Professor
Office: 473 Kopchick Hall
Phone: 724-357-4489
Email: rfsee@iup.edu
Education
BA- State University of New York, Fredonia
MA- State University of New York, Buffalo
PhD- State University of New York, Buffalo
Postdoctoral Fellowship- Harvard University
Field
Inorganic Chemistry
Computational Chemistry
Courses
CHEM 100 Preparatory Chemistry
CHEM 111/112 General Chemistry I and II
CHEM 113/114 Advanced General Chemistry I & II
CHEM 214 Intermediate Inorganic Chemistry
CHEM 290 Chemistry Seminar I
CHEM 411 Advanced Inorganic Chemistry
Research Interests
Our research works to understand the physical basis for the bonding and structure of a variety of chemical species. Currently, we are focusing on metal-ligand interactions in coordination and organometallic compounds, as expressed in both discrete molecular compounds and extended macromolecular arrays.
Select Publications
Ronald F. See, Thomas A. Baker and Pamela J. Kahler, "On the Geometry of Simple Molecules, II. Modeling the Geometry of AX3E and AX2E2 Molecules through Non-Bonded Repulsions." Inorganic Chemistry (2005) 44, 4961-4968.
Ronald F. See, "Which method of assigning bond order in Lewis structures best reflects experimental data? An analysis of the octet rule and formal charge systems for Period 2 and 3 nonmetallic compounds." Journal of Chemical Education (2009) 86, 1241-1247.
Ronald F. See and Daniel Kozina, "Quantification of the trans influence in d8 square planar and d6 octahedral complexes: a database study." Journal of Coordination Chemistry (2013) 66, 490-500.