Department of Chemistry
University of South Florida
4202 E. Fowler Avenue, CHE 205A
Tampa, FL 33620-5250
Office: (813) 974-1591, CHE 202B
Lab: CHE 206
Email: cardenas@cas.usf.edu
B.S., Simon Bolivar University, Caracas, Venezuela, 1988
M.S., Simon Bolivar University, 1993
Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, 2000
Computational chemistry, Theoretical chemistry. Simulations of long-time dynamics in biomolecular systems: conformational changes of peptides, protein folding mechanisms, ionic permeation and gating mechanisms in protein channels. Modeling of macromolecular translocation through large protein channels.
Adam Clarke, Mariangela Dametto, Shawn Hamm, Katherine Parra, Christi Whittington Young
Agency: NSF
Duration: May 1, 2005 – April 30, 2010
Title: CAREER: Biomolecular Simulations Coming to Age: Folding of Globular and Membrane-bound Proteins Studied by Computer.(PI)
Agency: NSF
Awarded 2007
Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI) Grant for the acquisition of a computational cluster for research and training at the University of South Florida in partnership with Eckerd College and the University of Tampa. (Co-PI in this grant)
Clarke, A.S, Hamm, S.M. and Cardenas A.E.; Extending atomistic time scale simulations by optimization of the action, in Annual Reports in Computational Chemistry, D. C. Spellmeyer Editor; Elsevier, Amsterdam (in press).
Cardenas, A.E. and Barth, E.; Extending the timescale in atomically detailed simulations in Reviews in Computational Chemistry, K.B. Lipkowitz and D.B. Boyd, Editors, Wiley, New York (in press).
| REF | PRX CRS | SEC | Course Title | CR | Day | Time | Bldg | Room |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80220 | CHM 4410 | 001 | Physical Chemistry I Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics |
4 | TR M |
2:00pm-3:15pm | CHE TBA |
101A TBA |