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Biographical Sketch: Richard E. Sykora
 

ADDRESS AND NUMBERS

Department of Chemistry
Chemistry Building , Rm. 129
University of South Alabama
Mobile,AL 36688

Phone: (251) 460-7422
Fax: (251) 460-7359
E-mail address: rsykora@jaguar1.usouthal.edu

 

PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION

 

Bachelor of Science, Chemistry, Spring 1999, Troy State University
Doctor of Philosophy, Chemistry, August 2003, Auburn University
Postdoctoral Research Associate, 2003-2005, Oak Ridge National Lab
   

PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS

 

2005 - present

Assistant Professor of Chemistry, University of South Alabama

   

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

  University of South Alabama Introductory Analysis Lecture (CH 265; August 2005−- present); Introductory Analysis Laboratory (CH 265L; August 2005 − present); Directed Studies (CH 394 and CH 494; January 2006 − present); General Chemistry I & II Lecture (CH 131 & CH 132; January 2006 − present).
   

PUBLICATIONS (2005 - 2008) Undergraduate students are in bold
 

R. E. Sykora, P. Khalifah, Z. Assefa, T. E. Albrecht-Schmitt, R. G. Haire, “Magnetism and Raman spectroscopy of the dimeric lanthanide iodates Ln(IO3)3 (Ln = Gd, Er) and magnetism of Yb(IO3)3,” Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 2008, In Press.

B. A. Maynard, K. Kalachnikova, K. Whitehead, Z. Assefa, and R. E. Sykora, “Intramolecular Energy Transfer in a One-Dimensional Europium Tetracyanoplatinate,” Inorganic Chemistry, 2008, 47(6), 1895-1897.

B. A. Maynard, R. E. Sykora, “A nearly planar arrangement of ions in 4,4’-bipiperidinium tetracyanidoplatinate(II) monohydrate,” Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports, 2008, E64(1), m138-9.

T. H. Bray, S. Skanthakumar, L. Soderholm, R. E. Sykora, R. G. Haire, T. E. Albrecht-Schmitt, “Hydrothermal synthesis, structure, and magnetic properties of Pu(SeO3)2” Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 2008, 181(3), 493-498.

Z. Assefa, R. G. Haire, R. E. Sykora, “Hydrothermal syntheses, structural, Raman, and luminescence studies of Cm[M(CN)2]3·3H2O and Pr[M(CN)2]3·3H2O (M = Ag, Au) 2.  Hetero-bimetallic coordination polymers consisting of  trans-plutonium and transition metal elements,” Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 2008, 181(2), 382-391.

S. K. McCall, R. E. Sykora, M. J. Fluss, B. W. Chung, G. F. Chapline, R. G. Haire, “Influence of self damage on Pu(Am) observed through magnetization measurements,” Physica B: Condensed Matter, 2008, 403(5-9), 1225-1226.

R. E. Sykora, K. Kalachnikova, G. T. Spyridis, “3-Triphenylmethyl-2,4-Pentanedione,” Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports, 2007, E63, o4075.

Z. Assefa, K. Kalachnikova, R. G. Haire, and R. E. Sykora, “Hydrothermal synthesis, structural, Raman, and luminescence studies of Am[M(CN)2]3·3H2O and Nd[M(CN)2]3·3H2O (M = Ag, Au): Bimetallic coordination polymers containing both trans-plutonium and transition metal elements” Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 2007, doi:10.1016/j.jssc.2007.08.032

D. Jenkins, R. E. Sykora, Z. Assefa “Tri-2-furyl-phosphine oxide: an oxidation product of the weak Lewis base tri-2-furyl-phosphine,” Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports, 2007, E63, o3510-o3511.

R. E. Sykora, E. Cioffi, “A triphenylmethanol-pyridinium chloride (1/1) adduct containing a one-dimensional ionic substructure,” Acta Crystallographica, Section E: Structure Reports, 2007, E63(7), o3148-o3149.

M. D. Soutullo, C. I. Odom, E. A. Salter, A. C. Stenson, R. E. Sykora, A. Wierzbicki, J. H. Davis, Jr., “Ultra-Easy Access to NH2-Functionalized TSILs, Their Potential as Highly Volume-Efficient Electrophile Scavengers, and Insights into the Electronics of Girard’s Reagent T, A Venerable Chemical Work Horse,” Journal of Combinatorial Chemistry, 2007, 9(4), 571-573.

J. Maher, R. E. Sykora, “Jahn-Teller distorted copper(II) in poly[bis(µ-4,4'-bipyridine)tetra-µ-cyanido-copper(II)disilver(I)],” Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports, 2007, E63, m2053.

K. Kalachnikova, Z. Assefa, R. E. Sykora, “Poly[triaquahexa-μ-cyanido-terbium(III)-trisilver(I)]: a 4f-4d bimetallic coordination polymer,” Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports, 2007, E63(7), i162.

M. D. Soutullo, C. I. Odom, A. B. Smith, D. R. McCreary, R. E. Sykora, E. A. Salter, A. Wierzbicki, J. H. Davis, Jr., “Synthesis, spectroscopy, computational evaluation and first X-ray structural characterization of a primary amine containing boronium ion,” Inorganica Chimica Acta, 2007, 360(9), 3099-3102.

T. H. Bray, J. Ling, E.-S. Choi, J. S. Brooks, J. V. Beitz, R. E. Sykora, R. G. Haire, D. M. Stanbury, T. E. Albrecht-Schmitt, “Critical Role of Water Content in the Formation and Reactivity of Uranium, Neptunium, and Plutonium Iodates Under Hydrothermal Conditions: Implications for the Oxidative Dissolution of Spent Nuclear Fuel,” Inorganic Chemistry, 2007, 46, 3663-3668.

T. H. Bray, T. A. Sullens, T. Y. Shvareva, R. E. Sykora, R. G. Haire, T. E. Albrecht-Schmitt, “Product evolution in the Np(IV) fluorophosphate system,” Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 2007, 180, 79-83.

N. Ngo, K. Kalachnikova, Z. Assefa, R. G. Haire, R. E. Sykora, “Synthesis and structure of In(IO3)3 and vibrational spectroscopy of M(IO3)3 (M = Al, Ga, In),” Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 2006, 179, 3824-3830.

Z. Assefa, J. Ling, R. G. Haire, T. E. Albrecht-Schmitt, R. E. Sykora, “Syntheses, structures, and vibrational spectroscopy of the two-dimensional iodates Ln(IO3)3 and Ln(IO3)3(H2O) (Ln = Yb, Lu),” Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 2006, 179, 3653-3663.

R. Jin, H. Sha, P. G. Khalifah, R. E. Sykora, B. C. Sales, D. Mandrus, J. Zhang, “Ba2CoO4: Crystal Growth, Structure Refinement, and Physical Properties,” Physical Review B, 2006, 73, 174404/1-174404/7.

 G. R. Stewart, J. S. Kim, R. E. Sykora, R. G. Haire, “Highly Correlated Electron Behavior in NpCu5-x(Pd,Ni)x - A Contrast to UCu5-x(Pd,Ni)x,” Physica B: Condensed Matter, 2006, 378-380, 40-43.

R. E. Sykora, Z. Assefa, R. G. Haire, T. E. Albrecht-Schmitt, “First Structural Determination of a Trivalent Californium Compound with Oxygen Coordination,” Inorganic Chemistry, 2006, 45, 475-477.

 B. C. Sales, P. Khalifah, T. P. Enck, E. J. Nagler, R. E. Sykora, R. Jin, D. Mandrus, “Kondo lattice behavior in the ordered dilute magnetic semiconductor Yb14-xLaxMnSb11,”    Physical Review B, 2005, 72, 205207/1-205207/5.

R. E. Sykora, Z. Assefa, R. G. Haire, T. E. Albrecht-Schmitt, “Synthesis, Structure, and Spectroscopic Properties of Am(IO3)3 and the Photoluminescence Behavior of Cm(IO3)3,” Inorganic Chemistry, 2005, 44, 5667-5676.

R. E. Sykora, P. Raison, R. G. Haire, “Self-irradiation induced structural changes in the transplutonium pyrochlores An2Zr2O7 (An = Am, Cf),” Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 2005, 178, 578-583.
   

GRANTS AND RESEARCH SUPPORT

 

Cottrell College Science Award, Research Corporation (CC6852), “Synthesis and Characterization of f-Block Thiogallates and Selenogallates” (2007). Principal Investigator, $41,148

University of South Alabama Research Council, “Solvothermal Syntheses, Structural Characterizations, and Structure-Property Relationships of f-Block Thiogallates,” (2006-2007) Principal Investigator, $5,000.00

NSF-MRI, “X-ray Diffraction Instrumentation,” (2006) Senior Personnel, $275,000.00

Arts and Sciences’ Support and Development Award, “Structural Determination with Single-Crystal X-ray Diffraction,” (2005-2006) Principal Investigator, $1,819.00
   

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

 

ACS Inorganic Chemistry Division,
American Chemical Society (Mobile Section)
     
 
         
 

University of South Alabama - Mobile, AL, 36688-0002, (251) 460-6181
Date Last Changed: May 27, 2008
rsykora@jaguar1.usouthal.edu
http://www.southalabama.edu/chemistry/sykora/cv.html