Brief C.V. of Dr. Antoni Jurkiewicz

Education

1980-1985 Doctorate of Philosophy in the area of Solid State Physics
                 Institute of Molecular Physics, Poznan, Poland,
                 Thesis: "NMR Studies of Molecular-Macromolecular Dynamics of Coal
                 Structure".
1973-1978 B.Sc. in Organic Chemistry and Technology.
                 Cracow University of Technology, Poland
                 Thesis: "Synthesis and Properties of Beta-Substituted
                  Nitroethylenes.”

Awards and Scholarships

1984          Award of the Chief of the Polish Academy of Sciences for outstanding
                  research in the area of molecular-macromolecular coal structure.
 1987-1990 US Government Fulbright Scholarship Award. Research at
                 Colorado State University, Department of Chemistry, with Professor Gary E.
                 Maciel.

Research interests.

*NMR theory, high resolution NMR in liquid and solid state, spin-lattice, spin-spin
  relaxation phenomena and molecular dynamics, influence of an unpaired
  electron on the nuclear relaxation process.
*NMR and RF electronics, design and construction of magic angle devices,
  development of NMR probeheads.
*characterization of chemical structure and compositions of polymer, monomer
  dyspersity, dynamics of molecular motions in macromolecules, phase
  transitions.
*molecular-macromolecular structure of coal, dynamics of macromolecules and
  molecules in solutions, interaction of electron-donor- acceptor solvents with
  macromolecules

Selected publications.

1. A. Jurkiewicz, Nancy W. Eilerts and Eric T. Hsieh, “The effect of an Unsymetric
    Branched Branch on the 13 C NMR Chemical Shifts of Main Chain Carbons in
    Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry 38( 8), 1210, 2000
2. A. Jurkiewicz, N. W. Eilerts and Eric. T. Hsieh, “ 13 CNMR Characterization of Nickel
    catalyzed Polyethylene”
    Macromolecules, 32(17), 5471, 1999
3. A. Jurkiewicz and G. E. Maciel, “Solid-State 13 C NMR Studies of the
    Interaction of Acetone, Carbon Tetrachloride and Trichloroethylene
    with Soil Components,”
    The Science of Total environment, 164(3), 195, 1995.
4. A. Jurkiewicz and G.E. Maciel, “ 13 C NMR Spin-lattice Relaxation
    Properties and Quantitative Analytical Methodology of 13 C NMR
    Spectroscopy for Coals,”
    Analytical Chemistry, 67(13), 188, 1995.
5. R.A. Wind, R.A. Hall, A. Jurkiewicz, H. Lock, and G.E. Maciel “Two Novel
    DNP-NMR Probes,”
    J. Magnetic Resonance, series A, 110(1), 33, 1994
6. A. Jurkiewicz, Jerry A. Leenher, and Gary E. Maciel, “Quantitativenes in
    the Analysis of Humic and Sediment Samples by Solid-State 13 C NMR
    Spectroscopy” American Chemical Society, Division of Environmental
    Chemistry, Preprints, 33(1) pp178-182, Denver 1993.
7. A. Jurkiewicz, C. E. Bronnimann, and G. E. Maciel, “ 1 H CRAMPS NMR
    Study of the Chemical Functionality of Argonne Premium Coals,”
    Fuel, 73(6),823, 1994.
8. A. Jurkiewicz and G. E. Maciel, "Spin Dynamics and Spin Counting in the
    ¹³ C CP-MAS Analysis of Argonne Premium Coals,"
    Fuel, 73(6), 828, 1994.
9. R. A. Hall, A. Jurkiewicz, and G. E. Maciel, "A Bicyclic Ketone as a
   Solid-State 13 C NMR Intensity Reference,"
   Analytical Chemistry, 65, 534, 1993.
10.  J. B. Lambert, J. S. Frye, and A. Jurkiewicz, "The Provenance and Coal
      Rank of Jet by Carbon-13 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy,"
      Archaometry, 34, 121, 1992.
11. A. Jurkiewicz, "NMR Studies of the Molecular-Macromolecular Structure of Coal",
      in Progress in Molecular Physics, J. Stankowski (ed.),
      Institute of Molecular Physics, Poznan. OWN. Poznan, 1991.
12. A. Jurkiewicz, C. E. Bronnimann, and G. E. Maciel, “High-Resolution 1 H
      NMR Studies of Argonne Premium Coals,” in Magnetic Resonance of
      Carbonaceous Solids, ACS Advances in Chemistry Series 229, Botto
      and Sanada (eds.), American Chemical Society, Washington, D.C.,
      pp. 401-418, 1993.
13. G. E. Maciel, C. E. Bronnimann, A. Jurkiewicz, R. A. Wind, and V. H. Pan
     “Recent Advances in Coal Characterization by 13 C and 1 H NMR,”
      Fuel, 70, 925-930, 1991.
14. A. Jurkiewicz, J. S. Frye, and G. E. Maciel, “Wide-line 2 H NMR Study of
      Perdeuterated Pyridine Imbibed in a Premium Coal,”
      Fuel, 69, 1507- 1510, 1990.
15. A. Jurkiewicz, R. A. Wind, and G. E. Maciel, “The Use of Magnetic
      Resonance Parameters in the Characterization of Premium Coals and
     Other Coals of Various Rank,”
     Fuel, 69, 830-883, 1990.
16. A. Jurkiewicz, C. E. Bronnimann, and G. E. Maciel, “ 1 H CRAMPS Studies
     of Molecular Dynamics of a Premium Coal,”
     Fuel, 69, 804-809, 1990.
17. R. A. Wind, A. Jurkiewicz, and G. E. Maciel, “ 1 H NMR Zeeman
      Relaxation in Premium Coals and other Coals of Various Rank,”
      Fuel, 68, 1189-1197, 1989.
18. F. Derbyshire, A. Marzec, H. R. Schulten, M. A. Wilson, A. Davis,
      P. Tekely, J. J. Delpuech, A. Jurkiewicz, C. E. Bronnimann,
      R. A. Wind, G.E. Maciel, R. Narayan, K. Bartle, and C. Snape,
     “Molecular Structure of Coals: A Debate,”
     Fuel, 68, 1091-1106, 1989
19. A. Jurkiewicz, C. E. Bronnimann, and G. E. Maciel, " 1 H CRAMPS NMR
     Study of the Molecular-Macromolecular Structure of Coal,"
      Fuel, 68, 872-876, 1989.
  
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