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Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
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Dr. David Carter

Dr. Carter

Assistant Professor
(325) 942-2181, Ext. 226
E-mail: david.carter@Angelo.edu
Home Page: http://www.angelo.edu/faculty/dcarter

Education:

Ph.D., University of Arizona (Analytical Chemistry, 1996)
B.S., Wayland Baptist University, Summa cum Laude (Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics, 1980)

Courses Taught:

CHEM 1411, CHEM 1412, CHEM 2421, CHEM 4521, CHEM 3262

Research Interests:

Trace environmental analysis and speciation of environmentally important elements

Publications:

  • Orientation of 1- and 2-Methylimidazole on Silver Electrodes Determined with Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering, Carter, D. A., Pemberton, J. E., Woelfel, K. J., The Journal of Physical Chemistry B; 1998; 102(49), 9870.
  • Raman Spectroscopy and Vibrational Assignments of 1- and 2-methylimidazole, Carter, D. A.; Pemberton, J. E., J. Raman Spectrosc., 1997, 28 (12), 939.
  • Frequency/Wavelength Calibration of Multipurpose Multichannel Raman Spectrometers Part II: Calibration Fit Considerations and Calibration Standards, Carter, D.A., Thompson, W.R., Taylor, C. E. and Pemberton, J. E., Appl. Spectrosc., 1995, 49, 1561.
  • Freqeuency/Wavelength Calibration of Multipurpose Multichannel Raman Spectrometers. Part I: Instrumental Factors Affecting Precision, Carter, D.A. and Pemberton, J. E., Appl. Spectrosc., 1995, 49, 1550.
  • Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering of the Acid-Base Forms of Imidazole, Carter, D. A. and Pemberton, J. E., Langmuir, 1992, 8, 1218.
  • Raman Spectroscopy Using Charge Coupled Device Detection, Pemberton, J. E., Sobocinski, R. L., Bryant, Mark A., Carter, D. A., Spectroscopy, 1990, 5(2), 26.

Recent Presentations:

  • A Comparison of Two Models for Designing Online Homework Assignments. David A. Carter, 60th Southwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Fort Worth, TX, Sept. 29-Oct. 2, 2004.
  • Synthesis and Analysis of (2S,6R)-1,1,3-triethoxycarbonyl-2,6-di(4-methoxyphenyl) cyclohex-3-en-4-ol and its Enantiomer. Finley, Jerrica D.; Stephens, Sarah S.; Carter, David; and Maxwell, Janet L., 227th American Chemical Society National Meeting. Anaheim, CA - Mar. 27 - April 1, 2004.
  • Objective Evaluation of Model Gausian 98 ab initio Chemistries for Studying Energies Along a SN2 Reaction Pathway. Amanda Fuller and David Carter, 225th American Chemical Society National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, March 23-27, 2003.
  • Development of a SPME-GC-MS Method For MTBE Biodegradation Studies, Scott E. Hecox. 16th National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Whitewater, WI, April 25-27, 2002.