Dr. Maria Benavides
Dr. Maria Benavides
Associate Professor, Chemistry Program Coordinator, Assistant ChairNatural SciencesEmail
Phone
713-221-8170
Office
STB340
Biography
Dr. Benavides has a Ph.D. in Theoretical Quantum Chemistry and conducts research in quantum chemistry and molecular modeling. She is an expert in many topics covered in Physical Chemistry. She has published several articles.
Degrees Earned
Ph.D. in Chemistry, Arizona State University
Courses Taught
- CHEM 3130: Physical Chemistry I Lab
- CHEM 3132: Physical Chemistry Lab II
- CHEM 3300: Undergraduate Research
- CHEM 3320: Environmental Chemistry
- CHEM 3330: Physical Chemistry I
- CHEM 3332: Physical Chemistry II
Experience Qualifications
Teaching Experience
- 2004-2005 Adjunct Chemistry Faculty, San Antonio College
- 2005-present Assistant/Associate Professor of Chemistry and Physics, UHD
- 1998-2005 Postdoctoral Fellow, UT Health Science Center at San Antonio
More Information
Publication
- M. Benavides-Garcia and K. Balasubramanian, 2009. Structural Insights into the Binding of Uranyl with Human Serum Protein Apotransferrin-Structure and Spectra of Protein-Uranyl Interactions, Chemistry Res. Toxicol. 22, 1613-1621.
- M.G. Benavides-Garcia and M. Monroe, 2009. Molecular models and IR spectra of asymmetric tetraalkyl phosphonium iodide ionic liquids, Chem Phys. Lett. 479, 238-243.
- A. Garcia, L.C. Torres-Gonzalez, K.P. Padmasree, M.G. Benavides-Garcia and E. M. Sanchez, Conductivity and viscosity properties of associated ionic liquids phosphonium orthoborates, J. Mol. Liq. 178, 57-62 (2013).