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Dr. N.C. Yang

Locations:	Macon - Charles H. Jones - 378 Phone: 478-471-2755 Fax: 478-471-2753
Office Hours:	2019 Summer Semester Monday & Wednesday 4:00-6:00pm
Courses:	Chem. 2211 Chem. 2212 Chem. 1211 Chem. 1212 Chem. 1151 Chem. 1152
Education:	Ph.D. University of Idaho M.S. University of Idaho B.S. National Taiwan Normal University
Professional Experience:	Middle Georgia STATE University, MACON, GEORGIA Professor, 2003 to Present Courses taught: Fundamental Organic Chemistry I and II, Principles of Chemistry I and II, Introductory Chemistry I and II; College Committee Member: Executive Committees of the Academic Committees of the University System of Georgia; Artists and Lecturers Committee (Chair); Post Tenure Review Committees; Promotion and Tenure Committee- Macon State College; NS&M Division PTR committee; Chemistry Faculty Searching Committee of Natural Sciences and Mathematics Division 2007(Chair); Coordinator of Division of Natural Science and Mathematics Laboratory Safety Program MACON STATE COLLEGE, MACON, GEORGIA Associate Professor, September 1991 to 2003 Courses taught: Fundamental Organic Chemistry I and II, Principles of Chemistry I and II, Introductory Chemistry I and II; College Committee Member: Post Tenure Review , SACS Self-Study, Natural Sciences and Mathematics Division Chair Searching, Artists and Lecturers, Personnel Policies, Summer Salaries, Institutional Effectiveness Assessment, Honors and Awards, Long Range Planning, and Tech Prep Curriculum; Project Director for Eisenhower Grant "From No-Tech to Hi-Tech" 96-97; Project Director for Eisenhower Grant "Rays, Reagents, and Red Giants" 97-98. WESLEYAN COLLEGE, MACON, GEORGIA Associate Professor, September 1987 to May 1991 Courses taught: General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry I and II, and Biochemistry; Directed Independent Study; Freshman Advisor; College Committee Member. AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE, DECATUR, GEORGIA Assistant Professor, September 1981 to July 1987 Courses taught: Introductory Organic Chemistry, Advanced Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Organic Qualitative Analysis; Acting Chair Chemistry Department 1984-86; Radiation Safety Officer; Senior Research Thesis Advisor; Program Coordinator for Global Awareness Program in Taiwan; Second Century Committee Chair; College Committee Member. GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY, ATLANTA, GEORGIA Part-time Faculty, Summer 1982 Courses taught: Synthesis and Spectrometric Identification of Organic Compounds. Research with David Boykin, Ph.D. on Synthesis of Naphthalene Monoimide Derivatives and their interaction with Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA). UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, MORRIS, MINNESOTA Assistant Professor, September 1978 to June 1981 Courses taught: Organic Chemistry, Natural Product Chemistry, and Organic Qualitative Analysis; Undergraduate Research Director; Senior Chemistry Seminar Coordinato
Professional Affiliations:	American Chemical Society Georgia Section of ACS, Herty Medal Selection Committee Member • Sigma Xi • International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) • Chinese Academic and Professional Association in Southeastern United States President, President-Elect, and Secretary
Organizations:	Organic Chemistry
Publications:	Tris(amino)Boranes: The Effect of Angle Stains of Hybridization. J.E. Richman, N.C. Yang, and L.L. Anderson, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1980, 102, 5790. • A Substituent Constant Analysis of the Interaction of Substituted Naphthalene Monoimide with DNA. K.A. Stevenson, S.F. Yen, N.C. Yang, D.W. Boykin, and W.D. Wilson, J. Mad. Chem., 1984, 27, 1677-82. • Binding Strength and Specificity in DNA Interactions: The Design of A-T Specific Intercalators. W.D. Wilson, Y.H. Yang, S. Kusuma, S. Chandrasekaran, N.C. Yang, and D.W. Boykin, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1985, 107, 4989-95. • Positron Annihilation Studies of Electronic Effects of Substituents upon Naphthalene Derivatives. F. H. Hsu, C.M. Chu, J.H. Hadley, and N.C. Yang, New Delhi, India, 1985. • Positron Annihilation Studies of Electronic Effects of Derivatives of Porphyrin. F.H. Hsu, B.G. Wen, and N.C. Yang, International Symposium on Positron Annihilation Studies of Fluids, Arlington, Texas, 8-12 June 1987. “The Mass Spectral Rearrangement of Ortho-Haloaryl Acids and Esters; Alkoxy and Hydroxy Group Migrations”. Idaho Academy of Science (1976) and ACS Northwest Regional Meeting (1976). • “The Synthesis of Macrocyclic Aminoboranes”. ACS Northwest Regional Meeting (1977). • “Synthesis of 4-Substituted N-(3-Dimethylaminopropyl)-1,8-Napthalimides”. ACS Southeast Regional Meeting (1983). • “Positron Annihilation Studies of Activation Effects of Substituents on Naphthalene Derivatives”. Material Research Society Annual Meeting (1983). • “Binding Strength and Specificity in DNA Interactions: The Design of A-T Specific Intercalators”. ACS National Meeting (1985). • “Positron Annihilation Studies of Electronic Effects of Derivatives of Porphyrin”. SESAPS Meeting of the American Physical Society (1985).

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