Graduate Program Coordinator
Department of Chemistry
College of Agricultural, Human & Natural Sciences
Contact Information:
Office Location: 214 Boswell
Telephone: 615-963-5334
FAX: 615-963-5326
Email: sguha@tnstate.edu
Research Areas:
Atmospheric Chemistry, Computational Modeling of Atmospheric Processes, Kinetics of Atmospheric Reactions, Spectroscopy, Photochemistry, Free Radical Reaction Mechanisms
Publications:
Refereed Journal Article - 18
Book Chapter - 1
Conference Presentations - 10
Book Review - 1
Manuscript Reviews - 11
Most Significant Publications:
1. S. Guha and J. S. Francisco, “Stratospheric Bromine Chemistry: Insights from Computational Studies,” in Computational Chemistry: Reviews of Current Trends, J. Leszczynski, ed., World Scientific Publishing, Singapore, vol. 3, pp. 75-148 (1999).
2. S. Guha and J. S. Francisco, “An Ab Initio Study of the Structures, Vibrational Spectra, and Energetics of AlSHX (where X = −1, 0, +1),” Astrophys. J., 671(2), 2159-2163 (2007).
3. S. Guha and J. S. Francisco, “Bromine-Catalyzed Oxidation of Methane in the Earth’s Atmosphere: An Alternate Perspective,” Res. J. Chem. Environ., 8(3), 11-14 (2004).
4. S. Guha and J. S. Francisco, “An Ab Initio Study of the Pathways for the Reaction Between CH3O2 and BrO Radicals,” J. Chem. Phys., 118(4), 1779-1793 (2003).
5. S. Parthiban, T. J. Lee, S. Guha, and J. S. Francisco, “Theoretical Study of Chlorine Nitrates: Implications for Stratospheric Chlorine Chemistry,” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 125(34), 10446-10458 (2003).
Teaching:
CHEM 1110 and 1111 - General Chemistry I and Laboratory
CHEM 1112 - Honors General Chemistry I
CHEM 1120 and 1121 - General Chemistry II and Laboratory
CHEM 1122 - Honors General Chemistry II
CHEM 5310 - Advanced Physical chemistry I
Awards and Honors:
• Chair, Nashville Section of the American Chemical Society, 2010 & 2011
• Blue and White Award: Diversity and Inclusion (Tennessee State University), 2008
• Who’s Who In the World, 2007-2009
• President’s Fellow (Tennessee State University), 2007-2008
• Who’s Who of Emerging Leaders, 2007
• Who’s Who In America, 2005-2010
• Alpha Chi Honor Society (Board of Directors, University of Dubuque), 1992-1994
• Presidential Scholarship (University of Dubuque), 1991-1994
Government Service:
National Science Foundation, Department of Defense
Education:
Ph.D. (Chemistry) Purdue University
M.S. (Chemistry) Purdue University
B.S. (Chemistry) University of Dubuque
Date joined staff: 2003