James B. Foresman, Ph.D.

James Foresman
Division/Department
Kinsley School of Engineering, Sciences and Technology
Professor of Chemistry
Contact Information
Campbell Hall, Room 215
  • Physical Chemistry, Ph.D.
    Carnegie Mellon University
  • Chemistry, B.S.
    Elizabethtown College
  • CHM134: General Chemistry
  • CHM348: Advanced Physical Chemistry
  • CHM355: Computational Chemistry Laboratory 
  • Cannabis Chemistry
  • Modeling Protein-Ligand Interactions
  • Accurate Computations of Solvent Effects
  • Python Programs to Assist Students in Studying Biomolecules.
     
  • “Computational chemistry as part of the first-year undergraduate curriculum,” Biennial Conference on Chemical Education, Purdue University, August 2022.
  • "Motivating mastery of physical chemistry through problem solving and project work,” ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, March 2024.
  • "Student explorations of protein ligand interactions: From basic to complex,” ACS Middle-Atlantic Regional Meeting, Pennsylvania State University, June 2024.
     
  • "Exploring Chemistry with Electronic Structure Methods," 3rd edition, J.B. Foresman, AE. Frisch, Gaussian, Inc., Wallingford, CT, 532 pages (2015)