Dr. James R. Bowser
Professor of Chemistry
205 Houghton Hall
SUNY College at Fredonia
Fredonia, NY 14063
Tel: (716) 673-3546
Fax: (716) 673-3347
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James.Bowser@Fredonia.edu

My professional interests lie in the general area of organometalliod chemistry, with emphasis on the synthesis, spectroscopy, and thermal stabilities of compounds containing Si-N and/or B-N bonds. In addition, we have explored the use of ionic liquids as solvents for reactions involving organosilicon species. For a representative publication see:

Bowser, J. R.; Marohn, K. F.; Gilbert, S. R.; Robbins, A. M. "Synthesis and Thermal Decomposition Studies of Some Novel Dimethyl(phenyl) silyl-Substituted Aminoboranes," Synth. React. Inorg. Metal-Org. Chem. 1999, 29, 1559.

I have recently become interested in the History of Science (with emphasis, as you would imagine, on the history of chemistry!), and have been working on several projects in that area.

Other professional activities have included a textbook (Inorganic Chemistry, published by Brooks/Cole) and membership on four different national examination committees sponsored by the American Chemical Society.

My teaching responsibilities here at Fredonia include introductory-level General Chemistry, several advanced courses for majors (Inorganic Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy), and a College Core Curriculum course for non-majors titled Scientific Revolutions.