Prof. Jorge M. Seminario

Department of Chemical Engineering

Texas A&M University, USA

Email: seminario@tamu.edu

Qualifications

1988  Ph.D., Molecular Science Program, Southern Illinois University, USA

1984  M.Sc., Department ofPhysics, Southern Illinois University, USA

1975  B.Sc., DepartmentElectricalSciences Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería, Perú

Publications (Selected)

1. Paper Based Photoelectrical Devices, A. J. Gimenez, J. M. Yáñez-Limón, and J. M. Seminario, J. Intell. Mater. Syst. Struct., In Press
2. Ab Initio Analysis of the Interactions of GaN Clusters with Oxygen and Water, M. Coan P. Leon-Plata, J. M. Seminario, J. Phys. Chem. C. 116 (22), 12079-12092, 2012
3. Geometric structure and energetics of small iron clusters, K. A Cervantes-Salguero, J. M. Seminario, J. Mol. Modeling, published online, 2012
4. Graphene based vibronic devices, E. P. Bellido and J. M. Seminario, J Phys. Chem C 116(15), 8409–8416, 2012
5. Self-assembly of DNA on a gapped carbon nanotube, A. Bobadilla and J. M. Seminario, J Mol. Model., 18(7), 3291-3300, 2012
6. Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Ion Bombarded Graphene, , E. P. Bellido and J.M. Seminario, Phys. Chem. C, 116 (6), 4044–4049, 2012
7. Computational Molecular Engineering for Nanodevices and Nanosystems, N. L. Rangel, P. A. Leon-Plata and J. M. Seminario", in Practical Aspects of Computational Chemistry I: An Overview of the Last Two Decades and Current Trends, J. Leszczynski, M. K. Shukla, H. de Rode, Eds., New York: Springer. 2012
8. Harmonic force field for nitro-compounds, E. P. Bellido, J. M. Seminario, J. Mol. Modeling, 18(6) 2805-2811, 2011
9. Paper Based Photoconductive Infrared Sensor, A. J. Gimenez, J. M. Yáñez-Limón, J. M. Seminario, J. Phys. Chem. C, 115 (38), 18829–18834, 2011
10. Cardenas-Jiron, P. Leon-Plata, D. Cortes-Arriagada, and J. M. Seminario, J. Phys. Chem. C, 115(32), 16052–16062, 2011
11. Graphene Signal Mixer for Sensing Applications, N. L. Rangel, A. Gimenez, A. Sinitskii, and J. M. Seminario, J. Phys. Chem. C, 115(24), 12128–12134, 2011
12. Molecular electrostatic potentials of DNA base-base pairing and mispairing, I. Otero-Navas and J. M. Seminario, J. Mol. Modeling, Vol. 18(1), 91-101, 2012
13. Ab Initio Analysis and Harmonic Force Fields of Gallium Nitride Nano-clusters, E. C. Perez-Angel and J. M. Seminario, J. Phys. Chem. C, 115, 14, 6467-6477, 2011.
14. DNA-CNT interactions and gating mechanism using MD and DFT, A. D. Bobadilla and J. M. Seminario, J. Phys. Chem. C, 115, 8, 3466-3474, 2011.
15. Light Activation of the Isomerization and Deprotonation of the Protonated Schiff Base Retinal, C. Kubli-Garfias, K. Salazar-Salinas, E. C. Perez-Angel, and J. M. Seminario,. J. Mol. Modeling, Vol. 17(10), 2539-2547, 2011
16. ZnO-Paper based photoconductive UV Sensor, A. J. Gimenez, J. M. Yáñez-Limón, and J. M. Seminario, J. Phys. Chem. C, 115(1), 282, 2011
17. Spectroscopic and Photophysical Studies of Charge-transfer in a Cd₈ thiolate cluster containing a coordinated N-Methyl-4,4-bipyridinium ligand, M.-L. Fu, R. D. Adams, D. Cristancho, P. Leon, and J. M. Seminario, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem.,Vol 2011 (5), 660-665, 2011
18. Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Folding of Supported Graphene, E. P. Bellido and J. M. Seminario, J. Phys. Chem. C, 114(51), 22472-22477, 2010
19. Synthesis, Crystal Structure, Photophysical Properties, and DFT Calculations of a Bis(tetrathia-calix[4]arene) tetracadmium Complex. M.-L. Fu, N. L. Rangel, R. D. Adams, and J. M. Seminario, J. Clust. Sci. 21: 867–878 2010
20. Some recent studies on the local reactivity of O₂ on Pt₃nanoislands supported on mono- and bi-metallic backgrounds, J. C. Sotelo and J. M. Seminario, in Theory and Experiment in Electrocatalysis. vol. 50, P. B. Balbuena and V. R. Subramanian, Eds., ed New York: Springer, pp. 203-242, 2010.
21. Energetics and Vibronics Analyses of the EnzymaticCoupled Electron-Proton Transfer From NfsA Nitroreductase to Trinitrotoluene, K. Salazar and J. Seminario, IEEE Trans. Nanotech., v. 9, No. 5, 2010
22. Single molecule detection using graphene electrodes, N. L. Rangel and J. M. Seminario, J. Phys. B, 43, 155101, 2010
23. Vibronics and plasmonics based graphene sensors, N. L. Rangel and J. M. Seminario, J. Chem. Phys., 132, 125102: 1-4, 2010
24. Polypeptides in alpha-helix conformation perform as diodes, D Cristancho and J. M. Seminario , J. Chem. Phys, 132, 065102: 1-5 2010