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 Damodaran K. Achary

 Director, NMR Facility

  1308 Chevron Science Center

  412-524-8403

  damodak@pitt.edu

 

Education

B.Sc. Chemistry (1993-1996)     University of Madras, India

M.Sc. Chemistry (1996-1998)    University of Pune, India

Ph.D. Chemistry (1998-2001)    National Chemical Laboratory, India

 

Thesis title: Spatially dependent interaction tensors determined through novel methods of high resolution solid state NMR.   

 

Appointments

2005 - Present    Director, NMR Facility, Chevron Science Center

                       Research Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry

                       University of Pittsburgh 

2002 - 2005       NMR Spectroscopist/Facility Manager    Miami University

2001 - 2002       Post-Doctoral Fellow                           Iowa State University

 

Publications

 

23. Krishnan Damodaran, Simon D. Nielsen, Steven J. Geib, Wei Zhang, Yimin Lu and Dennis P. Curran. Aryl-Csp3 bond rotation barriers of 2-aryl perhydropyrrolo[3,4-c]pyrrole-1,3-diones: Journal of Organic Chemistry (2009).

 

22. Nilesh R. Dhumal, Krishnan Damodaran. Molecular interactions and normal vibrations of Fe–bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide and 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium–Fe–bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide ionic liquids: A density functional study: Journal of Molecular Structure: THEOCHEM (2009), 906(1-3), 78-82.

 

21. Xiang Gao, Ramalinga Kuruba, Krishnan Damodaran, Billy W. Day, Dexi Liu, Song Li,. Polyhydroxylalkyleneamines: A class of hydrophilic cationic polymer-based gene transfer agents: Journal of Controlled Release (2009), 137(1), 38-45.

 

20. Guthrie, David B.; Damodaran, Krishnan; Curran, Dennis P.; Wilson, Paul; Clark, Andrew J., Bond Rotation Dynamics of N-Cycloalkenyl-N-benzyl .alpha.-Haloacetamide Derivatives: J. Org. Chem (2009), 74(11), 4262-4266.

 

19. Mathers, Robert T.; Damodaran, Krishnan; Rendos, Matthew G.; Lavrich, Michael S.Functional Hyperbranched Polymers Using Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization of Dicyclopentadiene with Monoterpenes: Macromolecules (2009), 42(5), 1512-1518.

 

18. Damodaran, Krishnan; Dhumal, Nilesh R.; Mathers, Robert T. Ab initio analysis of the local coordination environment of oligomers derived from polymerizing 5-Norbornene-2-Carboxylic acid. Journal of Molecular Structure: THEOCHEM (2008), 867(1-3), 5-9.

 

17.  Mathers, Robert T.; LeBlond, Carl; Damodaran, Krishnan; Kushner, Douglas I.; Schram, Valerie A.   A General Polymerization Method Using Hydroalkoxylation and Hydrocarboxylation Reactions Catalyzed by Triflic Acid.    Macromolecules (2008),  41(3),  524-526. 

 

16.  Stayshich, Ryan M.; Damodaran, Krishnan; Meyer, Tara Y.   Synthesis and NMR studies of PLGA copolymers prepared with sequence and stereochemical control.    Polymer Preprints (2007),  48(2),  890-891.

 

15.  Mathers, Robert T.; Damodaran, Krishnan.   Renewable chain transfer agents for metallocene polymerizations: the effects of chiral monoterpenes on the polyolefin molecular weight and isotacticity.    Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry  (2007),  45(15),  3150-3165.

 

14.  Baruah, Pranjal K.; Sreedevi, N. K.; Gonnade, Rajesh; Ravindranathan, Sapna; Damodaran, Krishnan; Hofmann, Hans-Joerg; Sanjayan, Gangadhar J.   Enforcing periodic secondary structures in hybrid peptides: A novel hybrid foldamer containing periodic g -turn motifs.    Journal of Organic Chemistry  (2007),  72(2),  636-639.

 

13.  Mathers, Robert T.; McMahon, Kerry C.; Damodaran, Krishnan; Retarides, Christopher J.; Kelley, Diana J.   Ring-opening metathesis polymerizations in D-limonene: A renewable polymerization solvent and chain transfer agent for the synthesis of alkene macromonomers.    Macromolecules  (2006),  39(26),  8982-8986.

 

12.  Damodaran, K.; Wiench, J. W.; Cabral de Menezes, S. M.; Lam, Y. L.; Trebosc, J.; Amoureux, J.-P.; Pruski, M.   Modification of H-ZSM-5 zeolites with phosphorus. 2. Interaction between phosphorus and aluminum studied by solid-state NMR spectroscopy.    Microporous and Mesoporous Materials  (2006),  95(1-3),  296-305.

 

11.  Cabral de Menezes, S. M.; Lam, Y. L.; Damodaran, K.; Pruski, M.   Modification of H-ZSM-5 zeolites with phosphorus. 1. Identification of aluminum species by 27Al solid-state NMR and characterization of their catalytic properties.    Microporous and Mesoporous Materials  (2006),  95(1-3),  286-295.

 

10.  Lee, Richard E.; Damodaran, Krishnan; Yi, Shu-Xia; Lorigan, Gary A.   Rapid cold-hardening increases membrane fluidity and cold tolerance of insect cells.    Cryobiology  (2006),  52(3),  459-463.

 

9.  Lu, Jun-Xia; Damodaran, Krishnan; Lorigan, Gary A.   Probing membrane topology by high-resolution 1H-13C heteronuclear dipolar solid-state NMR spectroscopy.    Journal of Magnetic Resonance  (2006),  178(2),  283-287.

 

8.  Lu, Jun-Xia; Damodaran, Krishnan; Blazyk, Jack; Lorigan, Gary A.   Solid-State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Relaxation Studies of the Interaction Mechanism of Antimicrobial Peptides with Phospholipid Bilayer Membranes.    Biochemistry  (2005),  44(30),  10208-10217.

 

7.  Tiburu, Elvis K.; Karp, Ethan S.; Dave, Paresh C.; Damodaran, Krishnan; Lorigan, Gary A.   Investigating the Dynamic Properties of the Transmembrane Segment of Phospholamban Incorporated into Phospholipid Bilayers Utilizing 2H and 15N Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy.    Biochemistry  (2004),  43(44),  13899-13909.

 

6.  Lorigan, Gary A.; Dave, Paresh C.; Tiburu, Elvis K.; Damodaran, Krishnan; Abu-Baker, Shadi; Karp, Ethan S.; Gibbons, William J.; Minto, Robert E.   Solid-State NMR Spectroscopic Studies of an Integral Membrane Protein Inserted into Aligned Phospholipid Bilayer Nanotube Arrays.    Journal of the American Chemical Society  (2004),  126(31),  9504-9505.

 

5.  Dave, Paresh C.; Tiburu, Elvis K.; Damodaran, Krishnan; Lorigan, Gary A.   Investigating structural changes in the lipid bilayer upon insertion of the transmembrane domain of the membrane-bound protein phospholamban utilizing 31P and 2H solid-state NMR spectroscopy.    Biophysical Journal  (2004),  86(3),  1564-1573.

 

4.  Damodaran, Krishnan; Rajamohanan, Pattuparambil R.; Chakrabarty, Debojit; Racherla, Uday Shankar; Manohar, Venkat; Fernandez, Christian; Amoureux, Jean-Paul; Ganapathy, Subramanian.   Triple-quantum magic angle spinning 27Al NMR of aluminum hydroxides.    Journal of the American Chemical Society  (2002),  124(13),  3200-3201.

 

3.  Satyanarayana, C. V.; Gupta, Raina; Damodaran, K.; Sivasanker, S.; Ganapathy, S.   Effects of hydration on AlPO4-14 and AlPO4-18 structures: 31P MAS and 27Al 3Q-MAS NMR study.    Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis  (2001),  135,  2098-2104.

 

2.  Damodaran, Krishnan; Sanjayan, Gangadhar J.; Rajamohanan, Pattuparambil R.; Ganapathy, Subramanian; Ganesh, Krishna N.   Solid State NMR of a Molecular Self-Assembly: Multinuclear Approach to the Cyanuric Acid-Melamine System.    Organic Letters  (2001),  3(12),  1921-1924.

 

1.  Seayad, A.; Jayasree, S.; Damodaran, K.; Toniolo, L.; Chaudhari, R. V.   On the mechanism of hydroesterification of styrene using an in situ-formed cationic palladium complex.    Journal of Organometallic Chemistry  (2000),  601(1),  100-107.


























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