Jim Barr, M.S.
- Office:
- Associates Science Center, Room 128
- Phone:
- (731) 989-6348
- Email:
- jbarr@fhu.edu
About
Servant of Christ, loving husband and dad, and a geek's geek who enjoys delving into the physical laws of God through chemistry, physics and mathematics with the aid of computers to try and understand the universe around us more completely.
Education
- M.S., Chemsitry, University of Nevada, Reno
- B.S., Chemistry, Freed-Hardeman University
Office Hours
- Monday - 9:30 - 10:20 AM
- Tuesday - 7:30 - 10:20 AM
- Wednesday - 9:30 - 10:20 AM
- Thursday - 7:30 - 10:20 AM
- Friday - 9:30 - 10:20 AM
Class Schedule
- General Chemistry II - MWF - 8:30-9:20
- Organic Chemistry II Lab - T - 11:30-2:20
- Organic Chemistry II Lab - R - 11:30-2:20
- Physical Chemisty II - MWF - 11:30-12:20
- Physical Chemistry Lab - M - 2:30-5:20
- Chemistry Seminar - R - 4:00-4:50
Research
Current
Cross-disciplinary research focused on protein structure determination utilizing genetic algorithms for structural convergence.
Future work to include chemical dynamics and photochemical kinetics.
Past
Chemical Dynamics
Previous projects have included crossed-beam scattering of Ar, Ne, and N2) with NO to investigate the chemical dynamics of the scattering systems. Results show it is possible to generate molecules with a specific sense of rotation, a view toward molecular control.
Molecular Motor
The goal was to produce a molecular motor that could be absorbed to a surface an driven by light absorption which would induce isomerization with directionally geared rotation. Functional groups were varied and spectral absorption variations were measured as well as the quantum yields for the (E)- and (Z)- isomers.
