John Mouser

Department of Chemistry
Seattle Pacific University
Seattle, WA 98119-1997
(206) 281-2102
mousej@spu.edu

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2003-current Seattle Pacific University, Department of Chemistry, Adjunct Professor.
2001-2003 Highline Community College, Department of Chemistry, Lecturer.
1994-2001 University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Lecturer and Laboratory Coordinator.
1991-1994 Instructor, University of Oregon, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

EDUCATION

1985-1991 University of Southern California, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Major Field of study: Organometallic Chemistry. 
Dissertation: Synthesis and Reactivity of Titanacyclobutenes.
Advisor: Prof. Kenneth M. Doxsee
Ph.D. awarded May of 1991. 
1981-1985 Point Loma Nazarene College, San Diego, California
B.A. in Chemistry awarded June, 1985.
Magnum Cum Laude 

AWARDS AND HONORS

1989 University of Southern California Chemistry Department Competition Tuition Award
1989 University of Southern California Chemistry Department Excellence in Teaching Award
1987 University of Southern California Chemistry Department Outstanding Teaching Award

RESEARCH

1986-1991 Synthesis and reactivity studies of titanium metallacycles and metallopophyrins; with Professor Kenneth M. Doxsee, University of Southern California.
1985-1986 Synthesis of organosilicon polymer precursors and polymer chemistry; with Professor William Weber, University of Southern California.
1983-1985 Synthesis of substituted steroids for bile acid uptake studies in rats and potentially humans; with Dr. Dale Shellhamer, Point Loma Nazarene College.

PUBLICATIONS

“Titanocene Imido Complexes: Generation as Reactive Intermediates, Isolation, and Structural Characterization”, Doxsee, K.M.; Garner, L.C.; Juliette, J.J.; Mouser, J.K.M.; Weakley, J.R.Tetrahedron 1995 , 51, 4321-4332. 

“Metallacyclobutene-Metallabutadiene (Vinyl Carbene Complex) Interconversions: Ring Opening of Titanacyclobutenes”, Doxsee, K. M..; Juliette, J. J.; Mouser, J. K. M. Organometallics 1993 ,12 , 4742-4744. 

“Carbometallation/Methane Elimination Reactions of Dimethyltitanocene. Formation of Titanocene Vinyl Complexes and Titanacyclobutenes”, Doxsee, K. M..; Juliette, J. J.; Mouser, J. K. M.Organometallics 1993, 12 , 4682-4686. 

“Titanium Metallcycles as Intermediate in the Synthesis of Acyclic and Heterocycles Compounds”, Doxsee, K.M.; Mouser, J.K.M.; Farahi, J.B. SYNLETT 1992 , 13-21. 

“Titanium-Mediated Synthesis of Conjugated Dienes”, Doxsee, K. M.; Mouser, J. K. M.Tetrahedron. Lett. 1991 32 , 1687-1690. 

“Metal-Vinyl vs. Metal-Alkyl Insertion Reactions of Titanacyclo­butenes with Nitriles”, Doxsee, K. M.; Mouser, J. K. M. Organo­metallics 1990 , 3012-3014. 

“Specificity of an Na + -dependent taurocholate transport site in isolated rat hepatocytes”, W. G. M. Hardison, S. Bellentani, V. Heasley, and D. Shellhamer, Am. J. Physiol. 1984 246 , G477-G483. (Synthesized five of the compounds utilized in these studies under the direction of Dr. Dale Shellhamer.)