Kevin Range

Research | Teaching | Publications

Department of Chemistry
Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania
417 Ulmer Hall
Lock Haven, PA 17745


I teach Forensic Chemistry, Chemistry in the Enivronment, Physical Chemistry, and Science Seminar.  My research covers both computational method development and applications of new and existing methods to various chemical problems.


Schedule

417 Ulmer Hall Office: 570-484-2959
Section Course name Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Room
CHEM101:02 Chem. Env. 1:25PM
3:15PM
        Ulmer 302
CHEM101:03 Chem. Env. 3:35PM
5:25PM
        Ulmer 302
CHEM105 Forensic   9:30AM
10:20AM
  9:30AM
10:20AM
  Robinson 115
CHEM105:01 Forensic     10:10AM
12:00PM
    Ulmer 302
CHEM105:02 Forensic     1:25PM
3:15PM
    Ulmer 302
CHEM105:03 Forensic     3:35PM
5:25PM
    Ulmer 302
CHEM120:03 Principles   2:10PM
5:00PM
      Ulmer 418
Office Hours (or by appointment) 9:30AM
11:30AM
10:30AM
11:30AM
  1:30PM
3:30PM
  Ulmer 417

Teaching

Currently I am teaching:

Current research projects

Structure of NH4NO3 hydrates and solutions
Ammonium nitrate is an amazing compound with a wide variety of uses, from fertilizer to explosives. One of the amazing properties of this compound is its incredible miscibility with water. In saturated solution at room temperature there are approximately one water molecule for every ammonium and nitrate ion! I am applying state-of-the-art electronic structure calculations to study the structure of these mixtures.
Spectroscopic properties of tyrosinate and tyrosyl
Photosystem II contains a tyrosine residue that is thought to play a key role in the overall action of this amazing structure. I am applying my computational expertise to help Dr. B. A. Barry at Georgia Tech interpret her group's experimental results.
Triazine and other interesting N3H3 species and derivatives
I began my training as a computational chemist as an undergraduate at Moravian College under the direction of Dr. Carl Salter investigating this fascinating system.
Calculation of accurate gas phase basicities of small biological molecules
This on-going collaboration with my Professor Darrin York and his group at the University of Minnesota seeks to compute accurate gas phase basicities and proton affinites of small bilogical molecules, especially those involved in phosphate-hydrolysis, in order to better understand and model these species.
Electron Energy Analysis
Professors R. D. Libby and O. C. Salter at Moravian College are developing an interesting new paradigm for teaching organic chemistry.  I am performing quantum chemical calculations to provide a connection between accurate electronic structure and the qualitative valence bond model used in their Electron Energy Analysis method.

Publications

Conference Presentations


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