 Contact Information
Chemistry Associate Professor
Department of Natural Sciences
‘Imiloa 116
Windward Community College
45-720 Kea‘ahala Rd.
Kaneohe, HI 96744
Phone: (808) 236-9120
Email: leticia@hawaii.edu
Office Hours - Fall, 2009
Monday: 9:30am to 10:30am
Wednesday: 9:30am to 10:30am, 12:30pm to 1:30pm
Friday: 9:30am to 10:30am, 12:30pm to 1:30pm
Class Schedule - Fall, 2009
Courses Taught
Education
- Mindanao State University, BS Chemistry
- University of the Philippines, MS Chemistry
- University of Hawaii, PhD Chemistry
Campus Activities
Research Interests
- Antioxidants
- Rhodopsin
- Carotenoids
- Skin Erythema
Professional Activities and Affiliations
- UH BOR Excellence in Teaching Award
- Chair-Elect, American Chemical Society Hawaii Section
- Board Director, University of Hawaii Professional Assembly
- Past President, Filipino Association of University Women
- IT Task Force Volunteer, Filipino Community Center
- Wo Learning Champion
- AP Chemistry Reader, College Board
Some Publications
- Colmenares, Leticia U., Young-Robbins, Shirley and Asato, Alfred, 2008. "Structure-Antioxidant Activity of p-Coumaric Acid Analogs", The Chemical Educator (accepted for publication).
- Liu, Robert S. H. and Colmenares, Leticia U. , 2003. " The Molecular Basis for the High Photosensitivity of Rhodopsin", Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 100, 25, 14639-14644.
- Others articles published in J. Am. Chem. Soc., Photochem. Photobiol., J. Phys. Chem., Tetrahedron, Tet. Lett., etc.
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