Howard Drossman Barnes Science Center 324 Phone: (719) 389-6756 Fax: (719) 389-6182 e-mail: hdrossman@ColoradoCollege.edu Environmental Science Program Director, 2000-present Executive Director, Catamount Institute, 1998-present Associate Professor of Chemistry 1998-present John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Assistant Professor of Chemistry 1995-1997 Assistant Professor of Chemistry: 1992-1995 First year at Colorado College: 1992 Education: B.S., University of California, Berkeley, 1981; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1992

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Employment Experience
	Genomyx/Genentech SRI International Cutter Laboratories
Interdisciplinary Connections
	Biochemistry Environmental Science Neuroscience
Research Interests
	Curricular Reform Projects include systemic changes in undergraduate chemistry teaching with ChemLinks. Member of the Project Kaleidoscope Faculty for the 21st Century since 1992. Vitalizing analytical chemistry with modern instrumental methods and speciation analysis. Creating interdisciplinary curricula and courses in biochemistry and environmental science. Bioanalytical Chemistry Research on single molecule DNA hybridization assays using Genisphere's DNA dendrimers. Separations methods development using capillary electrophoresis. Development and teaching of bioanalytical chemistry classes and labs Environmental Chemistry Ecosystem restoration of Colorado Front Range ponderosa pine forests. Analysis of terpenoids in ponderosa pine by GC-FID as a marker for genetic diversity. Modeling photolytic and hydrolytic fate of model pollutants in aquatic systems. Nitrogen speciation in clouds on the Big Island (Hawaii) with Dr. Barry Huebert. The Catamount Institute I am the vice president and executive director of The Catamount Institute in Woodland Park, Colorado. The institute is a field school for education, research and leadership programs focusing on ecological sustainability. Student management plans for the institute and open space are available.
Courses Taught at CC
	General Chemistry I (CH 107) General Chemistry II (CH 108) Energy (EV 112) Global Bioethics (EV 120) Water (EV 211) Introduction to Analytical Chemistry (CH241) Instrumental Analysis (CH 342) Bioanalytical Chemistry (CH 345) Environmental Science Capstone (EV 411) syllabus available on the The Second Nature WWW Site. Environmental Science Practicum (EV 490)

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