ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF CHEMISTRY

Department of Science
Black Hills State University
1200 University Street,Unit 9003
Spearfish, SD  57799
 

Office: 110 Life Sciences Laboratory
Phone: 605-642-6516
Email: Dan.Asunskis@BHSU.edu

Education

     B.S. Chemistry, Truman State University, 1999
     Ph.D. Chemistry, Kansas State University, 2005
     Post-Doctoral Research Associate, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2005-2010 

Publications

• I.L. Bolotin, D.J. Asunskis, A.M. Jawaid, Y. Liu, P.T. Snee, L. Hanley, “Effects of surface chemistry and shape on nonlinear absorption, scattering, and refraction of PbSe nanocrystals”, Accepted, Proc. SPIE, 7935, 2011.
• I.L. Bolotin, D.J. Asunskis, A.M. Jawaid, Y. Liu, P.T. Snee, L. Hanley, “Effects of Surface Chemistry on Nonlinear Absorption, Scattering, and Refraction of PbSe and PbS Nanocrystals”, Journal Physical Chemistry C, 114, 16257–16262, 2010.
• D.J. Asunskis, I.L. Bolotin, J.E. Haley, A. Urbas, L. Hanley, “Effects of Surface Chemistry on Nonlinear Absorption of PbS Nanocrystals”, Journal Physical Chemistry C., 113, 19824–19829, 2009.
• A.M. Zachary, I.L. Bolotin, D.J. Asunskis, A.T. Wroble, L. Hanley, “Cluster Beam Deposition of Lead Sulfide Nanocrystals into Organic Matrices”, Applied Materials and Interfaces, 1(8), 1770-1777, 2009.
• D.J. Asunskis, I.L. Bolotin, and L. Hanley, “Nonlinear optical properties of PbS nanocrystals grown in polymer solutions”, Journal Physical Chemistry C. 112, 9555-9558, 2008.
• A.T. Wroble, J. Wildeman, D.J. Asunskis, and L. Hanley, “Growth of Phenylene Vinylene Thin Films via Surface Polymerization by Ion-Assisted Deposition”, Thin Solid Films, 516, 7386-7392, 2008.
• D.J. Asunskis, I.L. Bolotin, A.T. Wroble, A.M. Zachary, L. Hanley, Lead Sulfide Nanocrystal-Polymer Composites for Optoelectronic Applications, Macromolecular Symposium, 268, 33-37, 2007.
• D.J. Asunskis and L. Hanley, Valence-Band and Core-Level X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy of Lead Sulfide Nanoparticle-Polymer Composites, Surface Science, 601, 4648-4656, 2007.
• D.J. Asunskis and P.M.A. Sherwood, “Thin Oxide-Free Phosphate Films of Various Composition Formed on the Surface of Vanadium Metal and Characterized by X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy”, Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A, 24, 1179-1189, 2006.
• H. Kim, D.W. Graham, A.A. Dispirito, M.A. Alterman, N. Galeva, C.K. Larive, D. Asunskis, P.M.A. Sherwood, “Methanobactin, a Copper-Acquisition Compound for Methane-Oxidizing Bacteria”, Science, 305, 1612-1615, 2004.
• D.J. Asunskis and P.M.A. Sherwood, “The Study of Vanadium Phosphates by Valence Band X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy”, Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A, 21, 1133-1138, 2003.
• A.L. Asunskis, K.J. Gaskell, D.J. Asunskis and P.M.A. Sherwood, “Valence Band X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Studies of Different Forms of Sodium Phosphate”, Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A, 21, 1126-1132, 2003.
• Yu-Qing Wang, D.J. Asunskis and P.M.A. Sherwood, “Iron (II) phosphate Fe₃(PO₄)₂ by XPS”, Surface Science Spectra, 9, 91-98, 2002.
• Daniel Asunskis and Peter M.A. Sherwood, “Vanadyl (V) Orthophosphate Dyhydrate (VOPO₄∙2H₂O) by XPS”, Surface Science Spectra, 9, 114-120, 2002.
• Daniel Asunskis and Peter M.A. Sherwood, “Vanadyl (IV) Hydrogen Phosphate Hemihydrate (VOHPO₄∙¹/₂H₂O) by XPS”, Surface Science Spectra, 9, 121-127, 2002.
• Daniel Asunskis and Peter M.A. Sherwood, “Vanadyl (IV) Dihydrogen Phosphate (VO(H₂PO₄)₂) by XPS”, Surface Science Spectra, 9, 128-134, 2002.
• B. T. Langdon, V. J. MacKenzie, D. J. Asunskis and D. F. Kelley, “Electron Injection Dynamics of Ru II (4,4'-dicarboxy-2,2'-bipyridine)₂ cis (NCS)₂ Adsorbed on MoS₂ Nanoclusters,” Journal Physical Chemistry B, 103 , 11176, 1999.

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