Washington and Lee University Chemistry Department

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Matthew F. Tuchler, Ph. D. Chemistry from University of Illinois at Urbana Phone Number: (540) 458 - 8029 E-mail: tuchlerm@wlu.edu Office Number: A327

Courses Taught:

• Chem 111 General Chemistry
• Chem 261 Physical Chemistry I
• Chem 262 Physical Chemistry II
• Chem 266 Physical Chemical Measurements I
• Chem 267 Physical Chemical Measurements II
• Chem 298 Atmospheric Science
• Chem 365 Advanced Physical Chemistry

Research Interests: The Tuchler Group

Research Students Supervised: 8 at W&L (Marcurius Byrd, Tom Hunt, Yo Miura, Kiersten Schmidt, Mackenzie Morgan, Susan Smith, Steve Hopkins, and Chris Lue)

Education:

• Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Southern California
  • Professor Curt Wittig
• Doctor of Philosophy in Physical Chemistry, University of Illinois
  • Professor J. Douglas McDonald
• Master of Science in Inorganic Chemistry, University of Chicago
• Bachelors of Arts in Chemistry, Haverford College

Awards:

• ACS Academic Achievement Award
• Outstanding Teacher of Freshman Chemistry at the University of Illinois

Professional Organizations:

• Phi Beta Kappa
• American Chemical Society (ACS)
• American Physical Society (APS)

Publications and Invited Lectures:

• "Effects of Laser Lineshape on Optical Determination of Equilibrium Constants Using CRDS", Gordon Research Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry, September 4-9, 2005, Big Sky, Montana
• "Fundamentals of Quantum Chemistry by James House (2nd edition)" Book Review for J. Chem. Ed.,82 (2005) 1002.
• "CRDS Approach to Gas Phase Equilibrium Constants: The Case of N₂O₄ <--> 2NO₂ at 283 K." (Tuchler, M; Schmidt, K.L.; Morgan, M.M.; Chem. Physl Lett. 401(2005) 393-398)
• "Using Radial Probability Distributions and Effective Charge Fields to Understand Fourth Row Configuration and Ionization Behavior: The Case of Sc", (in process).
• "Quantum Mechanics: A Conceptual Approach by Hendrick Hameka" Book Review for J. Chem Ed., 81 (2004).
• "Using Cavity Ringdown Spectroscopy to Measure Equilibrium Constants: The Case of NO₂<-->N₂O₄ at 283 K.", Sci. Mix Session, American Chemical Society Meeting, Anaheim, CA. 03/04.
• "A CRAS Approach to Equilibrium Constants: The Case of NO₂ and N₂O₄", Gordon Research Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry, September, 2003, Big Sky, Montana
• "A CRAS Approach to Equilibrium", presented to the Department of Chemistry, The College of the Holy Cross, 12/18/02.
• "Reaction Dynamics of Small Molecules: The Devil is in the Details", presented to the Department of Chemistry, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 03/10/00.
• "Photoinitiated H₂CO Unimolecular Decomposition: Accessing H+HCO products via S0 and T1 Pathways", L.R. Valachovic, M.F. Tuchler, M Dulligan, Th. Droz-Georget, M. Zyrianov, A Kolessov, C. Wittig, J. Chem Phys., 112(6), 2752 (2000).
• "HCO Rotational Excitation in the Photoinitiated Unimolecular Decomposition of H₂CO", M. J. Dulligan, M. F. Tuchler, J. S. Zhang, A. Kolessov, C. Wittig, Chem. Phys. Lett. 276, 84 (1997).
• "Real-Time Study of Bimolecular Interactions - Direct Detection of Internal Conversion Involving Br(²P1/2) + I₂(v=0) --> Br(²P3/2) + I₂(v>0)," M. F. Tuchler, S.A. Wright, J. D. McDonald, J. Chem. Phys. 106, 2634 (1997).
• "Picosecond Observation of Electronic Quenching: Br(²P1/2) + I₂(v=0) --> Br(²P3/2) + I₂(v>0) by Geometrically Restricted Reaction," S. A. Wright, M. F. Tuchler, J. D. McDonald; Chem. Phys. Lett. 226, 570 (1994).