Faculty Personnel Record
I. General Information
Name Melvin E. Zandler
Date of Birth 11/28/1937
U.S. Citizen
Tenured
Yes
Date:
Graduate Faculty Membership Category Full
Yes
September 1971
Education:
Institution
Friends University (Wichita)
University of Wichita
Arizona State Univ. (Tempe)
Univ. of Utah (Salt Lake City)
Degree
B.A. (Mathematics)
M.S. (Chemistry)
Ph.D. (Physical Chem.)
Postdoc-Fellow (H. Eyring)
Year
June 1960
June 1963
December 1965
Oct 1965 - Aug 1966
Academic Appointments at WSU and Other Academic Institutions:
Institution
Wichita State Univ.
Wichita State Univ.
Wichita State Univ.
Rank
Assistant Professor
Associate Professor
Full Professor
Dates
1966-1975
1975-1984
1984-Present
Administrative Appointments at WSU and Other Academic Institutions:
Institution
Wichita State Univ.
Position
Department Chair
Dates
1991-92
Other Employment Related to Your Professional Activity
Organization
Position
Dates
University of Wichita
Teaching Assistant
1960-63
Arizona State University
Teaching Assistant
1963-64
Arizona State University
NSF Coop. Grad. Fellow
1964-65
Beech Aircraft Corporation Scientific Computer Programmer 1968-70
Univ. of California, Berkeley
Sabbatical (H. F. Schaefer, III)
1978
U.S. Air Force Academy
Summer Faculty Research Fellow 1987
Oklahoma State University Sabbatical (D. Thomson)
1990
Membership in Professional, Honorary, and Other Learned Societies:
Organization
Dates
American Chemical Society 1959-Pres.
Am. Chem. Soc. Wichita Section
Sigma Xi, (Wichita Local Club)
Offices Held
Dates
Councilor
1971-82
P Chem. Curric. Comm.
1973-77
1959-Pres
Secy-Treas
1969,1995
Chairman Elect
1970,1996
Chairman
1971,1997
1972-1985
Treasurer
1972-73
Secretary
1979-82
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Rocky Mountain Quantum Chem 1974-80
Academic Honors and Awards:
Wichita State University Regents Award for Leadership in the Advancement of
Teaching, $1000, April 1984.
Wichita State University Regents Award for Excellence in Teaching, $1000, May 1992.
Undergraduate Research Projects (since 1997):
9.
Michael Kuhlman, “The Computational Quantum Chemistry of Molecular Modeling on Modern
Supercomputers”, Summer 1998.
10. Frank Provenzano, “Heat of Formation from Atom Equivalents of First Row Elements: Least
Squares Determination for Various Ab Initio Methods”, Spring 2000.
11. Frank Provenzano, “Heat of Formation from Atom Equivalents of Second Row Elements: Least
Squares Determination for Various Ab Initio Methods”, Fall 2000.
12. Frank Provenzano, “Computational Studies on beta-Brominated Tetraphenylporphyrins”, Fall
2001.
13. Lu Hale, “A Theoretical Investigation of Acid-Base Equilibrium of Nitrogenous and Oxygen
Acids and Bases”, REU-NSF Summer 2001.
14. Frank Provenzano, “Heats of Formation of Large Organic Compounds Using Atom-Equivalents
Determined by Hartree-Fock and DFT Ab Initio Methods”, Spring 2002.
15. Kristy Kounovsky, “Prediction of pKa’s of Acids and Bases from Ab Initio Calculations
Utilizing Various Solvation Methods”, REU-NSF Summer 2003.
Theses and Dissertations Directed (since 1997):
9.
Evangelos Nantsis, "Nuclear Quadrupole Coupling Constants via Ab Initio Calculations for 11B,
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N, 17O, 27Al, 33S, Containing Compounds”, Ph.D. Dissertation, Co-director Dr. William R. Carper,
Wichita State University, 2000.
Grants Received for Curriculum and Program Development (since 1997):
6.
M. E. Zandler, (Project Director) "Computational Quantum Chemistry and Visualization
Laboratory”, NSF-ILI proposal July 1997 ($17,365). Not funded. Co-PIs, Wahlbeck, Talaty,
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Carper, McCormick.
7.
M. E. Zandler, (Project Director) "Enhancing Physical, Inorganic, and Organic Chemistry
Instruction via Computational Quantum Chemistry”, The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation,
Inc. “Special Grant Program in the Chemical Sciences”, September1997-March 2000, $23,700.
Invited (Symposium) Presentations (since 1997)
17.
M. E. Zandler, “Semi-Empirical and Ab Initio Calculation of Geometrical, Electronic and
Thermodynamic Properties of Large Organic Systems (Porphyrins)”. Invited presentation in the
“Real Life Applications of Quantum Mechanics” Symposium at the Midwest Regional American
Chemical Society Meeting in Wichita, November 1998.
18.
M. E. Zandler, and F. D’Souza, “Structure and Electronic Properties of Computationally
Challenging Metal Containing Molecules”. Paper presented at the “Computational
Organometalic Chemistry” Symposium at the National American Chemical Society Meeting in
Chicago, August, 2001.
19.
M. E. Zandler, P. M. Smith, and F. D’Souza, “Ab Initio Density Functional Methods to Probe
the Site of Electron Transfer in Fullerine Bearing Dyads and Triads”, Invited paper presented as
part of the R2 Symposium on Electron Transfer and its Application for the 203rd
Electrochemical Society Meeting held in Paris, May 2003.
Papers Presented at National and International Meetings (since 1997)
21.
E. A. Nantsis, M. E. Zandler, R. W. Carper, “Evaluation of Nuclear Quadrapole Constants for
Compounds of the First Row Elements from Ab Initio Calculations”. Poster paper presented at the
215th National ACS Meeting at Dallas, March 1998.
22.
E. A. Nantsis, R. W. Carper, and M. E. Zandler, “Effects of Hydration on the Molecular Structure of
Divalent Metal Ion - Fulvic Acid Complexes”. Poster paper presented at the 215th National ACS
Meeting at Dallas, March 1998.
23. F. D’Souza, G. R. Deviprasad, and M. E. Zandler, “Design and Study of Self-Assembled
Porphyrin-Fullerene Conjugates with a Fixed Distance and Oreintation”. Poster presented by
Deviprasad at the 219th National ACS Meeting at San Francisco, March 2000.
24. M. E. Zandler, G. R. Deviprasad, W. Kutner, F D’Souza, “Acid-base Equilibrium of
Fulleropyrrolidines: An Experimental and Theoretical Investigation”. Paper delivered at the 219th
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National ACS Meeting at San Francisco, April 2000.
25. E. R. Talaty and M. E. Zandler, “Anomalous Bending Potentials of Ten-Valence-Electron HXY
Species from Ab Initio Calculations”. Poster paper presented at the 219th National ACS
Meeting at San Francisco, April 2000.
26.
F. D’Souza, M. E. Zandler, G. R. Deviprasad, P. M. Smith, A. Ferguson, K. Noworta, and W.
Kutner, “Electrochemistry and ECQM Studies of Molecular and Thin-Solid Films of Redox Active
Fulleropyrrolidine Derivatives”. Paper presented by D’Souza at the 197th meeting of the
Electrochemical Society, Toronto, May 2000. (Paper #469)
27.
F. D’Souza, G. R. Deviprasad, and M. E. Zandler, “Molecular Architecture of Self-Assembled
Porphyrin-Fullerene Conjugates with a Fixed Distance and Orientation”. Paper presented by D’Souza
at the 197th meeting of the Electrochemical Society, Toronto, May 2000. (Paper #612)
28.
F. D’Souza, G. R. Deviprasad, M. E. Zandler, V. Joung, R. Marczak, K. Noworyta, and W. Kutner,
“Formation as well as Electrchemical and ECQM Investigations of Self-Assembled Molecular Films
of Fullerene Adducts”. Paper presented by D’Souza at the 199th meeting of the Electrochemical
Society, Washington, DC, March 2001. (Paper #683)
29.
M. E. Zandler, and F. D’Souza, “Structure and Electronic Properties of Computationally Challenging
Metal Containing Molecules”. Paper delivered at the 222nd National ACS Meeting at Chicago,
August 2001.
30.
M. E. Zandler, V. T. Hoang, A. Klylov, R. Marczak, K. Nowortyta, W. Kutner, and F. D’Souza, “
Recognition of ATP and Adenosine at Air-Water Interface by a C60-Uracil Aduct”. Poster paper
presented at the 222nd National ACS Meeting at Chicago, August 2001.
31.
V.T. Hoang, M. E. Zandler, F. D’Souza, R. Marczak, K. Noworyta, and W. Kutner, “Molecular
Recognition of Adenine, Adenosine and ATP at the Air-Water Interface by a Fullerene-Uracil
Adduct”. Paper presented by D’Souza at the 201st Electrochemical Society meeting at Philadelphia,
May 2002. (Paper #547)
32.
F. D’Souza, M. E. Zandler, P. M. Smith, G. Suresh, K. Arkady, M. E. El-Khouly, M. Fujitsuka, and
O. Ito, “ Electrochemical and Photochemical Behavior of Novel Fullerene-Based Supramolecular
Systems”. Paper presented by D’Souza at the 201st Electrochemical Society meeting at Philadelphia,
May 2002. (Paper #682)
33.
F. D’Souza, S. Gadde, M. E. Zandler, K. Arkady, M. E. El-Khouly, M. Fujitsuka, and O. Ito,
“Supramolecular Generating Long-Lived Charge Separated States: Covalently Linked Porphyrin-C60
Dyads and Triads Coordinating Ferrocene to Zinc Porphyrin-C60 Dyads”. Paper presented by
D’Souza at the International Photochemistry Conference at Sapporo, August 2002.
34.
F. D’Souza, M. E. Zandler and F. A. Provenzano, “Probing the Sequence of the Site of Electron
Transfer in Molecular Systems Bearing Multiredox Entities, by Molecular Orbital Density Functional
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Methods”. Paper presented by D’Souza at the Second International Symposium on Porphyrins and
Phthalocyanines at Kyoto, Japan, June 2002.
35.
F. D’Souza, S. Gadde, M. E. Zandler, M. E. El-Khouly, M. Fujitsuka, and O. Ito, “Formation of
Long-lived Charge Separated States in Self-Assembled Supramolecular Triads Comprised of
Ferrocene, Zinc Porphyrin and C60". Paper presented by D’Souza at the Second International
Symposium on Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines at Kyoto, Japan, June 2002.
36.
F. D’Souza, M. E. El-Khouly, M. Fujitsuka, O. Ito, L. M. Rogers, and M. E. Zandler, “SelfAssembled Supramolecular Approach for Generating Charge Separated States in Zinc Porphyrin/Zinc
Phthalocyanine-Fulleropyrrolidine dyads and triads”. Paper presented by D’Souza at the Second
International Symposium on Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines at Kyoto, Japan, June 2002.
37.
F. D’Souza, R. Marczak, K. Noworyta, W. Kutner, V. T. Hoang, and M. E. Zandler, “Base-Pairing
Complexation of the C60-Uracil Adduct with Adenine, Adenosine and ATP and it Electrochemical
Properties in Solution and in Thin Solid Films”. Paper presented by D’Souza at the 53rd meeting of
the International Society of Electrochemistry at Dusseldorf, 2002.
38.
M. E. Zandler, P. M. Smith, and F. D’Souza, “Ab Initio Density Functional Methods to Probe the
Site of Electron Transfer in Fullerine Bearing Dyads and Triads”, Invited paper presented as part of
the R2 Symposium on Electron Transfer and its Application for the 203rd Electrochemical Society
Meeting held in Paris, May 2003
Contributed Papers at Regional Meetings (since 1997):
34.
M. E. Zandler and F. D’Souza, “Semi-Empirical Calculation of Geometrical and Electronic
Properties of Water Soluble beta-Brominated-Tetraaryl-Porphyrins”. Poster paper presented at the
32nd Midwest ACS Meeting at Osage Beach, Missouri, October 1997.
35.
M. E. Zandler and F. D’Souza, Electronic Structure of Pyrrole-Brominated Zinc
Tetraphenylporphyrins”. Poster paper presented at the 33rd Midwest ACS Meeting at Wichita,
November 1998.
36.
E. A. Nantsis, M. E. Zandler and W. R. Carper, “Evaluation of Nuclear Quadrupole Constants for
Compounds Containing Sulfur, Aluminum, Boron, Nitrogen, and Oxygen from Ab Initio
Calculations”. Poster paper presented by Nantsis at the 33rd Midwest ACS Meeting at Wichita,
November 1998.
37.
E. R. Talaty, M. E. Zandler, and E. B. Dreger, “Analysis of the Bending Potentials of Ten-ValenceElectron Species of the Type HAB”. Paper presented by Talaty at the 33rd Midwest ACS Meeting at
Wichita, November 1998.
38.
M. E. Zandler, “Computational Quantum Chemistry in the Undergraduate Curriculum”. Paper
presented at the Kansas College Chemistry Teachers Meeting at Kansas University, March 1999.
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39.
M. E. Zandler, F. D’Souza, and G. R. Deviprasad, “Computer Prediction of pKa values of
Nitrogenous Bases: Application to the Acid-Base Equilibrium of Fullerpyrrolidines”. Paper presented
by Zandler at the 35th ACS Regional Meeting in St. Louis, October 2000.
40.
F. D’Souza, P. M. Smith, M. E. Zandler, M. Fujitsuka, and O. Ito, “Molecular Triads Composed of
Ferrocene, C60, Nitroaromatic Entities: Electrochemical, Computational and Photochemical
Investigations”. Poster paper presented by Smith at the ACS Midwest Regional meeting in Lawrence,
KS, October 2002.
41.
F. D’Souza, G. Suresh, M. E. Zandler, M. E. El-Khouly, M. Fujitisuka, and O. Ito, “Studies on
Covalently Linked Porphyrin-C60 Dyads: Stabilization of Charge Separated States by Axial
Coordination”. Poster paper presented by Suresh at the ACS Midwest Regional meeting in Lawrence,
KS, October 2002.
42.
M. E. Zandler, F. D’Souza, and F. A. Provenzano, “Application of Molecular Orbital DFT Methods
to Probe the Sequence of Electron Transfer in Systems Bearing Multiredox Entities”. Paper delivered
by Zandler at the ACS Midwest Regional meeting at Lawrence, KS, October 2002.
43.
K. L. Kounovsky, L. Hale, M. E. Zandler, F. D’Souza, “Prediction of pKa’s of Acids and Bases from
Ab Initio Calculations Utilizing Various Solvation Methods”. Paper delivered by Kounovsky at the
38th Midwest Regional ACS meeting in Columbia, KS, November 2003.
44.
A. L. McCarty, P. M. Smith, N. Y. Nguyen, H. Sunuwar, M. E. Zandler, and F. D’Souza, “C60Crown Ether and C70-Crown Ether Conjugates: Cation Complexation Dependent Redox Behavior”.
Poster paper presented by McCarty at the 38th Midwest Regional ACS meeting in Columbia, KS,
November 2003.
Refereed Publications (since 1997):
The applicants’ name is underlined for those papers where he is the principle author or played a major part
in the design and analysis of the project.
23.
F. D'Souza, J. L. Pollock, E. A. Nantsis, and M. E. Zandler, "Charge-Transfer Interactions of
Octaethylporphycenatozinc(III) with 2,6-Dichloro-3,5-dicyano-1,4-benzoquinone", J. Porphyrins and
Phthalocyanines, 1, 101 (1997).
24.
M. E. Zandler and F. D'Souza, "Electronic and Structural Properties of the Metalloporphyrin Structural
Isomers: AM1 and PM3 Calculations", J. Mol. Struct. (THEOCHEM), 401/3, 301 (1997).
25.
F. D’Souza, G. R. Deviprasad, M. E. Zandler "Aggregation and Axial Ligation Behavior of Water
Soluble, Pyrrole-Brominated Porphyrins”, J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 3699 (1997).
26.
J. DePriest, G. Y. Sheng, C. Woods, P. Rillema, N. A. Mikeirova and M. Zandler, Inorg. Chim. Acta,
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264, 287 (1997).
27.
F. D’Souza, M. E. Zandler, P. Tagliatesta, Z. Ou, J. Shao, E. V. Caemelbecke, and K. M. Kadish,
“Electronic, Spectal and Electrochemical Properties of (TPPBrx)Zn where TPPBrx is the Dianion of Brominated Pyrrole Tetraphenylporphyrin and x varies from 0 to 8", Inorg. Chem., 37, 4567 (1998).
28.
F. D’Souza, M. E. Zandler, G. R. Deviprasad, W. Kutner, “Acid-Base properties of Fulleropyrrolidines:
An Experimental and Theoretical Investigation”, J. Phys. Chem. A, 104, 6887 (2000).
29.
F. D’Souza, N. P. Rath, G. R. Deviprasad, M. E. Zandler, “Structural Studies of a Non-covalently
Linked Porphyrin-Fullerene Dyad”, Chem. Commun., 267 (2001).
30.
F. D’Souza, M. E. Zandler, P. M. Smith, G. R. Deviprasad, M. Fujitsuka, and O. Ito, “A Ferocene-C60Dintrobenzene Triad: Synthesis and Computational, Electrochemical and Photochemical Studies”, J.
Phys Chem. A.,106, 649 (2002).
31.
F. D’Souza, G. R. Deviprasad, M. E. Zandler, V. T. Hoang, A. Klykov, M. Van Stipdonk, A. Perera, M.
E. El-Khouly, M. Fujitsuka, and O. Ito, “Spectorscopic Electrochemical, and Photochemical Studies of
Self-Assembled via Axial Coordination Zinc Porphyrin-Fulleropyrrolidine Dyads”, J. Phys. Chem. A,
106, 3243 (2002).
32.
F. D’Souza, G. R. Deviprasad, M. E. Zandler, M. E. El-Khouly, M. Fujitsuka, O. Ito, “Electronic
Interactions and Photoinduced Electron Transfer in Covalently Linked Porphyrin-C60Pyridine dyads and
Supromolecular Triads Formed by Self-Assembling the Dyads and Zinc Porphyrin”, J. Phys. Chem. B.,
106, 4952 (2002).
34.
R. Marczad, V. T. Hoang, K. Noworyta, M. E. Zandler, W. Kutner, F. D’Souza, “Molecular Recognition
of Adenine, Adenosine and ATP at the Air-Water Interface by a Uracil Appended Fullerene”, J.
Materials Chem., 12, 2129 (2002)
35.
M. E. Zandler, P. M. Smith, M. Fujituka, O. Ito, F. D’Souza, “ Molecular Triads Composed of
Ferrocene, C60, and Nitroaromatic Entities: Electrochemical, Computational, and Photochemical
Investigations”, J. Org. Chem, 67, 9122 (2002)
36.
F. D’Souza, S. Gadde, M. E. Zandler, K. Arkady, M. E. El-Khouly, M. Fujitsuka, O. Ito, “Studies on
Covelently Linked Porphyrin-C60 Dyads: Stabilization of Charge- Separated States by Axial
Coordination”, J. Phys. Chem. A, 106, 12393 (2002).
37.
F. D’Souza, G. R. Deviprasad, M. E. Zandler, M. E. El-Khouly, M. Fujitsuka, O. Ito, “Photoinduced
Electron Transfer in ‘Two-Point’ Bound Supramolecular Triads Composed of N, NDimethylaminophenyl-Fullerene-Pyridine Coordinated to Zinc Porphyrin”, J. Phys. Chem. A, 107, 4801
(2003).
38.
M. E. El-Khouly, L. M. Rogers, M. E. Zandler, S. Gadde, M. Fujitsuka, O. Ito, F. D’Souza, “Studies on
Intra-Supramolecular and Intermolecular Electron-Transfer Processes Between Zinc Naphthalocyanine
and Imidazole-Appended Fullerene”, ChemPhysChem, 4, 474 (2003).
39.
P. M. Smith, A. L. McCary, N. Y. Nguyen, M. E. Zandler, F. D’Souza, “Bis-Functionalized Fullerene7
dibenzo[18]crown-6 Conjugate: Synthesis and Cation-Complexation Dependent Redox Behavior”,
Chem. Commun., 1754 (2003).
40.
J. P. Hill, I. J. Hewitt, C. E. Anson, A. K. Powell, A. L. McCarty, P. A. Karr, M. E. Zandler, F. D’Souza,
“Highly Non-Planar, Electron Deficient, N-Substituted Tetra-Oxocyclohexadienyliden Porphyringens:
Structural, Computational and Electrochemical Investigations”, Submitted to J. Am. Chem. Soc. (2003).
Conference Proceedings (since 1997):
1.
G. R. Deviprasad, M. E. Zandler, and F. D’Souza, “Studies on Self-assembled Zinc TetrapyrroleFulleropyrrolidine Conjugates”, in Fullerenes 2000: Electrochemistry and Photochemistry, Eds., S.
Fukuzumi, F. D’Souza, and D. M. Guldi, Proc. Electrochem. Soc., 8, 182 (2000)
2.
R. Marczak, V. T. Hoang, K. Noworyta, M. E. Zandler, W. Kutner, F. D’Souza, “Interfacial Molecular
Recognition of Adenine, Adenosine and ATP by a C60-Uracil Adduct via Complementary Base Pairing”,
AIP Conference Proceedings, 633 (Structural and Electronic Properties of Molecular Nanostructures),
454 (2002)
3.
F. D’Souza, M. Zandler, S. Gadde, V. T. Hoang, R. Marczak, K. Noworta, W. Kutner, “Studies on
Complimentary Base Pairing at the Air-Water Interface by Fullerenes Bearing Nucleic Acid Bases” in
Fullerenes-Vol 12: The Exciting World of Nanocages and Nanotubes, Proc. Electrochem. Soc., 12, 1
(2002).
4.
M. E. Zandler, P. M. Smith, F D’Souza, M. Fujitsuka, O. Ito, “Studies on Molecular Triads Composed
of Ferrocene, C60 and Nitroaromatic Entities”, in Fullerenes-Vol 12: The Exciting World of Nanocages
and Nanotubes, Proc. Electrochem. Soc., 12, 22 (2002)
5.
F. D’Souza, S. Gadde, M. E. Zandler, K. Arkady, M. E. El-Khouly, M. Fujitsuka, and O. Ito, “Formation
of Long-Lived Charge Separated States in Self-Assembled Fullerene-Porphyrin-Ferrocene Triads”, ProcElectrochem. Soc., xx, 000 (2002)
6.
M. E. Zandler, P. M. Smith, and F. D’Souza, “Ab Initio Density Functional Methods to Probe the Site of
Electron Transfer in Fullerine Bearing Dyads and Triads”, Proc-Electrochem. Soc., xx, 000 (2003)
7.
F. D’Souza, M. E. Zandler, et.al.,Proc-Electrochem. Soc., xx, 000 (2003)
Seminars and Program Appearances (since 1998):
48.
"Semi-Empirical and Ab Initio Calculations of Geometrical, Electronic and Thermodynamic Properties of
Large Organic Systems (Porphyrins)”, POWER-POINT presentation at the Chemistry Department
Colloquium, Wichita State University, November 1998
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49.
“Using EXCEL Solve Mode to Analyze Semi-Empirically Computed Diatomic Potentials”, paper
delivered by Zandler at the Kansas College Chemistry Teachers Conference at Hutchinson, KS using realtime projection of computational procedures, March 2002.
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