Faculty - Chemistry - Vlogý Little Rock /chemistry/category/faculty/ Vlogý Little Rock Thu, 02 Apr 2026 19:49:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Dr. Juliette Rivero Walker /chemistry/2021/01/21/juliette-rivero/ Thu, 21 Jan 2021 20:49:16 +0000 https://ualrprd.wpengine.com/chemistry/?p=798 Chemical Education/Organic Chemistry Contact Information Office Location: SCLB 479 Office Phone: 501-916-6548 E-mail: jxriverocas@ualr.edu Teaching Interests Research Interests Vlogý-Little Rock Appointments Education

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Chemical Education/Organic Chemistry

Contact Information

Office Location: SCLB 479
Office Phone: 501-916-6548
E-mail: jxriverocas@ualr.edu

Teaching Interests

  • Chemistry Education
  • Organic Chemistry

Research Interests

  • Chemistry Education
  • Organic Synthesis

Vlogý-Little Rock Appointments

  • Instructor of Chemistry (2021-present)
  • Adjunct Instructor (2018-2020- Summer sections)

Education

  • PhD in Organic Chemistry, University of Arkansas (Fayetteville, AR)
  • MS in Organic Chemistry, University of Arkansas (Fayetteville, AR)
  • MS in Chemistry, Universidad Industrial de Santander (Bucaramanga, Colombia)
  • BS in Chemistry, Universidad Industrial de Santander (Bucaramanga, Colombia)

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Dr. Robert (Bob) E. Belford /chemistry/2019/10/02/dr-robert-bob-e-belford/ Wed, 02 Oct 2019 19:17:48 +0000 https://ualrprd.wpengine.com/chemistry/?p=591 Chemical Education Contact Information Office Location: FH 215 Office Phone: 501-916-6540 E-mail: rebelford@ualr.edu Teaching Interests Chemical Education, Green Chemistry, General Chemistry II Research Interests Vlogý-Little Rock Appointments Education Recent Publications

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Chemical Education

Contact Information

Office Location: FH 215
Office Phone: 501-916-6540
E-mail: rebelford@ualr.edu

Teaching Interests

Chemical Education, Green Chemistry, General Chemistry II

Research Interests

  • Chemistry education and development of educational material and tool
  • Cheminformatics
  • Internet of Things

Vlogý-Little Rock Appointments

  • Professor of Chemistry (2018-Present)
  • Associate Professor of Chemistry (2012-2018)
  • Assistant Professor of Chemistry (2006-2012)
  • Instructor of Chemistry: (2002-2006)

Education

  • PhD in Physical Chemistry, Arizona State University (Tempe, Arizona)
  • BS in Chemistry, Arizona State University (Tempe, Arizona)

Recent Publications

  • Belford,R.E. & Gupta, T., Introduction, Technology Integration in Chemistry Education and Research, ACS Symposium Series Books, Washington D.C., Vol. 1318, (accepted for publication, June 6, 2019.)
  • Gupta,T & Belford,R.E., Conclusion: Technology Integration in Chemistry Education and Research, ACS Symposium Series Books, Washington D.C., Vol. 1318, (accepted for publication, June 6, 2019.)
  • Belford, R.E. & Rusch, P.F., How Should General Chemistry Teaching Faculty Handle the New SI Base Unit Definitions? Spring 2019 ACS CCCE Newsletter, May 20-22, 2019, https://confchem.ccce.divched.org/2019CCCENLP5
  • Belford, R.E., ConfChem Conference on Select 2016 BCCE Presentation: Twentieth Year of the OLCC, J. Chem. Educ., 2017, 94 (12), pp 2016–2017, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.6b01017.
  • Muzyka, J., Gupta, T. & Belford, R.E., ConfChem Conference on Select 2016 BCCE Presentations: Introduction, Journal of Chemical Education (submitted).

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Dr. Mark Baillie /chemistry/2019/10/02/dr-mark-baillie/ Wed, 02 Oct 2019 19:17:46 +0000 https://ualrprd.wpengine.com/chemistry/?p=593 STEM/Chemical Education Contact Information Office Location: ETAS 125G Office Phone: 501-301-4695 E-mail: mtbaillie@ualr.edu Baillie Group Website: /chemistry/baillie-group/ Teaching Interests Introductory chemistry courses. Faculty courses about how people learn. Research Interests ... Dr. Mark Baillie

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Mark Baillie

STEM/Chemical Education

Contact Information

Office Location: ETAS 125G
Office Phone: 501-301-4695
E-mail: mtbaillie@ualr.edu

Baillie Group Website: /chemistry/baillie-group/

Teaching Interests

Introductory chemistry courses.

Faculty courses about how people learn.

Research Interests

Chemistry Education Research: How people learn is tied to so many factors before you arrive on campus, and many that are present in the classrooms. I am curious how faculty training (professional development), in-class teaching strategies, and student background all play a role in student success. Learn more at our research group website!

Vlogý-Little Rock Appointments

Education

  • Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Chemical Biology, EPFL (Lausanne, Switzerland)
  • PhD in Organic/Medicinal Chemistry, Emory University (Atlanta, Georgia)
  • BS in Chemistry, Bucknell University (Lewisburg, Pennsylvania)

Awards and Honors

  • Faculty Excellence Award 2026 – Social Justice. DC STEM College winner
  • Student Faculty Appreciation Award 2023 – We heart our faculty.
  • Faculty Excellence Award 2023 – Rising Star. DC STEM College winner. University award winner.
  • Student Faculty Appreciation Award 2020 – We heart our faculty.
  • Leader, . Responsible for leading a week long workshop to build institutional capacity for implementing evidence-based teaching practices in college courses.
  • National Science Foundation Fellowship, 2007 – 2008: Emory Graduate Fellowship Recipient. One-year graduate student training fellowship to participate in Emory’s PRISM teaching program
  • Emory University, Chemistry Department Award, 2006: Award Recipient. Outstanding General Chemistry Teaching Assistant
  • Six Sigma Green Belt, 2004: Certified. General Electric accreditation; trained to implement statistical system analysis techniques to ensure measurable specifications that are critical to quality

Recent Publications

  • Terrell, A. M., Baillie, M., Safran, C., Parthasarathy, S., Krasnomowitz, J. Storyboarding: a Tool to Assess Student Preparation of Introductory Integrated Biology and General Chemistry Laboratories. Poster presented by A. Terrell at the meeting of QUBES: Making Meaning through Modeling Workshop, East Lansing, MI. July 2017.
  • Audette, D. S., Martin, B. J., Terrell, A. M., Hilsenbeck-Fajardo, J. L., Baillie, M. T., Hlousek-Radojcic, A. . Paper presented by D. Audette at the meeting of Collaborative Interventions, Philadelphia, PA. February 2016.
  • Miller, E. J.; Mays, S. G.; Baillie, M. T.; Howard, R. B.; Arrendale, R. F.; Pruett, S.; Culver, D. G.; Evers, T. G.; Natchus, M. G.; Petros, J. A.; Liotta, D. C. Discovery of a Fluorinated Enigmol Analog with Enhanced in Vivo Pharmacokinetic and Anti-Tumor Properties.
  • Liotta, D. C.; Baillie, M. T.; Holt, J. J.; Galinski, M. R.; Natchus, M.; Miller, E. J.  Sphingosine analogs composition, and methods related thereto. PCT/US2012/057448; WO2013/049280; 2012.
  • Bushnev, A. S.; Baillie, M. T.; Holt, J. J.; Menaldino, D. S.; Merrill, A. H. Jr.; Liotta, D. C. An Efficient Asymmetric Synthesis of Enigmols (1-Deoxy-5-hydroxysphingoid Bases), An Important Class of Bioactive Lipid Modulators.

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Dr. Brian Berry /chemistry/2019/10/02/dr-brian-berry/ Wed, 02 Oct 2019 19:17:44 +0000 https://ualrprd.wpengine.com/chemistry/?p=598 Organic Chemistry/Materials Chemistry Contact Information Office Location: SCLB 477 Office Phone: 501-683-7125 E-mail: bcberry@ualr.edu Teaching Interests Organic Chemistry Research Interests Vlogý-Little Rock Appointments Education Awards and Honors Recent Publications

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Berry, Brian

Organic Chemistry/Materials Chemistry

Contact Information

Office Location: SCLB 477
Office Phone: 501-683-7125
E-mail: bcberry@ualr.edu

Teaching Interests

Organic Chemistry

Research Interests

  • Polymer-tethered nanoparticles
  • Photoactive nanoparticles
  • Zone annealing block copolymers

Vlogý-Little Rock Appointments

  • Vice Provost for Research and Dean of the Graduate School (2019-present)
  • Chair of Chemistry Department (2016-2019)
  • Assistant Professor (2008–present)

Education

  • National Research Council Postdoctoral Fellow, National Institute of Standards and Technology (Gaithersburg, MD)
  • PhD in Applied Science/Chemistry, University of Arkansas at Little Rock (Little Rock, AR)
  • BA in Chemistry, University of Arkansas at Little Rock (Little Rock, AR)

Awards and Honors

  • Central Arkansas ACS Professor of the Year (2010)
  • National Research Council Postdoctoral Fellowship (2006)
  • Outstanding Graduating Ph.D. Student (2004)
  • Departmental Research Award (2002)
  • VlogýLR Departamental Teaching Assistant of the Year (2001)
  • VlogýLR Departmental Research Award (2001)
  • VlogýLR Departmental Teaching Assistant of the Year (2000)
  • VlogýLR Departmental Research Award (2000)

Recent Publications

  • Hudson, M. K., Yousef, M. A., & Berry, B. C. (2018, September). Study on the Compatibility of Azo-Tetrazolate High Energy Materials Using DSC. Springer, 133(3), 1481-1490.
  • Ordónez, P. E., Quave, C. L., Reynolds, W. F., Varughese, K. I., Berry, B. C., Breen, P. J., Malagón, O., Vidari, G., Smeltzer, M. S., & Compadre, C. M. (2016). Corrigendum to” Sesquiterpene lactones from Gynoxys verrucosa and their anti-MRSA activity”[J. Ethnopharmacol. 137 (2011) 1055-1059]. 186, 392.
  • Al-Dainy, G. A., Bourdo, S. E., Saini, V., Berry, B. C., & Biris, A. S. (2016). Hybrid perovskite photovoltaic devices: Properties, architecture and fabrication methods.
  • Samant, S., Strzalka, J., Yager, K. G., Kisslinger, K., Grolman, D., Basutkar, M., Salunke, N., Singh, G., Berry, B. C., & Karim, A. (2016). Ordering pathway of block copolymers under dynamic thermal gradients studied by in situ GISAXS. American Chemical Society, 49(22), 8633–8642.
  • Zhang, R., Lee, B., Bockstaller, M. R., Al-Enizi, A. M., Elzatahry, A., Berry, B. C., & Karim, A. (2016). Soft-shear induced phase-separated nanoparticle string-structures in polymer thin films. The Royal Society of Chemistry, 186, 31–4

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Marian Douglas /chemistry/2019/10/02/marian-douglas/ Wed, 02 Oct 2019 19:17:42 +0000 https://ualrprd.wpengine.com/chemistry/?p=605 Senior Instructor Contact Information Office Location: SCLB 281 Office Phone: 501-569-8826 E-mail: msdouglas@ualr.edu Teaching Interests Fundamental Chemistry, General Chemistry Vlogý-Little Rock Appointments Education Awards and Honors

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Senior Instructor

Contact Information

Office Location: SCLB 281
Office Phone: 501-569-8826
E-mail: msdouglas@ualr.edu

Teaching Interests

Fundamental Chemistry, General Chemistry

Vlogý-Little Rock Appointments

  • Senior Instructor of Chemistry (2011-present)
  • Instructor of Chemistry (1987-2011)
  • Lecturer in Chemistry (1984-1987)

Education

  • MSE in Chemistry, Arkansas State University (Jonesboro, AR)
  • BSE in Chemistry, Arkansas State University (Jonesboro, AR)

Awards and Honors

  • CSAM Faculty Excellence Award in Public Service (2008)
  • CSAM Faculty Excellence Award in Teaching (2006)
  • CSAM Faculty Excellence Award in Public Service (1998 and 1991)
  • ACS Local Section Service Award (1993 and 2005)

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Dr. Keith Hudson /chemistry/2019/10/02/dr-keith-hudson/ Wed, 02 Oct 2019 19:17:40 +0000 https://ualrprd.wpengine.com/chemistry/?p=607 Director of Arkansas Space Grant Consortium and NASA/EPSCoR Programs Analytical and Physical Chemistry/Specialties in Instrumentation and Spectroscopy Contact Information Office Location: SCLB 455 Office Phone: 501-916-6550 E-mail: mkhudson@ualr.edu NASA Office: ... Dr. Keith Hudson

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Director of Arkansas Space Grant Consortium and NASA/EPSCoR Programs
Analytical and Physical Chemistry/Specialties in Instrumentation and Spectroscopy

Contact Information

Office Location: SCLB 455
Office Phone: 501-916-6550
E-mail: mkhudson@ualr.edu
NASA Office: FH 506A
            Phone: 501-916-6672

Teaching Interests

Analytical Chemistry 2, Instrumental Analysis, Molecular and Atomic Spectroscopy, Contamination Evaluation, Combustion and Propulsion

Research Interests

  • Rocket and combustion science
  • Instrumentation and methods in spectroscopy and laser applications

Vlogý-Little Rock Appointments

  • Professor (1997-Present)
  • Director, Arkansas Space Grant Consortium (Co-Director, 1997) and NASA/EPSCoR Programs (1997-present)
  • Associate Vice Provost for Research (2013-2014)
  • Director, Graduate Institute of Technology (1999-2014)
  • Assistant Dean for Research and Grad Programs, College of Science and Engineering Technology (1997-1999)
  • Director, VlogýLR Site, NSF I/UCRC Measurement and Control Engineering Research Center (MCEC) (1997-1999)
  • Associate Professor (1993-1997)
  • Assistant Professor (1989-1993)

Education

  • PhD in Analytical Chemistry, Baylor University (Waco, TX)
  • MS in Chemistry, Sam Houston State University (Huntsville, TX)
  • BS in Chemistry (Minor: Biology), East TX Baptist College (Marshall, TX)

Awards and Honors

  • Civil Air Patrol, National Frank G. Brewer Memorial Aerospace Excellence Award (for Arkansas Space Grant Consortium, Organization Category, 2017)
  • Civil Air Patrol, Southwest Region, Frank G. Brewer Memorial Aerospace Excellence Award (for Arkansas Space Grant Consortium, Organization Category, 2016)
  • Associate Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (January 2012)
  • Civil Air Patrol, Southwest Region, Frank G. Brewer Memorial Aerospace Excellence Award (2010, for Lifetime Achievement in Aerospace Education)
  • Civil Air Patrol, AR Wing, Outstanding Aerospace Officer of the Year (2010)
  • VlogýLR College of Science and Engineering Technology Research Award (1994)
  • Mentor, NASA Fellows (Bob Shanks, Jason Willis, Katherine Kirtley, Andrew Chouinard, Kari Maxwell, Robert Sproles)
  • VlogýLR College of Science and Engineering Technology Research Award, 2nd Place (1993)
  • Mentor, DOE/EPSCoR Fellows (Diana Lindquist and Kathy Underhill-Shanks)
  • VlogýLR Grant Writers Award (1992)
  • Friend of the Chemistry Department, VlogýLR, several awards (1992-2011)
  • Mentor, Arkansas Space Grant Fellows (served approximately 16 students)
  • Sigma Xi Graduate Student Research Award, Baylor University Chapter (1987)
  • Honor Societies – Sigma Xi (Research), Sigma Pi Sigma (Physics), and Phi Kappa Phi

 Recent Publications

  • M. Keith Hudson (2012), Hybrid Rocket and other entries in: K.L. Kosanke, B.J. Kosanke, B.T. Sturman, and R.M. Winokur, eds. Encyclopedic Dictionary of Pyrotechnics, published by Journal of Pyrotechnics, Whitewater, CO (2012)
  • Thikra Mustafa, Yang Xu, Fumiya Watanabe, Yongbin Zhang, Madh P. Asar, Reginard Little, Alokita Karmaker, Meena Mahmood, M. Keith Hudson, Alexandru S. Biris, “Iron Oxide Nanoparticle-based Radio-Frequency Thermotherapy for Human Breast Cancer Adenocarcinoma Cancer Cells”, Biomater. Sci., 2013,1, 870-880
  • Yousef Muntaha A, Hudson M Keith, Berry Brian C., “Study on the Compatibility of Azo-Tetrazolate High Energy Materials Using DSC”, J Therm Anal Calorim, on-line: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10973-018-7221-z
  • Muntaha A Yousef, and M Keith Hudson, “Thermal Study of the Decomposition of HTPB Hybrid Rocket Fuel in the Presence of Azo-Tetrazolate Based High Nitrogen Content High Energy Compounds. Submitted to J Therm Anal Calorim., https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-018-7490-6
  • Kamal Pandey, Mohamed H. Lahiani, Victoria K. Hicks, M. Keith Hudson, Micah J. Green and Mariya Khodakovskaya, “Effects of Carbon-based Nanomaterials on Seed Germination, Biomass Accumulation and Stress Response of Bioenergy Crops”, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0202274

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Dr. Jerome (Jerry) A. Darsey /chemistry/2019/10/02/dr-jerome-jerry-a-darsey/ Wed, 02 Oct 2019 19:17:38 +0000 https://ualrprd.wpengine.com/chemistry/?p=603 Director of the Center for Molecular Design and Development Computational Chemistry/Physical Chemistry Contact Information Office Location: SCLB 485 Office Phone: 501-916-6541 E-mail: jadarsey@ualr.edu Teaching Interests Computational Chemistry and Physical Chemistry ... Dr. Jerome (Jerry) A. Darsey

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Darsey, Jerry A.

Director of the Center for Molecular Design and Development
Computational Chemistry/Physical Chemistry

Contact Information

Office Location: SCLB 485
Office Phone: 501-916-6541
E-mail: jadarsey@ualr.edu

Teaching Interests

Computational Chemistry and Physical Chemistry

Research Interests

Computer modeling techniques of atomic and molecular systems for elucidation of chemical and physical properties

Vlogý-Little Rock Appointments

  • Program Coordinator (2022-Present)
  • Professor (1996-Present)
  • Associate Professor (1993-1996)
  • Assistant Professor (1990-1993)

Education

  • PhD inPhysical Chemistry, Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
  • BS in Physics, Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)

Awards and Honors

  • Organizing Chairman for the Regional American Chemical Society Meeting in Little Rock, AR on (Atomic and Molecular Modeling and Simulation), (2008).
  • Selected by the International Biographical Center in Cambridge, England, biography to be included in the 2000 Eminent Scientist of the 21st Century, 1st Edition.
  • Invited Lecturer-Polymer Division Royal Australian Chemical Institute
  • Chairman, Chemistry Section, Arkansas Academy of Science 78th Annual Meeting
  • Elected to Sigma Xi (National Research Honor Society)
  • Elected to Phi Lambda Upsilon (National Chemical Honor Society)
  • Marquis Who’s Who in the World (2001-2018)
  • Marquis Who’s Who in Science and Technology (1999-2018)

 Recent Publications

  • J. A. Darsey, D. W. Noid, S. K. Mitra, “Correlating Physical Properties of Materials Using Artificial Neural Networks,” Int. J. of Smart Engineering Sys. Design, (2006).
  • Pierre Alusta, Inessa Im, Bruce Pearce, Richard Beger, Ryan Kretzer, Dan Buzatu, Jon Wilkes and Jerry A. Darsey; “Improving Proton MR Spectroscopy of Brain Tissue for Non-Invasive Diagnostics”; Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (JMRI 09-0857.R1), DOI: 10.1002/jmri.22332 (2009).
  • William O. Griffin, Josh Hanna, Svetlana Razorilova, Mikhael Kitaev, Avtandiil Alisherov, Jerry A. Darsey, and Olga Tarasenko. “An Artificial Neural Network Evaluation of Tuberculosis Using Genetic and Physiological Patient Data.” AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol 1229, 49-53, (2010).
  • Sushma Thotakura, Jerry A. Darsey, “Modeling studies of Geldanamycin and similar compounds to treat Parkinson’s disease”, In BMC Bioinformatics, Proceedings of the Seventh Annual Conference of the Mid South Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Society (MCBIOS) 2010.
  • S. Joginipelli, V.K. Melapu, J. A. Darsey “Bioinformatics approach to generate input files for Artificial Neural Networks”, Int. J. of Sci. and Advanced Tech., 4, pp. 30-33 (2014).

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Dr. Noureen Siraj /chemistry/2019/10/02/dr-noureen-siraj/ Wed, 02 Oct 2019 19:17:34 +0000 https://ualrprd.wpengine.com/chemistry/?p=613 Analytical/Materials Chemistry  Contact Information Office Location: SCLB 457 Office Phone: 501-916-6544 E-mail: nxsiraj@ualr.edu Teaching Interests General Chemistry 2, Analytical Chemistry I, Physical Chemistry for Life Sciences  Research Interests Vlogý-Little Rock ... Dr. Noureen Siraj

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Siraj, Noureen

Analytical/Materials Chemistry

 Contact Information

Office Location: SCLB 457
Office Phone: 501-916-6544
E-mail: nxsiraj@ualr.edu

Teaching Interests

General Chemistry 2, Analytical Chemistry I, Physical Chemistry for Life Sciences

 Research Interests

  • Synthesis, characterization and application of optoelectronic nano-materials
  • Novel tunable materials for highly efficient photovoltaic cells
  • Development of novel drugs and therapies for cancer treatment
  • Sensor design and applications
  • Design, characterization, and applications of supercapacitors

Vlogý-Little Rock Appointments

  • Associate Professor (2022-Present)
  • Assistant Professor (2016-2021)

Education

  • Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, LA)
  • PhD in Chemistry, Graz University of Technology (Graz, Austria)
  • MSc in Chemistry, University of Karachi (Karachi, Pakistan)
  • BSc in Chemistry (Minor: Biochemistry, Botany), University of Karachi (Karachi, Pakistan)

Awards and Honors

  • First Prize in Poster Competition for the presentation of significant development in the field of Ionic Liquids chemistry in 5th ECHEMS at Weingarten, Germany (2009)
  • Atta-ur-Rehman Gold Medal: Honorary Shield on Academic Merit Record by Orient (2004)
  • Najma Rizvi Gold Medal for receiving first class first position in M.Sc. in the Department of Chemistry (2002)
  • Begum Fahmida Shabbar Hassan Gold Medal: For attaining first class first position in MSc (2002)
  • Hanif Adamjee Gold Medal: On getting first class first position in M.Sc. in Physical Chemistry, 2002

Recent Publications

  • Molecular (Raman, NIR, and FTIR) spectroscopy and multivariate analysis in consumable products analysis. Fakayode, S. O., Baker, G. A., Bwambok, D. K., Bhawawet, N., Elzey, B., Siraj, N., . . . Warner, I. M Applied Spectroscopy Reviews, 2019, 1-77. doi:10.1080/05704928.2019.1631176
  • Fluorescence-Based Ratiometric Nanosensor for Selective Imaging of Cancer Cells. McNeel, K. E., Siraj, N., Bhattarai, N., & Warner, I. M. ACS Omega, 4(1), 2019, 1592-1600. doi:10.1021/acsomega.8b02765
  • Renewable-Resource-Based Waste Materials for Supercapacitor Application. Macchi, S., Siraj, N., Watanabe, F., & Viswanathan, T. ChemistrySelect, 4(2), 2019, 492-501. doi:10.1002/slct.201803926
  • Class specific discrimination of volatile organic compounds using a quartz crystal microbalance based multisensor array. Stephanie R.Vaughan, Nicholas C.Speller, Pratap Chhotaray, Kevin S. McCarter, Noureen Siraj, Rocío L. Pérez, Isiah M. Warner Talanta. Volume 188, 1 October 2018, Pages 423-428
  • Endocytic Selective Toxicity of Rhodamine 6G nanoGUMBOS in Breast Cancer Cells. Bhattarai N, Mathis JM, Chen M, Pérez RL, Siraj N, Magut PKS, McDonough K, Sahasrabudhe G, Warner M. Mol Pharm. 2018 Sep 4;15(9):3837-3845. Epub 2018 Jul 27

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Dr. Tito Viswanathan /chemistry/2019/10/02/dr-tito-viswanathan/ Wed, 02 Oct 2019 19:17:30 +0000 https://ualrprd.wpengine.com/chemistry/?p=615 Polymer Chemistry/Organic Chemistry Contact Information Office Location: SCLB 469 Office Phone: 501-569-8825 E-mail: txviswanatha@ualr.edu Teaching Interests Organic Chemistry Research Interests Vlogý-Little Rock Appointments Education Awards and Honors Recent Publications

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Viswanathan, Tito

Polymer Chemistry/Organic Chemistry

Contact Information

Office Location: SCLB 469
Office Phone: 501-569-8825
E-mail: txviswanatha@ualr.edu

Teaching Interests

Organic Chemistry

Research Interests

  • Organic Polymer synthesis
  • Renewable Resource Utilization
  • Water purification using carbon composites
  • Conducting polymers
  • Organic Reaction Mechanisms
  • Microwave assisted synthesis

Vlogý-Little Rock Appointments

  • Professor (1992–present)
  • Associate Professor (1988–1992)
  • Assistant Professor (1985–1988)

Education

  • PhD, Tulane University (New Orleans, LA)
  • MS, University of Houston (Houston, TX)
  • BS, Delhi University (New Delhi, India)

Awards and Honors

  • Five-time winner as the best researcher from the College of Science and Mathematics – “Faculty Excellence in Research” Award (2007, 2005, 2000, 1997 and 1989)
  • Winner of three NASA Gold Quality Award for exemplary research of relevance to NASA
  • Recipient of certificates for outstanding contribution to NASA sponsored research (1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001)

Recent Publications

  • Macchi, S., Siraj, N., Watanabe, F. and Viswanathan, T., 2019. Renewable‐Resource‐Based Waste Materials for Supercapacitor Application. ChemistrySelect, 4(2), pp.492-501.
  • Nakarmi, A., Kim, J., Toland, A. and Viswanathan, T., 2019. Novel reusable renewable resource-based iron oxides nanocomposites for removal and recovery of phosphate from contaminated waters. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 16(8), pp.4293-4302.
  • Basnayaka, Punya A., Ashok Kumar, Manoj K. Ram, Elias K. Stefanakos, Venu Gopal Bairi, Sunil Kumar Ramasahayam, and Tito Viswanathan. “High performance asymmetric supercapacitors based on dual phosphorus (P) and nitrogen (N) co-doped carbon and graphene-polyaniline electrodes.” ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology 6, no. 6 (2017): M3168-M3172.
  • Ramasahayam, S.K. and Viswanathan, T., 2016. Honey‐Based P, N and Si Tri‐Doped Graphitic Carbon Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Alkaline Conditions. ChemistrySelect, 1(13), pp.3527-3534.
  • Bairi, V.G., Nasini, U.B., Ramasahayam, S.K., Bourdo, S.E. and Viswanathan, T., 2015. Electrocatalytic and supercapacitor performance of phosphorous and nitrogen co-doped porous carbons synthesized from aminated tannins. Electrochimica Acta, 182, pp.987-994.

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Dr. Shanzhi Wang /chemistry/2019/10/02/dr-shanzhi-wang/ Wed, 02 Oct 2019 19:17:25 +0000 https://ualrprd.wpengine.com/chemistry/?p=617 Biochemistry Contact Information Office Location: SCLB 489 Office Phone: 501-916-6545 E-mail: sxwang2@ualr.edu Teaching Interest Biochemistry, Medicinal Chemistry Research Interests Vlogý-Little Rock Appointments Education Recent Publications

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Wang, Shanzhi

Biochemistry

Contact Information

Office Location: SCLB 489
Office Phone: 501-916-6545
E-mail: sxwang2@ualr.edu

Teaching Interest

Biochemistry, Medicinal Chemistry

Research Interests

  • The function of the inflammatory caspases (>in vitro)
  • Enzyme inhibitor design

Vlogý-Little Rock Appointments

  • Assistant Professor (2016-present)

Education

  • Postdoctoral Researcher, Albert Einstein College of Medicine Department of Biochemistry and Department of Cell Biology (Bronx, NY)
  • PhD in Biochemistry, Texas A&M University (College Station, TX)
  • BS in Medicine, Jilin University (Changchun, China)

Recent Publications

  • Hu, J., Duan, Z., Yu, G. and Wang, S. (2019) Bcl-2 inhibitors as sensitizing agents for cancer chemotherapy, In Protein Kinase Inhibitors as Sensitizing Agents for Chemotherapy, (Vol. 2, pp. 151-168). Elsevier Inc.
  • Wang S., Cameron S.A., Clinch K., Evans G.B., Wu Z., Schramm V.L., and Tyler P.C. (2015) New antibiotic candidates against Helicobacter pylori, Journal of the American Chemical Society 137:14275-80.
  • Wang, S., Chahwan, R., Wei, L., and Scharff, M. D. (2016). Error-Prone Mismatch and Base Excision DNA Repair in Somatic Hypermutation. In Molecular Immunology (Vol. 2, pp. 126-133). Elsevier Inc..
  • Wei, L., Chahwan, R., Wang, S., Wang, X., Phuong, P., Goodman, M., Bergman, A., Scharff, M.D., and MacCarthy, T. (2015) Overlapping hotspots in CDRs are critical sites for V region diversification, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 112:E728-37
  • Wang, S., Thomas, K., and Schramm, V. L. (2014) Catalytic site cooperativity in dimeric methylthioadenosine nucleosidase Biochemistry 53, 1527-1535.

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