Curriculum Vitae:
Joshua L. Goodman
Education
- 1984 Ph.D. Yale University (Organic Chemistry)
- Graduate Research with Dr. Jerome A. Berson
- Studies of the formation and intermolecular capture of m-xylylene
- Development of a new spin labeling method for topological
study of chymotrypsin
- 1981 M.S. Yale University (Chemistry)
- 1978 B.A. Amherst College (Chemistry/Geology)
Research and/or Professional Experience
- 1996- Professor, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
- 1991-1996 Associate Professor, University of Rochester, Rochester,
NY
- 1986-91 Assistant Professor, University of Rochester, Rochester,
NY
- 1984-86 Research Associate, Harvard University-University
of Colorado
- Postdoctoral Research with Dr. Kevin S. Peters
- Investigation of molecular dynamics using picosecond absorption
spectroscopy
- Use of pulsed time-resolved photoacoustic calorimetry to
determine the dynamics and energetics of photochemical reactions
- 1981-84 Research Assistant, Yale University
- 1979-81 Teaching Assistant, Yale University
- 1978-79 Chemist, U.S.D.A. Forest Products Laboratory
Research Interests
- Mechanisms of organic reactions involving reactive intermediates,
photoinduced electron transfer processes, reactions of organic
radicals and radical pairs, organic photochemistry and photophysics,
reaction kinetics and thermodynamics, pulsed laser and optoacoustic
techniques.
Awards
- 1992-95 Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship
- 1990-95 Presidential Young Investigator Award
- 1984-86 N.I.H. Postdoctoral Fellowship
- 1979-81 Yale University Fellowship
Affiliations
- Phi Beta Kappa
- American Chemical Society
- Inter-American Photochemical Society
Professional Activities
- 1992-94 Secretary, Inter-American Photochemical Society
- 1993 Co-Chairman, NSF Science and Technology Center Conference
- 1992 Organizing Committee, Inter-American Photochemical Society
Meeting
- 1992 DOE External Review Panel
- 1991 Observer, IUPAC General Assembly Meeting, Hamburg