Curriculum Vitae 10849 HARDING UNIVERSITY • 900 EAST CENTER STREET • SEARCY, AR 72149-0001 PHONE 501 279 4513 • FAX 501 279 4706 • E-MAIL WILSON@HARDING.EDU EDMOND W. WILSON, JR. EDUCATION B.S. Chemistry Auburn University 1962 M.S. Physical Chemistry University of Alabama 1965 PhD. Physical Chemistry University of Alabama 1968 Research Associate, Biophysical Chemistry University of Virginia 1968-1972 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Harding University 1970 – Present Professor of Chemistry Jet Propulsion Laboratory Summer 1997, 1998 NASA/ASEE Summer Faculty Fellow RECENT PUBLICATIONS Edmond W. Wilson, Jr., NASA’s Involvement in Undergraduate Research, Council on Undergraduate Research Quarterly, June 2000 pp.184-187. Gary T. Anderson, Ray Hashemi, Edmond W. Wilson, Jr. and Murray Clark, Application of Cooperative Robots to Search for Water on Mars Using Distributed Spectroscopy, World Automation Congress Eighth International Symposium on Robotics with Applications, ISORA034, June 11-16, 2000. D. Duke, J. Post, J. Mackey and E. Wilson, Jr., Virtual Open Path Diode Laser, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, AIAA Paper 2000-3889, July 2000. Edmond W. Wilson, Jr., Holly A. Sawyer and Amber A. Sawyer, A Versatile Apparatus for Measuring Kinetics of Gaseous Reactions by a Relative Method, J. Ark. Acad. Sci., 54, 2000, pp. 127-131. Edmond W. Wilson, Jr., Amber A. Sawyer and Holly A. Sawyer, Rates of Reaction for Cyclopropane and Difluoromethoxydifluoromethane, CHF2OCHF2 (HFOC-134) with Hydroxyl Radicals, J. Phys. Chem. A, 105(9) 2001, pp. 1445-1448. Edmond W. Wilson, Jr. and Reagan Baber, Moisture Determination by Thermal Titrimetry Using the Enthalpy of Reaction of 2,2-Dimethoxypropane with Water, J. Ark. Acad. Sci., 55, 2001. pp. 154-158 Edmond W. Wilson, Jr., Adam M. Jacoby, Sheila J. Kukta, Lauren E. Gilbert and William B. DeMore, Rate Constants for Reaction of CH2FCH2F (HFC-152) and CH3CHF2 (HFC-152a) with Hydroxyl Radicals, J. Phys. Chem. A, 107(44) 2003, pp. 9357-9361 RECENT GRANTS Arkansas NASA EPSCoR Sensor Design for Hybrid Rockets 1999-2002 Arkansas NASA EPSCoR Nanorobots for Planetary Missions 2000-2002 American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund 2000-2002 Arkansas NASA EPSCoR Instrumentation for Diagnosis of Chemical Rocket Motors 2002-2004 PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES Arkansas Space Grant Consortium Campus Representative Chair, Library Committee, Harding University Councilor Central Arkansas Section of the American Chemical Society Vice President, Central Arkansas Chapter of Sigma Xi Institutional Research Board Member Harding University PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS American Chemical Society American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics American Association for the Advancement of Science National Space Society Planetary Society; Sigma Xi Arkansas Academy of Science HONORS AND AWARDS Alpha Chi Distinguished Professor 2001 Coons Biomedical Sciences Chair, 1995-2000 Central Arkansas Section of the American Chemical Society Distinguished Service Award 1997-1998 Solar System Ambassador for Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2001 - 2003 Home Ed Wilson Hybrid Rocket Motors Mars Spectrometer Atmospheric Kinetics USLI Contact Group Leader Dr. Ed Wilson. Web design by Brett Keller. HU Disclaimer: The information contained herein is for the sole purpose of information and education. The webmaster and Harding University do not guarantee correctness of all information presented and are not liable for any reliance by the user on the information obtained through this Web site. However, every attempt is made to ensure the accuracy of the content.