James A Cowan

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

 cowan.2@osu.edu

 

 

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