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Andrzej A. Jarzecki

Asst Professor   Department: Chemistry   Location: 228 Ingersoll Hall Extension   Phone: 718-951-5000 x2822   Fax: 718-951-4607   Email:

at Brooklyn College since 2004 1999-2004: Post-doctoral Fellow with Thomas G. Spiro, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 1997-1999: Post-doctoral Fellow with Ernest R. Davidson, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 1997: Ph.D., University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR (Physical/Theoretical Chemistry) Advisor: Peter Pulay Education: Ph.D., University of Arkansas - 1997 Areas of Expertise: Theoretical: Prediction of molecular and spectroscopic properties (UV, Infrared, Raman and resonance Raman) of molecules with a special focus on transition and heavy metal compounds. Various applications of electronic structure calculations to enhance understanding of the structure and function of native metals in proteins and the toxicity of heavy metals. Research interests and computational applications span areas of modern chemistry, biochemistry, geochemistry, and environmental science. Books and Publications A.A. Jarzecki, (2009) Quantum-Mechanical Calculations of Resonance Raman Intensities: The Weighted-Gradient Approximation, Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 113, 2926-2934. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2009 C.S.K. Rajapakse, A. Martnez, B. Naoulou, A.A. Jarzecki, L. Surez, C. Deregnaucourt, V. Sinou, J. Schrvel, E. Musi, G. Ambrosini, G.K. Schwartz and R.A. Snchez-Delgado (2009) Synthesis, Characterization, and in vitro Antimalarial and Antitumor Activity of New Ruthenium(II) Complexes of Chloroquine, Inorganic Chemistry, 48, 1122-1131. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2009 J. Suarez, K. Ranguelova, A.A. Jarzecki, J. Manzerova, V. Krymov, X. Zhao, S. Yu, L. Metlitsky, G.J. Gerfen, R.S. Magliozzo (2009) An oxyferrous heme/protein-based radical intermediate is catalytically competent in the catalase reaction of M. tuberculosis catalase-peroxidase (KatG) Journal of Biological Chemistry, J. Biol. Chem. 284, 7017-7029. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2009 O.W. Duckworth. J.R. Bargar, A.A. Jarzecki, O. Oyerinde, T.G. Spiro and G. Sposito (2009) The exceptionally stable cobalt(III)-desferrioxamine B complex, Marine Chemistry, 113, 114-122. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2009 P.M. Kozlowski, J.R. Bingham, A.A. Jarzecki (2008) Theoretical Analysis of Core Effect in Metalloporphyrins Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 112, 12781-12788. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2008 A.A. Jarzecki (2007) Lead Poisoned Zinc Fingers: Quantum-Mechanical Exploration of Structure, Coordination and Electronic Excitations, Inorganic Chemistry, 46, 7509-7521. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2007 P.M. Kozlowski, T. Andruniow, A.A. Jarzecki, M. Zgierski, T.G. Sprio (2006) DFT analysis of Co-alkyl and Co-adenosyl vibrational modes in B12-cofactors, Inorganic Chemistry, 45, 5585-5590. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2006 P.M. Kozlowski, V.V. Nazarenko, A.A. Jarzecki (2006) DFT analysis of interligand vibrations in a hydroperoxo complex of cobalt bleomycin. Inorganic Chemistry, 45: 1424-1426. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2006 V. Guallar, A.A. Jarzecki, R.A. Friesner, and T.G. Spiro (2006) Modeling of ligation-induced helix/loop displacements in myoglobin: Toward an understanding of hemoglobin allostery, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 128: 5427-5435. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2006 A.A. Jarzecki, T.G. Spiro (2005) Porphyrin distortion from resonance Raman intensities of out-of-plane modes: Computation and modeling of N-methylmesoporphyrin, a ferrochelatase transition state analog Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 109: 421-430 (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2005 A.D. Anbar, A.A. Jarzecki, T.G. Spiro (2005) Theoretical investigation of iron isotope fractionation between Fe(H2O)63+ and Fe(H2O)62+: Implications for iron stable isotope geochemistry Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 69: 825-837. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2005 D.C. Edwards, S.B. Nielsen, A.A. Jarzecki, T.G. Spiro (2005) Experimental and theoretical vibrational spectroscopy studies of acetohydroxamic acid and desferrioxamine B in aqueous solution: effects of pH and iron complexation Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 69: 3237-3248. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2005 F. De Angelis, A.A. Jarzecki, R. Car, T.G. Spiro (2005) Quantum chemical evaluation of protein over heme ligation: CO/O2 discrimination in myoglobin Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 109: 3065-3070 (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2005 G.P. Horsman, A. Jirasek, F.H. Vaillancourt, C.J. Barbosa, A.A. Jarzecki, C. Xu, Y. Mekmouche, T.G. Spiro, J.D. Lipscomb, M.W. Blades, R.F.B. Turner, L.D. Eltis (2005) Spectroscopic studies of the anaerobic enzyme-substrate complex of catechol 1,2-dioxygenase Journal of the American Chemical Society, 127: 16882-16891. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2005 A.A. Jarzecki, A.D. Anbar, T.G. Spiro (2004) DFT analysis of Fe(H2O)63+ and Fe(H2O)62+ structure and vibrations; Implications for isotope fractionation Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 108: 2726-2732 (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2004 S. Venkateshrao, J. Yin, A.A. Jarzecki, P.G. Schultz, and T.G. Spiro (2004) Porphyrin distortion during affinity maturation of a ferrochelatase antibody, monitored by resonance Raman spectroscopy Journal of the American Chemical Society, 126: 16361-16367 (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2004 Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums "Toxicity of Lead: Quantum-Mechanical Exploration of Lead Poisoned Zinc Fingers." - Invited talk at the Sixth Congress of International Society for Theoretical Chemical Physics, held in Vancouver, Canada (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2008 "Toxicity of Lead: Quantum-Mechanical Exploration of Lead Poisoned Zinc Fingers." Invited talk at the American Chemical Society 40-th Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting held in New York City. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2008