Faculty Profile

Seare Berhe

Title
Senior Lecturer
Department
Chemistry
College
College of Science

    

    

      


                          

            
Curriculum Vitae

            

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Education

            



  

  


  
PhD, University of North Texas, 2014. 
Major: Chemistry - Organic Chemistry
Dissertation Title: Acceptor-Sensitizers for Nanstructured Oxide Semiconductor in Excitonic Solar Cells
BS, University of Asmara, 2002. 
Major: Chemistry





          

        
                

          
Current Scheduled Teaching*


          
CHEM 2380.001, Organic Chemistry II, Spring 2024 Syllabus
CHEM 2380.003, Organic Chemistry II, Spring 2024 Syllabus
CHEM 2380.004, Organic Chemistry II, Spring 2024 Syllabus
CHEM 2380.211, Organic Chemistry II, Spring 2024 
CHEM 2380.213, Organic Chemistry II, Spring 2024 
CHEM 2380.214, Organic Chemistry II, Spring 2024 
CHEM 2380.501, Organic Chemistry II, Spring 2024 
CHEM 2380.511, Organic Chemistry II, Spring 2024 


          
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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 2370.001, Organic Chemistry I, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 2370.004, Organic Chemistry I, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 2370.201, Organic Chemistry I, Fall 2023  SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 2370.204, Organic Chemistry I, Fall 2023  SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 2370.501, Organic Chemistry I, Fall 2023  SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 2370.502, Organic Chemistry I, Fall 2023  SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 2380.001, Organic Chemistry II, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 2380.211, Organic Chemistry II, Fall 2023  SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 2380.002, Organic Chemistry, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 2380.003, Organic Chemistry, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 2380.004, Organic Chemistry, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 2380.212, Organic Chemistry, Spring 2023 
                    

                    CHEM 2380.213, Organic Chemistry, Spring 2023 
                    

                    CHEM 2380.214, Organic Chemistry, Spring 2023 
                    

                    CHEM 2370.003, Organic Chemistry, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 2370.004, Organic Chemistry, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 2370.203, Organic Chemistry, Fall 2022 Syllabus
                    

                    CHEM 2370.204, Organic Chemistry, Fall 2022 Syllabus
                    

                    CHEM 2380.001, Organic Chemistry, Summer 5W2 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 2380.002, Organic Chemistry, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 2380.003, Organic Chemistry, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 2380.004, Organic Chemistry, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 2380.212, Organic Chemistry, Spring 2022 
                    

                    CHEM 2380.213, Organic Chemistry, Spring 2022 
                    

                    CHEM 2380.214, Organic Chemistry, Spring 2022 
                    

                    CHEM 2370.003, Organic Chemistry, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 2370.004, Organic Chemistry, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 2370.213, Organic Chemistry, Fall 2021 Syllabus
                    

                    CHEM 2370.214, Organic Chemistry, Fall 2021 Syllabus
                    

                    CHEM 5500.001, Physical Organic Chemistry, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 2370.001, Organic Chemistry, Summer 5W1 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 2380.001, Organic Chemistry, Summer 5W2 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 1422.001, General Chemistry for the Honors College, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 1422.211, General Chemistry for the Honors College, Spring 2021 
                    

                    CHEM 2380.003, Organic Chemistry, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 2380.004, Organic Chemistry, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 2380.213, Organic Chemistry, Spring 2021 
                    

                    CHEM 2380.214, Organic Chemistry, Spring 2021 
                    

                    CHEM 1412.002, General Chemistry for the Honors College, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 1412.003, General Chemistry for the Honors College, Fall 2020 
                    

                    CHEM 1412.221, General Chemistry for the Honors College, Fall 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    CHEM 2370.002, Organic Chemistry, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 2370.003, Organic Chemistry, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 2370.212, Organic Chemistry, Fall 2020 
                    

                    CHEM 2370.213, Organic Chemistry, Fall 2020 
                    

                    CHEM 2370.001, Organic Chemistry, Summer 5W1 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 2380.001, Organic Chemistry, Summer 5W2 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 1422.001, General Chemistry for the Honors College, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    CHEM 1422.211, General Chemistry for the Honors College, Spring 2020 
                    

                    CHEM 2380.003, Organic Chemistry, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    CHEM 2380.004, Organic Chemistry, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    CHEM 2380.213, Organic Chemistry, Spring 2020 
                    

                    CHEM 2380.214, Organic Chemistry, Spring 2020 
                    

                    CHEM 1412.002, General Chemistry for the Honors College, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 1412.221, General Chemistry for the Honors College, Fall 2019 
                    

                    CHEM 2370.003, Organic Chemistry, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 2370.213, Organic Chemistry, Fall 2019 
                    

                    CHEM 5500.001, Physical Organic Chemistry, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 2370.001, Organic Chemistry, Summer 5W1 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 2380.001, Organic Chemistry, Summer 5W2 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 1422.001, General Chemistry for the Honors College, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 1422.211, General Chemistry for the Honors College, Spring 2019 
                    

                    CHEM 2380.003, Organic Chemistry, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 2380.213, Organic Chemistry, Spring 2019 
                    

                    CHEM 1410.009, General Chemistry for Science Majors, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 1410.291, General Chemistry for Science Majors, Fall 2018 Syllabus
                    

                    CHEM 1412.002, General Chemistry for the Honors College, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 1412.221, General Chemistry for the Honors College, Fall 2018 Syllabus
                    

                    CHEM 2370.003, Organic Chemistry, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 2370.213, Organic Chemistry, Fall 2018 Syllabus
                    

                    CHEM 2370.001, Organic Chemistry, Summer 5W1 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 2380.001, Organic Chemistry, Summer 5W2 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 3210.001, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Summer 5W1 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 3210.301, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Summer 5W1 2018 
                    

                    CHEM 3210.302, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Summer 5W1 2018 
                    

                    CHEM 3210.303, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Summer 5W1 2018 
                    

                    CHEM 3210.304, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Summer 5W1 2018 
                    

                    CHEM 3210.305, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Summer 5W1 2018 
                    

                    CHEM 3220.001, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Summer 5W2 2018  SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 3220.301, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Summer 5W2 2018 
                    

                    CHEM 3220.302, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Summer 5W2 2018 
                    

                    CHEM 3220.303, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Summer 5W2 2018 
                    

                    CHEM 3220.304, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Summer 5W2 2018 
                    

                    CHEM 3220.305, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Summer 5W2 2018 
                    

                    CHEM 3220.306, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Summer 5W2 2018 
                    

                    CHEM 1422.001, General Chemistry for the Honors College, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 1422.211, General Chemistry for the Honors College, Spring 2018 
                    

                    CHEM 2380.003, Organic Chemistry, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 2380.213, Organic Chemistry, Spring 2018 
                    

                    CHEM 5380.002, Organic Chemistry, Spring 2018  SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 1410.009, General Chemistry for Science Majors, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 1410.291, General Chemistry for Science Majors, Fall 2017 Syllabus
                    

                    CHEM 1412.002, General Chemistry for the Honors College, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 1412.221, General Chemistry for the Honors College, Fall 2017 Syllabus
                    

                    CHEM 2370.003, Organic Chemistry, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 2370.213, Organic Chemistry, Fall 2017 Syllabus
                    

                    CHEM 2370.001, Organic Chemistry, Summer 5W1 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 2380.001, Organic Chemistry, Summer 5W2 2017  SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 3210.001, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Summer 5W1 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 3210.301, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Summer 5W1 2017 
                    

                    CHEM 3210.302, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Summer 5W1 2017 
                    

                    CHEM 3210.303, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Summer 5W1 2017 
                    

                    CHEM 3210.304, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Summer 5W1 2017 
                    

                    CHEM 3220.001, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Summer 5W2 2017  SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 3220.301, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Summer 5W2 2017 
                    

                    CHEM 3220.302, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Summer 5W2 2017 
                    

                    CHEM 3220.303, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Summer 5W2 2017 
                    

                    CHEM 3220.304, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Summer 5W2 2017 
                    

                    CHEM 3220.305, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Summer 5W2 2017 
                    

                    CHEM 1422.001, General Chemistry for the Honors College, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 1422.211, General Chemistry for the Honors College, Spring 2017 
                    

                    CHEM 2380.003, Organic Chemistry, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 2380.213, Organic Chemistry, Spring 2017 
                    

                    CHEM 5380.002, Organic Chemistry, Spring 2017  SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 1410.009, General Chemistry for Science Majors, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 1410.291, General Chemistry for Science Majors, Fall 2016 
                    

                    CHEM 1412.002, General Chemistry for the Honors College, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 1412.221, General Chemistry for the Honors College, Fall 2016 
                    

                    CHEM 2370.003, Organic Chemistry, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 2370.213, Organic Chemistry, Fall 2016 
                    

                    CHEM 2370.001, Organic Chemistry, Summer 5W1 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 2380.001, Organic Chemistry, Summer 5W2 2016 Syllabus
                    

                    CHEM 3210.001, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Summer 5W1 2016  SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 3210.301, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Summer 5W1 2016 
                    

                    CHEM 3210.302, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Summer 5W1 2016 
                    

                    CHEM 3210.303, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Summer 5W1 2016 
                    

                    CHEM 3210.304, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Summer 5W1 2016 
                    

                    CHEM 3210.305, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Summer 5W1 2016 
                    

                    CHEM 3220.001, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Summer 5W2 2016  SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 3220.301, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Summer 5W2 2016 
                    

                    CHEM 3220.302, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Summer 5W2 2016 
                    

                    CHEM 3220.303, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Summer 5W2 2016 
                    

                    CHEM 3220.304, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Summer 5W2 2016 
                    

                    CHEM 3220.305, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Summer 5W2 2016 
                    

                    CHEM 3220.306, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Summer 5W2 2016 
                    

                    CHEM 1420.002, General Chemistry for Science Majors, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 1420.221, General Chemistry for Science Majors, Spring 2016 
                    

                    CHEM 2380.003, Organic Chemistry, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 2380.213, Organic Chemistry, Spring 2016 
                    

                    CHEM 3220.001, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Spring 2016  SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 3220.002, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Spring 2016  SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 3220.003, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Spring 2016  SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 3220.301, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Spring 2016 
                    

                    CHEM 3220.302, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Spring 2016 
                    

                    CHEM 3220.303, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Spring 2016 
                    

                    CHEM 3220.304, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Spring 2016 
                    

                    CHEM 3220.305, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Spring 2016 
                    

                    CHEM 3220.306, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Spring 2016 
                    

                    CHEM 3220.307, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Spring 2016 
                    

                    CHEM 3220.308, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Spring 2016 
                    

                    CHEM 3220.309, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Spring 2016 
                    

                    CHEM 3220.310, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Spring 2016 
                    

                    CHEM 3220.311, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Spring 2016 
                    

                    CHEM 3220.312, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Spring 2016 
                    

                    CHEM 3220.313, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Spring 2016 
                    

                    CHEM 3220.314, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Spring 2016 
                    

                    CHEM 3220.315, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Spring 2016 
                    

                    CHEM 3220.316, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Spring 2016 
                    

                    CHEM 3220.318, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Spring 2016 
                    

                    CHEM 3220.319, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Spring 2016 
                    

                    CHEM 3220.320, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Spring 2016 
                    

                    CHEM 3220.321, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Spring 2016 
                    

                    CHEM 3220.322, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Spring 2016 
                    

                    CHEM 3220.323, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Spring 2016 
                    

                    CHEM 3220.324, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Spring 2016 
                    

                    CHEM 1410.006, General Chemistry for Science Majors, Fall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 1410.009, General Chemistry for Science Majors, Fall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 1410.261, General Chemistry for Science Majors, Fall 2015 
                    

                    CHEM 1410.291, General Chemistry for Science Majors, Fall 2015 
                    

                    CHEM 1430.002, Laboratory Sequence for General Chemistry, Fall 2015  SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 1430.004, Laboratory Sequence for General Chemistry, Fall 2015  SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 1430.005, Laboratory Sequence for General Chemistry, Fall 2015  SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 1430.006, Laboratory Sequence for General Chemistry, Fall 2015  SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 1440.001, Laboratory Sequence for General Chemistry., Fall 2015  SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 5500.001, Physical Organic Chemistry, Fall 2015 
                    

                    CHEM 3210.001, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Summer 5W1 2015  SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 3210.301, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Summer 5W1 2015  SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 3210.302, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Summer 5W1 2015 
                    

                    CHEM 3210.303, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Summer 5W1 2015  SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 3210.304, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Summer 5W1 2015  SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 3210.305, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Summer 5W1 2015  SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 3210.306, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Summer 5W1 2015  SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 3220.001, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Summer 5W2 2015  SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 3220.301, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Summer 5W2 2015  SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 3220.302, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Summer 5W2 2015 
                    

                    CHEM 3220.303, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Summer 5W2 2015 
                    

                    CHEM 3220.304, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Summer 5W2 2015  SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 3220.305, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Summer 5W2 2015  SPOT
                    

                    CHEM 3220.001, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Summer 5W2 2012 
                    

                    CHEM 3220.301, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Summer 5W2 2012 
                    

                    CHEM 3220.302, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Summer 5W2 2012 
                    

                    CHEM 3220.303, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Summer 5W2 2012 
                    

                    CHEM 3220.304, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Summer 5W2 2012 

          


          
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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
Berhe, S. A. (2017). Mechanistic Investigation and Prevention of Al Bond Pad Corrosion in Cu Wire-bonded Device Assembly. IEEE Electronic Components and Technology Conference, ECTC Proceeding. 
Journal Article
Berhe, S. A. (2015). Synthesis, Photophysical Characterization, and Photoelectrochemical Evaluation of a Palladium Porphyrin Sensitizer for TiO2-Based Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines. (19), 1021 - 1031. 
Berhe, S. A. (2015). Templated Electrodeposition and Photocatalytic Activity of Cuprous Oxide Nanorods Arrays. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 7(1), 830 - 837. ACS. http://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/am507244q
Mukherjee, T.  (2015). UV-Assisted Modification and Removal Mechanism of a Fluorocarbon Polymer Film on Low-k Dielectric Trench Structure. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 7(9), 5051 - 5055. ACS. http://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/am508734b
Berhe, S. A. (2014). Optoelectronic Tuning of Organoborylazadipyrromethenes via Effective Electronegativity at the Metalloid Center. Inorganic Chemistry. (53), 2346 - 2348. ACS. http://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ic402596u
Berhe, S. A. (2014). Solid-State Photogalvanic Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 6(13), 10696 -10705. ACS. http://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/am502473q
Berhe, S. A. (2013). Influence of Seeding and Bath Conditions in Hydrothermal Growth of Very Thin (~20 nm) Single-Crystalline Rutile TiO2 Nanorod Films. 
Berhe, S. A. (2012). Electron Transport in Acceptor-Sensitized Polymer--Oxide Solar Cells: The Importance of Surface Dipoles and Electron Cascade Effects. 



	
		
		
	  

	

	

  
    
	

	

	  

		

		   	
		
		
	  

	

	

	
	

  
  
  

  	

		

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  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    
			This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
				
      
					
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			This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
				
      
					
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