James Swartz, at the Oct 4, 2008, dedication of the science center

 

swartz@grinnell.edu
Campus Phone: 
641-269-4892
Fax: 
641-269-4984
Dack Professor of Chemistry, Interim Associate Vice President
On-Campus Address: 
Science-2030
Education / Degrees: 
Postdoctoral Fellow, Cal Tech (Fred Anson)
Ph.D., University of California at Santa Cruz
B.S., Stanislaus State College, California
Courses Taught: 
CHM 129L General Chemistry Lab
CHM 221 Organic Chemistry I with Lab
CHM 222 Organic Chemistry II with Lab
TEC 215 Solar Energy Technologies
Primary Academic Interest: 
Mechanisms of reactions of radicals and radical anions

Brief Bio

  • Director of the 1995-1997 and 2005-2008 Noyce Science Center Renovation and Expansion Projects.
  • Dean of the College and Vice President of Academic Affairs, 1998-2008.
  • Chair of the Science Division, 1990-1994.
  • Legislative Aide in the Washington D.C. office of Representative Claudine Schneider of Rhode Island, Aug-Dec 1989.
  • Member, Board of the American Council of Academic Deans.
  • Councilor, Council on Undergraduate Research.
  • Member, Iowa Energy Center Advisory Council.
  • Consultant-Evaluator for the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education for the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
  • Consultant to over twenty colleges and universities in the planning of science facilities and curriculum development.
  • Coordinator and presenter, several Project Kaleidoscope Facilities Workshops.
  • Co-author of a book on planning undergraduate science facilities.

Work with Project Kaleidoscope