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James Swartz
Professor of Chemistry

James Swartz, at the Oct 4, 2008, dedication of the science center Office: Science-2030
Phone: 641-269-4892
Email: swartz@grinnell.edu


Stanislaus State College, California.
Ph.D. University of California at Santa Cruz.
Postdoctoral fellow, Cal Tech (Fred Anson).


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.
Research Interests

Mechanisms of reactions of radicals and radical anions

Work with Project Kaleidoscope
  • RALCO Video: Right Click on the link, choose "Save Link As" or "Save Target As" to save the video file to your local computer; play the video from your saved file.

  • Presentations
    • Project Kaleidoscope - Associated Colleges of the Midwest - Faculty Career Enhancement. "A Decade and a Half of Efforts in Science Education, Five Tales" (SwartzGrinnellPresentation.pdf)

  • Facilities Planning

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