Faculty: Dr. Carolyn Anderson

Carolyn Anderson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

cea3@calvin.edu
(616) 526-6343
Fax: (616)526-6501
Office: DeVries Hall 335

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Calvin Faculty Profile

Publications

Detailed Research Plans

Education

B.S.C., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1998.
Ph.D., University of California-Irvine, Organic Chemistry, 2003

Professional History

Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Calvin College, 2006-present
Dreyfus Post-doctoral Fellow, Pomona College, 2004-2006

Courses

Chem 115: Chemistry for the Health Sciences
Chem 261 & 261L: Organic Chemistry I & Organic Chemistry I Laboratory
Chem 262 & 262L: Organic Chemistry II & Organic Chemistry II Laboratory
Chem 295: Chemistry Seminar Series
Chem 325: Advanced Organic Chemistry
DCM Course: Worldviews and the Natural Environment

Research Interests

Professor Anderson’s research efforts involve developing facile methods for the synthesis and application of N-alkyl pyridones. N-Alkyl pyridones are interesting motifs due to their prevalence in natural products as well as their ability to serve as biological mimics in pharmaceutical targets. Projects in the group include: optimization of new organic and organometallic reactions, evaluation of reaction scope, and mechanistic studies.