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PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

1. Ligand Based Reduction of Carbon Dioxide and Release of Carbon Monoxide on Iron (II)

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Zachary Thammavongsy, Takele Seda, Werner Kaminsky, Lev N. Zakharov, John D. Gilbertson*

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Inorganic Chemistry 2012, 51, 9168-9170

13. Wakanda Forever: Vibranium and the 5g Subshell

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Sibrina N. Collins*, LaVetta Appleby, Darryl Boyd, ZacharyThammavongsy​

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The Chemical Educator 2023, 28, 80-82

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12. Games for the Inorganic Chemistry Classroom

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ZacharyThammavongsy*, Madalyn R. Radlauer*​

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Inorganic Chemistry 2022, 61, 12063-12066

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11. Facilitating Difficult Discussions in STEM

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Brenna M.G. Gormally, Rebecca Green, Aaron W. Harrison, Brian A. Hoover, Kenjiro Quides, Zachary Thammavongsy, Shana R. Welles, Bingjie Zhang, Kelsey M. Gray, Gregory R. Goldsmith*

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Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education 2021, 22, 2, 1-3

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10. 1H NMR Spectrum: A Team-Based Tabletop Game for Molecular Structure Elucidation

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ZacharyThammavongsy, Michael A. Morris, Renée D. Link*

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Journal of Chemical Education 2020, 97, 4385-4390

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9. Designing Educational Tabletop Games for the Inorganic Chemistry Classroom

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ZacharyThammavongsy

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ACS Symposium Series 2020, 1370, 65-76

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8. Modular synthesis of symmetric proazaphosphatranes bearing heteroatom groups

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ZacharyThammavongsy, Joseph W. Ziller, Jenny Y. Yang*

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Tetrahedral Letters 2020, 61, 152056

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7. Promoting Proton Coupled Electron Transfer in Redo Catalysts through Molecular Design

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Zachary Thammavongsy, Ian P. Mercer, Jenny Y. Yang*

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Chemical Communications 2019, 55, 10342-10358

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6. Crystal structure of NiFe(CO)5[tris(pyridylmethyl)azaphosphatrane]: a synthetic mimic of the NiFe hydrogenase active site incorporating a pendant pyridine base

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Natwara Sutthirat, Joseph W. Ziller, Jenny Y. Yang, Zachary Thammavongsy*

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Acta Crystallographica Section E 2019, E75, 438-442

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5. Adaptable Ligand Donor Strength: Tracking Trannsannular Bond Interactions in Tris(2-pyridylmethyl)-azaphosphatrane (TPAP)

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Zachary Thammavongsy, Drew W. Cunningham, Natwara Sutthirat, Reed J. Eisenhart, Joseph W. Ziller, Jenny Y. Yang*

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Dalton Transactions 2018, 47, 14101-14110

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4. Electronic and Steric Tolman Parameters for Proazaphosphatranes, the Superbase Core of the Tri(pyridylmethyl)azaphosphatrane (TPAP) Ligand

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Zachary Thammavongsy, Ivy M. Kha, Joseph W. Ziller, Jenny Y. Yang*

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Dalton Transactions 2016, 45, 9853-9859

3. Flexibility is Key: Synthesis of a Tripyridylamine (TPA) Congener with a Phosphorus Apical Donor and Coordination to Cobalt(II)

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Zachary Thammavongsy, Juliet F. Khosrowabadi Kotyk, Charlene Tsay, Jenny Y. Yang*

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Inorganic Chemistry 2015, 54, 11505-11510

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2. Pyridinediimine Iron Dicarbonyl Complexes with Pendant Lewis Bases and Lewis Acids Located in the Secondary Coordination Sphere

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Zachary Thammavongsy, Micah E. LeDoux, Andrew G. Breuhaus-Alvarez, Takele Seda, Lev N. Zakharov, John D. Gilbertson*

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European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry 2013, 22-23, 4008-4015

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PRESS RELEASES

14. The chemistry of quilting and a rapid-fire carbon game​

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Author: Andrea Widener

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Chemical & Engineering News - August 21, 2022, Volume 100, Issue 29

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13. Laotians in Medicine and Research Symposium

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Author: Souvixada Somsacksy

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Laotian American Community of Fresno - Nov 21, 2021

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12. On representation, education, and d-Orbital Games: a chat with Dr. Zach Thammavongsy

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Author: Lucy Yang

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Chemistea Podcast - Sep 2021

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11. d-Orbital Games Featuring Dr. Zach Thammavongsy

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Author: Dan Huh, Jared Bruce, and Krista

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Excited State Podcast - Episode 8 - May 28, 2021

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10. C&EN's 2020 Holiday Gift Guide

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Author: Bethany Halford

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Chemical & Engineering News - November 15, 2020, Volume 98, Issue 4

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9. Chemistry-style fun and games

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Author: Alex Scott

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Chemical & Engineering News - August 2, 2020, Volume 98, Issue 30

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8. GCI Postdoc Named Future Leader By American Chemical Society

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Author: Monroe Roush

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Chapman News - April 27, 2020

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7. Future Leaders 2020 Gallery​

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Author: Peter Carlton

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CAS - A Division of the American Chemical Society News - April 2020

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6. CAS names its 2020 Future Leaders

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Author: Linda Wang

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Chemical & Engineering News - March 30, 2020

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5. Imagination Gaming Family & Education Award Winners 2018

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Author: Jacqueline Williams

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Imagination Gaming News - July 2018

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4. Chemistry Education: All Fun and Games

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Author: Marika Wieliczko

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Royal Society of Chemistry Americas Blog - May 17, 2018

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3. UCI Celebration of Teaching - 2018

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Author: Andrea Aebersold

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UCI Division of Teaching Excellence and Innovation - April 29, 2018

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2. From Thin Air: Harvesting CO2

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Director: Chris Jespersen

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Western Washington University: The Planet Magazine - November 18, 2012

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1. WWU Student Pioneers New Method for Breaking Down Harmful Greenhouse Gas

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Author: John Thompson

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Western Washington University: Western Today - September 5, 2012

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