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Kenneth A. Martin Curriculum Vitae

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Professor of Chemistry, Chair

 

Department of Chemistry
Point Loma Nazarene University
3900 Lomaland Drive
San Diego, CA 92106

Office: 619.849.2329
Fax: 619.849.3452
Email: kenmartin@pointloma.edu

 

Education:

 

1973-77

Ph.D., Physical Chemistry, University of Kansas/Wichita State University (with Allan M. Nishimura)

1970-73

M.S., Physical Chemistry, University of California-Davis (with D.S. Tinti)

1966-70

B.A., Chemistry and Mathematics (double major), Pasadena College (Cum Laude)

Dissertation:

 

Phosphorescence Microwave Double Resonance Studies of Aromatic Aldehydes

Employment:

 

1990-present

Professor, Department of Chemistry, Point Loma Nazarene University

1977-1990

Professor, Department of Chemistry, Gordon College


Major Committee Assignments:

Member and Chair, Campus-Wide Planning and Budgeting Committee (1995-97); Academic Policy Committee (1994-96; 1999-2003); Educational Programs Self-Study Committee (1994-96); Member and Chair, Faculty Council (1992-94 and 2006-2008); President’s Ad Hoc Committee on Quality (1991-92); Strategic Planning Committee (2005-2008).

Membership

1973 - present

American Chemical Society

 

1977 - present

American Scientific Affiliation

 
Institutional Activities:

  • Member, General Education Committee
  • Member, Professional Development Committee
  • Chair and Member of Faculty Council
  • Member, President’s Ad Hoc Committee on Quality
  • Member, Ad Hoc Committee to Establish a Wesley Study Center
  • Member, Pre-Med Committee
  • Member, Ad Hoc Committee on Department Chair Load
  • Member, Educational Programs Self Study Committee
  • Member, Academic Policy Committee
  • Chair and Member, Campus-wide Planning and Budgeting Committee
  • Member, Safety Committee
  • Member, Teacher Education Committee
  • Member, Strategic Planning Committee
  • Member, Wesleyan Center Steering Committee

 

Gordon College:

  • Director, Core Curriculum Program
  • Member, Academic Policy Committee
  • Member, Faculty Senate
  • Chair and Member, Core Curriculum Committee
  • Chair and Member, Field and Cooperative Education Committee
  • Participant, Individual Faculty Development program, thirteen years

 

Other Areas of Institutional Service:

  • Regular speaker in Freshman Convocation (1997-2007)
  • Organize and Speak in departmental chapel
  • Active participant in recruiting weekend, preview days and New Student Orientation
  • Founding Member and regular participant in Theology and Science Weekly discussion group

 

five most recent Professional Publications:

“Steric effect of methyl, methoxy, and ethyl substituents on the excimer formation of naphthalene on Al2O3(0001)” C.L. Binkley, T.C. Judkins, N.C. Freyshlag1, K.A. Martin1, A.M. Nishimura, Elsevier Surface Science, 2009, Vol. 603, 2207-2209.


“Disubstitutional Effect on Naphthalene Fluorophores on Al2O3(0001)” Christine L. Binkley*, Nicole C. Freyschlag*…, Melissa L. Gross*, Wendi Hale*, Taylor C. Judkins*, K.A. Martin… and A.M. Nishimura, Journal of Undergraduate Chemistry Research, 2009, 8(3), 107.


“Thermally Induced Surface Dynamics of Dichloronaphthalene Excimers on Al2O3 (0001)” N.C. Freyschlag*, M.L. Gross*, W.A. Hale*, R.D. Valladares*, M.N. Masuno, K.A. Martin, and A.M. Nishimura, Journal of Undergraduate Chemistry Research, 2008, Vol. 7(4), 122, ISSN# 1541-6003.


“Formation of Methoxynaphthalene-Naphthalene Exciplex on Al2O3 (0001)” C.L. Binkley*, T.C. Judkins*, K.A. Martin and A.M. Nishimura, Journal of Undergraduate Chemistry Research, 2008, Vol. 7(4), 133, ISSN# 1541-6003.


“Formation of Molecular Clusters by Thermally Induced Persolation of Water Through Dimethylnaphthalene and Dimethoxynaphthalene Adlayers on AL2O3,” M. L. Goss, M. C. Boatz, S. M. Ryland, R. D. Valladares, B. M. Murray, M. N. Masumo, K. A. Martin and A. M. Nishimura, J. of Undergraduate Chem. Research, 2008, 7(1), 6.

 


five most recent Presentations with undergraduates--Oral and Poster:

Taylor Judkins, Christine Binkley, K. A. Martin, and A. M. Nishimura, “Substitutional Effects on the Formation of Naphthalene Excimers on Al2O3 Surface,” 56th Annual Western Spectroscopy Association Conference at Asilomar Conference Center, Pacific Grove, CA, Jan. 2009.


S. Ryland, M. Bootz, R.Valladares, K. A. Martin, A. M. Nishimura, “Study of the Disorder to Order Transitions of Di-Substituted Naphthalenes,” presented by S. Ryland at the 235th National American Chemical Society Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 2008.


R. D. Valladares, S. Ryland, M. N. Masumo, K. A. Martin, and A. M. Nishimura, “ Electronic Energy Transfer in Molecular Bilayers on Al2O3 by Wavelength Resolved Temperature Programmed Desorption,” presented by S. Ryland at the 55th Annual Western Spectroscopy Association Conference at Asilomar Conference Center, Pacific Grove, CA, Feb. 2008.


G.H. Allen, S.M. Ryland, K.A. Martin, and A.M. Nishimura “Excimer Fluorescence of 1,4-Dibromonaphthalene on Al2O3” presented by S.M. Ryland at the 54th Annual Western Spectroscopy Association Conference Asilomar Conference Center, Pacific Grove, CA Feb. 2007


G. Allen, S. Ryland, K.A. Martin, and A.M. Nishimura “Wavelength Resolved TPD of Naphthalene and Substituted Naphthalene Adlayers” presented by S. Ryland at the Southern California Undergraduate Research Conference Cal State Fullerton CA April 28, 2007