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This site hosts information about my teaching and undergraduate
research projects. I teach both general chemistry and physical
chemistry. I also teach an introduction to scientific literature
course. If you are a current student in one of these classes,
follow the links under "Classes" to reach the course website.My research group primarily uses computational tools (molecular dynamics, stastical dynamics, and electronic structure calculations) to study problems in the area of electron transfer. Please visit the research areas link to learn more about research in this group. I am grateful to various agencies for funding these projects. Please visit the Research Sponsors page for more information on the sources of our funding.
I typically mentor 2-4 research students a semester and 2-3 during the summer. Students can work on projects ranging from building a database of molecules used as photosensitizers in solar cells to performing molecular dynamics simulations on proteins. All students generally learn to use Linux, write short python codes, use Spartan and MOE to build molecules, and analyze the results of molecular dynamics simulations. Please see the Research Areas page for more details.
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Asst. Professor of Chemistry
NIST NRC Postdoctoral
Fellow 1998-2000
PhD Chemistry, 1998
University of Wisconsin
Madison, WI
BA Chemistry & Math, 1993
Augustana College
Rock Island, IL
Contact:
9501 S. King Dr.
Department of Chemistry
Chicago State University
Chicago, IL 60628
773-995-2171
773-995-3109 (fax)