J. Charles Williamson

B.S. Harvey Mudd College; Ph. D. California Institute of Technology.
Hired: 1999; Rank: Associate Professor of Chemistry, 2005
Office: Olin Science Center 314
Phone: 503-370-6334
email: jcwillia@willamette.edu

Courses Taught:
Chem 115 Introductory Chemistry I
Chem 116 Introductory Chemistry II
Chem 321 Physical Chemistry I
Chem 322 Physical Chemistry II
Chem 430 Advanced Topics in Chemistry
IDS 123 World Views

Professional Interests: Time-resolved laser spectroscopy and molecular dynamics; scattering and diffraction techniques; thermodynamics of non-ideal binary mixtures.

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Publications (Refereed)

J. C. Williamson, "Interactive Two-Component Phase Diagrams" submitted to J. Chem. Educ., July 2007.

K. M. Dean, C. B. Babayco, D. R. B. Sluss, and J. C. Williamson, "The Accuracy and Precision of Liquid-Liquid Coexistence Curves Determined from Light Scattering Measurements" submitted to J. Chem. Eng. Data, May 2007.

J. C. Williamson, "Teaching the Rovibronic Spectroscopy of Molecular Iodine" J. Chem. Educ 84(8), 1355-1359 (2007).

J. C. Williamson, R. Torres-Isea, and C. A. Kletzing, "Analyzing Linear and Angular Momentum Conservation in Digital Videos of Puck Collisions" Amer. J. Phys. 68(9), 841-847 (2000).

J. C. Williamson, J. Cao, H. Ihee, H. Frey, and A. H. Zewail, "Clocking Transient Chemical Changes By Ultrafast Electron Diffraction" Nature, 386, 159-162 (1997).

M. Dantus, S. B. Kim, J. C. Williamson, and A. H. Zewail, "Ultrafast Electron Diffraction 5: Experimental Time Resolution and Applications" J. Phys. Chem. 98(11), 2782-2796 (1994).

J. C. Williamson and A. H. Zewail, "Ultrafast Electron Diffraction 4: Molecular Structures and Coherent Dynamics" J. Phys. Chem. 98(11), 2766-2781 (1994).