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PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

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

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

Inorganic Chemistry 2012, 51, 9168-9170

13. Wakanda Forever: Vibranium and the 5g Subshell

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

The Chemical Educator 2023, 28, 80-82

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12. Games for the Inorganic Chemistry Classroom

ZacharyThammavongsy*, Madalyn R. Radlauer*

Inorganic Chemistry 2022, 61, 12063-12066

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11. Facilitating Difficult Discussions in STEM

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*

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

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

Journal of Chemical Education 2020, 97, 4385-4390

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9. Designing Educational Tabletop Games for the Inorganic Chemistry Classroom

ZacharyThammavongsy

ACS Symposium Series 2020, 1370, 65-76

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8. Modular synthesis of symmetric proazaphosphatranes bearing heteroatom groups

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

Tetrahedral Letters 2020, 61, 152056

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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

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

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)

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

Author: Andrea Widener

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

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13. Laotians in Medicine and Research Symposium

Author: Souvixada Somsacksy

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

Author: Lucy Yang

Chemistea Podcast - Sep 2021

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11. d-Orbital Games Featuring Dr. Zach Thammavongsy

Author: Dan Huh, Jared Bruce, and Krista

Excited State Podcast - Episode 8 - May 28, 2021

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10. C&EN's 2020 Holiday Gift Guide

Author: Bethany Halford

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

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9. Chemistry-style fun and games

Author: Alex Scott

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

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8. GCI Postdoc Named Future Leader By American Chemical Society

Author: Monroe Roush

Chapman News - April 27, 2020

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7. Future Leaders 2020 Gallery

Author: Peter Carlton

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

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6. CAS names its 2020 Future Leaders

Author: Linda Wang

Chemical & Engineering News - March 30, 2020

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5. Imagination Gaming Family & Education Award Winners 2018

Author: Jacqueline Williams

Imagination Gaming News - July 2018

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4. Chemistry Education: All Fun and Games

Author: Marika Wieliczko

Royal Society of Chemistry Americas Blog - May 17, 2018

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3. UCI Celebration of Teaching - 2018

Author: Andrea Aebersold

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

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2. From Thin Air: Harvesting CO2

Director: Chris Jespersen

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

Author: John Thompson

Western Washington University: Western Today - September 5, 2012

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