Department of Chemistry   

Nedialka I. Iordanova, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry
College of Arts & Sciences
Georgia Southwestern State University,
800 GSW State University Dr., Americus GA 31709                  

Office Location: 319 Roney Building
Office Hours: M 10:30 - 11:30 AM,

T,R 1:00 - 2:00 PM, or by appointment

Phone: (229) 931-2334
Fax: (229) 931-2734
Email: niordano@gsw.edu

  BIOGRAPHY

1997: M.S. in Chemistry,  Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski

2003: Ph.D. in Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University

2003-2005: Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

2005-2009: Assistant Professor, Georgia Southwestern State University

2009-present: Associate Professor, Georgia Southwestern State University

  COURSES 

  PUBLICATIONS

1. Nedialka Iordanova, Michel Dupuis and Kevin M. Rosso, “Theoretical characterization of charge transport in  chromia (α-Cr₂O₃)”, J. Chem. Phys. 123, 074710  (2005)

2. Nedialka Iordanova, Michel Dupuis and Kevin M. Rosso, “Charge transport in metal oxides: A theoretical study of hematite α-Fe₂O₃”, J. Chem. Phys. 122, 144305  (2005)

3. Sharon Hammes-Schiffer and Nedialka Iordanova, “Theoretical studies of proton-coupled electron transfer reactions”, Biochim. Biophys. Acta, 1655, 29 (2004)

4. Claudio Carra, Nedialka Iordanova and Sharon Hammes-Schiffer, “Proton-coupled electron transfer in a model for tyrosine oxidation in photosystem II”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 125, 10429 (2003)

5. Claudio Carra, Nedialka Iordanova and Sharon Hammes-Schiffer, “Proton-coupled electron transfer in DNA-acrylamide complexes”, J. Phys. Chem. B 106, 8415 (2002)

6. Nedialka Iordanova and Sharon Hammes-Schiffer, “Theoretical investigation of large kinetic isotope effects for proton-coupled electron transfer in ruthenium polypyridyl complexes”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 124, 4848 (2002)

7. Nedialka Iordanova, Helene Decornez, and Sharon Hammes-Schiffer, “Theoretical study of electron, proton, and proton-coupled electron transfer reactions in iron bi-imidazoline complexes”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 123, 3723 (2001)

  RESEARCH INTERESTS  

Charge  transfer reactions

Studying Reaction Mechanisms using ab initio methods

Theoretical Characterization of Polymer Surface Modification