Department of Chemistry

Chung Sik Kim

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Chung Sik Kim

Contact Information

Department of Chemistry
University of South Florida
4202 E. Fowler Avenue, CHE 205A
Tampa, FL 33620-5250

Lab: (813) 974-7392, BSF 363
Email: ckim3@mail.usf.edu

Education

• 2005-present: University of South Florida, Tampa, FL; Dr. Zhang's research group
• 1999-2001: Masters in Supramolecular Chemistry, Kyungnam University, Masan, Korea

Professor: Peter Zhang

Research Areas

Design, Synthesis and Characterization of Porphyrins

Our research goals are to synthesize novel functional porphyrins and their application in the following fields.

1. Development of catalytic systems for selective chemical reactions, especially for asymmetric organic synthesis.
2. Discovery of new diagnostic and therapeutic agents for diseases such as cancer and neurodegenerative diseases.
3. Construction of functional models for enzymatic systems that can mediate important chemical and energy transformations; and
4. Synthesis of novel functional materials such as metal-organic frameworks for hydrogen storage and solar energy conversion.

Selected publications:

1. S. Lee; J. Seo; I. Yoon; C. Kim; K. Choi; J. Kim; and S. Lee. "A Poly(bicylic dimer) and a Cyclic Tetramer: Ligand Isomerism of S₂O₂ Macrocyles During the Asembly of Supramolecular Silver (I) Complexes." Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 3525, 2006.
2. C. Kim, K. Choi, S. Lee, and Y. Kim. "The Study of Synthesis and X-ray Crystal Structure of novel S/O Mixed Macrocycle." Kyungnam University Science Journal, 17, 115, 2003.
3. C. Kim, K. Choi, S. Lee, and Y. Kim. "A Study on Synthesis of S/O Mixed Donor Macrocycles" Kyungnam University Science Journal, 17, 123, 2003.

Current Courses (Fall 2009)