CV

Matthias Selke - CV

B.S. 1990 (magna cum laude), University of Southern California; Ph.D. (Organic Chemistry) 1995, UCLA; Postdoctoral Research Associate (Bioinorganic Chemistry) 1995-1998, UCLA; Assistant Professor, CSULA 1998-2002; Associate Professor, CSULA, 2002-2007; Professor, CSULA, 2007 - present; Dreyfus Start-up Award, 1998; Research Corp Cottrell Award 1999; Siemens Mentor Recognition Award, 2001 and 2004; Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award, 2004; California State University, Los Angeles Outstanding Professor Award, 2013.

• Development of inorganic and organometallic photosensitizers
• Photochemistry and photophysics of photosensitizers attached to nanomaterials.
• Synthesis, characterization, and reactivity of peroxidic species and intermediates.
• Study of ligand oxidation (especially thiolate ligands) to mimic damage to metalloenzymes by oxidation of ligands at the active site.
• Exploration of the inorganic and organometallic chemistry of singlet oxygen.
• Climatology, especially long-term cycles in Southern California.

Upper division/graduate courses:

• Advanced Inorganic Chemistry (Chem 5600)
• Bioinorganic Chemistry (Chem 4850)
• Advanced Organic Chemistry/Physical Organic Chemistry (Chem 4200)
• Advanced Synthetic Laboratory Methods (Chem 4810)
• Organic Chemistry I and II (Chem2200 and 3200)
• Honors College Year-long Undergraduate Thesis Course (HNRS 4950-4970)

Lower division courses:

• Chem 1010, Fundamentals of Chemistry I (For Health Science and Nutritional Science Majors)
• Chem 1020, Fundamentals of Chemistry II (For Nutritional Science Majors)

• Graduate Studies Committee
• Advisor for the Departmental Honors Program
• Faculty advisor for Kalahi, the Filipino-American Student Organization at CSULA