Brian Frederick
Professor, Chemistry Department
University of Maine
257 ESRB/Barrows Hall & 255 Aubert
Orono, ME 04469
207.581.2268
briangf@maine.edu
Appointment(s)
- Professor, Chemistry Department
- Associate Professor, Chemistry Department
- Graduate Coordinator, Chemistry Department (until 9/2019)
- Cooperating Faculty Member, FIRST (Frontier Institute for Research In Sensor Technologies)
Education:
- Ph.D., 1991, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
- M.S., 1987, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
- B.S., 1984, Juniata College, Huntingdon, PA
Courses Taught:
- Majoring in Chemistry (CHY 105)
- Physical Chemistry I (CHY 471)
- Physical Chemistry II (CHY 472)
- Physical Chemistry III (CHY 475)
- Undergraduate Seminar in Chemistry (CHY 393)
- Advanced Integrated Laboratory (CHY 491)
- Molecular Spectroscopy and Dynamics (CHY 572)
- Principles of Quantum Chemistry (CHY 575)
Research Interests: The group develops hydrodeoxygenation catalysts that will produce fuels and valuable chemicals from woody biomass. They utilize a variety of experimental and theoretical methods, including in-situ spectroscopic and high pressure catalyst characterization methods, surface science techniques, quantum chemical calculations and statistical simulations. The research group is very multi-disciplinary, spanning physics, chemistry, and chemical engineering.