Tim Kowalczyk , PhD
Professor · he/him
Office
Location
CB 241
Hours
On leave Fall 2024; please email to schedule
Research Interests
Our research focuses primarily on organic materials that combine light-absorbing and electrically conducting components in a single package. We develop and apply computational strategies rooted in quantum mechanics to understand the self-assembly and electronic properties of these materials. We are also interested in predictive models of photostability: how long will an organic dye integrated into a device operate before it is photodamaged? We are developing a simulation framework based on density functional tight binding which will allow us to identify and control key degradation pathways.
Educational & Professional Experience
B.S. Chemistry and Mathematics, University of Southern California, 2007
Ph.D. Physical Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012
JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow, Nagoya University, 2012-2014
Visiting Scholar, University of Tokyo, Fall 2024
Selected Awards & Honors
Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award, 2023
National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award, 2019
OpenEye Outstanding Junior Faculty Award in Computational Chemistry, Fall 2018
Research Corporation for Science Advancement Cottrell Scholar Award, 2018
Snohomish PUD Professor of Energy Studies, 2017-2018
Recent Publications
T. M. Leo*, M. Robbins*, A. Sullivan*, H. Thornes*, G. Fitzsimmons*, A. Goodey*, T. Kowalczyk (2024) Simulation of interlayer coupling for electroactive covalent organic framework design. J. Chem. Phys. 160, 184704.
H. R. Lewine*, A. G. Teigen*, A. M. Trausch*, K. M. Lindblom*, T. Seda, E. W. Reinheimer, T. Kowalczyk, J. D. Gilbertson (2023) Sequential Deoxygenation of CO2 and NO2– via Redox-Control of a Pyridinediimine Ligand with a Hemilabile Phosphine. Inorg. Chem. 62, 15173-15179.
L. Frey, O. Oliveira, A. Sharma, R. Guntermann, S. P. S. Fernandes, K. M. Cid-Seara, H. Abbay*, H. Thornes*, J. Rocha, M Döblinger, T. Kowalczyk, A. Rao, L. M. Salonen, D. D. Medina (2023) Building Blocks and COFs Formed in Concert–Three Component Synthesis of Pyrene‐Fused Azaacene Covalent Organic Framework in the Bulk and as Films. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 62, e202302872.
This article was featured in a themed collection "Rethinking Chemistry" in Angew. Chem.
M. Y. Deshaye*, A. T. Wrede*, T. Kowalczyk (2023) Electronic transition dipole moments from time-independent excited-state density-functional tight-binding. J. Chem. Phys. 158, 134104.