Small, Yolanda

Small, Yolanda

Assistant Professor
Chemistry

Phone: 718-262-2592
Office Location: AC-3F01J
YSmall@york.cuny.edu

Office Hours  
Spring 2013: Wednesdays  10:00am-11:45am 
Spring 2013: Fridays  10:00am - 11:45am, 2:00pm-3:00pm 
Spring 2013: By appointment  send email to ysmall@york.cuny.edu 
Education:
Degree Institution Field Dates
PhD  Penn State University  Chemistry  2007 
BS  University of Houston  Applied Math & Chemistry  1998 
Dr. Small’s research is at the interface of biology, chemistry and condensed matter physics where she applies computational techniques to address questions ranging from reactions in enzymes, which impact the design of pharmaceuticals for a variety of diseases, to reactions at the aqueous/semiconductor interface, which are necessary for the design novel renewable energy materials. Her scientific expertise is in two main areas: (1) Quantum Mechanical/Molecular Mechanical (QM/MM) modeling and simulations and (2) electronic structure methods using Gaussian-based Density Functional Theory (DFT).
Areas of Expertise:
Theoretical and Computational Chemistry
Quantum Mechanical/Molecular Mechanical Methods
Classical and ab initio Molecular Dynamics
Articles in Field Of Expertise:

Small, Y. A.; DuBois, D.L.; Fujita, E.; Muckerman, J.T.. "Proton Management as a Design Principle for Hydrogenase-inspired Catalysts." Energy and Environmental Science. 4 (2011): 3008-3020.

Shen, X.; Small, Y. A.; Wang, J.; Allen, P. B.; Fernandez-Serra, M. V.; Hybertsen, M. S.; Muckerman, J. T.. "Photocatalytic Water Oxidation Process at the GaN (10-10) – Water Interface." Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 114 (2010): 13695–13704.

Small, Y. A.; Guallar, V.; Soudackov, A. V.; Hammes-Schiffer, S.. "Hydrogen Bonding Pathways in Human Dihydroorotate Dehydrogenase." Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 110 (2006): 19704-19710.

Presented Papers, Lectures, and Exhibitions and Performances:

" Photocatalytic Water Oxidation at the GaN 101bar0 Water Interface " 09/01/2010: Panel of DOE Reviewers and BNL's Center for Functional Nanomaterials staff and guest users.

" Theoretical Cluster Model to Characterize Water Oxidation at the Surface of GaN " 10/10/2010: SUNY Farmingdale State College - Nanotechnology Institute.

" Designing Fluorescent Silver Clusters using DNA as a Scaffold " 08/12/2011: Brookhaven National Laboratory.

" Theoretical Cluster Model to Characterize Water Oxidation at the Surface of GaN " 01/13/2012: CUNY Graduate Center.

" Theoretical Electrochemical Description of Water Splitting Catalysis using Nanoscale Semiconductor Materials and Molecular Co-catalysts " 03/05/2012: CUNY Queens College.

" A Chemist's Journey to Exploring Materials and Enzymes " 03/14/2012: CUNY Medgar Evers College.

" Computation and Synthesis of Silver Nanoclusters Using DNA as a Scaffold " 7/18/2012: Brookhaven National Laboratory.

Professional Honors, Prizes, Fellowships:

Sloan Foundation Pre-doctoral Award: 2003-2006.

Bunton Waller Graduate Fellowship: 2001-2003.

Grants-In-Aid:

DOE/NSF/LSAMP Collaborative, Faculty and Student Teams (FaST) Program at BNL. 6/6/2011 - 8/12/2011: $22000.

DOE, CFN User Facility. 1/2012 - 1/2014: $8500.

DOE, Visiting Faculty Program. 6/4/2012 - 8/10/2012: $12000.

Offices Held In Professional Societies:

Co-Chair Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS) New York Section of the American Chemical Society: Fall 2011 - Spr 2014.

Other Professional Activities and Public Service:

American Chemical Society - Member: 2002 - present.

Journal of Physical Chemistry B - Referee: 2007.

Document Actions
Small, Yolanda
 

Small, Yolanda
Assistant Professor
Chemistry