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Dr. Estelle Nuckels

Office Hours:	Spring 2026: M: 10:30am-4:00pm, Cochran T: 9:00-9:30am, Cochran W: 9:30-11:00am, Cochran R: 9:00-9:30am, Cochran
Locations: (Campus & Office)	Cochran - Dillard Hall - 124 Macon - Jones - 377
Syllabi:	Nuckels-Estelle-CHEM1211K_SP26_03_26336_Nuckels_E.pdf Nuckels-Estelle-CHEM1211L_SP26_53_26337_Nuckels_E.pdf Nuckels-Estelle-CHEM1212K_SP26_02_26338_Nuckels_E.pdf Nuckels-Estelle-CHEM1212L_SP26_53_26339_Nuckels_E.pdf
Teaching and Research Interests:	Dr. Nuckels typically teaches CHEM 1151: Survey of Chemistry I, CHEM 1211: Principles of Chemistry I, CHEM 1212: Principles of Chemistry II and CHEM 3311: Quantitative Analysis, though she has taught the other chemistry courses. Her research interests are in ab initio computational chemistry, specifically intermolecular interactions as well reaction mechanisms and excitation states.
Education: (All institutions attended and degrees or credentials earned)	Ph.D. in Chemistry, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, 2009 B.S. in Chemistry and Mathematics, Concordia University, Seward, NE, 2004
Publications and Scholarships: (Last 5 Years)	“Synthesis of the Moderately Basic Soap Utilizing Fatty Acid Waste” Amurao, Jilian; Brack, Tyler; Nuckels, Estelle; Khatmullin, Renat. Journal of Laboratory Chemical Education 2023, 11(1): 7-10 DOI: 10.5923/j.jlce.20231101.02 “Integrating Quantum Computing into De Novo Metabolite Identification” Tsai, Li-An; Nuckels, Estelle; Wang, Yingfeng. Proceedings of the 14th International Multi-Conference on Complexity, Informatics and Cybernetics (IMCIC 2023). “FragView: An Educational Web Server for Visualizing Metabolite Fragmentation” Kwak, Myungjae; Molina, Matthew; Arnold, Spencer; Woodward, Andrew; An, Jin-Young; Nuckels, Estelle; Wang, Yingfeng. The Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics: JSCI; Volume 20 - Number 5 - Year 2022, pp. 138-147; ISSN: 1690-4524 (Online); https://www.iiisci.org/journal/sci/issue.asp?is=ISS2205 “FragView: An Educational Web Server for Visualizing Metabolite Fragmentation” Kwak, Myungjae; Molina, Matthew; Arnold, Spencer; Woodward, Andrew; An, Jin-Young; Nuckels, Estelle; Wang, Yingfeng. Proceedings of the 13th International Multi-Conference on Complexity, Informatics and Cybernetics (IMCIC 2022). “A Potential Surface for the Interaction between Water, and Coronene as a Model for a Hydrophobic Surface” Huff, Estelle M.; Pulay, Peter; Molecular Physics, 107, 8-12, p.1197 (2009) “Surface interactions of graphitic sheets and water: A study of the hydrophobic effect” Huff, Estelle M.; Pulay, Peter; Abstracts of Papers, 232nd ACS National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, United States, Sept. 10-14, 2006
Professional Affiliations:	American Chemical Society

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