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K. Martin Curriculum Vitae

Professor of Chemistry


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

Telephone


Office: 619.849.2329
Home: 619.224.8876

E-Mail


kmartin@pointloma.edu

 

Date and Place of Birth:


June 8, 1948; San Jose, CA

 

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-present); Educational Programs Self-Study Committee (1994-96); Member and Chair, Faculty Council (1992-94); President’s Ad Hoc Committee on Quality (1991-92)

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

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
  • 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


Professional Publications :


Brook Haddock, Lindsay Meiling, Stephanie Cowell, K.A. Martin and A.M. Nishimura, “Formation of Molecular Clusters by Percolation of Water Through p-Bromochlorobenzene Adlayer on Al 2 O 3 (0001)”, Surface Science , 2004 , 569 , 56-61.

T. LeDoux, J. Brigham, K.A. Martin and A.M. Nishimura, “Crystallization Kinetics of Cycloalkanone Thin-Films on Al 2 O 3 (0001)”, J . Undergrad. Chem. Res. 2003 , 4 , 135-139.

J.A. Santos, J.D. Taylor, R.T. Gingerich, A.F. Cavallero, M.P. Hanchett, K.R. Pointer, A.S. Pontius, D.L. Arnold, C.J. Sharpe, K.A. Martin, A.M. Nishimura, “Dynamics of Crystal Formation by Optical Detection”, Encyclopedia of Surface and Colloid Science , A.T. Hubbard, editor. 2 nd Edition. Marcel Dekker, N.Y., N.Y. ( 2003 ).

R.T. Gingerich, D.L. Arnold, K.A. Martin and A.M. Nishimura, “Interaction of Water and p-Dibromobenzene on Al2O3 (0001) J. Undergrad. Chem. Res. , 2002 , 4 , 173-177

I.M. Rosbrugh, D.W. West, L.E. Pfeifer, N.M. Cook, D.M. Licata, K.A. Martin, A.M. Nishimura, “Crystallization Kinetics of Benzophenone and Naphthalene Multilayers on Al 2 O 3 (0001),” Surface Science , 2000 , 449, 248-254.

S.A. Riley, L.S. Fifield, K. Brubaker, I. Rosbrush, D.F. Marten, K.A. Martin, A.M. Nishimura, “Detection of Multiple Trap Sites in a-Deuterated 2-Indanone by Optically Detected Magnetic Resonance,” Journal of Luminescence, 1998 , 78 , 179-186.

S.A. Riley, L.S. Fifield, K.A. Martin, A.M. Nishimura, “A Program to Determine the Percent Total Deuteration in an Exchange Reaction,” Chem. Edu. , 1997 , 2 , 1430.

K.L. Purvis, S.P. Wiemelt, T. Maras, M. Blue, V. Melkonian, P.D. Ashby, S.A. Riley, L.S. Fifield, K.A. Martin, and A.M. Nishimura, “Dephasing in Spin-Echo in the Phosphorescent Triplet State of Crystalline 2-Indanone,” J. Luminescence , 1997 , 71 , 199.

D. Bresenden, A.S. Carlson, P.J. Partain, G. Reynoso, B. Oudinarath, K.A. Martin, A.M. Nishimura, “Electronic Energy Transfer in Benzophenone Adlayer,” J. Fluorescence , 1995 , 5 , 377.

K.E., Kihlstrom, K.A. Martin, and A.M. Nishimura, “Effect of Adsorption on Thin Silver Films on the Triplet State of 4-Benzoylpyridine,” J. Phys. Chem. , 1988 , 92 , 2932-3.

I.B. Searway, N.J. Tro, K.A. Martin and A.M. Nishimura, “Dephasing of Electron Spin Echo in the Triplet State of Orientationally Disordered Crystals,” J. of Mol. Cryst. and Liq. Cryst. , 1986 , 140 , 195.

N.J. Tro, K.A. Martin, K.E. Low and A.M. Nishimura, “Localized States in Dichloronaphthalene Crystals,” Journal of Photochem. , 1986 , 32 , 303.

D.G. Frank, K.A. Martin, and A.M. Nishimura, “Optically Detected Magnetic Resonance of Several Aromatic Ketones Absorbed on Alumnia,” J. of Phy. Chem. , 1984 , 88 , 2961.

Law, Kam S., N. Prasad Paras, K.A. Martin, and A.M. Nishimura, “Spin Coherence in Crystalline Complexes. Naphthalene: 2 (1, 4-Diiodotetrafluorobenzene)”. Chem. Phys. Lett. , 1984 , 103 , 517.

Power, R.K., K.A. Martin, D.G. Frank, and A.M. Nishimura, “The Study of the Phosphorescent Triplet State of Cycloalkanones by Pulse Optically Detected Magnetic Resonance,” J. Photochem. , 1983 , 23 , 335.

K.A. Martin, and A.M. Nishimura, “Optically Detected Magnetic Resonance of Organic Compounds,” Journal of the Optical Society of America , 1983 , 73 , 1383.

S.G. Hilburn, R.K. Power, K.A. Martin and A.M. Nishimura, “Spin Relaxation in the Phosphorescent Triplet State of Several Pyridyl Carbonyl Compounds,” Chem. Phys. Lett. , 1983 , 100 , 29.

K.A. Martin, and A.M. Nishimura, “Coherence in the Phosphorescence Triplet State of Naphthalene in Dihalobenzenes,” Journal of Mol. Cryst. And Liq. Cryst. , 1982 , 88 , 1.

K.A. Martin, “Nuclear Power: Biblical Mandates and the Human Condition,” Journal of the American Scientific Affiliation , 1980 , 32.

K.A. Martin, G. Moller and A.M. Nishimura, “A Study on the Solvent Effects on the Lowest Triplet State of Hydroxybenzaldehydes,” J. of Phys. Chem. , 1976 , 80 , 2788.

G.R. Brunk, K.A. Martin and A.M. Nishimura, “A Study of Solvent Effects on the Phosphorescence Properties of Flavins,” Biophysical Journal , 1976 , 16 , 1373

V.L. Heasley, G.E. Heasley, M.R. McConnell, K.A. Martin, D.M. Ingle and P.D. Davis, “The Reactions of Hypochlorites with Olefins in Nitromethane,” Tetrahedron Letters , 1971 , 50 , 4819.

V.L. Heasley, C.L. Frey, G.E. Heasley, K.A. Martin, D.A. Redfield and P.S. Wilday, “The Reactions of Methyl Hypobromite and Acetyl Hypobromite with Olefins,” Tetrahedron Letters , 1970 , 18 , 1573.

Papers in Review :


T.S. LeDoux, J.M. Rea, K.A. Martin, A.M. Nishimura, "Temperature Dependent Non-radiative Effects in the Disorder-to-Order Transition in Cyclopentanone and Cyclohexanone Films on Al 2 O 3 (0001)", submitted to Thin Films .


J.S. Brigham, A.J. Bishop, T.S. LeDoux, J.M. Rea, K.A. Martin and A.M. Nishimura, "Use of Optical Interference to Determine Surface Coverage During Vacuum Deposition", submitted to J. Undergrad. Chem. Res.


B.J. Haddock, S.L. Cowell, J.S. Brigham, T.S. LeDoux, J.G. Andre, C.A. Moore, E. Herndon, E.J. Neethling, C. Osborn, A.J. Bishop, L. Meiling, K.A. Martin and A.M. Nishimura, "Dynamics of Disorder-to-Order Transition in Bilayers: Formaton of van der Waals Molecular Clusters by Percolation of Water Through p-Dihalobenzene Adlayer on Al 2 O 3 (0001)", submitted to Encyclopedia of Surface and Colloid Science , A.T. Hubbard, editor.


J.S. Brigham, A.J. Bishop, K.A. Martin and A.M. Nishimura, "Dynamcis of Disorder-to-Order Transition in Bilayers: Formation of van der Waals Molecular Clusters by Percolaion of p-Difluorobenzene through Water Adlayer on Al 2 O 3 (0001)", submitted to J. Undergrad. Chem. Res.


Presentations: (with undergraduates--Oral and Poster) :


T. LeDoux and J. Rea "Non-radiative processes in cycloalkanone thin films on Al2O3 (0001)", 52 nd Annual Western Specptroscopy Association Conference, Asilomar Pacific Grove, CA. Jan. 2005 .


J. Brigham and A. Bishop, "Water-p-difluorobenzene molecular clusters by percolation on Al 2 O 3 (0001)", 52 nd Annual Western Spectroscopy Association Conference, Asilomar Pacific Grove, CA. Jan. 2005 .


B. Haddock and S. Cowell, "Formation of molecular clusters by percolation of water through p-bromochlorobenzene on Al 2 O 3 (0001)", 8 th Annual Westmont College Undergraduate Research Symposium, Westmont College, April 21, 2004 .


T. LeDoux and J. Brigham, "Observation of disorder-to-order transformation in cyclohexanone on Al 2 O 3 (0001) by cavity ringdown laser spectroscopy", 8 th Annual Westmont College Undergraduate Research Symposium, Westmont College, April 21, 2004 .


B. Haddock, S. Cowell, L. Meiling, K.A. Martin and A.M. Nishimura, "Water-p-dichlorobenzene clusters on Al 2 O 3 (0001)", 51 st Annual Western Spectroscopy Association Conference, Asilomar Pacific Grove, CA, Jan. 28-30, 2004 .


Jonathan Brigham, T. LeDoux, K.A. Martin and A.M. Nishimura, "Disorder-to-order transition by cavity ringdown spectroscopy", 51 st Annual Western Spectroscopy Association Conference, Asilomar Pacific Grove, CA, Jan. 28-30, 2004 .


Joseph D. Taylor, Amanda S. Pontius, Jerome A. Santos, R.T. Gingerich, D.L. Arnold, K.A. Martin and A.M. Nishimura, "Interaction of Water and p-Dihalobenzenes on Al 2 O 3 (0001)", 50 th Annual Western Spectroscopy Association Conference, Asilomar Pacific Grove, CA, Jan. 2003 .


C.J. Sharpe, K.A. Martin, J.D. Taylor, A.S. Pontius, and A.M. Nishimura, "Multiple Disorder-to-Order Phase Transitions of Large-Ringed Cycloalkanones on Al 2 O 3 (0001)", 50 th Annual Western Spectroscopy Association Conference, Asilomar Pacific Grove, CA, Jan. 2003 .


J.D. Taylor, J.A. Santos, R.T. Gingerich, C.J. Sharpe, K.A. Martin and A.M. Nishimura, "Multiple Disorder-to-Order Phase Transitions of Cycloalkanone Multilayers on Al2O3 (0001)", Southern California Undergraduate Research Conference in Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University Northridge, Northridge, CA April 2002 .


C.J. Sharpe, R.T. Gingerich, M.P. Hanchett, K.R. Pointer, A.F. Cavallero, K.A. Martin and A.M. Nishimura, “Multiple Disorder-to-Order Transitions of Cycloalkanone Multilayers on Al 2 O 3 ,” 49 th Annual Western Spectroscopy Association Conference , Jan. 30, 2002 .


A.F. Cavallero, M.P. Hanchett, R.T. Gingerich, K.R. Pointer, C.J. Sharpe, K.A. Martin, and A.M. Nishimura, “Multiple Disorder-to-Order Phase Transitions of Cycloalkanone Multilayers Al 2 O 3 (0001),” 37 th Annual American Chemical Society Western Regional Meeting: Undergraduate Research Poster Session , Oct 28 2001


D. Licata, A.F. Cavallero, K. Pointer, D.J. Saiki, K.A. Martin, and A.M. Nishimura,
“Crystallization Kinetics of Benzophenone, Naphthalene-H 8 and D 8 Multilayers on Al 2 O 3 (0001),” 37 th Annual American Chemical Society Western Regional Meeting: Undergraduate Research Poster Session , Oct 28 2001


D. Licata, A. Cavallero, K. Pointer, D.J. Saiki, K.A. Martin and A.M. Nishimura, “Crystallization Kinetics of Benzophenone, Naphthalene-h8 and d8 Multlayers on Al 2 O 3 (0001),” 20 th Annual Southern California American Chemical Society Undergraduate Research Conference , April 21 2001


K. Pointer, M. Hanchett, A. Cavallero, D. Licata, K.A. Martin, and A.M. Nishimura, “Crystallization Kinetics of Cyclopentanone on Al 2 O 3 (0001),” 20 th Annual Southern California American Chemical Society Undergraduate Research Conference , April 21 2001


K.A. Martin, D. Licata, R.T. Gingerich, M.P. Hanchett, K.R. Pointer, A.F. Cavallero, A.M. Nishimura, "Multiple Disorder-to-Order Transitions of Cycloalkanone Multilayers on Al 2 O 3 (0001) 48 th Annual Western Spectroscopy Association Conference, Asilomar Pacific Grove, CA Jan. 2001 .


Ian Rosbrugh, L. Pfeifer, D.W. West, K.A. Martin and A.M. Nishimura, "Energy Transfer in Benzophenone/Naphthalene Bilayer on Al 2 O 3 (0001)", 46 th Annual Western Spectroscopy Association Conference, Pacific Grove, CA Jan. 1999 .


Leonard S. Fifield, S.A. Riley, K.A. Martin and A.M. Nishimura, "A Program to Determine the Percent Total Deuteration in an Exchange Reaction", ACS-Southern California Undergraduate Research Conference, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, April 1998 .


S.A. Riley, L.S. Fifield, K.A. Martin and A.M. Nishimura, "Detection of Multiple Trap Sites in Deuterated 2-Indanone Using ODMR", Western Spectroscopy Association 45 th Annual Meeting, Pacific Grove, CA Jan. 28-30, 1998 .


S.A. Riley, L.S. Fifield, K.A. Martin and A.M. Nishimura, "Detection of Multiple Trap Sites in Deuterated 2-Indanone Using ODMR", Westmont College, 2 nd Annual Student Research Symposium, Santa Barbara, April 1998 .


Peter Kooiman, Donald Sirbuly, Scott A. Riley, K.A. Martin and A.M. Nishimura, "Determination of Transverse Relaxation Times from Real-Time Spin-Echo", Westmont College, Student Research Symposium, Santa Barbara, April 1997 .


Leonard S. Fifield, S.A. Riley, K.A. Martin and A.M. Nishimura, "Investigation of Acid-Catalyzed Exchange Deuteration of 2-Indanone Using ODMR", ACS-Los Padres Section Meeting, March 1, 1997 , Santa Barbara.


Peter Kooiman, Donald Sirbuly, Scott A. Riley, K.A. Martin and A.M. Nishimura, "Determination of Transverse Relaxation Times from Real-Time Spin-Echo", ACS-Los Padres Section Meeting, March 1, 1997 , Santa Barbara.


D. Sirbuly, P. Kooiman, S. Riley, R.K. Power, K.A. Martin, and A.M. Nishimura, “Determination of Relaxations by Real Time Spin Echo,” 44 th Western Spectroscopy Association Annual Meeting . Jan. 29, 1997 .


S. Riley, M. Masuno, D. Wold, K.A. Martin, and A.M. Nishimura, “Deuterium Exchange in Organic Molecules by ODMR,” 44 th Western Spectroscopy Association Annual Meeting . Jan. 29, 1997 .


K.A. Martin, and A.M. Nishimura, “Observation of Real-Time Spin Echo in the Phosphorescent Triplet State of 2-Indanone,” 39 th Western Spectroscopy Association Conference , Jan. 30, 1992 .


S. Phillips, K.A. Martin and A.M. Nishimura, “ODMR in the Phosphorescent Triplet State of 2-Indanone and Cyclohexanedione,” Pacific Conference on Chemistry and Spectroscopy , Oct. 7, 1991 .


R.D. Garber, K.A. Martin, and A.M. Nishimura, “Energy Transfer of Electronically Excited Molecules Adsorbed on Single Crystals,” Pacific Conference on Chemistry and Spectroscopy , Oct. 28, 1987 .


K.A. Martin, and A.M. Nishimura, “Optically Detected Magnetic Resonance of Organic Compound,” Fourth International Conference on Dynamical Process in Solids, Stanford , California 1883 .


K.A. Martin, and A.M. Nishimura, “Coherence in the Phosphorescence Triplet State of Naphthalene in Dihalobenzenes,” 11 th Northeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society , Oct. 1981 .


K.A. Martin, “A Study of the Solvent Effects on the Lowest Triplet State of Hydroxybenzaldehydes,” National Science Foundation’s 34 th Annual Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy , June 1979 .


K.A. Martin, and A.M. Nishimura, “Hydrogen Bonding in Hydroxybenzaldehydes Studied by Phosphorescence Microwave Double Resonance Techniques,” 12 th Midwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society , Oct. 1976 .
Area of Research:

Dr. Martin's research interests are in the general area of molecular spectroscopy. Most recently, he and his PLNU students have worked with Dr. Allan Nishimura at Westmont College on collaborative projects in two broad areas.


The first area of research involves the spectroscopic study of energy transfer in thin organic films deposited on an Al 2 O 3 surface. These studies are conducted under ultrahigh vacuum (UHV) conditions and in a temperature range from 100 K to 900 K.


The second area of research involves experiments that fall under the general heading of Optically Detected Magnetic Resonance (ODMR) techniques. In these experiments, optical signals are collected from a sample immersed in a liquid helium bath (~ 1.4 K) and excited with both UV and microwave radiation. Such studies detect subtle changes in the triplet state of excited aromatic compounds. These signals indicate changes in the local molecular environment.


These research efforts seek a better understanding of the dynamics of ener|gy transfer within solid substances. Such processes are involved in catalysis, photosynthesis, and similar important phenomena.