br />
(1) biomedical devices including biosensors, dielectro- inorganic and organometallic chemistry; catalytic transphoresis<br />
devices for bacteria capture, and neural electric formations associated with multiply-bonded ligands; imiinterfaces;<br />
(2) functional materials and electronics in- do complexes; bioinorganic chemistry and model comcluding<br />
on-chip nanoscale electric interconnects, thermal pounds; multinuclear NMR spectroscopy; polyinterface<br />
materials, solar cells, supercapacitors for ener- oxometalate chemistry. TEL: (785) 532-6665 FAX:<br />
gy storage. TEL: (785) 532-0955 FAX: (785) 532-6666 (785) 532-6666<br />
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