Kyle Tubbs

Undergraduate Student

Phone: (435) 797-0365

FAX: (435) 797-3390

Mailing Address:
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Utah State University
0300 Old Main Hill
Logan, UT 84322-0300

Current Activities

Kyle graduated from the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Utah State University in May 2004. He is now enrolled in medical school at the University of Washington.

Publications

K. J. Tubbs, E. Szajna, B. Bennett, J. A. Halfen, R. W. Watkins, A. M. Arif, L. M. Berreau, "Mononuclear Nitrogen/sulfur-Ligated Cobalt(II) Methoxide Complexes: Structural, EPR, Paramagnetic ¹H NMR, and Electrochemical Investigations," Dalton Transactions 2004, 2398-2399. (HTML)

K. J. Tubbs, A. L. Fuller, B. Bennett, A. M. Arif, L. M. Berreau, "Mononuclear N₃S(thioether)-Ligated Copper(II) Methoxide Complexes: Synthesis, Characterization, and Hydrolytic Reactivity," Inorg. Chem. 2003, 42, 4790-4791. (PDF)

K. J. Tubbs, A. L. Fuller, B. Bennett, A. M. Arif, M. M. Makowska-Grzyska, L. M. Berreau, "Evaluation of the Influence of a Thioether Substituent on the Solid State and Solution Properties of N₃S-ligated Copper(II) Complexes," Dalton Transactions 2003, 3111-3116. (PDF)

D. K. Garner, R. A. Allred, K. J. Tubbs, A. M. Arif, L. M. Berreau, "Synthesis and Characterization of Mononuclear Zinc Aryloxide Complexes Supported by Nitrogen/Sulfur Ligands Possessing an Internal Hydrogen Bond Donor," Inorg. Chem. 2002, 41, 3533-3541. (PDF)

Poster Presentations

Lisa M. Berreau, Kyle J. Tubbs, Amy L. Fuller, Brian Bennett, and Atta M. Arif, "Influence of Thioether Substituent on the Geometry of Nitrogen/Sulfur-ligated Divalent Copper Complexes," ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, March 2003.

Lisa M. Berreau, Amy L. Fuller, Kyle J. Tubbs, Brian Bennett, and Atta M. Arif, "Synthesis, Characterization, and Reactivity of Mononuclear Nitrogen/Sulfur-ligated Copper Methoxide Complexes," ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, March 2003.

Kyle J. Tubbs, Amy L. Fuller, Atta M. Arif, and Lisa M. Berreau, "Divalent Copper Complexes of Nitrogen/Sulfur Ligands Possessing an Internal Hydrogen Bond Donor," ACS National Meeting, Boston, MA, Aug. 18-22, 2002.

Kyle J. Tubbs, Magdalena M. Makowska-Grzyska, Russell A. Allred, Atta M. Arif, and Lisa M. Berreau, "Dopamine to Norepinephrine: A Chemical Investigation"; Student Showcase, Utah State University, April 2002.

Kyle presenting his poster at the ACS National Meeting, Boston, MA, Aug. 2002.

Awards and Honors

USU Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Outstanding Graduating Senior, 2004
USU Irving Condie Frost Endowed Scholarship Award, 2003
Harris O. and Eleanor Y. Van Orden Endowed Scholarship Award, 2002
Undergraduate Research Award, 2002
URCO Research Grant, 2001