Daron E. Janzen
Associate Professor of Chemistry
Endowed Professor in the Sciences (2012-2015)
Educational Background:
- B.S. Chemistry
University of Minnesota
- Ph.D Inorganic Chemistry
University of Minnesota
- NSF/Grote Post Doctoral Fellowship
University of Tennessee, Chattanooga
Courses Taught:
- General Chemistry I & II CHEM 1110 & 1120
- Synthesis Lab CHEM 1120 Lab
- Organic Chemistry I Lab CHEM 2010 Lab
- Advanced Inorganic Chemistry CHEM 4000
- Topics: Why is Grass Green? Light, Electrons, and Matter, CHEM 4994
- Global Search for Justice: Environmental Justice, CORE 3990
- Philosophy And Science of Color and Color Perception, HNRS 4990 (team-taught with Dr. Jeff Johnson, Philosophy Dept.)
Though the electronic structure of molecules is my core interest in chemistry, X-ray crystallography is a technique I have used to gain insight into the intra- and intermolecular origins of unique solution and solid-state behavior. Some interesting x-ray structures recently published related to various projects I have worked on are shown below.
