Dr. James W. McCargar

Professor of Chemistry

Director of the HLC Policy and Planning Committee

B.A. State University of New York, College at Potsdam

Ph.D. Kent State University

Chemistry Office:  116B Wilker Hall

Phone:  (440)826-2313

Fax:       (440)826-2399

HLC Policy and Planning Committee

111C Ward Hall

Phone: (440) 826-2169

Send me an e-mail!

2006-07 Courses

Fall 2006

General Chemistry I (CHM 111-S02) 9:20-10:25 MWF

Spring 2007

General Chemistry II (CHM 112-S02)

Research and Scholarship

Interests:  Laser spectroscopy, solution thermochemistry of substituted benzoic acids in alcohol solvents, computational chemistry.

Recent Publications:

"Rotational Spectroscopy and Ring-Puckering Conformation of 3-Hydroxytetrahydrofuran", Richard J. Lavrich, Rachele L. Rhea, James W. McCargar and Michael J. Tubergen, J. Molec. Spec., 199, 138 (2000).

"Infrared Spectrum and Group Theoretical Analysis of the Vibrational Modes of Carbonyl Sulfide", Michael J. Tubergen, Richard J. Lavrich and James W. McCargar, J. Chem. Ed., 77, 1637 (2000).

Hydrogen Peroxide LUMO, trans conformer

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Last Updated:  August, 2003