Dr. Jim Bolender
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Office: Shiley Center for Science and Technology
– ST 380
Phone: (619) 260-4792
E-Mail Address: bolender@sandiego.edu
AIM: jamesbolender
Office Hours - Spring Semester 2005: Monday 1300-1500, Tuesday
1500-1700, Wednesday 1100-1230, and by appointment
Course Schedule - Fall Semester 2004:
MWF 1000 - 1055 Chemistry 152, Section 3 - General Chemistry, Click here for the Chemistry 152 web page
TTh 0800 - 1200 Chemistry 220 - Analytical Chemistry Click here for the Chemistry 220 web page
Academic Background
Bachelor of Arts: Wittenberg University
; 1988; Majors: Chemistry and Physics
Doctor of Philosophy: University of Virginia ; 1994; Physical
Chemistry; Advisor : Dr.
Frederick S. Richardson
Postdoctoral Research Pennsylvania State University ; Bio-physical
and Bio-inorganic Chemistry; Advisor: Dr. William DeW. Horrocks, Jr.
Courses Taught
Chemistry 11 Chemistry and Society
Chemistry 151/152 General Chemistry Lecture
Chemistry 152H Honors General Chemistry Lecture
Chemistry 151L General Chemistry Laboratory
Chemistry 220 Analytical Chemistry
Chemistry 311 Physical Chemistry - Quantum Mechanics, Structure and
Spectroscopy
Chemistry 312 Physical Chemistry - Thermodynamics and Kinetics
Chemistry 396 Methods of Chemical Research
Chemistry 422W 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
Research Interests
Chiral Recognition
Environmental Chemistry
Current Funding
Daniel 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:
Jennifer Schollee
Margaret Valenzuela
Tara O'Leary
Kelsey Watters
Katie Noble
Christo Dru
Will Lewis
Joanna Kinsey
Erica Hewitt
Former Research Students (Where
are they now??)
Ryan S. Ries - UCLA Chemistry
Joseph Cordaro - UC - Berkeley - 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 – San Diego State University
Jonathan Tallant - Class of 2002
Peter Mann - Class of 2004
Kate DeKraay - Fisher Scientific
Alicia Glassco - Catalina Island Marine Institute
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.
Recent Travels: Puerto San Carlos,
Baja California Sur, Mexico
Coffee of the Month : Peet's New Guinea
Recent Poker Winnings! PokerRoom.com
European Daily Tourney - $50 buy in No Limit Texas Hold'em Tournament - 1st
Place!!!!
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Updated February 2, 2005