Postdoctoral Research, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego

Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Thesis Title: "S-Band Electron Spin Echo and Multifrequency EPR Investigations of Disordered Solids"

B.A. in Chemistry, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville

Minors: Mathematics and Engineering Science

Publications

"Undertaking Chemical Research at a Community College," D.R. Brown, Journal of Chemical Education 83, 970 (2006). [pdf file]

"Synthesis and Characterization of Luminescent Yttrium Oxide Doped with Tm and Yb," O.A. Graeve, S. Varma, G. Rojas-George, D.R. Brown, and E. Lopez, Journal of the American Ceramic Society 89 [3], 926 (2006). [pdf file]

"Desiccation Tolerance in Human Cells," I. Puhlev, N. Guo, D.R. Brown, and F. Levine, Cryobiology 42, 207 (2001). [pdf file]

"Trehalose Expression Confers Desiccation Tolerance on Human Cells," N. Guo, I. Puhlev, D.R. Brown, J. Mansbridge, and F. Levine, Nature Biotechnology 18, 168 (2000). [pdf file]

"Formation of Multiple Complexes between Actinomycin D and a DNA Hairpin: Structural Characterization by Multinuclear NMR," D.R. Brown, M.K. Kurz, D.R. Kearns, and V.L. Hsu, Biochemistry 33, 651 (1994). [pdf file]

"Electron Magnetic Resonance of Standard Coal Samples at Multiple Microwave Frequencies," R.B. Clarkson, Wei Wang, D.R. Brown, H.C. Crookham, and R.L. Belford, Adv. Chem. Ser. 229, 507 (1993).

"S-Band Electron Spin Echo Spectroscopy," R.B. Clarkson, D.R. Brown, J.B. Cornelius, H.C. Crookham, W. Shi, and R.L. Belford, Pure and Applied Chem. 64, 893 (1992). [pdf file]

"Multi-frequency EPR Studies of Argonne and Illinois Sample Bank Coals," R.B. Clarkson, W. Wang, D.R. Brown, H.C. Crookham, and R.L. Belford, Fuel 69, 1405 (1990).

"Enhancement of Nuclear Modulation in Electron Spin Echoes at Low Magnetic Fields: S-Band ESE Spectrometer," R.B. Clarkson, M.D. Timken, D.R. Brown, H.C. Crookham, and R.L. Belford, Chemical Physics Letters 163, 277 (1989).

"EPR Evidence for Magnetic Exchange through a Four-Carbon Aliphatic Bridge in a Binuclear Copper(II) Complex," K.A. Foster, M.D. Timken, D.R. Brown, D.G. van Derveer, R.L. Belford, and E.K. Barefield, J. Coordination Chemistry 19, 127 (1988), invited paper, Darryl Busch Commemorative issue.

Conference Proceedings

"Engaging Community College Students in Authentic Undergraduate Research," T.B. Higgins, D.R. Brown, and K.D. McConnaughay, Association of American Colleges and Universities: Network for Academic Renewal, Long Beach, CA, April 2007.

Council on Undergraduate Research Regional Conversation on Research in Two-Year Colleges, Mt. San Antonio College, Walnut, CA, February 2007.

"Creating a Research Environment for Students at a Community College," D.R. Brown, 176th Conference of the Two-Year College Chemistry Consortium, San Antonio, TX, November 2006.

"Undertaking Chemical Research at a Community College," D.R. Brown, Brown Bag Lunch Seminar, National Science Foundation Headquarters, Arlington, VA, February 2006.

"Involving Students in Research Activities at Southwestern College," D.R. Brown, 172nd Conference of the Two-Year College Chemistry Consortium, Palatine, IL, November 2005.

"National Science Foundation Opportunities for Technician Education: The Advanced Technological Education (ATE) Program," D.R. Brown, Annual Conference of the National Association for Workforce Improvement, San Diego, CA, April 2005.

"Analysis of Infrared Spectra of Ethanol and Diethyl Ether Trapped in Yttria Powders Doped with Rare Earth Ions", E. Lopez, J. Corral, R. Vazquez, O. Rebolledo, O.A. Graeve, and D.R. Brown, 229th American Chemical Society National Meeting, San Diego, CA, March 2005.

"Chemical Research Undertaken at a Community College", D.R. Brown and T.J. Sucheck, 170th Conference of the Two-Year College Chemistry Consortium, San Marcos, CA, March 2005.

"Establishing a Program in Chemical Technology at Southwestern College," T.J. Sucheck and D.R. Brown, 170th Conference of the Two-Year College Chemistry Consortium, San Marcos, CA, March 2005.

"Creating a New Program in Chemical Technology at Southwestern College," D.R. Brown and T.J. Sucheck, 56th American Chemical Society Southeast Regional Meeting, Raleigh, NC, November 2004.

"Establishing a Program in Chemical Technology at Southwestern College," D.R. Brown and T.J. Sucheck, 39th American Chemical Society Western Regional Meeting, Sacramento, CA, October 2004.

"Establishing a Program in Chemical Technology at Southwestern College," D.R. Brown and T.J. Sucheck, 166th Conference of the Two-Year College Chemistry Consortium, Irvine, CA, March 2004.

"Establishing a Program in Chemical Technology at Southwestern College: A Progress Report," D.R. Brown and T.J. Sucheck, National Science Foundation ATE Program Principal Investigators Conference, Washington, D.C., October 2003.

"Establishing a Program in Chemical Technology at Southwestern College," D.R. Brown and T.J. Sucheck, National Science Foundation ATE Program Principal Investigators Conference, Washington, D.C., October 2002.

"Undergraduate Research at a Community College," D.R. Brown and T.J. Sucheck, 157th Conference of the Two-Year College Chemistry Consortium, Las Vegas, NV, November 2001.

"Current Instrumentation in the Chemistry Laboratory," D.R. Brown, 155th Conference of the Two-Year College Chemistry Consortium, San Diego, CA, April 2001.

"NMR Investigation of a DNA Hairpin-Actinomycin D Complex," D.R. Brown, M. Kurz, V.L. Hsu, and D.R. Kearns, 33rd Experimental NMR Spectroscopy Conference, Asilomar CA, 1992.

"Electron Magnetic Resonance Studies of Argonne Sample Bank Coals," D.R. Brown, H.C. Crookham, R.L. Belford, and R.B. Clarkson, invited paper, International Chemical Congress of the Pacific Basin Societies, Honolulu, HI, December 1989.

"Structural Information from Multifrequency ESEEM," H.C. Crookham, D.R. Brown, R.B. Clarkson, and R.L. Belford, 12th International EPR Symposium, Denver, CO, August 1989.

"Magnetic and Molecular Structure in Coal," R.B. Clarkson, R.L. Belford, D.R. Brown, K.J. Mattson, M.J. Nilges, W. Wang, and D.J. Youn, NMR Symposium, 31st Rocky Mountain Conference on Applied Spectroscopy, Denver, CO, August 1989.

"A Novel S-Band Electron Spin Echo Spectrometer," D.R. Brown, H.C. Crookham, M.D. Timken, R.B. Clarkson, and R.L. Belford, 11th International EPR Symposium, Denver, CO, August 1988.

"Enhancement of the Nuclear Modulation in the Electron Spin Echo Envelope at Low Magnetic Fields," H.C. Crookham, D.R. Brown, M.D. Timken, R.B. Clarkson, and R.L. Belford, 11th International EPR Symposium, Denver, CO, August 1988.

Other Professional Activities

Served on Review Panel for proposals submitted to National Science Foundation Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) program, Washington, D.C., July 2006.

Served on Review Panel for preliminary proposals submitted to National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program, Washington, D.C., June 2006.

Chaired Review Panel for proposals submitted to National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program, Washington, D.C., December 2005.

Chaired Review Panel for proposals submitted to National Science Foundation Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) program, Washington, D.C., July 2005.

Participated in workshop "Nanotechnology and Materials Science," at the National Science Foundation-funded Center for Workshops in the Chemical Sciences, Beloit, WI, July 2004.

Served on Review Panel for proposals submitted to National Science Foundation Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) program, Washington, D.C., February 2004.

Participated in workshop "Environmental Chemistry," at the National Science Foundation-funded Center for Workshops in the Chemical Sciences, Atlanta, GA, June 2003.

Served on Review Panel for preliminary proposals submitted to National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program, Washington, D.C., May 2003.

Served on Review Panel for proposals submitted to National Science Foundation Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) program, Washington, D.C., January 2003.

Participated in workshop "Molecular Genetics and Protein Engineering," National Science Foundation-funded Center for Workshops in the Chemical Sciences, Atlanta, GA, August 2002.

Served on Review Panel for proposals submitted to National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program, Washington, D.C., December 2001.

Participated in workshop "Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy," at the National Science Foundation-funded Center for Workshops in the Chemical Sciences, Pullman, WA, July 2001.

Served on Review Panel for proposals submitted to National Science Foundation Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) program, Washington, D.C., July 2000.

Served as Committee Co-Chair for Standard 2, Institutional Integrity, of the 2003 SWC Self-Study for accreditation by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.

Currently serving as Tenure Review Committee Chair for two SWC faculty members.

Served on eight various SWC search committees, chairing three of them.

Advisor to the SWC Student Affiliate Chapter of the American Chemical Society.

Awards

Principal Investigator on grant (DUE 0101729) entitled, "Establishing a Program in Chemical Technology at Southwestern College" from National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program, $211,615.00, 2001.

Principal Investigator on grant (DUE 9895091) entitled, "Instrumentation to Enhance the Chemistry Curriculum at Southwestern College" from National Science Foundation Improvement of Laboratory Instrumentation (ILI) program, $73,426.00, 1998.

Awarded $15,192.00 from Southwestern College CLC Block Grant to add a Temperature Controller to Ultraviolet-Visible Spectrometer, 2002.

Awarded $8,999.87 from Southwestern College CLC Block Grant to upgrade computer system for NMR Spectrometer 2001.

Awarded $18,889.32 from Southwestern College CLC Block Grant for purchase of an Atomic Absorption Spectrometer, 2000.

Awarded $73,427.00 from Southwestern College CLC Block Grant, used as matching funds for National Science Foundation grant, 1997.

Awarded $29,011.69 from Southwestern College CLC Block Grant, used to purchase 15 new analytical balances, 1997.

Professional Affiliations

American Chemical Society, including membership in the San Diego Section and the Division of Chemical Education

Two-Year College Chemistry Consortium

American Association for the Advancement of Science

International Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Society

San Diego Citizen Watershed Monitoring Steering Committee