James A Cowan
Melvin S Newman Professor
Distinguished University Professor
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
1118 Newman and Wolfram Laboratory
100 West 18th Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210-1106
614-292-2251 Phone
614-292-1665 Fax
CURRICULUM VITAE for JAMES ALLAN COWAN
Date of Birth/Birthplace: 8th August 1961, Cleland, Scotland
Education:
University of Glasgow, United Kingdom B.Sc. (Chemistry) 1983
University of Cambridge, United Kingdom Ph.D. (Chemistry) 1986
California Institute of Technology, NATO Postdoc (Chemistry) 1986-88
Appointments:
Assistant Professor 1988-1993 Ohio State University
Associate Professor 1993-1996 Ohio State University
Professor 1996-present Ohio State University
Honors and Service:
- Carnegie Scholar (1983).
- University Fellowship, University of Glasgow (1983-1986; declined).
- Benefactors’ Scholar, St. John’s College, Cambridge (1983-1986).
- NATO Research Fellow (1986-1988).
- Research Fellow, Peterhouse College, Cambridge (1986).
- Member of the The Royal Society of Chemistry [C. Chem., M.R.S.C.] (1987).
- Fellow of The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (1992-94).
- National Science Foundation National Young Investigator (1992-97).
- Johnson & Johnson Grantee Award (1993-96).
- Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar (1994-99).
- Visiting Professor, University of Florence (8/95-2/96).
- Visiting Professor, Harvard University (3/96-9/96).
- Leo Hendrik Baekeland Award, New Jersey Section American Chemical Society (1997).
- Elected Fellow of the AAAS (1998).
- NAS/NRC US observer at IUPAC meeting in Berlin, 1999.
- NAS/NRC US observer at IUPAC meeting in Brisbane, 2001.
- Krebs Lecture, University of Sheffield (2002).
- Chemistry/Biology Program Lecture, University of Chicago (2004).
- Akron Section Award, American Chemical Society (2004).
- OSU Distinguished Scholar Award (2007).
- Elected Fellow of the ACS (2009).
- Elected Fellow of the RSC (2010).
- Elected to Melvin S. Newman Professorship in Chemistry (2010).
- Columbus Section Award, American Chemical Society (2010).
- Royal Society of Chemistry Award in Bioinorganic Chemistry (2011).
Professional Service:
- Member of the Editorial Board for the Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry (1996-2001).
- Expert Analysis – Chemtracts (Inorganic Chemistry) (1997 – present).
- Treasurer Elect, Columbus Section, ACS 1994.
- Treasurer, Columbus Section, ACS 1995.
- Chair-Elect, Columbus Section, ACS 2000.
- Chair, Columbus Section, ACS 2001.
- Selection Committee for ACS Alfred Bader Award in Bioorganic and Bioinorganic Chemistry 1998-2001.
- Alternate Councilor, Columbus Section, ACS 2004-2007.
- Ad-hoc Member NIH Study Section (Microscopic Imaging), 2004-present.
- Ad-hoc NIH Study Section (Bioengineering Research Partnerships), 2004.
- Ad-hoc Member NIH Study Section (Postdoctoral Fellowships), 2004, 2006, 2008.
- DOE Hydrogen Fuel Review Panel, 2005.
- Ad-hoc Member NIH Study Section (MSFA), 2006.
- Chair, Organizing Committee for 2008 ACS Central Regional Meeting.
Professional Associations:
- Member and Fellow of AAAS
- Member and Fellow of American Chemical Society
- Member and Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry
- Member Sigma Xi