Faculty Profile

Sammer Tekarli

Title
Clinical Associate Professor
College/School
New College

    

    

      


                          

            
Curriculum Vitae

            

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Education

            



  

  


  
PhD, University of North Texas, 2011. 
Major: Computational Chemistry
Degree Specialization: Inorganic Chemistry
Dissertation Title: Computational Investigation of Molecular Optoelectronic and Biological Systems
BS, Wichita State University, 2004. 
Major: Chemistry





          

        
                

          
Current Scheduled Teaching*


          
CHEM 1360.521, Context of Chemistry, Fall 2021 Syllabus
CHEM 1410.601, General Chemistry for Science Majors, Fall 2021 Syllabus
CHEM 1410.611, General Chemistry for Science Majors, Fall 2021 Syllabus
CHEM 1430.651, Laboratory Sequence for General Chemistry, Fall 2021 Syllabus
CHEM 1430.652, Laboratory Sequence for General Chemistry, Fall 2021 Syllabus


          
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  Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of
  higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for
  undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
  

        

      

    

  


    

    

      


        


          


            
Previous Scheduled Teaching*


            
                    

                    CHEM 1360.001, Context of Chemistry, Summer 5W2 2021 Syllabus
                    

                    CHEM 1360.001, Context of Chemistry, Summer 8W1 2021 Syllabus
                    

                    CHEM 1420.601, General Chemistry for Science Majors, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 1420.611, General Chemistry for Science Majors, Spring 2021 Syllabus
                    

                    CHEM 1440.651, Laboratory Sequence for General Chemistry., Spring 2021 Syllabus
                    

                    CHEM 1360.501, Context of Chemistry, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 1410.601, General Chemistry for Science Majors, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 1410.611, General Chemistry for Science Majors, Fall 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    CHEM 1430.651, Laboratory Sequence for General Chemistry, Fall 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    CHEM 1360.900, Context of Chemistry, Summer 5W2 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 1360.900, Context of Chemistry, Summer 5W1 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 1360.900, Context of Chemistry, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    CHEM 1420.601, General Chemistry for Science Majors, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    CHEM 1420.611, General Chemistry for Science Majors, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    CHEM 1440.651, Laboratory Sequence for General Chemistry., Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    CHEM 1360.900, Context of Chemistry, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 1410.601, General Chemistry for Science Majors, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 1410.611, General Chemistry for Science Majors, Fall 2019 
                    

                    CHEM 1430.651, Laboratory Sequence for General Chemistry, Fall 2019 Syllabus
                    

                    CHEM 1360.900, Context of Chemistry, Summer 5W1 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 1360.900, Context of Chemistry, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 1360.501, Context of Chemistry, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 1360.501, Context of Chemistry, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 1360.501, Context of Chemistry, Summer 5W1 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 1360.501, Context of Chemistry, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 1360.501, Context of Chemistry, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 1440.318, Laboratory Sequence for General Chemistry., Spring 2006 
                    

                    CHEM 1440.335, Laboratory Sequence for General Chemistry., Spring 2006 
                    

                    CHEM 1352.301, Laboratory for Context of Chemistry, Fall 2005 
                    

                    CHEM 1352.302, Laboratory for Context of Chemistry, Fall 2005 

          


          
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  Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of
  higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for
  undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
  

        

      

    

  

  
  	

	

	  

		

		   
Published Publications



  

  
Published Intellectual Contributions


  
Conference Proceeding
Tekarli, S., Nesterov, V. N., Omary, M. A., Galassi, R., Ricci, S., Burini, A.  (2014). Theoretical investigations of supramolecular chemisorption adducts of volatile small molecules with a trinuclear silver (I) nitrated pyrazolate complex: DFT modeling of dipole-quadrupole interactions. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY. 247, . 
Journal Article
Lu, Z., Chilukuri, B., Rawashdeh, A. M., Arvapally, R. K., Tekarli, S., Wang, X., Cardenas, C. T., Cundari, T. R., Omary, M. A. (2020). Au3-to-Ag3 Coordinate-Covalent Bonding and Other Supramolecular Interactions with Covalent Bonding Strength. Chemical Science. 11, 11179-11188. https://doi.org/10.1039/D0SC02520H
Yang, C., Arvapally, R. K., Tekarli, S., Salazar, G. A., Elbjeirami, O., Wang, X., Omary, M. A. (2015). Formation of a Fluorous/Organic Biphasic Supramolecular Octopus Assembly for Enhanced Porphyrin Phosphorescence in Air. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 54(16), 4842–4846. WILEY-VCH Verlag. 
Omary, M. A., Kaipa, U., Tekarli, S., Arvapally, R. K., Ivy, J. F., Horn, L. C., Yang, C.  (2015). Functional Metal-organic Frameworks:“The Other FMOFs”/FMOFs 2.0. Other. 46(47), . WILEY-VCH Verlag. 
Yang, C., Arvapally, R. K., Tekarli, S., Salazar, G. A., Elbjeirami, O., Wang, X., Omary, M. A. (2015). Innenrücktitelbild: Formation of a Fluorous/Organic Biphasic Supramolecular Octopus Assembly for Enhanced Porphyrin Phosphorescence in Air (Angew. Chem. 16/2015). Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 127(16), 5053–5053. WILEY-VCH Verlag. 
Yang, C., Arvapally, R. K., Tekarli, S., Salazar, G. A., Elbjeirami, O., Wang, X., Omary, M. A. (2015). Inside Back Cover: Formation of a Fluorous/Organic Biphasic Supramolecular Octopus Assembly for Enhanced Porphyrin Phosphorescence in Air (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 16/2015). Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 54(16), 4969–4969. WILEY-VCH Verlag. 
Galassi, R., Ricci, S., Burini, A., Macchioni, A., Rocchigiani, L., Marmottini, F., Tekarli, S., Nesterov, V. N., Omary, M. A. (2013). 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. Inorganic Chemistry. 52(24), 14124–14137. American Chemical Society. 
Nijem, N., Canepa, P., Kaipa, U., Tan, K., Roodenko, K., Tekarli, S., Halbert, J., Oswald, I. W., Arvapally, R. K., Yang, C., others,  (2013). Water cluster confinement and methane adsorption in the hydrophobic cavities of a fluorinated metal–organic framework. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 135(34), 12615–12626. American Chemical Society. 
Tekarli, S., McDougald, R., Omary, M. A., Cundari, T. R. (2010). Metalloaromaticity and metal-organic field effect transistors (MOFETs):Applications of metallomacrocyclic coinage metal complexes. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY. 239, .  1155 16TH ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20036 USA: AMER CHEMICAL SOC. 
Tekarli, S., Williams, T. G., Cundari, T. R. (2009). Activation of Carbon-Hydrogen and Hydrogen-Hydrogen Bonds by
Copper-Nitrenes: A Comparison of Density Functional Theory with Single-
and Multireference Correlation Consistent Composite Approaches. Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation. 5(11), 2959-2966.  1155 16TH ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20036 USA: AMER CHEMICAL SOC. 
Tekarli, S., Drummond, M. L., Williams, T. G., Cundari, T. R., Wilson, A. K. (2009). Performance of Density Functional Theory for 3d Transition
Metal-Containing Complexes: Utilization of the Correlation Consistent
Basis Sets. Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 113(30), 8607-8614.  1155 16TH ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20036 USA: AMER CHEMICAL SOC. 
Kazi, A. B., Dias, H. V., Tekarli, S., Morello, G. R., Cundari, T. R. (2009). Coinage Metal-Ethylene Complexes Supported by Tris(pyrazolyl)borates: AComputational Study. Organometallics. 28(6), 1826-1831.  1155 16TH ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20036 USA: AMER CHEMICAL SOC. 
Tekarli, S., Cundari, T. R., Omary, M. A. (2008). Rational design of macrometallocyclic trinuclear complexes with superior
pi-acidity and pi-basicity. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 130(5), 1669-1675.  1155 16TH ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20036 USA: AMER CHEMICAL SOC. 
Tekarli, S., Cundari, T. R., Wilson, A. K. (2007). Performance of density functional theory for transition metal-containingcomplexes using correlation consistent basis sets. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY. 233, 68.  1155 16TH ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20036 USA: AMER CHEMICAL SOC. 
Tekarli, S., Cundari, T. R., Omary, M. A. (2006). INOR 645-A rational design of metallomacrocyclic complexes with superiorpi acidity and bacisity vs. organic counterparts: Inorganic rules!. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY. 232, .  1155 16TH ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20036 USA: AMER CHEMICAL SOC. 



	
		
		
	  

	

	

  
    
	

	

	  

		

		   	
		
		
	  

	

	

	
	

  
  
  

  	

		

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