CURRICULUM VITAE
Timothy Martin Ayers
Graduate Student
Chemistry Department
University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia 30602
ACADEMIC PREPARATION:
Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry, August 2006
Univeristy of Georgia, Athens GA
Advisor: Dr. Michael A. Duncan
Dissertation Title: Production and Characterization of Nano-Cluster Materials
B.S. in Chemistry, May 2001
University of West Georgia, Carrollton GA
NSF-REU recipient
Advisor: Dr. Spencer Slattery
Research involved the synthesis and characterization of inorganic complexes with an interest in observing changes in magnetic and spin properties associated with ligands bound to transition metals
Georgia Teaching Certification, expected completion December 2006
Secondary Science Education
University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
Advisor: Dr. Mary Atwater
Praxis II Scores: test taken April 29th 2006, scores not yet received
RESEARCH SKILLS:
-Laser desorption and MALDI Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry
-Laser operation and maintenence (Nd:YAG, Excimer)
-TEM/SEM operation
- Construction and maintenance of high vacuum chambers and pumping systems
- Nuclear Magnetic Resonance techniques: Proton and Carbon-13 NMR
- Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy
- Ultraviolet & Visible Spectroscopy
- Cyclic voltametry
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Teaching Assistant, August 2001 - May 2002
Chemistry Department, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Courses:
General Chemistry I Laboratory
Advanced Physical Chemistry Laboratory
Teaching Assistant, August 1998 - May 2001
Chemistry Department, University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA
Courses:
General Chemistry I & II laboratories
Organic Chemistry I laboratory
Supplemental Instructor, August 1999 - December 2000
Chemistry Department, University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA
Advisor: Dr. Sharmistha Dutt, Dr. Victoria Geisler
Courses:
General Chemistry I & II
Organic Chemistry I
Personal Tutor, August 2000 - Present
Courses:
General Chemistry I & II
high school chemistry
PUBLICATIONS:
1. Ayers, T.; Scott, S.; Goins, J.; Caylor, N.; Hathcock, D.; Slattery, S.J. Jameson, D.L. Redox and spin state control of Co(II) and Fe(II) N-heterocyclic complexes, Inorg. Chim. Acta 307 (2000) 7.
2. Ayers, T.; Caylor, N.; Ayers, G.; Godwin, C.; Hathcock, D.J.; Stuman, V.; Slattery, S.J. Design and investigation of a Ru(II) N-heterocyclic complex which undergoes proton coupled electron transfer, Inorg. Chim. Acta 328 (2002) 33.
3. Ayers, T.M.; Fye, J.L.; Li, Q.; Duncan, M.A. Synthesis and isolation of titanium metal cluster complexes and ligand-coated nanoparticles with a laser vaporization flowtube reactor, J. Cluster Sci. 14 (2003) 97.
4. Ayers, T.; Turk, R.; Lane, C.; Goins, J.; Jameson, D.; Slattery, S.J. Tuning redox and spin state properties of Fe(II) N-heterocyclic complexes via electronic/steric influence on metal-ligand bonding, Inorg. Chim. Acta. 357 (2004) 202.
5. Ayers, T.M.; Westlake, B.C.; Duncan, M.A. Laser plasma production of metal and metal compound complexes with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, J. Phys. Chem A 108 (2004) 9805.
6. Ayers, T.M.; Westlake, B.C.; Preda, D.V.; Scott, L.T.; Duncan, M.A. Laser plasma production of metal-corannulene complexes, Organometallics 24 (2005) 4573.
7. Olsen, Katie; Hardin, Lori; McGovern, Justin; Manning, Thomas J.; Phillips, Dennis; Ayers, Tim; Duncan, Michael A. Nanoresistors and single-walled carbon nanotubes: Using an ohmmeter to test for hybridization shifts, Chemical Educator 10 (2005) 260.
8. Ayers, T.M.; Ham, P.B.; Duncan, M.A. Production of Inorganic Nanoclusters Using Laser Desorption Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry, Journal of Chemical Education, submitted April 2006.
PRESENTATIONS:
1. Ayers, T.M.; Fye, J.L; Li, Q.; Duncan, M.A. “Production and Isolation of Ligand Coated Nanoparticles Using a Laser Vaporization Flowtube Reactor”, Southeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Charleston, November 15, 2002.
2. Ayers, T.M.; Fye, J.L.; Duncan, M.A. “Production and Isolation of Ligand Coated Nanoparticles Using a Laser Vaporization Flowtube Reactor”, Poster Presentation, International Symposium on Clusters and Nano-Assemblies: Physical and Biological Systems, Richmond, November 12, 2003.
3. Ayers, T.M.; Fye, J.L.; Duncan, M.A., “Production and Isolation of Ligand Coated Nanoparticles Using a Laser Vaporization Flowtube Reactor”, Departmental Seminar, University of Bristol, Bristol, England, June 15, 2004.
4. Ayers, T.M.; Fye, J.L.; Duncan, M.A., “Production and Isolation of Ligand Coated Nanoparticles Using a Laser Vaporization Flowtube Reactor”, NanoSEC meeting, Athens, Georgia, May 26, 2005.
5. Ayers, T.M., “Detection of Explosive Materials: Current Methods and Innovations”, Departmental Seminar, University of Georgia, Athens, November 11, 2005.
HONORS AND AWARDS:
Dean’s List, 1997-2001, University of West Georgia
William Lockheart scholarship recipient, 2000, University of West Georgia
Litha Barnes Award - Outstanding Chemistry Senior, 2001, Univeristy of West Georgia
Ken Whitten Award - Outstanding Teaching Assistant, 2002, University of Georgia
EXTRACURRICULARS:
UGA Sailing Club – Captain, University of Georgia, 2004-2005
Sandy Flat Baptist Church, member
Shaolin Kung Fu Student, Green Belt, Green Sash
National Wildlife Federation, member
REFERENCES: Contact information available upon request