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Gary L. N. Smith Curriculum Vitae

Assistant Professor of Chemistry


Gary

Address

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

Telephone

Office: 619.849.2956 
Fax: 619.849.3452 

E-Mail

garysmith@pointloma.edu


Date and Place of Birth


December 2, 1977; Dallas, TX
 

Education :

2000-2006  Ph.D., Analytical Chemistry, University of Oklahoma (with Richard W. Taylor)

1996-2000 B.S., Chemistry, Southern Nazarene University

Dissertation:

Synthesis, Structure, and Solution Properties of Benzoannelated Cryptands

Employment :

2007-present
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Point Loma Nazarene University

 

2006-2007  Postdoctoral Research, Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Science, Maquarie University
(with Fei Liu) 

2006  Adjunct Professor, Department of Physical Sciences, Oklahoma City Community College
 

Membership :

2002 - Present    American Chemical Society  
2007 - Present    Council of Undergraduate Research



Professional Publications
:


G. L. N. Smith
, D. R. Powell, M. A. Khan, R. W. Taylor. "Three related benzoannelated diazapolyether macrocycles: effects of macrocycle ring size and position of benzo groups on hydrogen bonding of the amine H atoms." Acta Cryst. 2007, C63, o378-o381.


G. L. N. Smith
, N. M. Rocher, D. R. Powell, R. W. Taylor. "6,7,9,10,17,18,20,21,28,29,31,32,39,40,42,43-Hexadecahydro-16,44:22,38-di(ethanooxyethano)-5,8,11,19,27,30,33,41-octaoxa-16,22,38,44-tetraazatetrabenzo[h,q,z,i1]cyclohexatriacontine: a benzoannelated tricyclic cryptand." Acta Cryst. 2007, E63, o1253-o1255.


G. L. N. Smith
, S. S. Alguindigue, D. R. Powell, M. A. Khan, R. W. Taylor. "Spectral assignments and reference data: 1H and 13C NMR assignments and X-ray structures for three monocyclic benzoannelated dilactam polyethers." Magn. Reson. Chem. 2006, 44, 901-904.


Presentations


Gary L. N. Smith, Olajumoke O. Oluwu, Baige Bian, Richard W. Taylor, “Dissociation Kinetics of Tl+, Pb2+, Cd2+, and Bi3+ Cryptates,” poster presented at 2nd International Symposium on Macrocyclic & Supramolecular Chemistry, Salice Terme, Pavia, Italy, June 24-28, 2007.


Gary L. N. Smith, Douglas R. Powell, Masood A. Khan, Richard W. Taylor, “Synthesis and Complexation Chemistry of Cryptands with Aniline Nitrogen Bridgeheads,” poster presented at Joint International Symposium on Macrocyclic & Supramolecular Chemistry, Victoria, BC, Canada, June 25-30, 2006.


Gary L. Smith
, Richard W. Taylor, “Benzo-anellated Macrobicyclic Diamines as Cation Receptors,” poster presented at 230th National American Chemical Society, Washington, DC, Aug. 28 to Sep. 1, 2005.


Gary L. Smith
, Masood A. Khan, Richard W. Taylor, “Preparation and Structures of Benzo-annelated Macrobicyclic Amines,” poster presented at 228th National American Chemical Society, Philadelphia, PA, Aug. 22-26, 2004.


Gary L. Smith
, Michelle D. Moser, Masood A. Khan, Richard W. Taylor, “Effects of Donor Atom and Backbone Substituents on Structure of Macrocyclic Diamides,” poster presented at 59th Southwest Regional American Chemical Society, Oklahoma City, OK, Oct. 25-28, 2003.