Dr. Sammer M. Tekarli 5024 Havasu Dr. | Frisco, TX 75034-0858 | (316) 461-6566 | [email protected]

EDUCATION Ph.D. in Chemistry, August 2011 University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, USA Dissertation Title: Computational Investigation of Molecular Optoelectronic and Biological Systems Advisor: Prof. Thomas R. Cundari

B. S. in Chemistry, Minor in Mathematics, cum laude, December 2004 Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas, USA Advisor: Prof. Michael J. Van Stipdonk

TEACHING EXPERIENCE Adjunct Professor of Chemistry, August 2016 – Present University of North Texas – New College at Frisco, Frisco, Texas, USA  Teaching Context of Chemistry for non-science students o Developing and delivering lectures, quizzes, exam reviews, and midterm and final exams o Forming academically-diverse teams in class through utilizing CATME and Strengths Quest o Conducting team-based learning activities to provide the students with a great learning experience and enforce the material o Assigning online homework and quizzes to allow the students to master the material o Assigning a group project where students investigate a current event related to the field of chemistry Professor of Chemistry, August 2014 – Present Collin College, Plano, Texas, USA  Teaching Introduction to Chemistry, General Chemistry I and II o Developing and delivering lectures, quizzes, exam reviews, and midterm and final exams.  Teaching Introduction to Chemistry, General Chemistry I and II Laboratory o Developing and delivering lab lectures, graded weekly quizzes, lab reports, pre-labs, and post-labs.  Establishing the first Introduction to Chemistry Hybrid Course  Improving laboratory experiments of Introduction to Chemistry, General Chemistry I and II  Creating class and lab teams and developing assignments for team-based sessions in class and lab  Mentoring undergraduate students to develop professional and academic skills within the Collin College Mentor Program  Working one-on-one with first-year students, as an Academic Planning Coach, to develop and complete their academic and career goals  Serving on the book selection committee for all chemistry classes  Serving on the Chemistry department scholarship selection committee  Serving on the committee on Faculty Council Procedures and Nominations Associate Faculty, January 2013 – July 2014 Collin College, Frisco, Texas, USA  Taught General Chemistry I and II o Developed delivered lectures, quizzes, exam reviews, and midterm and final exams.  Taught General Chemistry I and II laboratory as well as Introduction to Chemistry laboratory o Developed and delivered lab lectures, graded weekly quizzes, lab reports, pre-labs, and post-labs

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Graduate Teaching Assistant, August 2005 – March 2011 University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, USA  Chemistry Resource Center (CRC) o Taught general, organic, inorganic, analytical, and physical chemistry courses and corresponding laboratory lectures o Simplified complex concepts and presented lectures to large student audiences o Trained students in using online and installed software for drill problems (online web-based learning (OWL) system, organic IUPAC nomenclature drills) o Mentored graduate and undergraduate students to develop both professional and academic skills  Instructional Laboratory (CCIL) o Supervised graduate, undergraduate, and high school students in completing their research projects o Trained graduate and undergraduate students and research scientists in the use of computational chemistry and chemistry instruction software o Developed instructional workshops and seminars in computational chemistry o Mentored students in the projects given in the graduate and undergraduate computational chemistry courses  Laboratory Teaching Assistant o Taught three sections per semester of general chemistry I and II laboratory courses o Created, administered, and graded weekly quizzes o Developed and delivered weekly pre-lab lectures o Ensured that the departmental laboratory safety protocols are strictly followed

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, January 2001 – July 2005 Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas, USA  Trained experimental chemists and undergraduate students o Lectured students in general and organic chemistry courses o Designed and delivered workshops and seminars in the concepts and applications of computational chemistry and the use of computational chemistry software

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Postdoctoral Research Associate, Omary Research Laboratory July 2012 – Present Center for Advanced Scientific Computing and Modeling (CASCaM) University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, USA  Leading effort to establish an in-group computational chemistry advisory role  Supervising two graduate student to complete their computational chemistry research projects  Providing computational guidance for on-going and future experimental investigations  Predicting the spintronic and conducting properties of fluorous metal organic frameworks (FMOFs), nanowires (FMOWs), and 2-D sheets (FMOSs)  Modeling the optoelectronic properties of supramolecular assemblies for molecular electronics and sensor applications

Postdoctoral Research Associate, Applied Sciences Laboratory April 2011 – June 2012 Institute for Shock Physics Washington State University, Spokane, Washington, USA  Created models for condensed matter calculations of molecular organic crystals using hybrid QM/QM and QM/MM methods, and first principles density functional theory at ambient and applied pressures o Investigated the thermodynamics and kinetics of decomposition reactions o Defined computational models to compute the effect of compression on the electronic structure, vibrational spectra, and charge distribution

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Graduate Research Assistant, August 2005 – March 2011 Center for Advanced Scientific Computing and Modeling (CASCaM) University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, USA  Performed research in theoretical studies and applications in computational chemistry o Led computational effort to guide the synthesis of metal-organic molecules and nano-materials most suitable for p- and n-type semiconductors o Analyzed the thermodynamics and kinetics of copper-mediated nitrene insertion into -H bonds using density functional theory and ab initio electronic structure methods o Investigated the performance of density functionals for the computations of molecular properties of 3d transition metal-containing systems o Formulated accurate computations of energetics of hydrogen-bonded DNA duplex moieties

Undergraduate Research Assistant, August 2000 – July 2005 Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas, USA  Conducted research in applications of computational chemistry  Created models of small and large molecules using computational chemistry software  Performed Mass Spectrometry experiments involving sample preparation, isolation of ions, and determination of loss of neutral ions  Predicted reaction rate constants using the Chemical Kinetics Simulator program

TECHNICAL SKILLS  Molecular modeling and chemical computing software: , GaussView, NWChem, GAMESS, MOLPRO, CPMD, MAPS, , Spartan, Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre (CCDC), Mercury, Chemcraft, and QM-Pot  Scientific applications: MatLab, Mathematica, and Origin  Operating systems: Windows, Mac, Linux, and UNIX  MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)  Learning Management Systems: Blackboard & Canvas

AWARDS University of North Texas  Honorary Member Award, “Research for the Classroom Project” – Prof. Omary Group, Funded by the NSF-CAREER, 2009  Winner, Best Scientific Poster Presentation at the Southwest Theoretical Chemistry Conference (SWTCC ‘09), Houston, Texas, 2009  Robert B. Toulouse School of Graduate Studies Grant, 2008 Wichita State University  Dean’s Honor Roll, three semesters  Dean’s Academic Commendation, two semesters  Fletcher-McKinley Endowed Scholarship, 2004  Henry & Gerry Albritten Pronko Scholarship, 2004  Certificate of Participation in the Undergraduate Research and Creativity Activity Forum, April 2004

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS  American Chemical Society (ACS) – Member since 2000  American Physical Society (APS) – Member since 2009  American Association for the Advancement in Science (AAAS) – Member since 2009

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MANUSCRIPTS IN PREPARATION 1. S. M. Tekarli, H. M. Le, S. Chaudhuri, Application of the Periodic Hybrid QM/QM Approach: Investigation of Equilibrium Structure and Decomposition Initiation Pathways of γ-hexahydro-1,3,5- trinitro-s-triazine Targeted Journal: Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation 2. S. M. Tekarli, S. Chaudhuri, Raman Spectral Prediction of Crystalline α- and γ-hexahydro-1,3,5- trinitro-s-triazine at Ambient and Applied Hydrostatic Pressures by Combined Periodic DFT-D and QM/MM Approaches Targeted Journal: Journal of Physical Chemistry A 3. S. M. Tekarli, R. N. McDougald Jr., O. E. El-bjeirami, T. R. Cundari, and M. A. Omary, Probing Metallo-Aromaticity in Metal-Organic Cyclotrimers: A Novel Experimental and Computational Investigation. Targeted Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 4. B. Chilukuri, C. Yang, H. Jia, R. K. Arvapally, S. M. Tekarli, T. R. Cundari, B. E. Gnade, M. A. Omary, Hybrid Coinage Metal-Organic Macrocyclic Complexes as New Classes of Active Materials for Novel Molecular Electronic Devices: The Importance of Charge Transfer Interactions, Targeted Journal: Organic Electronics. 5. S. M. Tekarli, and A. K. Wilson, Performance of the Correlation Consistent Composite Approach for Hydrogen-Bonded and Weakly-Bonded Systems. Targeted Journal: Journal of Chemical Physics 6. B. Chilukuri, S. M. Tekarli, C. Yang, T. R. Cundari, and M. A. Omary, Solid State Modeling of [Ag(µ-Tz(C3F7)2)]3 • [Au(µ-Pz- (C3H7)2)]3 Trimers: An Overview of Charge Transfer Interactions. Targeted Journal: Journal of Physical Chemistry B

JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS 1. C. Yang, R. K. Arvapally, S. M. Tekarli, G. A. Salazar, O. Elbjeirami, X. Wang, M. A. Omary, Formation of a Fluorous/Organic Biphasic Supramolecular Octopus Assembly for Enhanced Porphyrin Phosphorescence in Air Angewandte Chemie, 127, 4924, (2015) - JOURNAL COVER 2. R. Galassi, S. Ricci, A. Burini, A. Macchioni, L. Rocchigiani, F. Marmottini, S. M. Tekarli, V. N. Nesterov, M. A. Omary, Solventless Supramolecular Chemistry via Vapor Diffusion of Volatile Small Molecules upon a New Trinuclear Silver(I)-Nitrated Pyrazolate Macrometallocyclic Solid: An Experimental/Theoretical Investigation of the Dipole/Quadrupole Chemisorption Phenomena, Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 52, 14124, (2013) 3. N. Nijem, P. Canepa, U. Kaipa, K. Tan, K. Roodenko, S. M. Tekarli, J. Halbert, I. W. H. Oswald, R. K. Arvapally, C. Yang, T. Thonhauser, M. A. Omary, Y. J. Chabal, Water Cluster Confinement and Methane Adsorption in the Hydrophobic Cavities of a Fluorinated Metal–Organic Framework, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 135, 12615, (2013) 4. S. M. Tekarli, T. G. Williams, and T. R. Cundari, Activation of Carbon-Hydrogen and Hydrogen- Hydrogen Bonds by Copper-Nitrenes: A Comparison of Density Functional Theory with Single- and Multi-reference Correlation Consistent Composite Approaches, Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation, 5, 2959 (2009) 5. S. M. Tekarli, M. L. Drummond, T. G. Williams, T. R. Cundari, and A. K. Wilson, Performance of Density Functional Theory for 3d Transition Metal-Containing Complexes: Utilization of the Correlation Consistent Basis Sets, Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 113, 8607 (2009) 6. A. B. Kazi, H. V. Dias, S. M. Tekarli, G. R. Morello, and T. R. Cundari, Coinage Metal-Ethylene Complexes Supported by Tris(pyrazolyl)borates: A Computational Study. Organometallics, 28, 1826 (2009)

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7. S. M. Tekarli, T. R. Cundari, and M. A. Omary, Rational Design of Macrometallocyclic Trinuclear Complexes with Superior π-Acidity and π-Basicity. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 130, 1669 (2008) 8. D. Hanna, A. T. Silva, J. Morrison, S. M. Tekarli, V. Anbalagan, and M. J. Van Stipdonk, Gas- Phase Hydration and Alcohol Addition Reactions of Complexes Composed of Ag+ and a Single Alcohol Molecule. Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 107, 5528 (2003) 9. B. A. Perera, A. L. Gallardo, J. M. Barr, S. M. Tekarli, V. Anbalagan, E. R. Talaty, and M. J. Van + Stipdonk, Influence of a Ring Substituent on the Tendency to Form H2O Adducts to Ag Complexes with Phenylalanine Analogues in an Ion Trap Mass Spectrometer. Journal of Mass Spectrometry, 37, 401 (2002) 10. V. Anbalagan, B. A. Perera, A. T. Silva, A. L. Gallardo, M. Barber, J. M. Barr, S. M. Tekarli, E. R. + + Talaty, and M. J. Van Stipdonk, Formation of [bn + 17 + Ag] Product Ions From Ag Cationized Native and Acetylated Peptides. Journal of Mass Spectrometry, 37, 910 (2002)

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS 1. B. Otten, S. M. Tekarli, and M. A. Omary, Calculating Next-Generation Solar Photocatalysts: Computational Investigation of the Oxidative Addition and Photoinduced Reductive Elimination of Halogens to Coinage Metal Cyclotrimers, 49th Annual American Chemical Society DFW Section Meeting-in-Miniature, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX, United States (2016) 2. S. M. Tekarli, How to Maximize Your Teaching Experience at a Community College, 207th Meeting of the Two-Year College Chemistry Consortium (2YC3), McKinney, TX, United States (2014) 3. S. M. Tekarli, and S. Chaudhuri. Prediction of Raman Spectrum of High-pressure Phases of Complex Organic Crystals Using a Combined Periodic DFT-D/ONIOM Approach, 244th American Chemical Society National Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, United States (2012) 4. S. M. Tekarli, and A. K. Wilson. Non-covalent interaction energies of the S22 set and the correlation consistent Composite Approach (ccCA), 243rd American Chemical Society National Meeting, San Diego, CA, United States (2012) 5. S. M. Tekarli, R. N. McDougald Jr., T. R. Cundari, and M. A. Omary. Metalloaromaticity and Metal-Organic Field Effect Transistors (MOFETs): Applications of Metallomacrocyclic Coinage Metal Complexes, 239th American Chemical Society National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, United States (2010) 6. S. M. Tekarli, T. R. Cundari, and M. A. Omary. Metalloaromaticity and Metal-Organic Field Effect Transistors (MOFETs): Applications of Metallomacrocyclic Coinage Metal Complexes, 42nd Annual American Chemical Society DFW Section Meeting-in-Miniature, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, United States (2009) 7. S. M. Tekarli, T. R. Cundari, and A. K. Wilson. Performance of Density Functional Theory for 3d Transition Metal-Containing Complexes: Assessment of the Correlation Consistent Basis Sets, 41st Annual American Chemical Society DFW Section Meeting-in-Miniature, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX, United States (2008) 8. S. M. Tekarli, T. R. Cundari, and A. K. Wilson. Performance of Density Functional Theory for 3d Transition Metal-Containing Complexes: Assessment of the Correlation Consistent Basis Sets, 40th Annual American Chemical Society DFW Section Meeting-in-Miniature, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX, United States (2007) 9. S. M. Tekarli, T. R. Cundari, and M. A. Omary. A Rational Design of Metallomacrocyclic Complexes with Superior π-Acidity and Basicity vs. Organic Counterparts: Inorganic Rules!, 39th

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Annual American Chemical Society DFW Section Meeting-in-Miniature, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX, United States (2006) 10. S. M. Tekarli, and M. J. Van Stipdonk, Computational Investigation of the Conformation of Metal Cationized Glycine-Glycine-Glycine, 37th American Chemical Society Midwest Regional Meeting, Lawrence, KS, United States, (2002)

CONFERENCE POSTERS 1. C. M. Williams, G. A. Salazar, S. M. Tekarli, C. Yang, and M. A. Omary, Computational and Experimental Comparison of Aromatic Ambipolar Ligands Containing R-Substituted Triazine Core: A Photoluminescence Study, 70th American Chemical Society Southwest Regional Meeting, Fort Worth, TX, United States (2014) 2. R. N. McDougald Jr., S. M. Tekarli, T. R. Cundari, and M. A. Omary. Trinuclear metal complexes exhibiting metalloaromaticity, 239th American Chemical Society National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, United States (2010) 3. S. M. Tekarli, T. G. Williams, and T. R. Cundari. Activation of Carbon-Hydrogen and Hydrogen- Hydrogen Bonds by Copper-Nitrenes: A Comparison of Density Functional Theory with Single- and Multi-reference Correlation Consistent Composite Approaches, Southwest Theoretical Chemistry Conference, University of Houston, Houston, TX, United States (2009) 4. B. R. Wilson, N. J. DeYonker, S. M. Tekarli, A. A. Pierpont, T. R. Cundari, and A. K. Wilson. Recent Developments and Applications of the correlation consistent Composite Approach (ccCA), Southwest Theoretical Chemistry Conference, University of Houston, Houston, TX, United States (2009) 5. S. M. Tekarli, T. G. Williams, T. R. Cundari, and A. K. Wilson. Performance of Density Functional Theory for Transition Metal-Containing Complexes Using Correlation Consistent Basis Sets, American Conference on Theoretical Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, United States (2008) 6. S. M. Tekarli, T. R. Cundari and A. K. Wilson. Performance of Density Functional Theory for Transition Metal-Containing Complexes Using Correlation Consistent Basis Sets, 233rd American Chemical Society National Meeting, Chicago, IL, United States (2007) 7. S. M. Tekarli, T. R. Cundari and M. A. Omary. A Rational Design of Metallomacrocyclic Complexes with Superior π-Acidity and Basicity vs. Organic Counterparts: Inorganic Rules!, 232nd American Chemical Society National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, United States, (2006) 8. S. M. Tekarli, T. Cooper, and M. J. Van Stipdonk. Ion Trap MS Study of the Influence of Sequence on Peptide Fragmentation Reaction Rates, 39th American Chemical Society Midwest Regional Meeting, Manhattan, KS, United States, (2004) 9. D. A. Hanna, M. J. Van Stipdonk, and S. M. Tekarli. Influence of Ligand Vibrational Energies on Gas Phase Hydration Rates of Ag(ROH)+ Complexes, 227th American Chemical Society National Meeting, Anaheim, CA, United States, (2004) 10. S. M. Tekarli, V. Anbalagan, M. J. Van Stipdonk, and D. A. Hanna. Experimental and Computational Investigation of the Intrinsic Hydration of Tetraethylorthosilicate Complexes with Calcium, 38th American Chemical Society Midwest Regional Meeting, Columbia, MO, United States, (2003) 11. D. A. Hanna, M. J. Van Stipdonk, V. Anbalagan, S. M. Tekarli, W. W. Chien, and J. Morrison. Ligand Effects on Intrinsic Hydration Tendencies of Metal-Ion Complexes, 225th American Chemical Society National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, United States, (2003)

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12. S. M. Tekarli, and M. J. Van Stipdonk, Ab initio Investigation of the Structures of Binary Ag+ Complexes, 36th American Chemical Society Midwest Regional Meeting, Lincoln, NE, United States, (2001) 13. S. M. Tekarli, and M. J. Van Stipdonk, Fragmentation Pathways for the Collision Induced Dissociation of Several Binary Ag+ / Amino Acid Complexes, 36th American Chemical Society Midwest Regional Meeting, Lincoln, NE, United States (2001)