Gary L. N. Smith Curriculum Vitae

Assistant Professor of Chemistry

 

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

Office: 619.849.2956 Fax: 619.849.3452 Email: Garysmith@pointloma.edu

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:

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G. L. N. Smith, Y. Lei, D. R. Powell, R. W. Taylor. "6,7,9,10-Tetrahydro-16,22-ethano-oxyethano-5,8,11,19-tetraoxa-16,22-diazadibenzo[h,q]cyclooctadecine-17,21-dione: a benzylannelated macrobicyclic diamide."  Acta Cryst. 2008, E64, o2003.

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: 

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Gary L. N. Smith, Olajumoke O. Oluwu, Baige Bian, Richard W. Taylor, “Dissociation Kinetics of Tl⁺, Pb²⁺, Cd²⁺, and Bi³⁺ Cryptates,” poster presented at 2^nd 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 230^th 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 228^th 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 59^th Southwest Regional American Chemical Society, Oklahoma City, OK, Oct. 25-28, 2003.