Postdoctoral Research Associate,
Computational Chemical Sciences Group,
Computer Science and Mathematics Division

Education, Professional Experience, Activities, and Honors: Michael Drummond received B.S. degrees in Chemistry and Biochemistry from Bradley University (Peoria, IL) in 1999. During his undergraduate studies, Michael studied molecular dynamics of water clusters under Dr. Wayne Bosma (Bradley University) and value-added products from soybean hulls under Dr. David Sessa (National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, Peoria, IL). During his graduate study under Dr. Bruce Bursten at The Ohio State University (Columbus, OH), Michael used Density Functional Theory (DFT) and Time-Dependent DFT to investigate the ground- and excited-state chemistry of dinuclear organometallic compounds. He received his Ph.D. in Chemistry in December of 2004, and has worked as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Oak Ridge National Laboratory since January of 2005. His current research involves investigating the electronic structure of conjugated oligomers and methane-MgO surfaces. Michael has been been awarded a Procter & Gamble Industrial Fellowship (2003) and has been recognized as the International Young Chemistry Writer of the Year (2004) for his essay on chemical abiogenesis.

Interests and Expertise: Theoretical and computational chemistry, photochemistry, catalysis.

Publications:

1. Bradley, P.M.; Drummond, M.L.; Turro, C.; Bursten, B.E. "Observation of the photogenerated CO-loss intermediate from [CpFe(CO)]2(mu-CO)(mu-CHCH3) via time-resolved IR spectroscopy", Inorg. Chim. Acta, 334, 371-375 (2002).
2. Bursten, B.E.; Chisholm, M.H.; Drummond, M.L.; Gallucci, J.C.; Hollandsworth, C.B. "Cyclooctatetraene ditungsten alkoxides: W2(mu-eta5,eta5-COT)(OR)4, where R = CH2tBu, IPr, and tBu", J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 22, 4077-4083 (2002).
3. Bursten, B.E.; Drummond, M.L.; Li, J. "The quantum chemistry of d- and f-element complexes: From an approximate existence to functional happiness", Faraday Discuss., 124, 1-24 (2003).
4. Drummond, M.L.; Barckholtz, T.A.; Bursten, B.E. "What is the "Best" Density Functional for Inorganic Systems? Benchmark Studies of the Structures and C-O Stretching Frequencies of Mononuclear and Dinuclear Carbonyl Complexes", in prep.
5. Drummond, M.L.; Barckholtz, T.A.; Bursten, B.E. "Insights and surprises uncovered via Density Functional Theory calculation of experimental infrared spectra of dinuclear carbonyl complexes", in prep.
6. Drummond, M.L.; Bursten, B.E. "A systematic and quantitative assessment of the accuracy, capabilities, and limitations of Time-Dependent Density Functional Theory", in prep.
7. Drummond, M.L.; Bursten, B.E. "The isomerism and photochemistry of Fe2(eta5-C5H5)2(CO)2(mu-CO)2 and its derivatives as determined through the use of Density Functional Theory", in prep.

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