Present | Faculty Member, Georgia Southern University ‐ Department of Biochemistry, Chemistry, and Physics | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
2013 - Present | Internal proposal to support a new graduate student |
Georgia Southern University | |
Colleague(s): Dr. Xu | |
$15,000 | |
2008 - 2011 | Chemical Analysis of Biological Metabolites |
Merck Institute for Science Education | |
Colleague(s): Robert Sheaff | |
$60,000 | |
2006 - 2009 | Molecular Libraries from Imidazole-4,5-dicarboxylic Acid |
NIH-GMS | |
Colleague(s): Paul Baures | |
$646,172 | |
2006 - 2009 | Molecular Libraries from Imidazole-4,5-dicarboxylic Acid (Supplement) |
NIH-GMS | |
Colleague(s): Paul Baures | |
$197,676 | |
2007 - 2008 | Advanced Signaling through Photophysical Quenching |
OSRHE | |
$51,520 | |
2006 | Molecular libraries from imidazole-4,5-dicarboxylic acid |
Teledyne Isco | |
Organic Purification Grant | |
Colleague(s): Paul Baures | |
$9,000 | |
2005 - 2006 | Polymer Nanocomposites: Property Enhancement with ROMP Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes |
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education | |
$38,750 | |
2004 - 2006 | Second Generation Photocatalytic Oxidation Processes for the NASA Advanced Water Recovery System |
NASA EPSCoR | |
Colleague(s): James Harmon, Mark Nanny, and Elizabeth Butler | |
$126,500 | |
2005 | Development of Visible light packed bed photocatalyst |
TU Faculty Research Grant | |
$1,000 | |
2003 - 2004 | Lysine Decarboxylase Activity in Periodontitis Patients |
NIH-NIDCR | |
Colleague(s): Martin Levine | |
$26,014 | |
2002 - 2004 | Processes for In-Situ Incapacitation of Explosives |
Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism | |
Colleague(s): Allen Apblett | |
$144,155 | |
2001 - 2004 | Development of Molecularly Imprinted Polymer Sensors for Chemical Warfare Agents Utilizing Combinatorial Chemistry Techniques |
DOD DEPSCoR | |
$425,000 | |
2001 - 2004 | Second Generation Photocatalytic Oxidation Processes for the NASA Advanced Water Recovery System |
NASA EPSCoR | |
Colleague(s): James Harmon, Mark Nanny, and Elizabeth Butler | |
$189,750 | |
2000 | Software Grant for reviewing ChemOffice Ultra 2000 Enhanced |
CambridgeSoft Corporation | |
$2,000 | |
2000 | Synthesis of Rigid Histamine H3 Compounds |
TU Faculty Development Summer Fellowship Summer Fellowship | |
$5,070 | |
1999 | Investigation of the Reaction Mechanism of the Titanium Isopropoxide Reductive Amination Reaction |
TU Faculty Development Summer Fellowship | |
$4,555 | |
1998 - 1999 | Used Energy Related Equipment Grant |
U.S. Department of Energy | |
$244,000 | |
1998 | Investigation of Carbohydrates as Chiral Auxiliaries in Asymmetric Synthesis |
TU Faculty Development Summer Fellowship | |
$4,389 | |
1998 | Software Grant for reviewing ChemOffice Ultra 98 |
CambridgeSoft Corporation | |
$1,995 | |
1997 - 1998 | Phase II: Preparation of High Purity Compounds for Thermodynamic Evaluation |
BDMPetroleum Technologies | |
$49,995 |
Professional Service and Affiliations
2005 - Present | Member, Outstanding Researcher Award Selection Committee | 2002 - Present | Mentor, TU Orientation Camp | 2000 - Present | Member, E&NS College Committee on Rights and Responsibilities | 1999 - Present | Advisor, Pre-Pharmacy | 1998 - Present | Member, Pre-Med Advisory Board | 1998 - Present | Member, Pre-Med Advisory Board | 1997 - Present | Participant, TU Pre-Med Day | 1996 - Present | Participant, TU Orientation Move in Day | 1998 - 2007 | Member, E&NS College Assessment Committee | 2004 - 2005 | Reviewer, Faculty and Student Research Grant Program | 2001 - 2004 | Member, University Student Affairs Committee | 2000 - 2004 | Member, University Faculty Senate | 1998 - 2004 | Chair, Organic Faculty Search Committee | 1996 - 2003 | Faculty Advisor, Student Affiliate Chapter, American Chemical Society | 1998 - 2002 | Participant, OU Annual Pre-Professional Counselor's Workshop | 1995 - 2002 | Member of the Policy Board, Oklahoma Statewide Shared NMR Facility |
Honors and Awards
- Zelimir Schmidt Award for Research Excellence (2004)
- Residential School on Medicinal Chemistry Fellowship (1997)
- Monsanto / UCF Summer Research Fellowship (1987)
- Abstractor, Molecular Design Limited REACCS Database (1988-91)
- 3 Undergraduate students have received Goldwater Scholarships
- 2 Undergraduate students have received Phi Kappa Phi Graduate Fellowships
- 2 Undergraduate students have received NSF Graduate Fellowships
Courses
- Introductory Chemistry (CHEM 1003)
- Chemistry in Medicine (CHEM 1004)
- General Chemistry I (CHEM 1013)
- Organic Chemistry Lab I (CHEM 3011)
- Organic Chemistry Lab (CHEM 3021)
- Organic Chemistry I (CHEM 3013)
- Organic Chemistry II (CHEM 3023)
- Qualitative Analysis Lab (CHEM 4012L)
- Qualitative Analysis (CHEM 4012)
- Medicinal Chemistry (CHEM 6213/4213)
- Organic Synthesis (CHEM 4873/6873)
- Advanced Organic Chemistry (CHEM 7113/5113)
Contact Information
P.O.Box 8064
Statesboro, GA 30460
Phone: (912) 478-0715
Office: 2003B, Chemistry & Nursing Bldg.