Charles J. Simmons, Ph.D

After completing his MS and Ph.D degrees in physical/inorganic chemistry at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, Dr. Simmons has been teaching undergraduate and graduate chemistry courses for the past 20 years. He is currently director of the Minority Biomedical Research Support (MBRS/NIH) X-ray Diffraction Laboratory at the University of Hawaii at Hilo.



Contact Information

Address: Division of Natural Sciences
University of Hawaii at Hilo
200 W. Kawili St.
Hilo, HI 96720

Office Phone: (808) 974-7317
Email: simmonsc@hawaii.edu



Recent Publications

Masters, V.M.; Riley, M.J.; Hitchman, M.A.;and Simmons, C. "Clarification of the Crystal Structure of
[(HC(Ph2PO)3)2Cu](ClO4)2•2H2O". Inorg. Chem. 2001, 40, 4478.

Simmons, C.J.; Hitchman, M.A,; Stratemeier, H. "Influence of Deuteration on the Crystal Structure of
(NH4)2[Zn(H2O)6](SO4)2". Inorg. Chem. 2000, 39, 6124.

Simmons, C.J.; Hitchman, M.A.; Stratemeier, H.; Astley, T. "Effect of Zn Substitution upon the Crystal Structure of (ND4)2[Cu/Zn(D2O)6](SO4)2". Inorg. Chem. 2000, 39, 4651.

Hitchman, M.A.; Simmons, C.J.; Stratemeier, H. "EPR of two Cu2+ Complexes Showing Dynamic Jahn-Teller Effects". Applied Magn. Resonance 2000, 19, 121.

Figgis, B.N.; Sobolev, N.; Simmons, C.J.; Hitchman, M.A.; Stratemeier, H.; Riley, M.J. "Bonding Effects and the Crystal Structures of (NH4)2[Cu(H2O)6](SO4)2 and its (H2O)18 Substitution Form at 9.5 K". Acta Crystallogr. Sect. B 2000, 56, 438.

Hitchman, M.A.; Maaskant, W.; Plas, J. van der; Simmons, C.J.; Stratemeier, H. Cooperative Jahn-Teller Interactions in Dynamic Copper(II) Complexes - Temperature Dependence of the Crystal Structure and EPR Spectrum of Deuterated Ammonium Copper(II) Sulfate Hexahydrate. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1999, 121, 1488.









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