J.C. Poutsma
Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Furman University 1991
Ph.D., Purdue University 1997
Research Associate, Stanford University 1997-99
Air Force Summer Faculty Fellow 2005,2019
Garrett-Robb-Guy Chair 2017-2022
English-Stonehouse Faculty Fellow 2013-2015
2011 Plumeri Award for Faculty Excellence
2008 Professeur Invitee, Universite Pierre et Marie Curie
2006 Henry Dreyfus Teacher Scholar
2004 NSF CAREER Award
(757)-221-2548; e-mail: jcpout@wm.edu
We use mass spectrometry and high-level theoretical calculations to study the intrinsic properties of gas-phase biomolecules. We are especially interested in the chemistry of so called non-protein amino acids , which are naturally-occurring compounds that are not coded by RNA. These species serve as model systems for us to understand the subtle interplay between structure and function in biological molecules.