This book chapter discusses the prediction of toxicity, sensory responses and biological responses with the Abraham model.

Article describing the discovery of helium in the sun and on Earth via spectroscopy. Tourist information is included for areas significant to those involved.

Article describing the discovery of argon, helium, and other inert gases by Lord Rayleigh, Sir William Ramsay, and other collaborators. Ramsay also characterized the noble gases and classified them within the structure of the Periodic Table of Elements.

Patent relating to methods of forming graphene/(multilayer) boron nitride for electronic device applications.

Patent relating to metal ablation in supersonic expansion gas coupled to an ion mass filter.

This article discusses the determination of Abraham descriptors for several series of organophosphorus compounds.

Article describing the importance of the Harz Mountains and the University of Göttingen in the discovery of cadmium and thallium. Tourist information regarding the area is included.

Article discussing phonon engineering in nanostructures and controlling interfacial thermal resistance in multilayer-graphene/dielectric heterojunctions.

Poster presentation for the 2009 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on chiral porphyrins as selective pharmaceutical receptors.

Poster presentation for the 2012 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on skin care among different age groups.

Poster presentation for the 2012 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on the conceptual and analytical aspects of the integration of nanotechnology into osteopathic medicine and its benefits.

Poster presentation for the 2012 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas. This poster discusses research on the biocompatible graphene-based growth of cancer cells. Graphene is made of a single layer of carbon atoms. Recently is has been used to successfully differentiate stem cells in neural cells.

This paper discusses research on magnetic levitation without feedback control.

This article discusses electric field induced phase transitions in polymers.

This article discusses multiple coexisting intercalation structures of sodium in peitaxial graphene-SiC interfaces.

Front cover of the fall 2012 issue of The Hexagon, which features an image of the "ring of fire" that occurred during the annular eclipse on May 20, 2012. The photograph was taken in Brownfield, Texas a few minutes before sunset. The inside cover contains a table of contents, a staff list, an editorial, and details about the cover photograph.

Front cover of the spring 2012 issue of The Hexagon, featuring the pharmacy at Quedlinburg, Germany, where Martin Heinrich Klaproth was trained. The three story building is pinkish with white trim around its windows. A triangular stone piece with the image of a flying bird sits on the third floor over the entrance. The inside cover of the magazine contains a table of contents, staff listings, an editorial, and a description of the building.

Front cover of the summer 2012 issue of The Hexagon, which features the Helium Monument in Amarillo, Texas. The visible portion of this monument is a metal sculpture of a helium molecule hanging from the center of a structure of metal bars. The inside cover contains a table of contents, a staff list, an editorial, and a description of the Helium Monument.

Article discussing synthetic approaches to (smif)₂Ti(smif=1,3-di-(2-pyridyl)-2-azallyl) revealing redox non-innocence and C-C bond-formation.

The characterization of 2,3,6,7,10,11-hexabromotriphenylene, Br6TP, is presented toward its potential use as an n-type organic semiconductor and metal-free room temperature phosphor. The crystal structure shows both anisotropic two-dimensional BrBr interactions and inter-layer ?-stacking interactions. Photophysical characteristics were evaluated using solid-state photoluminescence and diffuse reflectance spectroscopies, revealing significantly red-shifted excitations in the visible region for the yellow solid material (compared to ultraviolet absorption bands for the colorless dilute solutions). Correlation of spectral, electrochemical, and computational data suggest the presence of an n-type semiconducting behavior due to the electron-poor aromatic ring. The material shows excellent thermal stability as demonstrated by thermogravimetric analysis and infrared spectra of a thin film deposited by thermal evaporation. The potential for Br6TP and its analogues toward use in several types of photonic and electronic devices is discussed.

This dissertation is a study of two major topics that involve synthetic strategies for new classes of phosphorescent gold(I)-based metallodendrimers. The phosphorescence of organic and inorganic luminophores originates from spin-orbit coupling owing to internal or external heavy atom effects as well as metal-centered emissions. Previous work in the Omary group entailed systematically designed small molecules, metallopolymers, and unconjugated metallodendrimers that contain d10 and d8 metals, whereas this dissertation aims in part to expand such strategies to the conjugated metallodendrimer regime. In one approach novel synthetic strategies were used to make first-generation phenyl acetylene dendrimers and phosphine derivatives thereof. The phosphine dendrimers are made by tethering one of the phosphines to an unsaturated dendrimer, as such phosphine dendrimers are better chromophores and luminophores due to their structural rigidity and extended conjugation. In another approach, 2- and 3-coordinate Au(I) dendritic complexes are synthesized from these phosphine dendrimers. This study is further extended to study metallodendritic complexes with different cores, for example triphenylene-based metallodendritic complexes with six acetylene branches. The physical properties of the metallodendrimers can be modulated upon proceeding to further dendrimer generations or by using solubilizing groups on the peripheral phosphines, thus allowing better processability for thin-film fabrication as required for …

Article on the hydrogen bond properties of water from 273 K to 573 K and equations for the prediction of gas-water partition coefficients.