Courses Taught by Dr. Bolender
Chemistry 111 Chemistry and Society
Chemistry 151/152 General Chemistry Lecture
Chemistry 151H/152H  Honors General Chemistry Lecture
Chemistry 151L/152L General Chemistry Laboratory
Chemistry 220 Analytical Chemistry
Chemistry 311 Physical Chemistry - Quantum Mechanics, Structure and Spectroscopy
Chemistry 312 Physical Chemistry - Thermodynamics and Kinetics
Chemistry 314 Biophysical Chemistry
Chemistry 396 Methods of Chemical Research
Chemistry 423W Advanced Integrated Laboratory Physical/Inorganic
Chemistry 425W Instrumental Analysis
Chemistry 495 Senior Seminar
 Pollution in the Sand , a team-taught Honors Course with Dr. Michel Boudrias, Marine and Environmental Studies
Physical and Chemical Applications of Lasers, team taught with Dr. Greg Severn, Physics

Current Funding
David and Lucille Packard Foundation – Pollution Remediation in Bahia Magdalena
National Science Foundation – Acquisition of Laser Instrumentation for Undergraduate Research and Teaching
Coca Cola Foundation – International Environmental Research and Education
Danvera Foundation - International Environmental Pollution Studies

Current Research Students: Ashley Parks Raffie Abbriano Erica Hewitt Newbies! Ashley Cobb Denise Do

Former Research Students (Where are they now??) Ryan S. Ries - UCLA Chemistry Joseph Cordaro - ETH Switzerland - Chemistry Chris Dumlao Robin Bareng - Uniformed Services Medical School, Bethesda Maryland Andy Meyers - Southwestern Law School Tim Clark - UC-Irvine Chemistry Jamie Lucia - Law School Hailey Russell – Faculty, USD Jonathan Tallant - Class of 2002 Peter  Mann - Class of 2004 Kate DeKraay - Fisher Scientific Alicia Glassco - Catalina Island Marine Institute Kelsey Watters - Peace Corps Jennifer Schollee Margaret Valezuela Tara O'Leary Will Lewis - USCB Kate Grillot Katie Flocken - Nautilus Environmental Joanna Kinsey - Pharmtek Tiffany Wilkus Kevin Sweeney Brie Simon

Recent Publications

"Chirality-Dependent Interactions between Molecular Propeller Structures in Solution. Chiral Recognition and Discrimination Processes Modulated by Temperature and Incremental Changes in Structural Chirality." James P. Bolender and F.S. Richardson, Biophysical Chemistry , 105 (2003) 293 - 322.

“Field Research at the Core of an Interdisciplinary Science Course.” James P. Bolender and Michel A. Boudrias, Council for Undergraduate Research – Quarterly, 22 (2002) 180-185.

"Chiral Recognition Probed Stern-Volmer Quenching Kinetics" James P. Bolender, Andrew Meyers, Joseph Cordaro, and Ryan S. Ries, Chirality , 14 (2002) 456-464.

"Pore Formation by Apoptotic Cytoplamic Peptide of Neurotrophin Receptor p75NTR", Martha L. Medina, Barbara S. Chapman, James P. Bolender, and Leigh A. Plesniak, Journal of Peptide Research , (2002) 59, 149-158.

“Lanthanide Ions as Redox Probes of Long-Range Electron Transfer in Proteins.” Ronald M. Supkowski, James P. Bolender, Wendy D. Smith, Lewis E.L. Reynolds, and William DeW. Horrocks, Jr.; Coord. Chem. Rev., 185-186 (1999) 307-319.

"Photosensitized Near Infrared Luminescence of Ytterbium(III) in Proteins and Complexes Occurs Via an Internal Redox Process." William DeW. Horrocks, Jr., James P. Bolender, Wendy D. Smith, and Ronald M. Supkowski; Journal of the American Chemical Society 119 (1997) 5972-5973.


Modified August 31, 2005