Matthew K. Sprague
Associate Professor of Chemistry
St. Norbert College
Last
updated May 2024
Contact
Information
- Email: matthew.sprague [at] snc.edu
- Phone: x3280 (920-403-3280)
- Office: Gehl-Mulva Science Center, Room 3103
- Office Hours: MWF 9:40�10:40, or by appointment, or
just drop by my office to ask questions
Spring
2025 Courses
- General Chemistry 2 (CHEM 107, Section A)
- Physical Chemistry 2 (CHEM 332, Section A)
Class materials are available on Canvas (requires logging in with your
SNC credentials).
Professional
Appointments
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Associate Professor of Chemistry, St. Norbert
College, 2021�present
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Assistant Professor of Chemistry, St. Norbert
College, 2015�2021
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Research Chemist (postdoctoral scholar), National
Institute of Standards and Technology, 2013�2015
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Lecturer in Chemistry, California Institute of
Technology, 2012�2013
Educational
Background
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Ph.D., Physical Chemistry, California Institute of
Technology, 2005�2012
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B.S., Chemistry, Ithaca College, 2001�2005
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B.A., Physics, Ithaca College, 2001�2005
Research
Interests (Computational Chemistry)
- Thermochemistry of polyoxide formation from peroxy
species
- Ozonolysis of alkenes and formation of Criegee
Intermediates
- Assessment of uncertainty on computed thermochemical
data
- Effects of hydrogen bonding on vibrational spectra
Peer-Reviewed Publications
9. F.J. Lovas and M.K. Sprague, �Microwave spectral study of SO2�CO,� J. Mol. Spec., 2015, 316: 49�53, doi:10.1016/j.jms.2015.07.005
8. M.K. Sprague and K.K. Irikura, �Thermochemistry of HO2+HO2-->H2O4: Does HO2 dimerization affect laboratory studies?� J. Phys. Chem. A, 2015, 119 (27): 7052�7062, doi:10.1021/acs.jpca.5b04265
7. P.P. Hughes, A. Beasten, J.C. McComb, M.A. Coplan, M. al-Sheikhly, A.K. Thompson, R.E. Vest, M.K. Sprague, K.K. Irikura, and C.W. Clark, �High-resolution, vacuum-ultraviolet absorption spectrum of boron trifluoride,� J. Chem. Phys., 141, 194301 (2014), doi:10.1063/1.4901324
6. M.K. Sprague and K.K. Irikura, �Quantitative estimation of uncertainties from wavefunction diagnostics,� Theor. Chem. Acc., 2014, 133 (9): 1544, doi:10.1007/s00214-014-1544-z
5. M.K. Sprague, L.A. Mertens, H.N. Widgren, M. Okumura, S.P. Sander, and A.B. McCoy, �Cavity ringdown spectroscopy of the hydroxy-methyl-peroxy radical,� J. Phys. Chem. A, 2013, 117 (39): 10006�10017, doi:10.1021/jp400390y
4. M.K. Sprague, E.R. Garland, A.K. Mollner, C. Bloss, B.D. Bean, M.L. Weichman, L.A. Mertens, M. Okumura, and S.P. Sander, �Kinetics of n-butoxy and 2-pentoxy isomerization and detection of primary products by infrared cavity ringdown spectroscopy,� J. Phys. Chem. A, 2012, 116 (24): 6327�6340, doi:10.1021/jp212136r
3. A.K. Mollner, S. Valluvadasan, L. Feng, M.K. Sprague, M. Okumura, D.B. Milligan, W.J. Bloss, S.P. Sander, P.T. Martien, R.A. Harley, A.B. McCoy, and W.P.L. Carter, �Rate of gas phase association of hydroxyl radical and nitrogen dioxide,� Science 330 (2010): 646�649, doi:10.1126/science.1193030
2. A.B. McCoy, M.K. Sprague, and M. Okumura, �The role of torsion/torsion coupling in the vibrational spectrum of cis-cis HOONO,� J. Phys. Chem. A, 2010, 114 (3): 1324�1333, doi:10.1021/jp905731h
1. P.M. Dentinger, B.A. Simmons, E. Cruz, and M. Sprague �DNA-mediated delivery of lipophilic molecules via hybridization to DNA-based vesicular aggregates,� Langmuir, 2006, 22 (7), 2935�2937, doi:10.1021/la053005o