Faculty Profiles

Richard A. Palmer
Richard A. Palmer
Professor Emeritus of Chemistry
Office: 
3236 French Family Science Cen, Durham, NC 27708
Phone: 
(919) 660-1539
Fax: 
(919) 660-1605
richard.a.palmer@duke.edu
Research Interests: 

Dr. Palmer's research interests span the areas of analytical, inorganic and physical chemistry. Current projects involve the use of FTIR spectroscopy in the investigation of dynamic processes on the nanosecond to millisecond time scale. Included are nanosecond studies of photoexcited states in metalloproteins and other metal complexes, rheo-optical measurements of the sub-molecular dynamics of polymer films perturbed by mechanical fields and development of fiber optic-based photothermal spectral detection for materials and biomedical applications.

Overview

Education:

Ph.D., University of Illinois 1965

M.S., University of Illinois 1962

B.S., University of Texas, Austin 1957

Metcalf, D. H., et al. “Crown Ether-Lanthanide Complexes Studied by CPL and TL. 1. Solution Stoichiometry of Europium and Terbium Nitrate Complexes of (2R, 3R, 11R, 12R)-2, 3, 11, 12-Tetramethyl-18-crown- 6.” Inorganic Chemistry, vol. 24, no. 4, Jan. 1985, pp. 634–36. Scopus, doi:10.1021/ic00198a041. Full Text

Mcclenny, W. A., et al. “FTIR transmission spectrometry for the nondestructive determination of ammonium and sulfate in ambient aerosols collected on teflon filters.” Atmospheric Environment (1967), vol. 19, no. 11, Jan. 1985, pp. 1891–98. Scopus, doi:10.1016/0004-6981(85)90014-9. Full Text

Holt, E. M., et al. “Crown-ether complexes. V. Lithium nitrate complex with a chiral dimethyl derivative of benzo-14-crown-4, LiNO3.C16H24O4.” Acta Crystallographica Section C Crystal Structure Communications, vol. 40, no. 3, International Union of Crystallography (IUCr), Mar. 1984, pp. 396–98. Crossref, doi:10.1107/s0108270184004273. Full Text

Holt, E. M., et al. “Crown-ether complexes. IV. Lithium nitrate complex with benzo-14-crown-4, LiNO3.C14H20O4.” Acta Crystallographica Section C Crystal Structure Communications, vol. 40, no. 3, International Union of Crystallography (IUCr), Mar. 1984, pp. 394–96. Crossref, doi:10.1107/s0108270184004261. Full Text

Canit, J. C., et al. “Optical and crystallographic evidence for the choice of space group, nature of the crystal phase change and high birefringence in Ln(Apy)6I3.” Journal of Crystallographic and Spectroscopic Research, vol. 13, no. 6, Dec. 1983, pp. 407–12. Scopus, doi:10.1007/BF01194754. Full Text

Childers, J. W., et al. “SPECTRAL CHARACTERIZATION OF REDOX-ACTIVE PRUSSIAN BLUE ON METALLATED PLASMA POLYMER SURFACE MODIFIED CARBON ELECTRODES USING PHOTOTHERMAL DETECTION.” Journal De Physique (Paris), Colloque, vol. 44, no. 10, Jan. 1983. Scopus, doi:10.1051/jphyscol:1983645. Full Text

Mack, M. P., et al. “Circular Dichroism Studies on Three Isomeric Dimethylbenzo-15-crown-5 Ethers and Some of Their Complexes.” Journal of Organic Chemistry, vol. 48, no. 12, Jan. 1983, pp. 2029–35. Scopus, doi:10.1021/jo00160a018. Full Text

Röhl, R., et al. “Photoacoustic determination of optical properties of aerosol particles collected on filters: development of a method taking into account substrate reflectivity.” Applied Optics, vol. 21, no. 3, Feb. 1982, pp. 375–81. Epmc, doi:10.1364/ao.21.000375. Full Text

Röhl, R., et al. “Diffuse Reflectance Attachment for a Photoacoustic Spectrometer.” Analytical Chemistry, vol. 54, no. 7, Jan. 1982, pp. 1234–36. Scopus, doi:10.1021/ac00244a059. Full Text

Kirby, A. F., and R. A. Palmer. “Electronic structure of solid state tris(1,3-diphenyl-1,3-propanedionato)aquoeuropium(III).” Chemical Physics Letters, vol. 80, no. 1, May 1981, pp. 142–45. Scopus, doi:10.1016/0009-2614(81)80076-0. Full Text

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