ASTGHIK A SHAHKHATUNI

 
Address: Khaghagh Don St., 27, apt. 42, Yerevan, 0087, Armenia
Phone: mobile: (094)-134135; work: (010)-287423
Fax: (010)-282267
Email: astra@msrc.am; astriksh@gmail.com
Web: http://www.msrc.am/Nmr/Astghik/

Education

 
  Candidate degree (Ph.D.) in Physical Chemistry, NMR Laboratory, Molecular Structure Research Center (MSRC), National Academy of Sciences, Yerevan, Armenia
  M.S. Physics, Yerevan State University, Faculty of Molecular Physics
  B.S. Physics, Yerevan State University, Physics Department

Work Experience

 
2009 (Jan) - present Project leader, ANSEF-2009 research grant
2008 (Oct) - present Researcher at NMR Laboratory, MSRC, Yerevan, Armenia
2007 (Sep) - 2008 (Sep) Visiting Researcher at Chemistry Department, Georgetown University, Washington DC, USA
2006 (Jul) - 2007 (Aug) Project participant, CRDF International Collaborative Research Grant
2006 (Apr -May) Visiting Scholar in Department of Structural Biology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, PA, USA
2006 (Jan) - 2006 (Jun) Project leader, ANSEF-2006 research grant
2006 (Jan) - 2007 (Aug) Researcher at NMR Laboratory, MSRC, Yerevan , Armenia
2004 (Oct) - 2005 (Dec) Junior Researcher at NMR Laboratory, MSRC, Yerevan, Armenia
2004 (Feb-Mar),(Aug-Sep) Visiting Scholar in Department of Chemistry, UC Berkeley, USA
2004 - 2006 Project participant, CRDF International Collaborative Research Grant
2001 - 2004 Research Assistant in NMR Laboratory, MSRC, Yerevan, Armenia

Awards

2009 Grant for research, Armenian National Science and Education Fund (ANSEF)
2007 Fulbright Visiting Scholar Grant, September 2007 - September 2008
2006 Grant for research, Armenian National Science and Education Fund (ANSEF)
2005 2005 NATO Scholarship Grant, attendance of International School of Structural Biology and Magnetic Resonance (NATO Advanced Study Institute), Erice, Sicily, Italy, June 22-July 3.
Young Scientist Award, IV National Conference "New Achievements of NMR in Structural Research", Kazan, Russia, April 4 - 7.
2004 Travel Grant, National Foundation for Science and Advanced Technology in Armenia (NFSAT), visit to UC Berkeley, USA, August 23 - September 18.
  Student Stipend Award, Small Molecule NMR (SMASH) Conference, Breckenridge, Colorado, USA, September 12 - 15.

Publications

  1. A. A. Shahkhatuni and A. G. Shahkhatuni, "3D Structure Determination of Biomolecules by NMR Spectroscopy of Weakly Oriented Samples", Uspekhi Khimii, 2002, 71(12), 1132-1172, in Russian (Int. Edition: A. A. Shahkhatuni and A. G. Shahkhatuni, "Determination of the three-dimensional structure for weakly aligned biomolecules by NMR spectroscopy", Rus. Chem. Rev., 2002, 71(12), 1005-1040).

  2. A. G. Shahkhatuni, A. A. Shahkhatuni, H. A. Panosyan, G. H. J. Park, R. W. Martin, and A. Pines, "NMR Studies of 13C-Iodomethane: Comparison of Spectral Behaviors in Thermotropic and Lyotropic Liquid Crystals", J. Phys. Chem. A, 2004, 108(33), 6809-6813.

  3. G. H. J. Park, R. W. Martin, D. Sakellariou, A. Pines, A. G. Shahkhatuni, A. A. Shahkhatuni, and H. A. Panosyan, "Variable Angle Spinning (VAS) NMR Study of Solvent Effects in Liquid Crystalline Solutions of 13C-Iodomethane", Chem. Phys. Lett., 2004, 399(1-3), 196-199.

  4. A. A. Shahkhatuni, "Solvent Independence of Structural Parameters of Furan and Thiophene in Some Liquid Crystalline Solvents", J. Mol. Struct., 2005, 743, 217-222.

  5. A. A. Shahkhatuni, "Solvent effects on structural parameters of monosubstituted halomethanes in different liquid crystals", Chem. J. Arm., 2005, 58(1-2), 97-102 (in Russian).

  6. A. A. Shahkhatuni, A. G. Shahkhatuni, A. B. Sahakyan, H. A. Panosyan, I.-J. L. Byeon, and A. M. Gronenborn, "Assessment of Solvent Effects: Do Weakly Aligned Media Affect the Structure of the Solute?," Magn.Reson.Chem, 2007, 45, 557-563.

  7. A. B. Sahakyan, A. A. Shahkhatuni, A. G. Shahkhatuni, and H. A. Panosyan, "Dielectric permittivity and temperature effects on spin–spin couplings studied on acetonitrile", Magn.Reson.Chem, 2007, 46, 63-68.

  8. A. B. Sahakyan, A. G. Shahkhatuni, A. A. Shahkhatuni, and H. A. Panosyan, "Torsion sensitivity in NMR of aligned molecules: study on various substituted biphenyls", Magn.Reson.Chem, 2007, 46, 144-149.

  9. A. B. Sahakyan, A. G. Shahkhatuni, A. A. Shahkhatuni, and H. A. Panosyan, "Electric Field Effects on One-Bond Indirect Spin-Spin Coupling Constants and Possible Biomolecular Perspectives", J. Phys. Chem. A 2008, 112, 3576-3586.

  10. K. Ma, A. A. Shahkhatuni, B. S. Somashekar, G. A. Nagana Gowda, Y. Tong, C .L. Khetrapal, and R. G. Weiss, "Room-Temperature and Low-Ordered, Amphotropic-Lyotropic Ionic Liquid Crystal Phases Induced by Alcohols in Phosphonium Halides", Langmuir 2008, 24, 9843-9854.

  11. A .A. Shahkhatuni, K. Ma, R. G. Weiss, "Designing amphotropic smectic liquid crystals based on phosphonium salts for partial ordering of solutes as monitored by NMR spectroscopy", J. Phys. Chem B 2009; 113, 4209-4217.

Presentations

  1. A. G. Shahkhatuni, A. A. Shahkhatuni, H. A. Panosyan, G. H. J. Park, and A. Pines, "NMR Spectroscopy in Liquid Crystals: Weak-aligning Lyotropics as Perfect Solvents", 45th Experimental Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Conference (ENC), April 18 - 23, 2004, Pacific Grove, California, USA.

  2. A. A. Shahkhatuni, H. A. Panosyan, G. H. J. Park, and A. Pines, "Significant Improvement of Accuracy in NMR Structure Determination of Small Molecules", (Poster Presentation), Small Molecule NMR Conference (SMASH 2004), September 12 - 15, 2004, Breckenridge, Colorado, USA.

  3. G. H. J. Park, R. W. Martin, A. Pines, A. A. Shahkhatuni, H. A. Panosyan, and A. G. Shahkhatuni, "NMR Studies of Small Molecules in Thermotropic and Lyotropic Liquid Crystals", 228th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, August 22 - 26, 2004, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

  4. A. A. Shahkhatuni, "Solvent independence of structural parameters of furan and thiophene in some liquid crystalline solvents", IV National Conference on NMR spectroscopy, April 4 - 7, 2005, Kazan, Russia.

  5. A. A. Shahkhatuni, A. G. Shahkhatuni, and H. A. Panosyan, "Unambiguous structures in NMR spectroscopy of oriented molecules", IV National Conference on NMR spectroscopy, April 4 - 7, 2005, Kazan, Russia.

  6. A. G. Shahkhatuni, H. A. Panosyan, and A. A. Shahkhatuni, "Which liquid crystalline solvents are relevant for NMR spectroscopy. Solvent independent unambiguous NMR structures of oriented molecules", EUROMAR/EENC 2005, 3 - 8 July 2005, Veldhoven, The Netherlands.

  7. A. G. Shahkhatuni, A. A. Shahkhatuni, and H. A. Panosyan, "Solvent effects on NMR-structure: Myth or reality?, Meeting “NMR in Oriented Media", 28 September - 2 October 2005, Tropea, Italy.

  8. A. B. Sahakyan, A. A. Shahkhatuni, H. A. Panosyan, and A. G. Shahkhatuni, "Small Molecules Warn BioNMR: Some Weakly Aligning Media Can Be Dangerous for 3D Structure Determination!" Small Molecule NMR Conference (SMASH 2006), September 10 - 13, 2006, Burlington, VT, USA.

  9. A. B. Sahakyan, A. G. Shahkhatuni, A. A. Shahkhatuni, and H. A. Panosyan, "Possible NMR Detection of Electric Fields in Biomolecules", 48 th ENC, April 22 - 28, 2007, Daytona Beach, Florida.

  10. A. G. Shahkhatuni, A. B. Sahakyan, A. A. Shahkhatuni, S. S. Mamyan, and H. A. Panosyan, "Mystery of Solvent Effects in NMR Spectroscopy of Oriented Molecules", Meeting "NMR in Oriented Media", Tropea, 3-7 October 2007, Italy.

  11. A. G. Shahkhatuni, A. B. Sahakyan, A. A. Shahkhatuni, H. A. Panosyan, and C. Qian, "Deviation from P2 Angular Dependence of Dipolar Couplings Scaling in VASS Experiments", 49th ENC, 9-14 March 2008, Pacific Grove, USA.

  12. A. A. Shahkhatuni, A. B. Sahakyan, A. O. Piroyan, H. A. Panosyan, A. G. Shahkhatuni, and "Controlled Alignment of Molecules by Flow Gradient", 49th ENC, 9-14 March 2008, Pacific Grove, California, USA.

  13. A. A. Shahkhatuni, K. Ma, and R. G. Weiss, "Exploring the Potential of Amphotropic Liquid Crystals as Orienting Media for NMR Spectroscopy", 40-th MARM, May 17-21, 2008, Bayside, NY.