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 S ammer M Tekarli P a g e | 2 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 Computational Chemistry 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 S ammer M Tekarli P a g e | 3 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 C-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: Gaussian, GaussView, NWChem, GAMESS, MOLPRO, CPMD, MAPS, Materials Studio, 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 S ammer M Tekarli P a g e | 4 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