Curriculum Vitae

Martín G. Zysmilich

Department of Chemistry ..............................Tel. (617) 253-4526

M.I.T. ...................................

Cambridge, MA 02139 ........................e-mail: mgz1@mit.edu

Education

Research Experience

Publications

Conference Presentations

Honors

Teaching Experience

Other Experience

Education
  • Ph. D., Biophysical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Columbia University. Advisor: Ann E. McDermott. September 1996.
  • M. Phil. Department of Chemistry, Columbia University. May 1994.
  • M. A. Department of Chemistry, Columbia University. May 1992.
  • B.S. and M.S., Physical Chemistry Major. School of Exact and Natural Sciences, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina. December 1990. (Licenciartura en Ciencias Químicas, orientación Fisicoquímica)
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Research Experience
  • "Photochemically Induced Nuclear Spin Polarization in the Solid State NMR of Photosynthetic Reaction Centers", Department of Chemistry, Columbia University. December 1991-September 1996.
  • "Influence of Neutronic and Gamma Irradiation upon the Reactivity of Iron Oxides", Department of Inorganic, Analytical and Physical Chemistry, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina. June 1988-August 1990.
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Publications
  • Zysmilich, M. G. and McDermott, A., "Photochemically Induced Dynamic Nuclear Polarization in the Solid-State 15N Spectra of Reaction Centers from Photosynthetic Bacteria Rhodobacter sphaeroides R-26", J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1994, 116, 8362-8363.
  • Zysmilich, M. G. and McDermott, A., "Photochemically Induced Nuclear Spin Polarization in Bacterial Photosynthetic Reaction Centers: Assignments of the 15N SSNMR Spectra", J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1996, 118, 5867-5873.
  • Zysmilich, M. G. and McDermott, A., "Natural Abundance Solid State Carbon NMR studies of Photosynthetic Reaction Centers with Photoinduced Polarization", Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 1996, 93, 6857-6860.
  • dos Santos Afonso, M., Di Risio, C., Zysmilich, M., Marqués, R.O. and Blesa, M.A., "A Model of the Annealing and Activation of Dissolution Sites in Magnetite Exposed to (gamma + n) Radiation", Radiation Phys. and Chem. 1996, 48, 715-718.
  • Zysmilich, M. G., Polenova, T. and McDermott, A., "Solid State NMR Studies of Photoinduced Nuclear Spin Polarization in Photosynthetic Reaction Centers: Mechanism and Simulations", Solid State NMR 1997, in press.
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Conference Presentations
  • 13th Annual Eastern Regional Photosynthesis Conference. Woods Hole, MA. April 1996. Poster Presentation.
  • 36th Experimental Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Conference. Boston, MA. March 1995. Poster presentation.
  • 12th Annual Eastern Regional Photosynthesis Conference. Woods Hole, MA. March 1995. Oral Presentation.
  • Eastern Analytical Symposium. Somerset, NJ. November 1994. Poster presentation.
  • III International Symposium on Magnetic Field and Spin Effects in Chemistry and Related Phenomena. Chicago, IL. September 1994. Poster presentation.
  • 38th Annual Meeting of the Biophysical Society. New Orleans, LA. March 1994. Poster presentation.
  • 10th Annual Eastern Regional Photosynthesis Conference. Woods Hole, MA. April 1993. Poster presentation.
  • XVII Annual Meeting of the Argentine Association of Nuclear Technology. Buenos Aires, Argentina. December 1989. Poster presentation.
  • VI Argentine Congress of Physical Chemistry. Termas de Rio Hondo, Santiago del Estero, Artgentina. April 1989. Poster presentation.
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Honors
  • Miller Award for Excellence in Teaching, Columbia University. New York, NY. April 1993.
  • Undergraduate scholarship for initiation in scientific research. University of Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires, Argentina. 1988-1990.
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Teaching Experience
  • Lecturer. Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Cambridge, MA. Since August 1997.
  • Associate Instructor. General Chemistry Laboratory. Department of Chemistry, Columbia University. New York, NY. September 1996- August 1997.
  • Graduate Instructor. General Chemistry, Physical Chemistry. Department of Chemistry, Columbia University. New York, NY. 1991-1992.
  • Graduate Instructor. General Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry. Department of Inorganic, Analytical and Physical Chemistry, University of Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires, Argentina. 1990-1991.
  • Undergraduate teaching assistant. General Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry. Department of Inorganic, Analytical and Physical Chemistry, University of Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires, Argentina. 1987-1990.
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Other Experience
  • Graduate Student Council Representative. Department of Chemistry, Columbia University. New York, NY. January 1996-September 1996.
  • Secretary-General of the Argentine-North American Association for the Advancement of Science Technology and Culture. New York, NY. 1995-1997.
  • Programmer and DJ. Latin American Department. WKCR-FM. New York, NY. 1994-1996.
  • President of the Graduate Student Committee. Department of Chemistry, Columbia University. New York, NY. 1992-1993.
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