James Hanson , Ph.D.
Professor and Director of Graduate Studies
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
(973) 761-9036
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James Hanson, Ph.D.
Professor and Director of Graduate Studies
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
I have wide ranging interests and expertise in organic chemistry and polymer and materials science, with a background in organic synthesis, matrix isolation and picosecond spectroscopy, and applied polymer science. Research in the Hanson group includes synthesis, physical characterization, and applications of dendritic and hyperbranched polymers, preparation and evaluation of polymers in biotechnology, materials for microlithography, and materials for marine applications, including repellents for Sharks and Dolphins, Sea Lamprey control agents, and anti-fouling agents. Our research has been supported by grants from foundations, industry, and state and federal government, and has been published in such high impact journals as the Journal of the American Chemical Society, Chemistry of Materials, and Macromolecules, and presented at many national and international conferences.
My own background is also wide-ranging, having lived all across the US, from East
Coast to West Coast, big cities to small towns, with interests and expertise beyond
chemistry and materials science: geology and natural history, athletics and the outdoors,
music and literature, politics, and the environment.
Education
- B.S., Chemistry and Geology, Texas Christian University
- Ph.D., Chemistry, California Institute of Technology
Scholarship
- "Fluorescence Excitation Spectroscopy of Polystyrene Near the Critical Concentration c*." Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 104, 360- 364, February 2007.
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"Direct Synthesis of Poly(arylmethylsulfone) Monodendrons". Synthesis, 397- 399, May 2006.
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"Hyperbranched Poly(phenylene sulfide) and Poly(phenylene sulfone)." Chemistry of Materials, 17, 1812- 1817, March 2005.
- "Diffusion Coefficients, Solution Radii and Fluorescence Quenching of Pyrene Labeled
Poly(aryl ether) Monodendrons."
Macromolecules, 34(6), 1797- 1809, April 2001.
Accomplishments
- Post-Doctoral Fellow, ATT Bell Laboratories, 1989-1991.
Memberships:
- American Chemical Society, Sigma Xi, Phi Beta Kappa
Grants and Awards:
- National Science Foundation
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Petroleum Research Fund
- Research Corporation
Consulting:
- Lucent Technologies, Johnson and Johnson, Sanofi-Aventis, SharkDefense