Wayne Bosma

Associate Professor
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Bradley University
United States of America

Professor Biochemistry
Biography

Dr. Bosma earned a B.S. in Chemistry at Calvin College. During his undergraduate career, he worked on undergraduate research projects with Dr. Roger DeKock, in the area of computational chemistry, and Dr. Timothy Zwier, in the area of laser spectroscopy. He then went to the University of Rochester, where his Ph.D. research was done under the guidance of Dr. Shaul Mukamel, in the area of theoretical predictions of optical and infrared spectroscopy. After earning his Ph.D., he worked as a postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Peter Rossky at the University of Texas at Austin. Prior to joining the Bradley University faculty in 1997, Dr. Bosma taught for a year at the U.S. Air Force Academy and for two years at Denison University.

Research Intrest

Physical Chemistry 1 and 2, Physical Chemistry Laboratory, Molecular Modeling, General Chemistry 1 and 2, Chemistry and Civilization, Science and Faith (Honors Seminar)

List of Publications
Bosma WB, Schnupf U, Willett JL, Momany FA. Density functional study of the infrared spectrum of glucose and glucose monohydrates in the OH stretch region. Journal of Molecular Structure: THEOCHEM. 2009 Jul 15;905(1):59-69.
Bosma WB, Bartelt RJ, Momany FA. Determination of the preferred conformation of the bicyclic galerucella pheromone using density functional theory optimization and calculations of chemical shifts. The Journal of organic chemistry. 2006 Jun 23;71(13):4748-58.
Andersh B, Bosma WB, Hammar MK, Graves JA, Moon KN, Newborn CR. Addition of “HOBr” to trans-Anethole: Investigation of the Regioselectivity and the Stereoselectivity of an Addition Reaction. Journal of Chemical Education. 2013 Oct 25;90(11):1504-8.

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