James H. Burness
Professor of Chemistry
Education
Teaching Interests (Has been teaching at the York Campus since Fall,
1976)
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Development of Chemistry Problem Solving Skills
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Use of Computers in Chemical Education
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Students (of course!)
Teaching Philosophy -- do you really want to read this boring
monologue?
Research Interests
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Platinum Complexes as Cancer Chemotherapy Drugs
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Bioinorganic Chemistry
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Inverse Gas Chromatography
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Chemical Education Research
Publications -- here's a list of them.
Awards
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J. Shelton Horsley Research Award of the Virginia Academy of Science (1973)
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Sigma Xi Research Award, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (1975)
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Student Appreciation Award, Penn State York Student Government Association (1980)
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Listed in American Men and Women of Science
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York Campus Annual Teaching Award (1986, 1999)
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York Campus Annual Advising Award (1999)
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George W. Atherton Award for Excellence in Teaching (1990) (University-wide)
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Listed in "The Best Professors at Penn State", published by the Undergraduate
Student Government Association
Languages
Personal
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Married 1971, two daughters
(Monika and Allison)
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Hobbies:
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Bicycling
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Computers
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Music -- Classical and most anything else
except country/western.
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Reading
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Mowing grass (NOT!)
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Miscellaneous:
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Private
Pilot
License
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Teaches noncredit Lotus 1-2-3 and Excel workshops at the York Campus
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Has cats named Fenster and Cleo
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Took a two-year leave of absence from Penn State to teach in
Munich, Germany.
Contact Information:
Dr. James H. Burness
Penn State York
1031 Edgecomb Ave.
York, PA 17403
Office: Room 25, Main Classroom Building
Telephone: 717-771-4096
Email:jhb3@psu.edu
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