Rick C. White
Department of Chemistry
Sam Houston State University
Huntsville, TX 77341
409-294-1060
Academic Training
B.S., Chemistry, 1971 Sam Houston State University (Honors in Chemistry)
M.A., Chemistry, 1973, Sam Houston State University
Ph.D., Organic Chemistry, 1977, The University of Iowa
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, 1977-78, The University of Arkansas
Academic Positions
Asst. Prof., 1978-84, Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa (tenured, 1984)
Asst. Prof., 1984-88, Assoc. Prof., 1988-94, Prof. 1994- , Sam Houston State University
Visiting Prof., Washington University (St. Louis), Summer 1982
Visiting Prof., University of Kansas Center for Bioanalytical Research, Summer, 1987
Visiting Prof., Texas Woman's University, Summer, Fall, 1992
NORCUS Faculty Fellow, 1993-1994, Pacific Northwest Laboratories, Richland, WA
Visiting Prof., Institut für Organische Chemie, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany, Summer 1998
Visiting Prof., Institut für Organische Chemie, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany, Summer 2002
Visiting Prof., Institut für Organische Chemie, Universität Siegen, Siegen Germany, Summer 2007
Research Interests
Organic Photochemistry; Photoextrusion reactions of carbonate esters, photolysis of epoxides, photolysis of the benzamide functional group