Adam Daly
- Assistant Professor of Practice
- Member of the Graduate Faculty
Contact
- (520) 621-0515
- Henry Koffler Building, Rm. 201F
- Tucson, AZ 85721
- adaly@arizona.edu
Biography
I grew up in the San Gabriel Valley in Los Angeles California and I attended several universities. I have taught at Humboldt State, CSU East Bay, CSU Los Angeles and the University of Arizona.
I worked in industry for six years before attending graduate school and I have completed several statistics courses. After graduation, I worked in Spain (University of Valladolid) for two years and Pasadena, CA (Caltech) for 2.5 years.
I currently work in the chemical education and physical division in the University of Arizona and continue to develop microwave spectrometers with the Kukolich group. I am involved in many activities such as technology development, spanish language science acquisition and chemical recycling.
Degrees
- Ph.D. Chemistry
- University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States
- Gas Phase Structures and Molecular Constants of Dimers and Molecules determined using Microwave Spectroscopy
- B.S. Chemistry
- Humboldt State University, Arcata, California, United States
- B.S. Physics
- Humboldt State University, Arcata, California, United States
Work Experience
- University of Arizona (2016)
- University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona (2015 - Ongoing)
- University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona (2015 - Ongoing)
- California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California (2013 - 2015)
- California State University - Los Angeles (2013 - 2015)
Interests
Teaching
Chemistry 151 and 152 General ChemistryChemistry 480 a and b Physical ChemistryChem 400b Physical Measurements Laboratory II
Research
Computer - instrument interfaceHigh Resolution SpectroscopyMolecular Modeling
Courses
2025-26 Courses
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Chemical Thinking I
CHEM 151 (Fall 2025) -
Chemical Thinking II
CHEM 152 (Fall 2025)
2024-25 Courses
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Chemical Thinking II
CHEM 152 (Spring 2025) -
Directed Research
BIOC 392 (Spring 2025) -
Directed Research
BIOC 492 (Spring 2025) -
Honors Thesis
BIOC 498H (Spring 2025) -
Senior Capstone
BIOC 498 (Spring 2025) -
Chemical Thinking I
CHEM 151 (Fall 2024) -
Chemical Thinking II
CHEM 152 (Fall 2024) -
Honors Thesis
BIOC 498H (Fall 2024) -
Intro to General Ed Experience
UNIV 101 (Fall 2024) -
Senior Capstone
BIOC 498 (Fall 2024)
2023-24 Courses
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Gen Chem I: Quantitative
CHEM 141 (Summer I 2024) -
Chemical Thinking I
CHEM 151 (Spring 2024) -
Chemical Thinking II
CHEM 152 (Spring 2024) -
Chemical Thinking I
CHEM 151 (Fall 2023) -
Chemical Thinking II
CHEM 152 (Fall 2023) -
Directed Rsrch
MCB 392 (Fall 2023) -
Intro to General Ed Experience
UNIV 101 (Fall 2023)
2022-23 Courses
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Chemical Thinking II
CHEM 152 (Summer I 2023) -
Chemical Thinking I
CHEM 151 (Spring 2023) -
Chemical Thinking II
CHEM 152 (Spring 2023) -
Chemical Thinking I
CHEM 151 (Fall 2022) -
Chemical Thinking II
CHEM 152 (Fall 2022) -
Intro to General Ed Experience
UNIV 101 (Fall 2022)
2021-22 Courses
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Chemical Thinking II
CHEM 152 (Summer I 2022) -
Chemical Thinking I
CHEM 151 (Spring 2022) -
Chemical Thinking II
CHEM 152 (Spring 2022) -
General Chemistry I
CHEM 151 (Fall 2021) -
General Chemistry II
CHEM 152 (Fall 2021) -
Honors Preceptorship
CHEM 291H (Fall 2021) -
Mathematical Physics for Chem
CHEM 380 (Fall 2021)
2020-21 Courses
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GenChem Primer
CHEM 100P (Summer I 2021) -
General Chemistry I
CHEM 151 (Summer I 2021) -
Directed Research
CHEM 392 (Spring 2021) -
General Chemistry I
CHEM 151 (Spring 2021) -
General Chemistry II
CHEM 152 (Spring 2021) -
General Chemistry I
CHEM 151 (Fall 2020) -
General Chemistry II
CHEM 152 (Fall 2020)
2019-20 Courses
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GenChem Primer
CHEM 100P (Summer I 2020) -
General Chemistry I
CHEM 151 (Summer I 2020) -
Preceptorship
CHEM 291 (Summer I 2020) -
General Chemistry I
CHEM 151 (Spring 2020) -
Physical Chemistry
CHEM 480A (Spring 2020) -
Preceptorship
CHEM 491 (Spring 2020) -
General Chemistry II
CHEM 152 (Fall 2019) -
Honors Preceptorship
CHEM 491H (Fall 2019) -
Mathematical Physics for Chem
CHEM 380 (Fall 2019)
2018-19 Courses
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General Chemistry I
CHEM 151 (Summer I 2019) -
General Chemistry I
CHEM 151 (Spring 2019) -
Physical Chemistry
CHEM 480A (Spring 2019) -
Preceptorship
CHEM 491 (Spring 2019) -
General Chemistry II
CHEM 152 (Fall 2018) -
Physical Chemistry
CHEM 480B (Fall 2018)
2017-18 Courses
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General Chemistry II
CHEM 152 (Summer I 2018) -
Honors Preceptorship
CHEM 291H (Summer I 2018) -
General Chemistry I
CHEM 151 (Spring 2018) -
Physical Chemistry
CHEM 480A (Spring 2018) -
General Chemistry I
CHEM 151 (Fall 2017) -
General Chemistry II
CHEM 152 (Fall 2017)
2016-17 Courses
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General Chemistry II
CHEM 152 (Summer I 2017) -
General Chemistry II
CHEM 152 (Spring 2017) -
Honors Independent Study
CHEM 299H (Spring 2017) -
General Chemistry I
CHEM 151 (Fall 2016) -
General Chemistry II
CHEM 152 (Fall 2016)
2015-16 Courses
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General Chemistry I
CHEM 151 (Spring 2016) -
General Chemistry II
CHEM 152 (Spring 2016)
Scholarly Contributions
Journals/Publications
- Daly, A. M., Hill, R. P., Gonzalez, M. G., & Kukolich, S. G. (2024). Microwave measurements and structure calculations for a glyoxylic acid--Water complex. Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy, 399, 111862.
- Daly, A. M., Roehling, K. K., Hill, R. P., Gonzalez, M. G., Kang, X., McElwee-White, L., & Kukolich, S. G. (2024). Microwave spectrum and molecular structure calculations for $eta$4-butadiene ruthenium tricarbonyl. Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy, 405, 111949.
- Roehling, K. K., Hill, R. P., Daly, A. M., & Kukolich, S. G. (2024). Ammonia--Formic acid complex: internal rotation analysis, calculations, and new microwave measurements. Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy, 400, 111884.
- Daly, A. M., & Kukolich, S. G. (2023). Microwave spectrum and structure of a glyoxylic acid--formic acid complex☆. Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy, 395, 111808.
- Nichols, J. L., Roehling, K. K., Daly, A. M., & Kukolich, S. G. (2023). Microwave measurements and calculations for the glyoxylic acid--Formic acid hydrogen-bonded complex. Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy, 395, 111806.
- Roehling, K. K., Nichols, J. L., Daly, A. M., & Kukolich, S. G. (2023). Microwave measurements, calculations, and analysis for the gas phase ammonia-formic acid dimer. Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy, 393, 111772.
- Cabezas, C., Daly, A. M., & Endo, Y. (2021). Reactivity and internal dynamics in the Criegee intermediate CH2OOCO2 system: A rotational study. Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 260, 119945.
- Zhou, Z., Daly, A. M., & Kukolich, S. G. (2021). Microwave measurements of rotational transitions and nitrogen quadrupole coupling for 2-aminopyridine. Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy, 378, 111457.
- ZhouZunwu, ., AitkenR., A., CardinaudCharlotte, ., SlawinAlexandra, M. Z., WangHonghao, ., DalyAdam, M., PalmerMichael, H., & KukolichStephen, G. (2019). Synthesis, microwave spectra, x-ray structure, and high-level theoretical calculations for formamidinium formate. The Journal of Chemical Physics, 150(9), 094305.
- Kang, L., Davis, P., Dorell, I., Li, K., Daly, A., Novick, S. E., & Kukolich, S. G. (2016). Rotational spectra and nitrogen nuclear quadrupole coupling for the cyanoacetylene dimer: HCCCNâ¯HCCCN. Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy, 321, 5-12.
- Kolesnikova, L., Tercero, B., Cernicharo, J., Alonso, J., Daly, A., Gordon, B., & Shipman, S. (2016). VizieR Online Data Catalog: CH$_3$CH$_2$SH detection in Orion KL (Kole. VizieR Online Data Catalog, 178.
- PejlovasAaron, M., DalyAdam, M., AsheArthur, J., & KukolichStephen, G. (2016). Microwave spectra, molecular structure, and aromatic character of 4a,8a-azaboranaphthalene. The Journal of Chemical Physics, 144(11), 114303.
- Alonso, J. L., Bermúdez, C., Calcutt, H., Cernicharo, J., Daly, A. M., Drouin, B., Kisiel, Z., López, A., Marcelino, N., Medvedev, I. R., Neese, C. F., Pszczolkowski, L., Tercero, B., & Viti, S. (2014). VizieR Online Data Catalog: Vibrationally excited vinyl cyanide in Orion-KL (Lopez+, 2014). yCat.
