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Engaging students in a dynamic, challenging, and integrated study of chemical and physical principles necessary to develop scientific literacy and critical thinking skills

Daniel Fraser, Ph.D.

Professional/Academic Rank and Department

Assistant Professor, Chemistry and Physical Sciences

Education

Ph.D., Bioinorganic chemistry, Texas A&M University
B.Sc., Chemistry, University of British Columbia at Cariboo College

Areas of Expertise

Chemistry and biochemistry

Recent presentations

Central Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society (CERMACS) Dayton OH June 14, 2010 "Hemoglobin: A reliable indicator of blood in archeological materials" (coauthor: R. A. Armitage)
International Symposium of Archeometry in Tampa, Fl May 2010 "Further Studies on the Survival of Hemoglobin in Rock Paintings (coauthor: R. A. Armitage)
Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy, March 2009 Chicago, IL "Clinical test strips for rapid identification of binder materials in rock paintings" (coauthor: R. A. Armitage)
International Symposium on Archeology May 2008 Sienna, Italy "Clinical test strips for rapid identification of binder materials in rock paintings" (coauthor: R. A. Armitage)
Inaugural Symposium on Archaeological Sciences of the Americas, September 2004, Tucson, AZ "Re-analysis of archived archaeological soils" (coauthors: R. A. Armitage, S.D. Hurry)
36th Central Regional ACS Meeting, June 2004, Indianapolis, IN "Re-analysis of archived archaeological soils" (coauthors R. A. Armitage, S.D. Hurry)
34th Central Regional ACS Meeting, Archaeological Chemistry Symposium, June 2002,Ypsilanti, MI "Use of clinical test strips for identification of blood as a rock painting binder material"
Invited speaker, St. Mary's College of Maryland, February 2000, St. Mary's City, MD "Using Spectroscopy to Determine the Mechanism of Carbon Monoxide Dehydrogenase"
Industry University Chemistry Cooperative Program, October 1998, College Station, TX "The mechanism of CO oxidation at the C cluster of carbon monoxide dehydrogenase from Clostridium thermoaceticum"
Steenbock Symposium, June 1997, Madison, WI"The mechanism of CO oxidation at the C cluster of carbon monoxide dehydrogenase from Clostridium thermoaceticum."
Invited speaker, Thiel College ACS Student Affiliates, October 1996, Greenville, PA "Mechanism of CO Oxidation at the C Cluster of Carbon Monoxide Dehydrogenase."

Recent publications

"Clinical test strips for rapid identification of binder materials in rock paintings" D.M. Fraser and R.A. Armitage ISA 2008 Proceedings in press
"Stoichiometric CO Reductive Titrations of Acetyl-CoA Synthase (Carbon Monoxide Dehydrogenase) from Clostridium thermoaceticum", D.M. Fraser and P.A. Lindahl, Biochemistry; 1999; 38(48); 15697-15705.
"Evidence for a Proposed Intermediate Redox State in the CO/CO2 Active Site of Acetyl-CoA Synthase (Carbon Monoxide Dehydrogenase) from Clostridium thermoaceticum", D.M. Fraser and P.A. Lindahl, Biochemistry; 1999; 38(48); 15706-15711.

Service to Community

Judge, Toledo science fair, 2003, 2004, 2009
Judge, St. Mary's County Science and Engineering Fair, 1999, 2001
Judge, Brazos Valley Regional Science and Engineering Fair, 1994-1998
Judge, College Station Junior High School Science Fair, 1996-97
Judge, Bryan High School Science and Engineering Fair, 1996

Contact

Daniel Fraser, Ph.D.
Office: MAH 108
Phone: 419-517-8936
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