Name: Daniel James Williams
Present Position:
Professor Emeritus
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
1000 Chastain Road, Mail Stop 1203
Kennesaw, GA 30144-5591
Phone:
770-423-6174
770-423-6744 FAX
Email: dwilliam@kennesaw.edu
Education:
B.A., 1970, Chemistry, Hiram College, Hiram, OH (ACS Professional Degree)
Ph.D.,
1974, Major: Inorganic Chemistry, Minor: Organic Chemistry, University of Georgia,
Professional Experience:
Research Associate in Zoology, 1974 - 1975, University of Georgia, Department of Zoology, Athens, GA 30602.
Strosacker Teaching/Research Postdoctoral Fellow, 1975 - 1977, Baldwin-Wallace College , Department of Chemistry, Berea, OH 44017.
Lecturer in Chemistry, 1977 (part-time) Cuyahoga Community College, Western Campus, Natural Science Division, Parma, OH 44130.
Visiting Assistant Professor and Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Chemistry, Summers 1976-1978, Georgetown University, Department of Chemistry, Washington, DC 20057.
Visiting Adjunct Professor, Summer, 1987, Mercer University Atlanta, 3001 Mercer University Drive, Atlanta, GA 30341.
Visiting Professor of Chemistry, 1996 - 1997, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332-0400
Professor of Chemistry, 1977 - 2007, Kennesaw State University, 1000 Chastain Road, Kennesaw, GA 30144-5591
Professor Emeritus, 2008 to present, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Kennesaw State University, 1000 Chastain Road, Kennesaw, GA 30144-5591
Awards and Honors:
- Finalist, Distinguished
Scholarship Award,
- Distinguished Scholarship
Award,
- Certified Professional Chemist (1988 - 1994) American Institute of Chemists
- Elected Fellow of the American Institute of Chemists (1986)
- Nominated for Distinguished
Teaching Award,
- Sigma Xi (1974)
- Kappa Delta Pi (1970)
- Stueben Society Medalist (1970)
- Exchange Club Good Deeds Award (1966)
- Sears-Roebuck Foundation Scholarship (1966)
Professional Affiliations:
Publications (Past 10 Years):
Williams, D.J.; Bevilacqua, L.H.; Dennison, K.J.; Pennington, W.T.; Schimek, G.L.; VanDerveer, D.; Kruger, J.S.; Kawai, N.T. "Main Group Metal Halide Complexes with Sterically Hindered Thioureas XVI. The Synthesis, Characterization, and Crystal Structures of Two New Complexes of 1,3-Dimethyl-2(3H)-imidazolethione with Indium Trihalides." Inorganica Chimica Acta, 1999, 285, 217-222.
Williams, D.J.; Kruger, J. S.; McLeroy, A.F.; Wilkinson, A.P.; Hanson, J.C. "Iridium (III) Amine Complexes as High-Stability Structure-Directing Agents for the synthesis of Metal Phosphates", Chemistry of Materials, 1999, 11, 2241-2249.
Williams, D.J.; Bevilacqua, V.L.H.; Morson, P.A.; Pennington, W.T.; Schimek, G.L.; Kawai, N.T. "Main Group Metal Halide Complexes with Sterically Hindered Thioureas XVII: The Crystal and Molecular Structures of Tellurium Chloride Complexes of 1,3-Dimethyl-2(3H)-imidazolethione". Inorganica Chimica Acta, 2000, 308, 129-134.
Williams, D.J.; White, K.M.; VanDerveer, D.; Wilkinson, A.P., "The Synthesis and Characterization of Dichlorobis[1,3-dimethyl-2(3H)-imidazoleselone]zinc(II): A Potential Zinc Selenide Synthon". Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 2002, 5, 124-126.
Williams, D.J.; Huck, B.E.; Wilkinson, A.P., "First Year Undergraduate Laboratory Experiments with Zeolites". The Chemical Educator, 2002, 7, 33.
Williams, D. J.; Tata, S.K.; Koether, M.C.; Bevilacqua, V.L.H.;Huck, B.E.; Hart, R.E., "1-Methyl-3-alkyl-2(3H)imidazolethione Complexes of Metal Halides: A Thematic Ligand Approach to Involve Undergraduates in Research Projects". The Chemical Educator, 2002, 7, 167.
Koether, M.; McGarey, D.; Patterson, M.; Williams, D. J. "Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Education: Environmental Studies". Journal of Chemical Education, 2002, 79(8), 934.
Williams, D.J.; Anderton, J.T.; White, K.M.; Pennington, W.T.; VanDerveer, D.G. "The Preparation and Characterization of 1-Methyl-2(3H)-imidazolium and 1,3-Dimethy-2(3H)-imidazolium Tetrachlorobismuthate(III)". Journal of Chemical Crystallography, 2003, 33, 465-472.
Hutchings, A.M.; McConnell, N. E.; Faucher, R.A.; VanDerveer, D.; Williams, D.J. "The Preparation, Characterization and X-ray Structural Analysis Dichlorobis[1-methyl-3-(2-propyl)-2(3H)-imidazolethione]mercury(II)". Journal of Chemical Crystallography, 2003, 33, 619-623.
Williams, D.J.; Williams, M.C.; Foster, B.E.; Malone, J.C.; Milner, E.E.; Tartaglia, A.L.; Turner-Reed, A.; Koether, M.C. "Teaching Environmental Chemistry with Wetland Microcosms". The Chemical Educator, 2003, 8, 312-314.
Williams, D.J.; Bevilacqua, V.L.H.; Creasy,
W.R.; Maguire, K.J.; McGarvey, D.J.; Brevett, C.A.S.; Rice, J.S.; Durst, H.D.
"Investigation of Alum Mixtures for the Removal and Decontamination of V-
and G- Type Chemical Warfare Agents from Aqueous Solutions", Proceedings
of the 2003 Joint Service Scientific Conference on Chemical and Biological
Defense Research. Berg, D.A. (Ed.) ECBC-SP-018,
Edgewood Chemical Biological Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, September 2004.
Williams, D.J.; Bevilacqua, V.L.H.; Creasy, W.R.; McGarvey, D.J.; Maguire, K.J.; Rice, J.S.; Brevett, C.A.S.; De Leon, C.L.; Sanders, M.J.; Durst, H.D. "Potential Usage Of Aqueous Alum For Decomposition Of Chemical Warfare Agents. Part 1: Reactions With V- And G-Type Agents". ECBC-TR-431, Edgewood Chemical Biological Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, 2005.
Williams, D. J.; Bevilacqua, V.L H.; Creasy,
W.R.; McGarvey, D.J.; Rice, J.S.; De Leon, C.L.; Sanders, M.S.; Durst, H.D.
"The Use of Alum Mixtures for Removal and Decontamination of VX and QL in
Aqueous Solutions", Proceedings
of the 2004 Joint Service Scientific Conference on Chemical and Biological
Defense Research. Berg, D.A. (Ed.) ECBC-SP-020,
Williams, D.J.; Concepcion, J.J.; Koether,
M.C.; Arrowood, K.A.; Carmack, A.L.; Hamilton, T.G.; Luck, S.M.; Ndomo, M.;
Teel, C.R.; VanDerveer, D. "The
Preparation, Characterization and X-ray Structural Analysis of Tetrakis[1-methyl-3-(2-propyl)-2(3H)-imidazolethione]zinc(II)
Tetrafluoroborate and Tetrakis[1-methyl-3-(1-butyl)-2(3H)-imidazolethione]zinc(II)
Tetrafluoroborate". Journal of Chemical Crystallography, 2006,
36, 453-457.
Williams, D.J.,
Hutchings, A.M., McConnell, N.E., Faucher, R.A., Huck, B.E., Brevette, C.A.S.,
VanDerveer, D. "Main Group Metal
Halide Complexes with Sterically Hindered Thioureas Part XVIII. The Synthesis,
Characterization, and X-ray Crystallographic Study of a BiCl3
Complex with 1-methyl-2(3H)-imidazolethione" Inorganic
Chimica Acta, 2006, 359, 2252-2255.
Williams, D. J.; Bevilacqua, V.L H.; Creasy, W.R.; McGarvey,
D.J.; Rice, J.S.; De Leon, C.L.; Sanders, M.S.; Durst, H.D. "Potential Usage Of Aqueous Alum
for Decomposition of Chemical Warfare Agents Part 2: Reactions with VX, GB, GD,
and QL" ECBC-TR-431, Edgewood Chemical Biological
Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, 2006.
Williams, D.J.; McKinney, B.J.; Baker, B.; Gwaltney, K.P.;VanDerveer, D. "The Preparation, Characterization and X-ray Structural Analysis of Tetrakis[1,3-dimethyl-2(3H)-imidazoleselone]cadmium(II) hexafluorophosphate". Journal of Chemical Crystallography, 2007, 37, 691-694.
Mitra, A.; Atwood, D.A.; Struss, J.; Williams, D.J.; McKinney, B.J.; Creasy, W.R.; McGarvey, D.J.; Durst, H.D.; Fry, R. "Group 13 chelates in nerve gas agent and pesticide dealkylation". New Journal of Chemistry, 2008, 32, 783-785. Chemical Sciences synopsis.
Williams, D.J.; Gulla, D.; Arrowood, K.A.; Bloodworth,
L.M.; Carmack, A.L.; Evers, T.J.; Wilson, M.S.; Concepcion, J.J.; Brevett, C.A.S.; Huck, B.E.; VanDerveer, D.
"The Preparation, Characterization and X-ray Structural Analysis of
Tetrakis[1-methyl-3-(2-propyl)-2(3H)-imidazolethione]cadmium(II)
Hexafluorophosphate" Journal of
Chemical Crystallography, 2009, 39, 581-584.
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