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Nathan Boland

Visiting Assistant Professor of Analytical Chemsitry, University of Puget Sound
Tacoma, Washington, United States

Research field: Chemistry
Aquatic and Environmental Chemistry. Analytical Chemistry. Inorganic Chemistry. Organic Chemistry.
Using physical organic and inorganic chemistry approaches to improve our ability to predict the fate of contaminants in environment.

Publications

Conference Proceedings (1)
- Alan T. Stone, Nathan E. Boland, Rufus L. Chaney (2008) Chelating Agent Structure-Reactivity Relationships Pertaining to Metal Ion Uptake by Grasses. In 2008 Joint Meeting of The Geological Society of America, Soil Science Society of America, American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies with the Gulf Coast Section of SEPM.
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Thesis (2)
- Nathan E. Boland (2011) Nickel and Chelating Agent Speciation by Capillary Electrophoresis: Exploration of pathways, rates and structure-reactivity relationships pertaining to exchange reactions., 277.
- Nathan E. Boland (2001) Quantification of nanomolar superoxide in aqueous solution: flow injection analysis using the chemiluminescent reagent MCLA..
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Magazine Article (1)
- Nathan E. Boland (2003) Inspiring a New Generation of Chemists, 21-23. In InChemistry.
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Awards and Grants

Aug 2005

NSF Graduate Fellowship in Environmental Chemistry

Biographical Information

I am currently a Visiting Assistant Professor of Analytical Chemistry at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, WA. I am teaching Instrumental Analysis and General Chemistry this Fall and will be teaching Chemical Analysis and Equilibrium in the Spring. In Fall 2012, I will be joining the Chemistry Department at Whitman College in Walla Walla, WA as an Assistant Professor.

I defended my dissertation in Environmental Chemistry this summer. My research deployed capillary electrophoresis methods to explore how differences in the structure of metal-binding molecules (chelating agents and siderophores) affect rates of heavy metal (especially nickel) mobilization in aquatic environments.

Before starting my Ph.D. I taught high school chemistry as a Teach For America Corps member in Baton Rouge, Louisiana (US). During the three years I taught, I experienced first-hand the inequities in public education. I hope to draw on my experience with Teach For America to create research and educational opportunities for high school students from under-represented groups and their teachers.

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Professional Experience

2011 - Present

Visiting Assistant Professor of Analytical Chemsitry at University of Puget Sound
Tacoma, Washington, United States
Classes taught:
Chemical Analysis and Equilibrium
Instrumental Analysis
General Chemistry

Jun 2004 - Aug 2011

Ph.D. Candidate in Environmental Chemistry at Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Classes taught:
Experimental Methods of Analysis Lab

Aug 2001 - May 2004

Teach For America Corps Member, Chemistry Teacher at Scotlandville Magnet High School
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
Classes taught:
Chemistry I
Advanced Chemistry I
Chemistry II
Physical Science

Education

Jun 2004 - Aug 2011

Johns Hopkins Univeristy in Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Ph.D. Environmental Chemistry

Sep 1997 - May 2001

Colby College in Waterville, Maine, United States
B.A. Chemistry A.C.S.