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Carl W. Dirk

Organic laboratory coordinator search committee, Chair

Professor
Chemistry and Biochemistry

Office Building: Physical Sciences Building
Office Room: PSSCI 309c&d
Phone: (915) 747-7560
Email: cdirk@utep.edu

Expertise: See Research Profile in Expertise Connector

Bio

No info available.

Awards and Honors

Faculty Student Marshall, College of Science - College of Science (12/01/2010-12/31/2010)
Nomination and runner-up for Chancellor's award for Innovation and Entrenpreneurship - UT System (01/01/2010-12/31/2010)
Marple Schweitzer Lecture Award - Northwestern University (05/01/2007-05/31/2007)
American Chemical Society Analytical Chemistry Division Award for Outstanding Junior
American Institute of Chemistry Award for Outstanding Graduating Senior
Chemistry Department Award for Outstanding Graduating Senior
Graduated Magna Cum Laude

Education

Ph D in Chemistry, Northwestern University (1983)
MS in Chemistry, Northwestern University (1979)
BA in Chemistry & Biology, minor:mathematics, Montclair State College (1977)

Publications

No info available.

Presentations

Exploration of N-thiocarbamoyl-7nitroindolines for the generation of a photocleavable crosslinker (2021), Volume online, P T. Baily, H P. Del Castillo, A Paez, M R. Weaver, R P. Iturralde, Chunqiang Li, Carl W. Dirk, Katja Michael.
Exploration of functional groups in N-derivatized nitroindolines (2019), Volume El Paso, TX Convention Center, Philip T. Baily, Hector P. Del Casillo, Aurelio Paez, Matthew R. Weaver, Roberto Iturralde, Chunqiang Li, Carl W. Dirk, Katja Michael.
Exploration of functional groups in N-derivatized nitroindolines (2019), Volume El Paso, TX, P T. Baily, H P. Del Castillo, A Paez, M R. Weaver, R Iturralde, Chunqiang Li, Carl W. Dirk, Katja Michael.

Grants

No info available.

Current/Future Courses

Term	Course	Section	Syllabus
Spring 2025	CHEM 2324 - Organic Chemistry	23669
Fall 2024	CHEM 2124 - Lab for Organic Chemistry 2324	11243	Syllabus
Fall 2024	CHEM 2325 - Organic Chemistry	10780	Syllabus

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term	Course	Section	Syllabus
Spring 2025	CHEM 2324 - Organic Chemistry	23669
Summer 2024	CHEM 2324 - Organic Chemistry	32487
Summer 2024	CHEM 2325 - Organic Chemistry	30400
Spring 2024	CHEM 2324 - Organic Chemistry	24207
Spring 2024	CHEM 2325 - Organic Chemistry	21179
Fall 2023	CHEM 2324 - Organic Chemistry	14192	Syllabus
Fall 2023	CHEM 2325 - Organic Chemistry	10914	Syllabus
Spring 2023	CHEM 2324 - Organic Chemistry	24775	Syllabus
Spring 2023	CHEM 2322 - Organic Chemistry II	21427	Syllabus
Fall 2022	CHEM 2325 - Organic Chemistry	11693	Syllabus
Fall 2022	CHEM 2321 - Organic Chemistry I	18347	Syllabus
Summer 2022	CHEM 2324 - Organic Chemistry	35558
Summer 2022	CHEM 2325 - Organic Chemistry	30796
Spring 2022	CHEM 2324 - Organic Chemistry	26965
Spring 2022	CHEM 2325 - Organic Chemistry	21609
Fall 2021	CHEM 3301 - Molecular Modeling & Chem Info	16010	Syllabus
Fall 2021	CHEM 2324 - Organic Chemistry	18502	Syllabus
Fall 2021	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	13710
Spring 2021	CHEM 4176 - Introduction to Research	20563
Spring 2021	CHEM 4376 - Introduction to Research	20533
Spring 2021	CHEM 2222 - Organic Chemistry II Lab	22155	Syllabus
Spring 2021	CHEM 2222 - Organic Chemistry II Lab	22156	Syllabus
Spring 2021	CHEM 2222 - Organic Chemistry II Lab	29189	Syllabus
Spring 2021	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	23850
Fall 2020	CHEM 3301 - Molecular Modeling & Chem Info	16288
Fall 2020	CHEM 2325 - Organic Chemistry	11787
Summer 2020	CHEM 2324 - Organic Chemistry	30882	Syllabus
Summer 2020	CHEM 2325 - Organic Chemistry	30883	Syllabus
Spring 2020	CHEM 2324 - Organic Chemistry	22005
Spring 2020	CHEM 2222 - Organic Chemistry II Lab	22459
Spring 2020	CHEM 2222 - Organic Chemistry II Lab	22460
Fall 2019	MASE 6399 - Dissertation	10260
Fall 2019	CHEM 3301 - Molecular Modeling & Chem Info	16810	Syllabus
Summer 2019	CHEM 2124 - Lab for Organic Chemistry 2324	30985	Syllabus
Summer 2019	CHEM 2124 - Lab for Organic Chemistry 2324	31334	Syllabus
Summer 2019	CHEM 2124 - Lab for Organic Chemistry 2324	36266	Syllabus
Summer 2019	CHEM 2125 - Lab for Organic Chemistry 2325	30986	Syllabus
Summer 2019	CHEM 2125 - Lab for Organic Chemistry 2325	31333	Syllabus
Spring 2019	MASE 6399 - Dissertation	29376
Spring 2019	CHEM 2322 - Organic Chemistry II	22380	Syllabus
Spring 2019	CHEM 2222 - Organic Chemistry II Lab	22615	Syllabus
Spring 2019	CHEM 2222 - Organic Chemistry II Lab	22616	Syllabus
Spring 2019	CHEM 2222 - Organic Chemistry II Lab	23267	Syllabus
Fall 2018	CHEM 3301 - Molecular Modeling & Chem Info	17694	Syllabus
Fall 2018	CHEM 2321 - Organic Chemistry I	12572	Syllabus
Summer 2018	CHEM 2124 - Lab for Organic Chemistry 2324	31057	Syllabus
Summer 2018	CHEM 2124 - Lab for Organic Chemistry 2324	31454	Syllabus
Summer 2018	CHEM 2125 - Lab for Organic Chemistry 2325	31058	Syllabus
Summer 2018	CHEM 2125 - Lab for Organic Chemistry 2325	31453	Syllabus
Spring 2018	CHEM 2325 - Organic Chemistry	22300	Syllabus
Spring 2018	CHEM 2222 - Organic Chemistry II Lab	22805	Syllabus
Spring 2018	CHEM 2222 - Organic Chemistry II Lab	22806	Syllabus
Spring 2018	CHEM 2222 - Organic Chemistry II Lab	23521	Syllabus
Fall 2017	CHEM 5396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	19473
Fall 2017	CHEM 3301 - Molecular Modeling & Chem Info	19236	Syllabus
Fall 2017	CHEM 2324 - Organic Chemistry	12138	Syllabus
Summer 2017	CHEM 5396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	30326
Summer 2017	CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	30849
Summer 2017	CHEM 2124 - Lab for Organic Chemistry 2324	31081
Summer 2017	CHEM 2124 - Lab for Organic Chemistry 2324	31534
Summer 2017	CHEM 2125 - Lab for Organic Chemistry 2325	31082
Summer 2017	CHEM 2125 - Lab for Organic Chemistry 2325	31533
Spring 2017	CHEM 2222 - Organic Chemistry II Lab	22921	Syllabus
Spring 2017	CHEM 2222 - Organic Chemistry II Lab	22922	Syllabus
Spring 2017	CHEM 2222 - Organic Chemistry II Lab	23702	Syllabus

Course Evaluations

Term	Course	Section	Evaluation
Summer 2024	CHEM 2324 - Organic Chemistry	32487	Evaluation
Summer 2024	CHEM 2325 - Organic Chemistry	30400	Evaluation
Spring 2024	CHEM 2324 - Organic Chemistry	24207	Evaluation
Spring 2024	CHEM 2325 - Organic Chemistry	21179	Evaluation
Fall 2023	CHEM 2324 - Organic Chemistry	14192	Evaluation
Fall 2023	CHEM 2325 - Organic Chemistry	10914	Evaluation
Spring 2023	CHEM 2324 - Organic Chemistry	24775	Evaluation
Spring 2023	CHEM 2322 - Organic Chemistry II	21427	Evaluation
Fall 2022	CHEM 2325 - Organic Chemistry	11693	Evaluation
Fall 2022	CHEM 2321 - Organic Chemistry I	18347	Evaluation
Summer 2022	CHEM 2324 - Organic Chemistry	35558	Evaluation
Summer 2022	CHEM 2325 - Organic Chemistry	30796	Evaluation
Spring 2022	CHEM 2324 - Organic Chemistry	26965	Evaluation
Spring 2022	CHEM 2325 - Organic Chemistry	21609	Evaluation
Fall 2021	CHEM 3301 - Molecular Modeling & Chem Info	16010	Evaluation
Fall 2021	CHEM 2324 - Organic Chemistry	18502	Evaluation
Spring 2021	CHEM 2222 - Organic Chemistry II Lab	22155	Evaluation
Spring 2021	CHEM 2222 - Organic Chemistry II Lab	22156	Evaluation
Spring 2021	CHEM 2222 - Organic Chemistry II Lab	29189	Evaluation
Fall 2020	CHEM 3301 - Molecular Modeling & Chem Info	16288	Evaluation
Fall 2020	CHEM 2325 - Organic Chemistry	11787	Evaluation
Summer 2020	CHEM 5396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	30276	Evaluation
Summer 2020	CHEM 2324 - Organic Chemistry	30882	Evaluation
Summer 2020	CHEM 2325 - Organic Chemistry	30883	Evaluation
Spring 2020	CHEM 2324 - Organic Chemistry	22005	Evaluation
Spring 2020	CHEM 2222 - Organic Chemistry II Lab	22459	Evaluation
Spring 2020	CHEM 2222 - Organic Chemistry II Lab	22460	Evaluation
Fall 2019	CHEM 3301 - Molecular Modeling & Chem Info	16810	Evaluation
Summer 2019	CHEM 2124 - Lab for Organic Chemistry 2324	30985	Evaluation
Summer 2019	CHEM 2124 - Lab for Organic Chemistry 2324	31334	Evaluation
Summer 2019	CHEM 2124 - Lab for Organic Chemistry 2324	36266	Evaluation
Summer 2019	CHEM 2125 - Lab for Organic Chemistry 2325	30986	Evaluation
Summer 2019	CHEM 2125 - Lab for Organic Chemistry 2325	31333	Evaluation
Spring 2019	CHEM 2322 - Organic Chemistry II	22380	Evaluation
Spring 2019	CHEM 2222 - Organic Chemistry II Lab	22615	Evaluation
Spring 2019	CHEM 2222 - Organic Chemistry II Lab	22616	Evaluation
Spring 2019	CHEM 2222 - Organic Chemistry II Lab	23267	Evaluation

Bio

No info available.

Awards and Honors

Faculty Student Marshall, College of Science - College of Science (12/01/2010-12/31/2010)
Nomination and runner-up for Chancellor's award for Innovation and Entrenpreneurship - UT System (01/01/2010-12/31/2010)
Marple Schweitzer Lecture Award - Northwestern University (05/01/2007-05/31/2007)
American Chemical Society Analytical Chemistry Division Award for Outstanding Junior
American Institute of Chemistry Award for Outstanding Graduating Senior
Chemistry Department Award for Outstanding Graduating Senior
Graduated Magna Cum Laude

Ph D in Chemistry, Northwestern University (1983)
MS in Chemistry, Northwestern University (1979)
BA in Chemistry & Biology, minor:mathematics, Montclair State College (1977)

Publications

No info available.

Presentations

Exploration of N-thiocarbamoyl-7nitroindolines for the generation of a photocleavable crosslinker (2021), Volume online, P T. Baily, H P. Del Castillo, A Paez, M R. Weaver, R P. Iturralde, Chunqiang Li, Carl W. Dirk, Katja Michael.
Exploration of functional groups in N-derivatized nitroindolines (2019), Volume El Paso, TX Convention Center, Philip T. Baily, Hector P. Del Casillo, Aurelio Paez, Matthew R. Weaver, Roberto Iturralde, Chunqiang Li, Carl W. Dirk, Katja Michael.
Exploration of functional groups in N-derivatized nitroindolines (2019), Volume El Paso, TX, P T. Baily, H P. Del Castillo, A Paez, M R. Weaver, R Iturralde, Chunqiang Li, Carl W. Dirk, Katja Michael.

No info available.

Current/Future Courses

Term

Spring 2025

Course

CHEM 2324 - Organic Chemistry

Section

23669

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

CHEM 2124 - Lab for Organic Chemistry 2324

Section

11243

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

CHEM 2325 - Organic Chemistry

Section

10780

Syllabus

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term

Spring 2025

Course

CHEM 2324 - Organic Chemistry

Section

23669

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2024

Course

CHEM 2324 - Organic Chemistry

Section

32487

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2024

Course

CHEM 2325 - Organic Chemistry

Section

30400

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

CHEM 2324 - Organic Chemistry

Section

24207

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

CHEM 2325 - Organic Chemistry

Section

21179

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

CHEM 2324 - Organic Chemistry

Section

14192

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

CHEM 2325 - Organic Chemistry

Section

10914

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

CHEM 2324 - Organic Chemistry

Section

24775

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

CHEM 2322 - Organic Chemistry II

Section

21427

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2022

Course

CHEM 2325 - Organic Chemistry

Section

11693

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2022

Course

CHEM 2321 - Organic Chemistry I

Section

18347

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2022

Course

CHEM 2324 - Organic Chemistry

Section

35558

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2022

Course

CHEM 2325 - Organic Chemistry

Section

30796

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2022

Course

CHEM 2324 - Organic Chemistry

Section

26965

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2022

Course

CHEM 2325 - Organic Chemistry

Section

21609

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2021

Course

CHEM 3301 - Molecular Modeling & Chem Info

Section

16010

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2021

Course

CHEM 2324 - Organic Chemistry

Section

18502

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2021

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

13710

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2021

Course

CHEM 4176 - Introduction to Research

Section

20563

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2021

Course

CHEM 4376 - Introduction to Research

Section

20533

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2021

Course

CHEM 2222 - Organic Chemistry II Lab

Section

22155

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2021

Course

CHEM 2222 - Organic Chemistry II Lab

Section

22156

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2021

Course

CHEM 2222 - Organic Chemistry II Lab

Section

29189

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2021

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

23850

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2020

Course

CHEM 3301 - Molecular Modeling & Chem Info

Section

16288

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2020

Course

CHEM 2325 - Organic Chemistry

Section

11787

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2020

Course

CHEM 2324 - Organic Chemistry

Section

30882

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2020

Course

CHEM 2325 - Organic Chemistry

Section

30883

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2020

Course

CHEM 2324 - Organic Chemistry

Section

22005

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2020

Course

CHEM 2222 - Organic Chemistry II Lab

Section

22459

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2020

Course

CHEM 2222 - Organic Chemistry II Lab

Section

22460

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2019

Course

MASE 6399 - Dissertation

Section

10260

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2019

Course

CHEM 3301 - Molecular Modeling & Chem Info

Section

16810

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2019

Course

CHEM 2124 - Lab for Organic Chemistry 2324

Section

30985

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2019

Course

CHEM 2124 - Lab for Organic Chemistry 2324

Section

31334

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2019

Course

CHEM 2124 - Lab for Organic Chemistry 2324

Section

36266

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2019

Course

CHEM 2125 - Lab for Organic Chemistry 2325

Section

30986

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2019

Course

CHEM 2125 - Lab for Organic Chemistry 2325

Section

31333

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2019

Course

MASE 6399 - Dissertation

Section

29376

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2019

Course

CHEM 2322 - Organic Chemistry II

Section

22380

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2019

Course

CHEM 2222 - Organic Chemistry II Lab

Section

22615

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2019

Course

CHEM 2222 - Organic Chemistry II Lab

Section

22616

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2019

Course

CHEM 2222 - Organic Chemistry II Lab

Section

23267

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2018

Course

CHEM 3301 - Molecular Modeling & Chem Info

Section

17694

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2018

Course

CHEM 2321 - Organic Chemistry I

Section

12572

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2018

Course

CHEM 2124 - Lab for Organic Chemistry 2324

Section

31057

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2018

Course

CHEM 2124 - Lab for Organic Chemistry 2324

Section

31454

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2018

Course

CHEM 2125 - Lab for Organic Chemistry 2325

Section

31058

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2018

Course

CHEM 2125 - Lab for Organic Chemistry 2325

Section

31453

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2018

Course

CHEM 2325 - Organic Chemistry

Section

22300

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2018

Course

CHEM 2222 - Organic Chemistry II Lab

Section

22805

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2018

Course

CHEM 2222 - Organic Chemistry II Lab

Section

22806

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2018

Course

CHEM 2222 - Organic Chemistry II Lab

Section

23521

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2017

Course

CHEM 5396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry

Section

19473

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2017

Course

CHEM 3301 - Molecular Modeling & Chem Info

Section

19236

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2017

Course

CHEM 2324 - Organic Chemistry

Section

12138

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2017

Course

CHEM 5396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry

Section

30326

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2017

Course

CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry

Section

30849

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2017

Course

CHEM 2124 - Lab for Organic Chemistry 2324

Section

31081

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2017

Course

CHEM 2124 - Lab for Organic Chemistry 2324

Section

31534

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2017

Course

CHEM 2125 - Lab for Organic Chemistry 2325

Section

31082

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2017

Course

CHEM 2125 - Lab for Organic Chemistry 2325

Section

31533

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2017

Course

CHEM 2222 - Organic Chemistry II Lab

Section

22921

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2017

Course

CHEM 2222 - Organic Chemistry II Lab

Section

22922

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2017

Course

CHEM 2222 - Organic Chemistry II Lab

Section

23702

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2024

Course

CHEM 2324 - Organic Chemistry

Section

32487

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2024

Course

CHEM 2325 - Organic Chemistry

Section

30400

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2024

Course

CHEM 2324 - Organic Chemistry

Section

24207

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2024

Course

CHEM 2325 - Organic Chemistry

Section

21179

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2023

Course

CHEM 2324 - Organic Chemistry

Section

14192

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2023

Course

CHEM 2325 - Organic Chemistry

Section

10914

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2023

Course

CHEM 2324 - Organic Chemistry

Section

24775

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2023

Course

CHEM 2322 - Organic Chemistry II

Section

21427

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2022

Course

CHEM 2325 - Organic Chemistry

Section

11693

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2022

Course

CHEM 2321 - Organic Chemistry I

Section

18347

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2022

Course

CHEM 2324 - Organic Chemistry

Section

35558

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2022

Course

CHEM 2325 - Organic Chemistry

Section

30796

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2022

Course

CHEM 2324 - Organic Chemistry

Section

26965

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2022

Course

CHEM 2325 - Organic Chemistry

Section

21609

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2021

Course

CHEM 3301 - Molecular Modeling & Chem Info

Section

16010

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2021

Course

CHEM 2324 - Organic Chemistry

Section

18502

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2021

Course

CHEM 2222 - Organic Chemistry II Lab

Section

22155

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2021

Course

CHEM 2222 - Organic Chemistry II Lab

Section

22156

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2021

Course

CHEM 2222 - Organic Chemistry II Lab

Section

29189

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2020

Course

CHEM 3301 - Molecular Modeling & Chem Info

Section

16288

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2020

Course

CHEM 2325 - Organic Chemistry

Section

11787

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2020

Course

CHEM 5396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry

Section

30276

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2020

Course

CHEM 2324 - Organic Chemistry

Section

30882

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2020

Course

CHEM 2325 - Organic Chemistry

Section

30883

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2020

Course

CHEM 2324 - Organic Chemistry

Section

22005

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2020

Course

CHEM 2222 - Organic Chemistry II Lab

Section

22459

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2020

Course

CHEM 2222 - Organic Chemistry II Lab

Section

22460

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2019

Course

CHEM 3301 - Molecular Modeling & Chem Info

Section

16810

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2019

Course

CHEM 2124 - Lab for Organic Chemistry 2324

Section

30985

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2019

Course

CHEM 2124 - Lab for Organic Chemistry 2324

Section

31334

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2019

Course

CHEM 2124 - Lab for Organic Chemistry 2324

Section

36266

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2019

Course

CHEM 2125 - Lab for Organic Chemistry 2325

Section

30986

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2019

Course

CHEM 2125 - Lab for Organic Chemistry 2325

Section

31333

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2019

Course

CHEM 2322 - Organic Chemistry II

Section

22380

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2019

Course

CHEM 2222 - Organic Chemistry II Lab

Section

22615

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2019

Course

CHEM 2222 - Organic Chemistry II Lab

Section

22616

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2019

Course

CHEM 2222 - Organic Chemistry II Lab

Section

23267

Evaluation

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