Algernon T. Kelley, Ph.D.
Lecturer
B.S., Chemistry, Xavier University of Louisiana, 2004
Ph.D., Analytical Chemistry, Louisiana State University, 2009

General Chemistry Lab 1 (1011L)
General Chemistry Lab 2 (1021L)
Organic Chemistry Lab 1 (2230L)
Organic Chemsitry Lab 2 (2240L)
Freshman Seminar (1000/1100)

Algernon Kelley received a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Xavier University of Louisiana in 2004. After graduating from Xavier University, Algernon enrolled at Louisiana State University, where he earned a doctorate in chemistry in 2009.  During his time as a graduate student, Algernon was named recipient of the Eastman Kodak Dr. Theophilus Sorrell Fellowship Award at the 34th Annual National Organization of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBBChe) meeting in 2007.  Between July 2008 and January 2009, Algernon interned at Eastman Kodak Company in Rochester, NY.  While there, he worked in the Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) division.  Upon completing his graduate studies in 2009, Algernon worked at Louisiana State University as a General Chemistry Laboratory Instructor before joining the faculty at Xavier University of Louisiana in 2010.

Algernon’s research interests are primarily the use of various types of microscopy (AFM, SEM, and TEM) to gain insight into how the arrangement/orientation of designed nanomaterials (i.e. nanoparticles, supramolecular structures, etc.) influences their chemical properties.   In addition, his research interests also include exploring green chemistry methods, such as microwave chemistry, as a means to synthesize functionalized nanomaterials.

1. Kelley, A. T.; Ngunjiri, J. N.; Lawrence, S. O.; Crowe, W.; Garno, J. C. Effects of
   concentration when nanografting n-alkanethiols with thiol, hydroxyl, methyl or carboxylic
   acid head groups on Au(111) surfaces. Langmuir, 2010 ,26(5), 3040-3049

2. Kelley A. T.; Alessie, P.; Fornalik, J.E.; Minter, J.; Bessey, P.G.; Garno, J.C.; Royster,T.L.; Nanoscale Investigation and application of nanoparticle dispersions of pigment yellow 185 using organic solvents. ACS Appl. Mater Interfaces, 2010 ,2(1), 61-68

3. Tesfai, A.; Kelley, A. T.; Garno, J. C.; Warner, I. M. Magnetic and Non-Magnetic
   Nanoparticles from Group of Uniform Materials Based on Organic Salts. ACS Nano, 2009. 3(10), 3244-3250

4. Lewandowski, B. R.; Kelley, A. T.; Singleton, R.; Lowry, M.; Warner, I. M.; Garno J. C.
   Nanostructures of Cysteine-Coated CdS Quantum Dots Produced by “Two-Particle”
   Lithography. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2009, 113(15), 5933–5940.

5. Yu, J.-J.; Ngunjiri, J. N.; Kelley, A. T.; Garno, J. C. Nanografting versus Solution Self-Assembly of α,ω-Alkanedithiols on Au(111). Langmuir, 2008, 24, 11661-11668.