Dr. Paul Siders

Associate Professor

Theoretical Physical Chemistry

Office: Chem 313

Phone: (218) 726–7394

Fax: (218) 726–7394

E-mail: psiders@d.umn.edu

Personal Webpage: http://www.d.umn.edu/~psiders

• Ph.D. 1974 California Institute of Technology

• Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Notre Dame, Indiana

Research Interests

• Theoretical Chemistry: Statistical Methods and Kinetics

Representative Publications

1. "Monte Carlo Study of a Monolayer of Hard Oblate Spheroids," P. Siders, Molecular Physics, 68, 1001-1013, 1989.
2. "Monte Carlo Calculation of Orientationally Anisotropic Pair Distributions and Energy Transfer in a Model Monolayer," H. Mengtao and P. Siders, J. Phys. Chem., 94, 7280-7288, 1990.
3. "Monte-Carlo Calculation of Energy and Electron Transfer in a Monolayer of Spheroids," P. Siders, J. Chem. Soc., Faraday Trans., 87 (1), 51-56, 1991.
4. "Statistical Thermodynamics of Hard Spheres in a Narrow Cylindrical Pore," Q. Xin, I. Hiyane, P. Siders, J. Chem. Soc., FaradayTrans., 90, 973-977, 1994.
5. "Molecular Hartree-Fock Model of Calcium Carbonate," Y. Mao and P. Siders, THEOCHEM, accepted for publication, 1997.

Education

• University of Wisconsin, Whitewater B.S., Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics, 1983
• California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA Ph.D., Physical Chemistry, 1983

Jobs and Academic Positions

• Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Notre Dame, Indiana, 1983-1985
• Assistant Professor, Florida Atlantic University, 1985-1986
• Summer Research Associate, Argonne National Laboratory, 1986
• Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota, Duluth, 1986-1991
• Associate Professor, University of Minnesota, Duluth, 1991-Present

Professional and Honor Societies & Awards

• American Chemical Society