Background:

Ph.D.      1986       Texas A&M University
M.S.        1981       University of Michigan
B.A.         1979       Indiana University

Postdoctoral Fellow         Florida State University       1986-1987
Research Chemist           Dow Chemical Company     1981-1983

Courses that I teach on a regular basis:

• Chem 311 & 411    Polymer Chemistry & Polymer Science
• Chem 401 & 402    Advanced Laboratory 1 & 2 (PChem Lab)
• Chem 341 & 342    Physical Chemistry 1 & 2
• Chem 121 & 122    General Chemistry 1 & 2

Research Interests:

My Favorite Equation:

Interests:

• Analysis of the behavior of topological indices for highly branched macromolecules.
• Isomer enumeration in macromolecules, especially polybenzenoids and copolymers.

Recent Publications and Presentations:

MATCH, 51, 79-95 (2004) with N. Jia,  "Fibonacci Trees: A Study of the Asymptotic Behavior of Balaban's Index"

3rd Indo-US Mathematical Chemistry Conference (Duluth, MN - August, 2003)           

"A Topological Index Study of Highly Branched Polymers"

National ACS Meeting (Washington, D.C. - August, 2000)                                                      

"Two New DSC Experiments Involving Semi-crystalline Polymers"

Gordon Research Conference (January, 2000)                                                

Colloidal, Macromolecular & Polyelectrolyte Solutions                                               

"Molecular Control of Viscosity for Solutions of PVA & Borate"

National ACS Meeting (Anaheim, CA - March,  1999)                                                               

"A Series of Polymer Chemistry Experiments using FTIR, Raman, and DSC"

Journal of Chemical Education, 74(1), 97-99 (1997)                                                              

"The Titration of Slime"

Some Theoretical & Mathematical Chemistry Links:

• MATCH
• Journal of Mathematical Chemistry
• Mathematical Challenges from Theoretical/Computational Chemistry
• Polybenzenoid Isomer Enumeration I
• Polybenzenoid Isomer Enumeration II

 

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