Andrew M. Bryan

Associate Professor and Department Chairman

Department of Chemistry and Physics

EDUCATION

Doctor of Philosophy, Physical Chemistry, 1993; Minor: Analytical Chemistry.

North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC.

Thesis Title: The Thermal Transformation of Aluminum-substituted Hematite and

Lepidocrocite to Maghemite Studied by ⁵⁷Fe Mössbauer Spectroscopy.

Advisor: L. H. Bowen.

Bachelor of Science, Chemistry, 1982. (Minor: Math and Geosciences)

North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC.

Senior research: A study of the phase transitions in a-resorcinol using Raman spectroscopy.

Advisor: Y. Ebisuzaki.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AT CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY

Department of Chemistry

Department Chair(1997-present)

Acting Department Chair (1996 –1996)

Associate Professor (1996-present),

Assistant Professor (1990-1996).

Courses Taught

General Chemistry I, II (CHEM 111, CHEM 111L, CHEM 113, CHEM 113L)

Quantitative Analysis (CHEM 215, CHEM 215L)

Physical Chemistry (CHEM 334, CHEM 334L)

Seminar

Undergraduate Research

Special Topic Classes

Committees

Faculty Senate

Core Curriculum Committee

Student Advisory Committee

Faculty Evaluation Committee

PUBLICATIONS,PAPERS, AND GRANTS

North Carolina Biotechnology Center Education Enhancement Grants Program

$42,000 for “Chromatography and Spectroscopy Across the Curricula”, May 1999.

Bowen, L.H., De Grave, E., Bryan, A.M. Mössbauer Studies in an External Field of Well-Crystallized

Al-Maghemites Made From Hematite. Hyperfine Interactions, 94, 1977-82 (1994).

Da Costa, G.M., De Grave, E., Bryan, A.M., Bowen, L.H. Mössbauer Studies of Nano-sized

Aluminum-Substituted Maghemites. Hyperfine Interactions, 94, 1983-87 (1994).

Yang, C., Bryan, A.M., Theil, E.C., Sayers, D.E., and Bowen, L.H. Structural Variations in

Soluble Iron Complexes of Models for Ferritin: An X-ray Absorption and Mössbauer

Spectroscopy Comparison Of Horse Spleen Ferritin to Blutal (Iron Chondroitin Sulfate)

and Imferon (Iron-Dextran). Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, 28, 393-405 (1986).

Ebisuzaki, Y., Askari, L.H., Bryan, A.M., and Nicol, M.F. Phase Transitions in Resorcinol.

Journal of Chemical Physics , 87 (11), 6659-6664 (1987).

American Chemical Society, 36th Southeast Regional Meeting, November 1986. “Variations in

the Iron Cores of Ferritin and Related Ferric Polymers,” A.M. Bryan, L.H. Bowen, and

E.C. Theil.

Clay Minerals Society, 26th Annual Meeting, September 1989. “Solid State Transformations of

Fe₂O₃ by Thermal Reductions and Reoxidation,” A.M. Bryan, L.H. Bowen, and S. B. Weed.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Workshop, SCI Technologies, N.C. State University, (January 2002).

“The LabWorks Learning System and Computers in the Laboratory”. One day workshop with

“hands-on” introduction to using a computer interface for various measurements in science laboratories.

Summer Research, Capillary Electrophoresis, University of Tennessee, (June 2000)

Worked for one week on the separation of analgesics using Capillary Electrophoresis.

Learned about design of CE Equipment..

Workshop, HPLC, Virginia Tech (May 1999)

Learned topics related to High Preformance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC). Workshop

included hands on experiences with various equipment.

Workshop, Molecular Biology Workshop, SUNY Long Island (May 1996)

Learned topics pertinent to Molecular Biology Labs. Performed experiments in cloning,

protein expression, and PCR..

Workshop, Inexpensive Computer Interfaces for Undergraduate Labs,Univeristy of Dayton (May 1995)

Learned how interfaces worked, constructed a simple analog to digital converter, performed

simple chemistry/physics experiments with commercially available kits.

Workshop, Applications of Capillary Electrophoresis, Northeastern Univeristy (June 1995)

Learned the general theory of Capillary Electrophoresis and performed experiments with

commercially available equipment.

Internship , Magellan Laboratories (August 1995)

Learned about information handling and good laboratory practices (GLP) in the pharmaceutical

industry. Assisted in HPLC method development for a new product.

Workshop, Microscale for General Chemistry, West Virginia State University (August 1994)

Learned and experimented with microscale methods as applied to general chemistry.

Feasibility, cost, and waste-management were discussed.

HONORS

Deans Award for Teaching Excellence, 2003

Omicron Delta Kappa Teacher of the Year 1995.

Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant 1986.

MEMBERSHIPS

American Chemical Society

Phi Lambda Upsilon Honorary Chemical Society

Phi Kappa Phi

Sigma Xi