Dr. Jeremy Kua
Department of Chemistry
Office: ST 381
Phone: (619) 260-7970
e-mail Address:

Academic Background
B.A., Reed College
Ph.D., California Institute of Technology
Research Associate, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, San Diego


Where to find me: Click here for my timetable this week.
Click here for my general Spring 2008 timetable.

Courses Taught in Spring 2008
Chem 101H   Chemistry and Society (Honors Section): Chem 101H Class Web Page
Chem 312   Physical Chemistry: Chem 312 Class Web Page
Chem 396W   Methods of Chemical Research: Chem 396W Class Web Page

Some Course Web Pages from previous years


Research Interests: Computational Chemistry
Main interest: Self-assembly and Self-organizing systems.
Other interests:
   Organometallic catalysis; methane activation.
   Reactions of small molecules on metal surfaces; heterogeneous catalysis; fuel cells.
   Enzyme catalysis; ligand-receptor interactions in proteins.

What is computational chemistry? Look at some of the Introduction links in my Resources for Computational Chemistry page.

What is self-assembly? Here's what Wikipedia says. Also see some excellent examples from the Whitesides Research Group at Harvard. And some nice pictures and descriptions of self-assembly in the kitchen and more.

Current/potential projects for Fall 2007/Spring 2008/Summer 2008
Interested in working on a research project in computational chemistry? Come by my office and talk to me. [Potential credit for Chem 496 during the semester; funding available during the summer.]

1. Ion and ligand solvation with application to self-organizing metal organic frameworks and organometallic catalysis.
2. Self-assembly of transition metal benzene clusters.
3. Kinetics and Thermodynamics of triorganoboroxines and their base adducts.
4. Self-assembly of Boron-containing covalent organic frameworks.
5. Oligomerization of glyoxal and its derivatives.
6. Self-assembly of SbCl3 and dioxane.

What are my students working on? Kua Research Group

External funding:
Camille & Henry Dreyfus Faculty Start-up Grant (08/2004-08/2009)
Research Corporation CCSA (06/2005-08/2007)
ACS-Petroleum Research Fund (09/2007-09/2009)

Publications

Computational Research Experience (i.e., projects I've worked on throughout my career)

Favourite Links


Snail Mail Address
Dr. Jeremy Kua
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
5998 Alcala Park
San Diego, CA 92110

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Last modified: 17 January 2008