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Personal Vita
Publications and Presentations
Professional
Dept. of Chemistry and Physics
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Academic
Ph.D.
Physical Chemistry, The
University of Iowa (1998)
B.A.
Major in Chemistry,
minor in Mathematics, Calvin College (1986)
Professional Experience Professor of Chemistry LeTourneau University.
(1998-present) Responsible for lectures and laboratory instruction in general, physical, quantum mechanics, computational, and inorganic chemistry as well as undergraduate research in chemistry.
Naval Research Laboratory Summer Faculty Fellow Washington, DC (2008) Nano fabrication of antennae, emitters, chemical sensors, and other materisls.
US Air Force Research Laboratory Summer Faculty Fellow Air Force Research Laboratory/Space Vehicles Directorate Hanscom Air Force Base, MA (2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007) Atmospheric chemistry involving NO, CO2, O and O2.
NASA Summer Faculty Fellow Johnson
Space Center, Houston, TX (1999, 2000, 2003, 2004) Carbon nanotubes, growth and characterization.
Research Assistant The University of Iowa.
(1996-8) Studied laser induced photochemistry in weakly bound molecular complexes formed in a molecular beam and coupled with a time-of-flight mass spectrometer (TOF-MS).
Teaching Assistant
The University of Iowa.
(1993-6)
Successfully led discussions, lectured, and graded: general chemistry,
physical chemistry, and physical chemistry laboratory. Assistant Chemist, Gentex Corp., Zeeland,
Michigan. (1989-93) R&D in electrochromics for application in automotive rear view mirrors. Responsibilities included: electrochemistry, HPLC, IR, UV-vis, GC/MS, synthesis, protocol development for device and materials testing, interfacing with engineering and production. Peace Corps. Volunteer Republic of Kiribati.
(1987-8) Secondary
education in general science and mathematics. Duties included: classroom
and laboratory instruction, dormitory supervision, career counseling,
athletics coordination, and membership on the national committee on
athletics in secondary schools. Cabin Dad Honey Rock Camp, Wheaton College. (May 1986-December 1986) Responsible for the growth and development of six teenage boys in a summer camp program which developed work-ethics and self esteem through manual labor.
Awards
NASA-ASEE Summer Faculty Fellow. (1999, 2000, 2003, 200 D. C. Spriestersbach Dissertation Prize Nominee, The University of Iowa. (2000)
Hancher-Finkbine Medallion Nominee, The
University of Iowa. (1998)
American Institute of Chemists Graduate
Award, (Department Thesis Award) The University of Iowa. (1998)
Departmental Fellowship, The University
of Iowa. (1997)
Departmental Scholarship, The University
of Iowa. (1993) Certificate of Appreciation, United States of America. (1987)
Outstanding Volunteer Award, Calvin
College. (1986)
Freshman Scholarship, Calvin College.
(1982)
Publications
G. DEBOER, J.W. BURNETT, A. FUJIMOTO and M.A.YOUNG "Photodissociation dynamics of the Charge-Transfer State of the C6H6-I2 Complex"
J. Phys. Chem., 100, 14882 (1996)
G. DEBOER, J.W. BURNETT, and M.A. YOUNG "Molecular Product Formation from the Charge-Transfer State of C6H6-I2"
Chem. Phys. Lett., 259, 368 (1996)
M.A. YOUNG, G. DEBOER, A. FUJIMOTO, N. IWASAKI, H.TROURE, AND I. YOURSHAW. "Supersonic Jet Spectroscopic Study of of 1-Methyl-2(1H(D))-pyridinimine" Bull. Chem. Soc. Japan, 70, 561 (1997)
G. DEBOER and M.A. YOUNG
"Photochemistry and Dynamics of C6H6-O2
Clusters at 226 nm" J. Phys. Chem., 106, 13 (1997)
G. DEBOER, S. AREPALLI, W. HOLMES, P. NIKOLAEV, C. RANGE, and C. SCOTT "Detection of Nickel Atom by Laser Induced Fluorescence During Carbon Nanotube Formation in a Laser Produced Plume"
G. DEBOER, A. PRESZLER-PRINCE and M.A. YOUNG
"Charge-Transfer Mediated Photochemistry in Alkene-O2 Complexes
" J. Chem. Phys., 115, 3112 (2001)
G. DEBOER, P. PATEL, A. PRESZLER-PRINCE and M.A. YOUNG "A Pulsed Mixing Valve for Generating Reactive Complexes in a Supersonic Expansion" Rev. Sci. Inst., 72, 3375 (2001).
J.A. DODD, E. S. HWANG, and K. J. CASTLE, and G. DEBOER "O + CnH2n Products Detected via IR Emission: I. O + C2H4" J. Phys. Chem. A., 108, 10965 (2004)
Manuscripts in preparation
G. DEBOER and J.A. DODD "Ab initio energies and product channels for the O + CHO reaction" Submitted for publication to J. Phys. Chem., September, 2008
Presentations
"Molecular Beam Studies Of The Classic
Charge-Transfer Complex: Benzene-I2"
The University of Iowa, April 6, 1995
"Dancing
Electrons Lead To Molecular Break Ups And Bitter Atoms: a charge-transfer
pathway to the production of ozone depleting agents." Wheaton College
(Illinois), March 3, 1998
"Weakly Bound and Charge-Transfer
Complexes Studied in the Supersonic Molecular Beam" The University of
Iowa, March 5, 1998
“Charge-Transfer And Photodissociative
Pathways: unique chemistry in small clusters” Ouachita Baptist University,
April 20, 1998
“When Two Molecules are Better than One”
LeTourneau University, April 27, 1998
“Photochemistry In Weakly Bound Clusters:
charge-transfer and cage effects” The University of Iowa, July 31, 1998 “Diagnostics of the Formation of Carbon Nanotubes in a Laser Produced Plume: Laser Ablation Atomic Fluorescence Spectroscopy of Nickel” Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX. August 19, 2000
"Analysis of C2 Emission
Spectra of a Laser Produced Plume under Various Laser Ablation Conditions" Jointly presented with Carmen Range, Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX. March 16, 2001
"Carbon Nanotube Formation: Detection of Ni Atom and C2 by Laser Induced Fluorescence" Hanscom Air Force Base, Hanscom, MA. June 14, 2001
"Charge-Transfer Mediated Photochemistry in Alkene-O2 Complexes" Hanscom Air Force Base, Hanscom, MA. July 26, 2001
"Kinetics and Product Channel Distribution in Alkene-O atom Chemistry" Hanscom Air Force Base, Hanscom, MA. July 26, 2002
"Defending the Free World: the chemistry of missile defense”" LeTourneau University, Longview, TX. March 6, 2003
“Diagnostics of the Formation of Carbon
Nanotubes in a Laser Produced Plume: Laser Ablation Atomic Fluorescence
Spectroscopy of Nickel”
"Carbon Nanotube Diagnostics: Surface Temperature and Detection of Baby Nanotubes" NASA-JSC, August 7, 2003
"Christ and Culture, Christ and Education, Christ and Science, a chemist's
theological musings"
"Target Surface Temperature and In situ Detection of Carbon Nanotubes During Production in a Laser Produced Plume" NASA-JSC, August 2, 2004
"The Search for Baby Nanotubes" LeTourneau University, Longview, TX September 30, 2004
"Diagnostics of Carbon Nanotubes During Formation in a Laser Produced Plume" Rice University, Houston, TX, January 7, 2005 "Christian University? Christian Science? Breakin' Down the Wall" LeTourneau University, Longview, TX, February 8, 2005 "Modeling O atom Chemistry with Gaussian '03: detecting origins and payloads of rockets and ballistic missiles" Hanscom AFB, August 17, 2005 "Topless Dancing Girls and Naked Boys Running on the Beach - Life as a Peace Corps. Volunteer" LeTourneau University, Longview, TX, February 9, 2006
"Computational Modeling of O + C2H6 and O + C3H6" poster presentation, US Air Force Research Laboratory: Molecular Dynamics Conference, Arlington, VA, June 5, 2006
"Effect of three-ablation laser combinations on the C2 emission spectra produced during the formation of carbon nanotubes in a laser produced plume" (invited) American Chemical Society 62nd Southwest Regional Meeting, Houston, TX, October 21, 2006
"Chemistry, is it more than surface deep” LeTourneau University, Longview, TX , November 16, 2006 "Christian University? Christian Science? Breakin' down the walls", LeTourneau University, Longview, TX, March 29, 2007 "The Kiribati Islands and Global Warming: welcoming the new millennium” Kilgore Lions Club, Kilgore, TX, May 3, 2007 "Ab initio energies and product channels for the O + CHO reaction" Hanscom Air Force Base, Hanscom, MA. July 7, 2007
"Modeling Summer Fashions in Chemistry: the far out radical behavior of atomic oxygen" LeTourneau University, Longview, TX, October 4, 2007
"Nanoscience: when small is BIG" LeTourneau University, Longview, TX, September 11, 2008
Professional Activities Faculty co-sponsor of Science Club, LeTourneau University, 2000-present Science Seminar Coordinator, LeTourneau University, 2000-present Academic Affairs Committee, chair, LeTourneau University, 2000-2001 Information Technology Committee, LeTourneau University, 1999-2003 Safety and Loss Committee, LeTourneau University, 2002-2004 Family Housing Association, The University of Iowa, 1995-1998 Graduate Student Senator, The University of Iowa, 1993-1998 National Committee on Athletics in Secondary Education, Republic of Kiribati, 1986-1987 Co-president of apartment complex, Calvin College, 1985-1986 Photography editor, Calvin College Chimes, 1985-1986 Volunteer, Student Volunteer Service, Calvin College, 1982-1986
Societies
American
Scientific Affiliation
Current Research
Computational studies of O atom reactions for space based applications.(May 2005-present)
Nanofabrication of antennae, emitters, and chemical sensors. (June 2008- present)
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