James K. Baird
Professor, Chemistry
Adjunct Professor, Materials Science
office: MSB 115 phone:
(256) 824-6441 fax: (256)
824-6349
Résumé
Ph. D. from Harvard University in Chemical Physics (1969)
Started at UAH in 1982
Academic Experience
Teach courses in general and physical chemistry.
My efforts, which are largely theoretical, are directed toward questions
on the border between chemistry and materials science. Since experiment
is the final arbiter of the success of theory, I work closely with an experimental
physical chemist, Dr. John Clunie. Although some of our students concentrate
solely on theory and others solely on experiment, we encourage all of them
to perform an experiment and analyze the data using a theory of their own
devising.
Selected Publications
"Series Integration of the Diaphragm Cell Transport Equation When the Diffusion
Coefficient is a Function of Concentration", J. Chem. Phys. 97
(1992) 4368.
"Theory of the Time-Lag Diffusion Method for the Case of an Outgassing
Solid", J. Mater. Res. 8 (1993) 1455.
"Radiofrequency Plasma Decomposition of Ammonia: A Comparison with Radiation
Chemistry Using the G Value", J. Phys. Chem. 97 (1993) 10984.
Chemistry Welcome Page
Materials Science Welcome Page
jkbaird@matsci.uah.edu