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Professional Activities Report: Chemistry

January 1, 2009 – December 31, 2014

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Summary

As a part of the Ray P. Authement College of Sciences, the UL Lafayette Department of Chemistry consists of nine tenured/tenure-track faculty, three instructors, two adjunct faculty, and three staff members. As an ACS certified department, the department currently (for the fall semester of 2014) has 74 chemistry majors enrolled in a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) program, as well as 87 pre-pharmacy majors. In addition, we offer minors in chemistry and forensics.

Enrollments

On average, we graduate 15-20 chemistry majors per year. Annual enrollments in departmental course offerings have increased dramatically, notably in the recent past, from 3,668 students in 2010 to 4,705 students in 2014, or a 28% increase over the past five years. This amounts to significant increases in faculty teaching loads, as course offerings are expanded rapidly in response to increasing demand.

Students enrolled in chemistry classes by calendar year, 2009 - 2014

Peer-Reviewed Journal Publications

Our faculty currently has nine research-active members (Junk, Gallo, Knierim, Louka, Massoud, Perkins, Srivastava, Taylor, Xu). However, there has been a significant turn-over, with recent retirements and new hires. Since 2009, the Department of Chemistry has produced 81 peer-reviewed publications, most of which appeared in prestigious journals. Five additional publications were accepted or in print by December 2014. This amounts to nine publications per research active faculty per year over the past five years.

Peer-reviewed publications by calendar year, 2009 - 2014

External Funding

Over that past five years, members the faculty of the Department of Chemistry served as Principal Investigators (Project Directors) for $809,179 in external funding. Most were multi-year awards; the graph below reflects starting years. It is noteworthy that a significant percentage of successful proposals resulted from intra- and interdepartmental collaboration, reflecting team effort. In addition, significant funding was secured by faculty members co-authoring proposals with PI’s external to the Department of Chemistry. For example, an award of $1,010,901, co-authored by Dr. F.R. Louka in 2012, is noteworthy in this respect.

Funding by calendar year, 2009 – 2014, reflecting starting dates of external awards by chemistry faculty acting as Project Directors

Presentations

Over the past five years, the faculty of the Department of Chemistry has given 65 presentations, or in excess of 7.2 presentations per faculty member. Thirteen of these presentations were given to international audiences, seventeen were by invitation.

Noted Accomplishments

Three of our faculty (Louka, Xu, Srivastava) have held, or are still holding, Distinguished Professorships. In addition, members of our faculty serve as editors of eight prestigious journals.

Editorship

Publications, Presentations, Editorships, and Talks

Journal Papers Published

2014

  1. F.R. Louka, S.S. Massoud, R. Perkins, W. Xu, A.L. Roux, Q. Dutercq, R.C. Fischer, F.A. Mautner, H. Handa, Y. Hiraoka, G.L. Kreft, T. Bortolottoe, H. Terenzi. Efficient hydrolytic cleavage of plasmid DNA by chloro-cobalt(II) complexes based on sterically hindered pyridyl tripod tetraamine ligands: synthesis, crystal structure and DNA cleavage. Dalton Transactions, 43 (2014) 10086-10103.

  2. S.S. Massoud, T. Junk, M. Mikuriya, N. Naka, F.A. Mautner. Synthesis, Structure and Magnetic Characterization of Dinuclear Copper(II) Complexes of 2,6-bis[bis(pyridine-2-ylmethyl)aminomethyl]-4-methylpyridine. Inorg. Chem. Commun. 50 (2014), 48-50.

  3. S.S. Massoud, M. Spell, Z.K. Haq, F.A. Mautner. fac-Cobalt(III)-azido Complexes Derived from Substituted Pyridyl Based Tridentate Amines. Transition Metal Chem. 39 (2014), 585-591.

  4. S.S. Massoud, R.S. Perkins, F.R. Louka, W. Xu, W.; A. Le Roux, Q. Dutercq, C. Roland, R.C. Fischer, F.A. Mautner, M. Handa, Y. Hiraoka, G.L. Kreft, T. Bortolotto, H. Terenzi. Efficient Hydrolytic Cleavage of Plasmid DNA by Chloro-cobalt(II) Complexes Based on Sterically Hindered Pyridyl Tripod Tetraamine Ligands: Synthesis, Crystal Structure and DNA Cleavage Activity. Dalton Trans. 43 (2014), 10086-10103.

  5. S.S. Massoud, M. Dubin, A.E. Guilbeau, M. Spell, R. Vicente, P. Wilfling, R.C. Fischer, F.A. Mautner. Azido- and Thiocyanato-cobalt(II) Complexes Based Pyrazole Ligands. Polyhedron 78 (2014), 135-140.

  6. S.S. Massoud, A.A. Gallo, M.J. Dartez, J.G. Gautreaux, R.Vicente, J.H. Albering, F.A. Mautner. Dinuclear Copper(II) Complexes Bridged by Imidazole-3,5-dicarboxylate. Inorg. Chem. Commun. 43 (2014), 35-38.

  7. S. Murru, B. McGough, R.S. Srivastava. Synthesis of Substituted Quinolines via Allylic Amination and Intramolecular Heck-Coupling. Organic & Bimolecular Chemistry 12 (2014), 9133.

  8. J. Davis, R.S. Srivastava. Oxorhenium-Catalyzed Deoxydehydration of Cellulosic Biomass. Tetrahedron Lett. 55 (2014), 4178.

  9. S. Murru, R.S. Srivastava. Iron-Catalyzed Selective Allylic C-H Amination of substituted 1,3-Dienes. Eur. J. Org. Chem. 10 (2014), 2174-2181.

  10. Y. Zheng, F.-N. Hsu, W. Xu, X.-J. Xie, X. Ren, X. Gao, J.-Q. Ni, J.-Y. Ji. A developmental genetic analysis of the lysine demethylase KDM2 mutations in Drosophila melanogaster. Mechanisms of Development 133 (2014), 36-53.

  11. W. Xu, B. Amire-Brahimi, X. Xie, L. Huang, J. Ji. All-atomic Molecular Dynamic Studies of Human CDK8: Insight into A-loop, Point Mutations and Binding with Its Partner CycC. Computational Biol. and Chem. 51 (2014), 1-11.

  12. J. Sun, S. Hao, M. Radle, W. Xu, I. Shelaev, V. Nadtochenko, V. Shuvalov, A. Semenov, H. Gordon, A. van der Est, J. H. Golbeck. Evidence that Histidine Forms a Coordination Bond to the A0A and A0B Chlorophylls and a Second H-Bond to the A1A and A1B Phylloquinones in M688HPsaA and M668HPsaB Variants of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta 1837 (2014), 1362-1375.

  13. C. Eckert, W. Xu, W. Xiong, S. Lynch, J. Ungerer, L. Tao, R. Gill, P.-C. Maness, J. Yu. Ethylene-forming enzyme and bioethylene production. Biotechnology for Biofuels 7 (2014), 1-11.

  14. L. Gao, C. Shen, L. Liao, X. Huang, K. Liu, W. Wang, L. Guo, W. Jin, F. Huang, W. Xu, Y. Wang. Functional proteomic discovery of Slr0110 as a central regulator of carbohydrate metabolism in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. Molecular and Cellular Proteomics 13 (2014), 204-219.

2013

  1. T. Junk, N.C. Mcmullen And F.R Froczek, Organotellurium Chemistry: Remarkably Facile Preparation Of Benzo-1,3-Tellurazoles, J. Heterocycl. Chem. 50(2013), 120-124.

  2. J.M. Watkins, F.R. Fronczek, R.A. Zehnder And T. Junk, 1-Chlorofuro[3,2-E][2,1,3]Benzoxatellurazole, Acta Cryst. C69, (2013), 156-167.

  3. T. Junk And J.A. Carr, Preparation Of Deuterium-Labeled Biotransformation Products Of 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene, J. Labelled Compds. Radiopharm. 56, (2013), 344-246.

  4. J. Liu, Q. Wang, J. Yan, X. Qin, L. Li, W. Xu, R. Subramaniam, R.K. Bajpai. Isolation And Characterization Of A Novel Phenol Degrading Bacterial Strain Wust-C1, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 52(1) (2013), 258-265.

  5. S.S. Massoud, R.S. Perkins, K. Knierim, S.P. Comiskey, K.H. Otero, C.L. Michel, W.M. Juneau, J.H. Albering, F.A. Mautner, W. Xu, Effect Of The Chelate Ring Size On The Cleavage Activity Of DNA By Copper(Ii) Complexes Containing Pyridyl Groups, Inorganica Chimica Acta, 43,(2013), 177-184.

  6. E.R. Taylor, Domestic Thermodynamics Or How Not To Burn The Brownies, J. Culinary Sci. & Tech., 11(4) (2013), 309-321 Doi: 10.1080/15428052.2013.798602

  7. F.A. Mautner, J.H.Albering, R.Vicente, C.Andrepont, J.G. Gautreaux, A.A. Gallo and S.S. Massoud. Synthesis, Structure And Magnetic Investigations Of Polycarboxylato-Copper (Ii) Complexes. Polyhedron 54 (2013), 158-163.

  8. F.A. Mautner; F.R. Louka; J. Hofer, M. Spell, A. Lefèvre, A.E.Guilbeau, S.S. Massoud. One-Dimensional Cadmium Polymers With Alternative Di(Eo/Ee) And Di(Eo/Eo/Eo/Ee) Bridged Azide Bonding Modes. Crystal Growth & Design 13 (2013), 4518-4528.

  9. S.S. Massoud, F.R. Louka; Y.K. Obaid, R.Vicente, J. Ribas,R.C. Fischer, F.A. Mautner. Metal Ions Directing The Geometry And Nuclearity Of Azido-Metal(Ii) Complexes Derived From Bis(2-(3,5-Dimethyl-1h-Pyrazol-1-Yl)Ethyl)Amine, Dalton Trans. 42, (2013), 3968-3978.

  10. F.A. Mautner, M. Koikawa, M. Mikuriya, E.H. Harrelson, J.G. Gautreaux, S.S. Massoud. Copper(Ii)-Azide Complexes Constructed From Polypyridyl Amine Ligands, Polyhedron 59 (2013), 17-23.

  11. S.S. Massoud, A.E. Guilbeau, H.T. Luong, R. Vicente, J.H. Albering, R.C. Fischer, F.A. Mautner. Mononuclear, Dinuclear And Polymeric 1-D Thiocyanato- And Dicyanamido-Copper(Ii) Complexes Based On Tridentate Coligands, Polyhedron 54, (2013), 26-33.

  12. S.S. Massoud,K.J. Pujol, F.A. Mautner, S. Demeshko, S. Dechert, F. Meyer. Squarato-Metal(Ii) Complexes: Part 6†. Synthesis, Structure And Magnetic Characterization Of An Usual Squarate-Based 1d Copper(Ii) Coordination Polymer Composed Of Hexanuclear Entities And A Trinucleating Ligand Scaffold, Inorg. Chem. Commun. 30, (2013), 65-68.

2012

  1. S. David, R.S. Perkins, F.R. Fronczek, S. Kasiri, S.S. Mandal, R.S. Srivastava. Journal Of Inorganic Biochemistry 111,(2012), 33-39.

  2. C. Nune, W. Xu, R.D.K. Misra. The Impact Of Grafted Modification Of Silicone Surfaces With Quantum-Sized Materials On Protein Adsorption And Bacterial Adhesion, J Biomed Mater Res Part A, 100a (2012), 3197–3204.

  3. R.D.K. Misra, B. Girase, V.K.C. Nune, W. Xu. Cellular Interactions And Modulated Osteoblasts Functions Mediated By Protein Adsorption, Advanced Engineering Materials, 14(5) (2012), B247-B257.

  4. S. Murru, A.A. Gallo, R.S. Srivastava. Direct Synthesis Of Beta-Alkyl N-Aryl Aza Baylis- Hillman Adducts Via Nitroso-Ene Reaction. Journal Of Organic Chemistry 77(16) (2012), 7119-7123.

  5. S.S. Massoud, R.Vicente, P.R. Fontenot, A.A. Gallo, M. Mikuriya, J. H. Albering, F.A. Mautner. Polynuclear Croconato-Bridged- Copper (Ii) Complexes Derived From Tri- And Tetra-Dentate Amines. Polyhedron 46 (2012), 66-73.

  6. F.R. Louka; A.D. Stewart,E. Regel, F.A. Mautner; S. Demeshko, F. Meyer, S.S. Massoud. Squarato-Metal(Ii) Complexes: Part 5. Polynuclear Copper(Ii) Complexes Bridged By Squarate And Croconate Dianions, Inorg. Chem. Commun. 22, (2012), 60-64.

  7. S.S. Massoud, M.C. Lemieux, L.L. Le Quan, R.Vicente, J.H. Albering, F.A. Mautner. Dicyanamido-Metal(Ii) Complexes. Part 6: 1-D Polymeric Copper(Ii) Complexes Bridging By Dicyanamide. Effect Of Copper(Ii) Salt On The Nature Of The Polymeric Product”, Inorg. Chim. Acta 388 (2012), 71-77.

  8. F.R. Louka, L.T. Nguyen, J.H. Albering, F.A. Mautner; S.S. Massoud, Unprecedented Formation Of A Doubly Bridged Μ-Peroxo-Μ-Pyrazolyldicarboxylato-Dicobalt(Iii) Complex, Inorg. Chem. Commun. 15, (2012), 269-271.

  9. S.S. Massoud, L. Le Quan, K. Gatterer, J.H. Albering, R.C. Fischer, F.A. Mautner. Structural Characterization Of Five-Coordinate Copper(Ii), Nickel(Ii), And Cobalt(Ii) Thiocyanato Complexes Derived From Bis(2-(3,5-Dimethyl-1-Pyrazolyl)Ethyl)Amine, Polyhedron 31, (2012), 601-606.

  10. S.N. Shukla, P. Gaur, R. Mehrotra, R.S. Srivastava. Experiences During Synthesis Of A Dinucleating Spacer Incorporating 2-Chloropyridine Units Through Sandmayer Reaction, E-Journal Of Chemistry 9(2), (2012), 593-597.

  11. S. Murru, K.M. Nicholas, R.S. Srivastava. Ruthenium (Ii) Sulfoxide-Catalyzed Hydrogenolysis Of Glycols And Epoxides, J. Mol. Catalysis A, (2012), 460-464.

  12. S. Stanowski, K.M. Nicholas, R.S. Srivastava. [Cp*Ru(Co)2]2-Catalyzed Hydrodeoxygenation And Hydrocracking Of Diols And Epoxides, Organometallics 31 (2012), 515-518.

  13. R.P. Mason, R.F. Jacob, R. Kubant, R. Jacoby, F.R. Louka, J. Corbalan, T. Malinski. Effects Of Angiotensin Receptor Blockers On Endothelial Nitric Oxide Release -The Role Of Enos Variants. Br. J. Clin. Pharmacol. (2012), Doi: 10.1111/J.1365-2125.2012.04189

2011

  1. W. Xu, J.Y. Ji. Dysregulation Of Cdk8 In Tumorigenesis, Journal Of Genetics And Genomics, 38 (2011), 439-452.

  2. B. Girase, D. Depan, J.S. Shah, W. Xu, R.D.K. Misra. Silver–Clay Nanohybrid Structure For Effective And Diffusion-Controlled Antimicrobial Activity, Materials Science And Engineering C, 31 (2011), 1759-1766.

  3. Y.M. Liu, A.A. Gallo, W. Xu, R. Bajpai, J. Florian. Ch···Π Interactions Do Not Contribute To The Hydrogen Transfer Catalysis By Glycerol Dehydratase. The Journal Of Physical Chemistry B, 115(41) (2011), 11162-11166.

  4. W. Xu, Y.C. Wang, E.Taylor, A. Laujac, L.Y. Gao, S. Savikhin, P.R. Chitnis. Mutational Analysis Of Photosystem I Of Synechocystis Sp. Pcc 6803: The Role Of Four Conserved Aromatic Residues In The J-Helix Of Psab. Plos One, 6(9): (E24625), (2011) 1-11.

  5. S.S. Massoud, F.R. Louka, W. Xu, R.S. Perkins, R. Vicente, J.H. Albering, F.A. Mautner. Dna Cleavage By Structurally Characterized Dinuclear Copper(Ii) Complexes Based On Triazine. Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2011(23) (2011) 3469-3479.

  6. W. Xu, J.A. Craft, P.R. Fontenot, M. Barens, K.D. Knierim, J.H. Albering, F.A. Mautner, S.S. Massoud. Effect Of The Central Metal Ion On The Cleavage Of DNA By [M(Tpa)Cl]Clo4 Complexes (M = Coii, Cuii And Znii, Tpa = Tris(2-Pyridylmethyl)Amine): An Efficient Artificial Nuclease For Dna Cleavage. Inorganica Chimica Acta, 373 (2011), 159-166.

  7. A.M. Alhazmi, P.R. Alburquerque, T. Junk, Halogen Exchange In Near-Critical Water, Green And Sustainable Chemistry, 1 (2011), 128-131.

  8. S. Ayalasomayajula, R. Subramaniam, A.A. Gallo, S. Dufreche, M. Zappi, R. Bajpai. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 110729082356010 (2011), Doi: 1021/Ie2011000s.

  9. S. Murru, A.A. Gallo, R.S. Srivastava. Gold-Catalyzed Synthesis Of 3-Arylindoles Via Annulation Of Nitrosoarenes And Alkynes. Acs Catalysis 1 (2011), 29-31.

  10. S. Murru, A.A. Gallo, R.S. Srivastava. Copper-Catalyzed Direct Synthesis of 3-Arylindoles. Eur. J. Org. Chem. (2011), 2035-2038.

  11. R.S. Srivastava, R. Bertrand Iii, A.A. Gallo, K.M. Nicholas. Cu(I)/Cu(Ii)- Catalyzed Allylic Amination Of Alkenes. Tetrahedron Letters 52 (2011), 3478-3480.

  12. F.A. Mautner, J.H. Albering, E.V. Harrelson, A.A. Gallo, And S.S. Massoud. N-Bonding Vs. S-Bonding In Thiocyanato-Copper (Ii) Complexes. J. Molecular Structure 1006 (2011), 570-575.

  13. F.R. Louka, M L. Spell, J. Grebowicz, J.H. Albering, F.A. Mautner, S.S. Massoud. Coordination Chemistry Of 1,4-Bis[Bis(2-Pyridylmethyl)-Aminomethyl]Benzene With Copper(Ii), J. Mol. Struct. 995, (2011), 103-108.

  14. F.A. Mautner, J.H. Albering, M. Corbella, F.R. Louka, S.S. Massoud. A Unique Unit Cell Containing Simultaneous Doubly And Triply Copper(Ii) Complexes Bridging By 2,4-Pyridine Dicarboxylate. Synthesis, Structural Characterization and Magnetic Properties, Inorg. Chem. Commun. 14, (2011), 702-705.

  15. S.S. Massoud,F.A. Mautner, F.R. Louka, S. Demeshko, S. Dechert, F. Meyer. Diverse Coordination Of Polynuclear Copper(Ii) Complexes Constructed From Benzene Tetracarboxylate, Inorg. Chim. Acta 370, (2011), 435-443.

  16. S.S. Massoud, F.R. Louka, T.L. Nguyen, M. Mikuriya, J.H. Albering, F.A. Mautner. Structural And Magnetic Characterization Of 1-D Copper Complexes Constructed From Pyrazole-3,5- Dicarboxylate Bridging Multi Cu(Ii) Centers, Inorg. Chim. Acta 366, (2011), 394-398.

  17. S.N. Shukla, P. Gaur, H. Kaur, R.S. Srivastava. Synthesis, Spectroscopic Characterization And Antibacterial Activity Of Some Chloro Dimethylsulphoxide/ Tetramethylenesulphoxide Ruthenium (Ii)/(Iii) Complexes With 1, 2, 3-Benzotriazole, Acta Chim. Slov. 58, (2011), 1.

2010

  1. Y.M. Liu, A.A. Gallo, R.K. Bajpai, A. Chistoserdov, A.T. Nelson, L.N. Segura, W. Xu. The Diversity And Molecular Modeling Analysis Of B12-Dependent And B12-Independent Glycerol Dehydratases, International Journal Of Bioinformatics And Research Application, 6(5) (2010): 484-507.

  2. Y.M. Liu, A.A. Gallo, J. Florian, Y.S. Liu, S. Mora, W. Xu. Qm/Mm (Oniom), Study Of Glycerol Binding And Hydrogen Abstraction By The Coenzyme B12-Independent Dehydratase, The Journal Of. Physical Chemistry B, 114 (2010), 5497-5502.

  3. R.S. Srivastava, F.R. Fronczek, R.S. Perkins, T. Fukuyama And W. Xu. Anticancer Activities of The Ruthenium Carboxylato, Amido And Pyridine Complexes, International Journal Of Oncology, 36 (2010), 1591-1598.

  4. Y.C. Wang, W. Xu, P.R. Chitnis. Identification And Bioinformatic Analysis Of The Peripheral And Integral Membrane Proteins Of Synechocystis Sp. Pcc 6803, Proteome Science 7, 11(2009): 1-12.

  5. F.A. Mautner, F.R. Louka, A.A. Gallo, J.H. Albering, M.R. Saber, N.B. Burham, S.S. Massoud. Thiocyanato-Copper (Ii) Complexes Derived From A Tridentate Amine Ligand And From Alanine. Transition Metal Chemistry 35 (2010), 613-619.

  6. F.A. Mautner, J. Albering, M. Mikuriya, S.S. Massoud. Dicyanamido-Metal(Ii) Complexes. Part 5: First Example For A Unit Cell Containing Dinuclear And 1-D Polymeric Cu(Ii) Complexes Bridging By Dicyanamide, Inorg. Chem. Commun. 13, (2010), 796-799.

  7. S.S. Massoud, P.J. Deifik, P.K. Bankole, R. Lalancette, G. Yee, D. Tatum, I. Bernal, F.A. Mautner. Structural And Magnetic Characterization Of A Novel Series Of Dinuclear Cu(Ii) Complexes Bridging By 2,5-Pyrazine Dicarboxylate, Inorg. Chim. Acta 363, (2010), 1001-1007.

  8. M. Planques, F.R. Fronczek, R.S. Srivastava. Crystal Structure of Ph3coh, Private Communication 1078, Ccdc 780145, June 9 (2010).

  9. S.N. Shukla, P. Gaur, R. Mehrotra, M. Prasad, H. Kaur, M. Prasad, R.S. Srivastava. Synthesis, Spectroscopic Characterization And Antibacterial Activity Of Some Chlorosulfoxide Ruthenium(Ii) And Ruthenium(Iii) Complexes of 4-(Benzylideneamino)-1,2-Dimethyl-2-Phenyl-1,2-Dihydropyrazole-3-One, Schiff Base, J. Chil. Chem. Soc. 55(2), (2010), 159.

2009

  1. T. Leguet, F.A. Mautner, S. Demeshko, F. Meyer, R.S. Perkins, S.S. Massoud. A Novel 1-D Coordination Cu(Ii) Polymer With Alternating 1,3-Squarto And Binucleating Polypyridylamine Bridges, Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 12(4),(2009), 321-324.

  2. R.S. Srivastava, F.R. Fronczek, R.S. Perkins. Synthesis, Structure, And Electrochemistry Of Mer-[Rucl3(Dmso)2(Py)], Journal Of Coordination Chemistry (2009) 1-9

  3. F.A. Mautner, J. Grebowicz, P.J. Deifik, R.S. Perkins, S.S. Massoud. Structural Characterization Of Copper(Ii) Complexes Based On A New 10-Membered Binucleating 1,6-Diazecine Ligand, Journal Of Molecular Structure, 933(1-3), (2009), 69-76.

  4. Z.Y Li, H.S. Wang, L.Q. Xue, D.M. Shin, D. Roopenian, W. Xu, C.F. Qi, M.Y. Sangster, C.J. Orihuela, E. Tuomanen, J.E. Rehg, X.L. Cui, Q.G. Zhang, H.C. Morse, S.W. Morris. Eμ-Bcl10 Transgenic Mice Exhibit Constitutive Activation Of The Canonical And Non-Canonical Nf-Κb Signaling Pathways And Produce Baff To Generate Expanded Populations Of Marginal Zone B Cells As A Precursor To Splenic Marginal Zone Lymphoma, Blood 114 (2009), 4158-4168.

  5. W. Xu, F.R. Louka, P.E. Doulain, C.A. Landry, F.A. Mautner, S.S. Massoud. Hydrolytic Cleavage Of Dna Promoted By Cobalt(Iii)–Tetraamine Complexes: Synthesis And Characterization Of Carbonatobis[2-(2-Pyridylethyl)]-(2-Pyridylmethyl)Aminecobalt(Iii) Perchlorate, Polyhedron 28 (2009), 1221-1228.

  6. W.J. Catallo, T.F Shupe, J.L. Comeaux, T. Junk. Transformation Of Glucose To Volatile And Semi-Volatile Products In Hydrothermal (Ht) Systems, Biomass And Bioenergy 34 (2009), 1-13.

  7. F.A. Mautner, E.R. Taylor, D.M. Roszas, S.S. Massoud. Synthesis And Structural Characterization Of Dicopper (Ii) And Dipalladium (Ii) Complexes Of 1,1,2,2-Tetrakis(Carboxamido-2-Methylpyidyl)Ethane, J. Molec. Struct. 936 (2009), 250-256

  8. S.S. Massoud, E. Druel, M. Dufort, R. Lalancette, J. Kitchen, J. Grebowicz, R.Vicente,U. Mukhopadhyay, I. Bernal, F.A. Mautner. Versatile Binding Properties Of Di-Pyridyl Ligands With Cu(Ii) Complexes. The Syntheses, Structure And Thermal Analysis Of Six New Species, Polyhedron 28, (2009), 3849-3857.

  9. F.A. Mautner, M. Mikuriya, H. Ishida, F.R. Louka J.W. Humphrey, S.S. Massoud. Dicyanamido-Metal(Ii) Complexes. Part 4. Synthesis, Structure And Magnetic Characterization Of Polynuclear Cu(Ii) And Ni(Ii) Complexes Bridged By Μ-1,5-Dicyanamide, Inorg. Chim. Acta 362, (2009), 4073-4080.

  10. S.S. Massoud, F.R. Louka, M. Mikuriya, H. Ishida, F.A. Mautner. Dicyanamido-Metal(Ii) Complexes. Part 3. Hydrolysis Of The Dicyanamide Into Amidocyanamide During Its Interaction With Cu(Ii) Perchlorate And 2-Pyridylcarbonyl-N,N-Bis(2-Pyridylmethyl)Amine, Inorg. Chem. Commun. 12 (2009), 420-425.

  11. F.A. Mautner, F.R. Louka, S.S. Massoud. Structural Characterization Of Some Oxalato-Bridged Copper(Ii) And Nickel(Ii) Complexes, J. Mol. Struct. 921 (2009), 333-340.

  12. F.A. Mautner, F.R. Louka, T. Le Guet, S.S. Massoud. Pseudohalide Copper(Ii) Complexes Derived From Polypyridyl Ligands. Synthesis And Characterization, J. Mol. Struct. 919 (2009), 196-203.

  13. R.P. Mason, R. Kubant, R.F. Jacob, P. Malinski, X. Huang, F.R. Louka, J. Borowiec, Y. Mizuno, T. Malinski. Loss Of Arterial And Renal Nitric Oxide Bioavailability In Hypertensive Rats With Diabetes: Effect Of Β-Blockers. American Journal Of Hypertension 22(11), (2009), 1160-1166.

  14. S.N. Shukla, P. Gaur, R. Mehrotra, M. Prasad, H. Kaur, M. Prasad, R.S. Srivastava. Tailored Synthesis, Spectroscopic, Catalytic, And Antibacterial Studies Of Dinuclear Ruthenium (Ii/Iii) Chloro Sulfoxide Complexes With 5-Nitro-O-Phenanthroline As A Spacer, J. Coord. Chem, 62, (2009), 2556.

  15. R.S. Srivastava, C. Gonzalez, F.R. Fronczek, Fac-Aquadichloridotris (Tetramethylene Sulfoxide- Ks) Ruthenium (Ii), Acta Cryst. E65, (2009), M170

  16. R.S. Srivastava, F.R. Fronczek. The First Report On Specific Binding Mode Of Diethylmalonate Acting As A Bridging Ligand Between Ruthenium (Ii) Ions Stabilized By Intramolecular Hydrogen Bonds, Inorg. Chim. Acta 362, (2009), 2650.

Journal Papers in Press or Accepted (By Dec. 2014)

  1. F.A. Mautner, C. Berger, M.J. Dartez, Q.L. Nguyen, J. Favreau, S.S. Massoud. Cadmium(II) and Zinc(II) Azido Complexes with Different Nuclearity and Dimensionality, Polyhedron, in press, (2014). http://dx.doi.org/ 366 10.1016/j.poly.2013.11.019.2.

  2. S.S. Massoud,E. Taylor, Y. Liu, J. Grebowicz, R. Vicente, R. Lalancette, U. Mukhopadhyay, I. Bernal, S.F. Watkins. Synthesis, Structure, Thermal, Magnetic Properties and Quantum Mechanical Calculations of Bridged [Bis(di(2-pyridylmethyl)amine)-(μ2-1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethane)-tetraperchlorato-dicopper(II)] Dihydrate Complex (I), Cryst. Eng. Comm., in press, (2014). http://dx.doi:10.1039/C3CE41821A.

  3. W. Xu, L. Xue, Y. Sun, A. Henry, J.M. Battle, M. Micault, and S.W. Morris. Bcl10 Is An Essential Regulator for A20 Gene Expression, Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry, accepted (2014).

  4. S.S. Massoud, M. Spell, C. C. Ledet, T. Junk, R. Herchel, R. C. Fischer, Z. Trávníček. Magnetic and structural properties of dinuclear singly bridged-phenoxido metal(II) complexes, Dalton Trans. 44 (2015), 2110-21.

  5. Y. Liu, T. Junk, Y. Liu, N. Tzeng and R. Perkins. Benchmarking quantum mechanical calculations with experimental NMR chemical shifts of 2-HADNT. Journal of Molecular Structure 1086 (2015), 43-8.

Book Chapters

  • W.J. Catallo, J.L. Comeaux, T. Junk, Chapter: Effects Of Static Vs. Tidal Hydraulic Conditions On Biogeochemical Processes In Mesocosms: Degradation Of Aromatic Hydrocarbons, Handbook Of Environmental Chemistry, I (2009), 57-74.

Conference Papers Published

  1. H.R. Rizvi, M.J. Khattak, A.A. Gallo. Bone Glue modified asphalt: A step toward energy conservation and environment friendly modified asphalt. Hindawi Pub Corp. Volume 2014, Article ID 807043, 5 pages: http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/807043

  2. S. Murru, R.S. Srivastava, Copper-Catalyzed Asymmetric Allylic Amination: A Novel Method For Chiral N-Aryl Allyl Amines, Abstracts Of Papers, 244th Acs National Meeting & Exposition, Philadelphia, Pa, United States, August 19-23, (2012), Inor-336.

  3. J.D. Garber, K. Knierim, V.B. Patil, J.Hebert. Role Of Acetates On Pitting Corrosion In A Co2 System. Corrosion (2010), Paper 10185.

Colloquia and Seminar Talks

  1. W. Xu. Invited talk on undergraduate student research, LS-LAMP/UBMS Program. University of Louisiana at Lafayette, February, 27 (2014)

  2. E.R. Taylor, How Not To Burn Brownies, Smart Festival (UL Lafayette Sponsored), Lafayette, La, October 25 (2013).

  3. A.A. Gallo, Biodiesel Synthesis From Alligator Fat, Beifang University Of Nationalities, Yinchuan China, June (2013).

  4. S.S. Massoud, Development Of Efficient Artificial Nucleases For Dna Cleavage. Mononuclear Cobalt(Ii) Complexes Based Pyridyl Tripod Amines. Kumamoto University, Kumamoto-Japan, October 14 (2013).

  5. S.S. Massoud, Metal-Ion Binding Properties In Nucleoside Monophosphates And Their Constituents. Shimane University, Matsue-Japan, October 16 (2013).

  6. S.S. Massoud. Metal-Ion Binding Properties In Nucleoside Monophosphates And Their Constituents. Okayama University Of Science, Okayama-Japan, October 17 (2013).

  7. S.S. Massoud. Metal-Ion Binding Properties In Nucleoside Monophosphates And Their Constituents. Kwansei Gakuen University, Sanda-Japan, October 18 (2013).

  8. S.S. Massoud. DNA Cleavage By Cobalt(Ii) And Copper(Ii) Complexes Derived From Pyridyl Based Ligands. Factors Affecting Dna Cleavage. Kwansei Gakuen University. Sanda-Japan, October 8 (2012).

  9. S.S. Massoud. DNA Cleavage By Cobalt(Ii) And Copper(Ii) Complexes Derived From Pyridyl Based Ligands. Factors Affecting Dna Cleavage. Okayama University Of Science, Okayama-Japan, October 11 (2012).

  10. S.S. Massoud. DNA Cleavage By Cobalt(Ii) And Copper(Ii) Complexes Derived From Pyridyl Based Ligands. Factors Affecting Dna Cleavage, Shimane University, Matsue-Japan, October 13 (2012).

Invited Conference and Workshop Talks

  1. S.S. Massoud, F.R. Louka, F.A. Mautner, Y. Naka, M. Mikuriya. Squarato-Bridging Copper(II) Complexes Derived from Polypyridyl Amine Ligands. 2014 Symposium on Coordination Compounds as Molecular Magnetic Materials, Kwansei Gakuin University – School of Science and Technology, Sanda, Japan, October 11, p-19 (2014).

  2. M. Mikuriyaa, Y. Naka, T. Junk, S.S. Massoud, F.A. Mautner. Dinuclear Copper(II) Complexes of 2,6-Bis[bis(pyridine-2-ylmethyl)aminomethyl]-4-methylphenol. 2014 Symposium on Coordination Compounds as Molecular Magnetic Materials, Kwansei Gakuin University – School of Science and Technology, Sanda, Japan, October 11, p-42 (2014).

  3. S. S. Massoud.Kumamoto Seminar on Complex-based Supramolecule, Kumamoto University – Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kumamoto, Japan, (invited). Development of Efficient Artificial Nucleases for DNA Cleavage. Mononuclear Cobalt(II) Complexes Based Pyridyl Tripod Amines. October 9, p-20 (2013).

  4. W. Xu. Bioinformatics and computational biochemistry, Bioinformatics and Genetic Evolution, Beifang University of Nationality, Yinchuan, China, May 30-31 (2012).

  5. W. Xu. Biochemical function and structure of B-cell Leukemia/Lymphoma 10 (Bcl10) Conference: 86th Annual Meeting of Louisiana Academy of Sciences, Louisiana State University at Alexandria, Louisiana, March 3 (2012).

  6. W. Xu. Effect of Adenylyl Cyclase Isoform Specificity on CREB Activation by Ethanol Stimulation, Louisiana Biomedical Research Network 10th Annual Meeting, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, January 27-29 (2012).

  7. W. Xu. Development of algorithm for 3-D structural comparison with case study of protein kinases, Industry Advisory Board Meeting, NSF Center for Visual & Decision Informatics,The Hub CityView, Philadelphia, PA 19103, November 13-15 (2012).

  8. W. Xu. Biochemistry research and education, Beifang University of Nationality, Yinchuan, China, June 3-8 (2013).

  9. S.S. Massoud,F.A. Mautner. 2013 Symposium on Coordination Compounds as Molecular Magnetic Materials, Kwansei Gakuin University – School of Science and Technology, Sanda, Japan, (invited). 1D and 2D Cadmium Polymers with Alternative Bridged Azido Bonding Modes, October 20, p-20 (2013).

  10. W. Xu. Biochemistry research and education, Beifang University of Nationality, Yinchuan, China, June 3-8 (2013).

  11. S.S. Massoud,R.Vicente, F.A. Mautner. 2012 Symposium on Coordination Compounds as Molecular Magnetic Materials, Kwansei Gakuin University – School of Science and Technology, Sanda, Japan, (invited lecture). Azido-Metal(II) Complexes. Diverse Coordination of Bis(2-(3,5-dimethylpyrazolyl)-ethyl)amine with Divalent Metal Ions. October 6, p-18 (2012).

  12. W. Xu. Biochemistry and bioinformatics, Beifang University of Nationality, Yinchuan, China, December 14-20 (2011).

  13. W. Xu. A Planned National Science Foundation Industry/University Cooperative Research Center, Center for Visual & Decision Informatics, The Union League of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, May 3-4 (2011).

  14. W. Xu. Mutational Analysis Of Photosystem I Of Synechocystis Sp. Pcc 6803: The Role Of Four Conserved Aromatic Residues In The J-Helix Of Psab, Conference: 85th Annual Meeting Of Louisiana Academy Of Sciences, Monroe, La, February 26 (2011).

Contributed Presentations

2014

  1. C. Dupont, P. Spiller, R. Bajpai, A.A. Gallo, T. Junk. Biodiesel from alligator fat. A Comparison between supercritical and conventional transesterification conditions. ENFL paper # 289. 247th ACS National Meeting, Dallas, TX, March 16-20 (2014).

  2. P. Spiller, T. Junk, A.A. Gallo. Biodiesel from alligator fat. Louisiana Academy of Sciences, Alexandria, LA, March 12 (2014).

  3. F.R. Louka, P.L. Klerks, N. Deb Adhikary, A. Kascak, D.L. Felder, A. Oguma, G. Ducharme, A. Chistoserdov. The interaction between sediment bioturbators and sediment microbes on the distribution and degradation of oil in sediment. Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference, Mobile, AL, Jan. 26-30 (2014).

  4. F.R. Louka, K.M. Satbhai, P.L. Klerks, P. L. Effects of petroleum hydrocarbons and their interactions on mate guarding behavior in the amphipod Hyalella Azteca South Central Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SC-SETAC), San Marcos, TX, May 30 – June 1 (2014).

  5. F.R. Louka, A. Chistoserdov, N. Deb Adhikary, A. Kascak, K.M. Satbhai, C. Louviere, P.L. Klerks. Effect of bioturbators on the degradation and distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in sediment. 248th American Chemical Society National Meeting National Meeting, San Francisco, CA. August 10-14, (2014).

  6. F.R. Louka, S.S. Massoud, F.A. Mautner, Y. Naka, M. Mikuriya. Squarato-Bridging Copper(II) Complexes Derived from Polypyridyl Amine Ligands Symposium on Coordination Compounds as Molecular Magnetic Materials. Kwansei Gakuin University – School of Science and Technology, Sanda, Japan, October 11, (2014).

  7. F.R. Louka, A. Kascak, N. Deb Adhikary, A. Chistoserdov, P.L. Klerks. The effect of bioturbation by the ghost shrimp Lepidophthalmus louisianensis on hydrocarbon degradation and distribution. SETAC North America 35th Annual Meeting, Vancouver, Canada. November 9-13 (2014).

  8. S.S. Massoud. Efficient Hydrolytic Cleavage of Plasmid DNA by Chloro-cobalt(II) Complexes. Kwansei Gakuin University – School of Science and Technology, Sanda, Japan, October 10 (2014).

  9. S. Murru, R.S. Srivastava. Iron-Catalyzed Selective Allylic C-H Amination of Substituted 1,3-Dienes. Paper ID: 19103. 247th ACS National Meeting, Dallas, TX, 16-20th Mar (2014).

  10. W. Xu. Ethanol Adenylyl Cyclase Pathway. NIH Workshop on Protein 3-D Structure and Function. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania May 19-23 (2014).

2013

  1. J.P. Myers P.R. Alburquerque, T. Junk. Unusual halogen exchange Reactions in near-critical water. Poster presentation, 68th Southwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Baton Rouge, LA, Nov. 4-7 (2013).

  2. A.A. Gallo, M. Dartez, F.A. Mautner, S.S. Massoud. Dinuclear Copper (II) Complexes of Imidazole-4,5-Dicarboxylate. Poster presentation, Southwest ACS meeting, Waco, TX, Nov. 16-19 (2013).

  3. C. Dupont, A.A. Gallo, R. Bajpai, T. Junk. Biodiesel from alligator fat using supercritical solvent conditions. Poster presentation, Southwest ACS meeting, Waco, TX, Nov. 16-19 (2013).

  4. S. Murru, A.A. Gallo, R.S. Srivastava. Novel synthesis of beta-alkyl N-aryl Aza Baylis-Hillman adducts. Poster presentation, Louisiana Academy of Sciences, Grambling LA, March (2013).

  5. T. Junk, E. Rallon, M. Spell, F.A. Mautner, S.S. Massoud. Binucleating Phenolic Compounds, SWRM Regional ACS Meeting, Waco, TX, November 16-19 (2013).

  6. F.R. Louka, Q.L.Nguyen, F.A. Mautner, S.S. Massoud. Cadmium(II) Polymers Bridged Azide with Different Dimensionality. GEN INORG SWRM 465, SWRM Regional ACS Meeting, Waco, TX, November 16-19 (2013).

  7. A.A. Gallo, M.J. Dartez, F.A. Mautner, S.S. Massoud. Dinuclear Copper(II) Complexes of Imidazole-4,5-Dicarboxylate. GEN INORG SWRM 466. SWRM Regional ACS Meeting, Waco, TX, November 16-19 (2013).

  8. S.S. Massoud. Development of Efficient Artificial Nucleases for DNA Cleavage. Mononuclear Cobalt(II) Complexes Based Pyridyl Tripod Amines, p-20, (invited lecture). Kumamoto Seminar on Complex-based Supramolecule, Kumamoto University – Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kumamoto, Japan, October 9 (2013).

  9. S.S. Massoud,F.A. Mautner. 1D and 2D Cadmium Polymers with Alternative Bridged Azido Bonding Modes (invited lecture). 2013 Symposium on Coordination Compounds as Molecular Magnetic Materials, Kwansei Gakuin University – School of Science and Technology, Sanda, Japan, October 20, p-20, (2013).

  10. R.S. Srivastava, Metal catalyzed group transfer reactions: allylic amination vs hetero. Diels-Alder reaction of 1,3-butadienes, Smolenice, Slovakia June 2-7 (2013).

  11. P.L. Klerks, A. Oguma, E. Blankson, C. Curtis, M. Goodwin, F.R. Louka, A. Chistoserdov. The effect of sediment bioturbators on the hydrocarbon distribution in hydrocarbon-dosed mesocosms. The Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry North America 34th Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN, 17-21 November (2013).

2012

  1. A.A. Gallo, R. Bajpai, S. Ayalasomayajula. Recovery of lipids and biodiesel production from alligator fat. Oral presentation and abstracted, Louisiana Academy of Sciences, Alexandria, LA, March (2012).

  2. A.A. Gallo, C. Andrepont, K.Pujol, F.A. Mautner, J. Albering, R. Vicente, S.S. Massoud. Copper (I) complexes bridges by polycarboxylate anions. Poster presentation, Southwest ACS meeting, Baton Rouge, LA, November (2012).

  3. F.R. Louka, R. Vicente, J.H. Albering, R.C. Fischer, M. Scherzer, F.A. Mautner, S.S. Massoud. Metal Ions Direct the Geometrical and Nuclearity of Azido-Metal(II)-bis(2-(3,5-dimethylpyrazol-1-yl)ethyl)amine Complexes. SWRM Regional ACS Meeting, GEN INORG SWRM 249, Baton Rouge, LA, November 4-7 (2012).

  4. A.A. Gallo, C. Andrepont, F.A. Mautner; J.H. Albering, R.Vicente, S.S. Massoud. Copper(II) Complexes Bridged By Polycarboxylate Anions. SWRM Regional ACS Meeting, GEN INORG SWRM, Baton Rouge, LA, November 4-7 (2012).

  5. S.S. Massoud,R.Vicente, F.A. Mautner. Azido-Metal(II) Complexes. Diverse Coordination of Bis(2-(3,5-dimethylpyrazolyl)-ethyl)amine with Divalent Metal Ions (invited lecture). 2012 Symposium on Coordination Compounds as Molecular Magnetic Materials, Kwansei Gakuin University – School of Science and Technology, Sanda, Japan, October 6, p-18 (2012).

  6. R.S. Srivastava, S. Murru, K.M. Nicholas. Ruthenium(II) Sulfoxides-Catalyzed Hydrogenolysis of Glycols and epoxides, Baton Rouge, LA, November 4-7 (2012).

  7. R.S. Srivastava, S. Murru. Copper-catalyzed asymmetric allylic amination: A novel method for chiral N-aryl allyl amines, Philadelphia, PA, August 19-23 (2012).

2011

  1. S.S. Massoud, W. Xu, F.R. Louka, F.A. Mautner. Zing Coordination Chemistry Conference 6, Cancun, México (lecture). DNA Cleavage by Cobalt(II) and Copper(II) Complexes Derived from Pyridyl Based Ligands. Factors Affecting DNA Cleavage. December 9-13, P30 (2011).

  2. F.R. Louka, A.A. Gallo, L. Le Quan, M.C. Lemieux, L.M.Nguyen, R.Vicente, F.A. Mautner, S.S. Massoud. Zing Coordination Chemistry Conference 6, Cancun, México. 1-D Polymeric Copper(II) Complexes Bridging by Dicyanamide. December 9-13, P81 (2011).

  3. F.R. Louka, M. Spell, T. Arnold, F.A. Mautner S. Demeshko, F. Meyer, S.S. Massoud. SWRM Regional ACS Meeting, Austin, TX. Polynuclear Copper(II) Complexes Bridged by Squarate and Croconate Dianions. November 9-12. GEN INORG SWRM 488 (2011).

  4. J. Kitchena, S.S. Massoud,J. Grebowicz. Thermal Properties of Cu(II) Dinuclear Complexes. SRC-10, Houston, TX. Spring (2011).

  5. S. Sylvain, K.M. Nicholas, R.S. Srivastava. Low Valent Ruthenium-catalyzed Hydrodeoxygenation and Hydrocracking of Diols and Epoxides to Fuels and Value-Added Chemicals, OMCOS 16, Shanghai, China, July 22-28 (2011).

  6. B. Leake, F.R. Fronczek, R.S. Srivastava. Catalytic Conversion of Cellulose-Derived Carbohydrates to Fuels and Value-Added Chemicals, 85th Annual Meeting
    University of Louisiana at Monroe (ULM) Saturday, February 26 (2011).

  7. R.S. Srivastava. Lean Energy Workshop Organized by Industrial Assessment Center, UL Lafayette, Co-sponsored by ISAM and ISPE, Hilton Garden Inn, Lafayette, January 24-25 (2011).

2010

  1. S.S. Massoud, F.R. Louka, W. Xu, R.S. Perkins, R.Vicente, J.H. Albering, F.A. Mautner. Structural Characterization of Dinuclear Copper(II) Complexes Based on Triazine and their DNA Cleavage Activity (Lecture/Chairman of the session). F.A. SW/SE Regional ACS Meeting, New Orleans, LA, INORG 95, December 1-4 (2010).

  2. L.T. Nguyen, F.R. Louka, M. Mikuriya, J.H. Albering, F.A. Mautner, S.S. Massoud. 1-D Copper(II) Complexes Constructed from Pyrazole-3,5-dicarboxylate Bridging Tri-copper(II) Centers. SW/SE Regional ACS Meeting, New Orleans, LA, INORG 195, December 1-4 (2010).

  3. A.A. Gallo, F.R. Louka, F.A. Mautner, J.H. Albering, R.Vicente, S.S. Massoud. Mono- and Di-nuclear Copper(II) Complexes Constructed from Tripodal Tris[(2-ethyl-(1-pyrazolyl)]amine (tepza). SW/SE Regional ACS Meeting, New Orleans, LA, December 1-4. GEN. INORG 240. (2010).

  4. S.S. Massoud, A.A. Gallo, S. Dechert, S. Demeshko, F. Meyer, F.A. Mautner. Diverse Polynuclear Cu(II) Complexes Bridged by Benzene tertacarboxylate. 239thACS Nat. Meeting, San Franciso, CA, March 21-25, INORG 972 (2010).

  5. J. Kitchena, S.S. Massoud,J. Grebowicz. Thermal Properties of Cu(II) Ligands. ACNAS, Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans, Houston, TX. March (2010).

  6. F.R. Louka, T. Malinski. Nitric oxide/ superoxide or nitric oxide/peroxynitrite as good indicators of the degree of endothelial dysfunction and life span of the cardiovascular system. Joint SE/SW Regional ACS Meeting, New Orleans, LA. Dec.1-4, MEDI SESW674 (2010).

  7. D. Mouton, S. Murru, R.S. Srivastava. Metal-catalyzed synthesis of indole heterocycles, 3rd. Annual Fall Honors Invitational UL Lafayette, November 12-13 (2010).

  8. B.M. Leake, M.C. McCown, F.R. Fronczek, R.S. Srivastava. Catalytic conversion of cellulose-derived carbohydrates to fuels and value-added chemicals, 66th Southwest and 62nd Southeastern Regional Meeting of American Chemical society, New Orleans, Nov. 30-Dec. 4 (2010).

2009

  1. C. Battle, R.S. Srivastava, A.A. Gallo. Studies in the synthesis and NMR characterization of 6-methyl-2-nitrosopyridine. Oral presentation and abstracted, Louisiana Academy of Sciences, Hammond, LA, March 20 (2009).

  2. B. Bell, J.M. Olvera, S.S. Massoud, J.Grebowicz. Thermal Analysis of Cu(II) Complexes Based on a New binnucleating 1,6-diazecine Ligand. SRC-UHD-Houston, March (2009).

  3. F.A. Mautner, S. Demeshko, F. Meyer, S.S. Massoud. Polynuclear Benzenetertacarboxylato Complexes. Structure and Magnetism. Austrian Chem. Soc. Meeting (GOECH), Austria - Vienna (2009).

  4. F.R. Louka; F.A. Mautner, M. Mikuriya, S.S. Massoud. Polynuclear Dicyanamido Copper(II) and Nickel(II) Complexes. 237th ACS National Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, March 22-26, INOR 1239707 (2009).

  5. F.R. Louka, T. Malinski. Dynamics of nitric oxide release in endothelial cells of WKY and SHR rats. 238th ACS National Meeting, Washington DC, August 16-20 (2009).

  6. R.S. Srivastava, R. Bertrand, K.M. Nicholas, Cu(I)/Cu(II)-catalyzed allylic aminations of olefins, Organometallic Gordon Research Conference, Rode Island (poster presentation July (2009).

  7. R.S. Srivastava, R. Bertrand, K.M. Nicholas, Cu(I)/Cu(II)-catalyzed allylic aminations of olefins, Annual Meeting, Louisiana Academy of Science, Hammond, LA, February (2009).

Journal Referees

  • S.S. Massoud, European J. Medicinal Chem., 2014.

  • S.S. Massoud, J. Chem. Soc., Pakistan, 2014.

  • S.S. Massoud, J. Nanoparticle Research, 2014.

  • S.S. Massoud, Phosphorus, Sulfur, and Silicon and the Related Elements, 2014.

  • S.S. Massoud, RSC Advances, 2014.

  • S.S. Massoud, Zeitschrift für Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie, 2014.

  • S.S. Massoud, Australian J. Chem., 2014.

  • S.S. Massoud, Inorg. Chim. Acta, 2014.

  • S.S. Massoud, International J. Inorganic Chem., 2014.

  • S.S. Massoud, Arabian J. Chemistry, 2014.

  • F.R. Louka, Advances in Chemistry, 2014.

  • W. Xu, Journal of Plant Physiology, 2014.

  • W. Xu, Chemical Research in Toxicology, 2014.

  • W. Xu, Frontiers in Genetics, 2014.

  • W. Xu, Cell Physiol Biochem, 2014.

  • W. Xu, International J. of Biochemistry and Biophysics, 2014.

  • W. Xu, Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 2014.

  • T. Junk, Heteroatom Chemistry, 2014.

  • T. Junk, Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 2014.

  • T. Junk, Moroccan Journal of Chemistry, 2014.

  • W. Xu, Inorganica Chimica Acta, 2013.

  • W. Xu, Inorganica Chimica Acta, 2013.

  • W. Xu, Optical Materials, 2013.

  • W. Xu, PLoS ONE, 2013.

  • T. Junk, Phosphorus, Sulfur, and Silicon and the Related Elements, 2013.

  • S.S. Massoud, Inorg. Chem. 2013.

  • S.S. Massoud, RSC Advances 2013.

  • S.S. Massoud, J. Electroanalytical 2013

  • S.S. Massoud, Polyhedron 2013

  • R.S. Srivastava, Applied Catalysis A, 2013.

  • R.S. Srivastava, European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2013.

  • R.S. Srivastava, ChemMedChem, 2013.

  • W. Xu, Inorganica Chimica Acta, 2012.

  • W. Xu, Biology, 2012.

  • W. Xu, Chinese Journal of Chemistry, 2012.

  • W. Xu, PLoS ONE, 2012.

  • S.S. Massoud, Inorg. Chem. 2012.

  • S.S. Massoud, Organometallic Chem. 2012

  • S.S. Massoud, Inorg. Chim. Acta 2012.

  • S.S. Massoud, RSC Advances 2012.

  • S.S. Massoud, New J. Chem. 2012.

  • S.S. Massoud, Phosphorus, Sulfur, and Silicon and the Related Elements 2012.

  • S.S. Massoud, Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy 2012.

  • R.S. Srivastava, Spectra. Chim. Acta A, 2012.

  • R.S. Srivastava, Electronic Journal of Chemistry, 2012.

  • R.S. Srivastava, Electronic Journal of Chemistry, 2012.

  • R.S. Srivastava, RSC Advances, 2012.

  • W. Xu, European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2011.

  • S.S. Massoud, Inorg. Chim. Acta 2011.

  • S.S. Massoud, Inorg. Chem. Commun. 2011.

  • S.S. Massoud, J. Mol. Struct. 2011.

  • S.S. Massoud, Polyhedron 2011.

  • S.S. Massoud, Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 2011.

  • R.S. Srivastava, Inorganica Chimica Acta, 2011.

  • R.S. Srivastava, Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2011.

  • R.S. Srivastava, Inorg. Chim. Acta, 2011.

  • R.S. Srivastava, Catalysis Communication, 2011.

  • R.S. Srivastava, Polyhedron, 2011.

  • K. Knierim, Journal of Chemical Education, 2010 - present

  • A.A. Gallo, Journal of Chemical Education, 2010 - present

  • W. Xu, PLoS ONE, 2010.

  • S.S. Massoud, Inorg. Chim. Acta 2010

  • S.S. Massoud, Inorg. Chem. Commun. 2010

  • S.S. Massoud, Chemical Papers 2010.

  • S.S. Massoud, J. Mol. Struct. 2010.

  • S.S. Massoud, Inorg. Chem. Commun. 2010.

  • R.S. Srivastava, European Journal of Chemistry, 2010.

  • R.S. Srivastava, European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2010.

  • S.S. Massoud, Toxicological & Environmental Chemistry 2009.

  • S.S. Massoud, Eur. J. Chem. 2009.

  • R.S. Srivastava, Review:.Current Org.Chem, 2009.

  • R.S. Srivastava, Metal-Organic, and Nano-Metal Chemistry, 2009.

  • R.S. Srivastava, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 2009.

  • R.S. Srivastava, Lett. Org. Chem, 2009.

Other

Organized Special Sessions and Conferences

  • K. Knierim Vice-Chair of Mechanisms of Pitting Corrosion symposium at the NACE Corrosion 2013 conference, Orlando, FL, March (2013).

  • K. Knierim Chair of Mechanisms of Pitting Corrosion symposium at the NACE Corrosion 2012 conference, Salt Lake City, UT, March (2012).

  • S.S. Massoud, Organizer, Bioinorganic Sessions in SWRM-Regional Meeting, Baton Rouge, November 4-7 (2012).

  • W. Xu, Gene Expression Session Chair and Poster Session Chair, 7th Annual Biotechnology & Bioinformatics Symposium, Lafayette, LA, October 14-15 (2010).

  • S.S. Massoud, Chairman, Bioinorganic Session in SWRM-Regional ACS Meeting, New Orleans, LA, December 1-4, (2010).

  • A.A. Gallo, Chair of the chemistry division of the Louisiana Academy of Sciences (2000-pres).

Undergraduate – Notable Figures

  • A.A. Gallo supervised over 40 undergraduate students during the period 2008-2013 in Chemistry 362/462- undergraduate research.

  • S.S. Massoud supervised over 34 undergraduate students during the period 2008-2013 in Chemistry 362/462- undergraduate research.

  • F.R. Louka supervised 14 undergraduate students during the period 2008-2013 in Chemistry 362/462- undergraduate research.

  • C. Battle, Synthesis and characterization of 6-methyl-2-nitrosopyridine, Honors B.S., 2009, Chair: A.A. Gallo.

Awards and Honors

  • F.R. Louka, Undergraduate Research Mentoring award 2014.

  • R.S. Srivastava, Distinguished Professor Award, R.A.P. College of Sciences, 2013.

  • W. Xu, Candidacy on the Fulbright Specialists Roster, the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs, and the Council for International Exchange of Scholars, 2012-2017

  • F.R. Louka, Summer Research Award Summer, 2012.

  • F.R. Louka, Marvin and Warren Boudreaux / BoRSF Professorship in Chemistry #4. 2012- present.

  • W. Xu, Travel Award, National Science Foundation’s EPSCoR Award, BoRSF, 2010.

  • F.R. Louka, Voted Alpha Lambda Delta Outstanding Freshman Professor for the year, 2009.

  • W. Xu, Boudreaux/BORSF Professorship, 2008-2014

  • R.S. Srivastava, Boudreaux/BoR Distinguished Professor, 2001-present.

Other Professional Activities

2014

  • D.L. Wellman, D.L. Xu, Dr. W. (co-PI) Gallo, Dr. A. (co-PI). Installation of a Smart Classroom, UL STEP program, $30,000, 2014.

  • W. Xu hosted Darren Jindal, a student from Stanford University, and two visiting professors from China: L. Huang and Y. Wei.

  • R.S. Srivastava served as Graduate faculty representative on the committee of C. U. Chukwunonye, M.S. candidate, Department of Physics.

  • A.D. Leonard classified the entire library of 2000+ questions from Smith, General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry, 2nd ed. for the McGraw Hill Connect Online Homework System by Bloom’s Taxonomy, difficulty level, topic, and subtopic.

  • F.R. Louka (PI). Enhancement of Instrumental Analysis Laboratory Techniques: UL Instructor Mini-grant, $849 (2014).

  • A.A. Gallo served as Chemistry Section Chair of the Louisiana Academy of Sciences.

  • K. Knierim served as director of the regional Science Olympiad

  • K. Knierim was elected secretary of the faculty senate.

2013

  • W. Xu, Judge for the Graduate Student Research & Project Symposium, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 2013.

  • E.R. Taylor interviewed by Lynda Edwards, Daily Advertiser, 10 Sept 2013, concerning use of chemical weapons by Syria, article appeared in print, 11 Sept 2013.

  • E.R. Taylor interviewed by Jim Hummel, KATC TV for segment on ammonium nitrate and its hazards to communities, aired at 22:00 hr news, 4 Nov 2013.

  • E.R. Taylor, Served As Acting Dept. Head, Summer Semesters, Summer 2008-2013.

  • A.A. Gallo, Visiting Professor, Beifang University Of Nationalities, Yinchuan, China, May-June 2013.

  • R.S. Srivastava, Ph.D. Thesis evaluation report of V. Kalpana, University of Madras, India, Synthesis, Characterization and Application of Novel Dendrimers with Ether, Triazole as Branching and Benzoheteroazole, Thiazole as Surface and Synthesis of Heterocalxarenes, July 2013.

  • R.S. Srivastava, Ph.D. Thesis evaluation report of Santosh Kumar Sahoo, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, Assam, India, Development & Application of Transition Metal Catalysts for the Construction of Heterocycles, February 2013.

  • F.R. Louka, supervised French Interns Guénaëlle de Lorgeril and Gerard Ducharme, 2013.

2012

  • K. Knierim, S.S. Massoud. Instructional Improvement Mini-Grant, 2012-13.

  • T. Junk, A.A. Gallo. Step Grant Funding For Smart Classroom, 2012.

  • S.S. Massoud. Reviewed textbook: Inorganic Chemistry by Hagerman: Chapters 1, 2, 8, 9, 10 and 11, W.H. Freeman & Co, 2012.

  • S.S. Massoud. Editorial Board of Dataset Papers in Materials Science, 2012-present

  • S.S. Massoud, K. Knierim. Instructional Mini-Grant fund for purchasing overhead projector, – UL Lafayette, funded, 2012.

  • F.R. Louka. Instructor Mini-grant: Enhancement of Teaching Techniques in Chemistry Lectures. $475, 2012.

  • F.R. Louka, upgraded the Analytical Lab, supervised procurement, installation, and methods development for new gas chromatograph and atomic absorption spectrophotometer funded by College, 2012.

  • R.S. Srivastava, S. Murru. Method Of Producing Chiral N-Substituted Allyl Amine Compounds, International Patent, Pending, 2012.

  • R.S. Srivastava, Hired Post-Doc Dr. Siva Murru, December 2009-November 2012.

2011

  • S.S. Massoud. Reviewed Textbook: Inorganic Chemistry By Shriver & Atkins, 5th Edn: All Chapters, W.H. Freeman & Co, 2011.

  • F.R. Louka. Instructor Mini-Grant: Improvement Of Teaching Techniques In Chemistry Lecture. $850, 2011.

  • F.R. Louka. Instructor Mini-Grant: Enhancing The Analytical Chemistry Laboratories, $850, 2011.

  • W. Xu. Judge For High School Senior Division Of Chemistry, Louisiana Region Vi Science And Engineering Fair, 2011.

  • W. Xu. Judge For High School Senior Division On Protein Modeling, Louisiana Region Ii 23nd And 24th Annual Science Olympiad, 2011 – 2012.

2009

  • A.A. Gallo. Consultant For The Lafayette Fire Department For Hazardous Spills And Toxic Gas Releases, 2009-Present.

Pre-2009 and Continuing

  • W. Xu, Reviewed Biochemistry Book Chapters (Tymoczko, Mckee & Mckee, Sandler, Voet, Miesfeld & Mcevoy), 2007-Present.

  • K. Knierim. Director for Louisiana Region 2 Science Olympiad, 2000-Present.

  • E.R. Taylor. Judge, Parish regional science fair in Senior Biochemistry category, every year (generally March), 1984-present.

  • F.R. Louka. Advisor for pre-pharmacy students, between 40-50 students/semester. 2007- present.

  • F.R. Louka. Serves as a chair or member of several University and departmental committees, 2007- present.

  • F.R. Louka. Serves as a judge in the Science Olympiad, 2007-present.

  • F.R. Louka. Serves as a judge for the Louisiana Region IV Science and Engineering Fair, 2007-2010.

Offices Held and Professional Memberships

  • A.A. Gallo. Member, American Chemical Society (1973-pres.). Member, Louisiana Academy of Sciences (1985-pres.). Co- advisor, UL Student affiliates of the American Chemical Society (2008-2013). President, UL Chapter of Sigma Xi (2004-2008).

  • T. Junk. Member, Phi Lambda Upsilon (1994-pres.), American Chemical Society (1995-pres.), Sigma Xi (1996-pres.), Louisiana Academy of Sciences (2009-pres.), American Association for the Advancement of Science (2005-pres.)

  • K. Knierim. Member, American Chemical Society (1975 – Pres.), Sigma Xi (1983 – Pres.), National Association Of Corrosion Engineers (2010 – Pres.); Director, Regional Science Olympiad (1998 – Pres.)

  • F. R. Louka. Member, American Chemical Society (2007 - Pres.)

  • S.S. Massoud. Member, American Chemical Society (2001-Pres.)

  • R.S. Perkins. Member, American Chemical Society (1967 – pres.)

  • R.S. Srivastava. Member, American Chemical Society (1993 – pres.). Member, Advisory Board, Asian Journal of Chemistry (2010 – pres.), Sigma Xi (2010 – pres.)

Graduate Student Production

Graduate

  • V.K. Chaitanya Nune. Interplay between Structure and Cell-Biomaterial Interactions in Orthopedic Implants, Ph.D., UL, 2014, Member of committee: W. Xu.P.K. Surya. Mechanical Property Anisotropy in High Strength Niobium Microalloyed Spiral-Welded Linepipe Steels, Ph.D., UL, 2014, Member of committee: W. Xu.

  • R. Hill. Ethanol-Adenylyl Cyclase Pathway. Ph.D., LSU, 2014, Member of committee: W. Xu.G. Nakka. Crystallization phenomenon of various polymers on carbon nanotubes, M.S., UL, 2014, Member of committee: W. Xu.

  • S. Guin, Transition Metal Catalyzed C-C and C-O Bond Formation via C-H Activation. Indian Institute of Technology, Assam, India, Ph.D., 2014. Member of committee: R.S. Srivstava.

  • K. Satbhai, Interaction of petroleum hydrocarbons phenanthrene and dibenzothiophene and their effects on reproductive behavior in amphipod Hyalella Azteca, Spring 2012 – Present, Member of committee: F.R. Louka.

  • S. Sovine, Heterogeneous catalysis of glycerol to propylene glycol over copper chromite, MS, 2012, Member of committee: A.A. Gallo.

  • S. Ayalasomayajula, Recovery of lipids and biodiesel production form Louisiana alligator fat, MS, 2010, Co-Chair: A.A. Gallo.

  • Sandeep Mora, Bioinformatics and Computational Studies of Glycerol Dehydratases, MS, 2009, Co-Chair: W. Xu.

  • Jinesh Shah, Pressure-reversion nanogrande austenitic alloy and mechanism, MS, 2009, Co-chair: R.S. Srivastava.

Funding

2014

  • W. Xu (PI), A.A. Gallo (Co-PI), R.S. Perkins (Co-PI), T. Junk (Co-PI), R.S. Srivastava (Co-PI), R. Bajpai (Co-PI). Integration of a Florescence spectrometer into chemistry and biochemistry. BoR- ENH, $32,000, 2014.

  • R.S. Srivastava (PI). Transition-metal catalyzed asymmetric nitrogenation of hydrocarbons (olefins): Method development and its synthetic applications to valuable chemicals. BOR-ITRS, $225,000, 2013-2016.

  • W. Xu (PI). Structure-function studies of ethylene-forming enzyme based on a theoretical 3-D model. National Science Foundation’s EPSCoR Award (LEQSF-EPS(2015)-PFUND-425), BoRSF, $10,000, 2014 –2015.

2013

  • W. Xu, Principal Investigator, Research Competitiveness Subprogram, Board of Regents Support Fund, Biochemical and Spectroscopic Characterizations of the Site-directed Mutants around Accessory Chlorophylls, A0, A1 and FX of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803, $150,917, 2013–2016.

  • R.S. Srivastava, Principal Investigator, BoRSF-LEQSF (ITRS), Copper-Catalyzed Asymmetric Allylic Amination: Method development, Mechanistic studies and its Synthetic application, $225,000, 2013-16.

2012

  • R.K. Bajpai, A.Y.Chistoserdov, A.A. Gallo, F. Louka, W. Xu (PI), R.S. Perkins, R.S. Srivastava, E.R. Taylor, Enhancement Program, Board of Regents Support Fund, Enhancement of Spectroscopy and Macromolecule Characterization Techniques in Undergraduate Laboratories for Chemistry, Biology and Engineering Majors, $38,261, 2012–2014.

  • F.R. Louka, Co-PI of a proposal submitted to Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI). The effect of sediment bioturbators on the biological degradation of petroleum in coastal ecosystems. $1,010,901, 2012-2015.

2011

  • W. Xu, Principal Investigator, A sub-award of NIH LEQSF(2010-15)-INBRE, Effect of Adenylyl Cyclase Isoform Specificity on CREB Activation by Ethanol Stimulation, $24,809, 2011–2012.

2010

  • W. Xu, Principal Investigator, National Science Foundation’s EPSCoR Award, BoRSF, Generation of the Site-directed Mutants around Accessory Chlorophylls, A0, A1 and FX for Future Biochemical and Spectroscopic Characterizations in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803, $10,000, 2010-2011.

2009

  • Radhey Srivastava, Principal Investigator, BoRSF-LEQSF (ITRS), Metal-catalyzed group transfer reactions, $260,000, 2009-13.

  • Radhey Srivastava, Principal Investigator, BoRSF-ENH, Purcahse of GC-MS spectrophotometer, $100,162, 2009-2010.