Rainer Ernst GLASER Dipl.-Chem., M.S., Ph.D. Department of Chemistry University of Missouri-Columbia 601 South College Avenue Columbia, Missouri 65211 Tel.: (573) 882-0331 Fax: (573) 882-2754 WWW: http://www.missouri.edu/~chemrg Email: GlaserR@missouri.edu

CURRICULUM VITAE

	PERSONAL DATA
Birth Date	June 18, 1957.
Family	Julia M. Chang, married August 22, 1996. Katharine K. J. Glaser, born October 7, 1997. James C. Glaser, born August 12, 2001.
Interests	Reading, Astronomy, Cognition, Travel, Badminton, Swimming.
Languages	Bilingual in English and German, read French and some Spanish.
Honors	Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry

	PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS & PROJECTS
Professional Interests	Chemistry of Anisotropic Media. Organic, Theoretical, and Materials Chemistry. Chemistry Education.
Current Projects	1. DNA Base Deamination and Cross-Link Formation 2. Polar Order in Crystalline Organic Molecular Materials 3. Electronic Structure Theory: Potential Energy Surfaces and Dynamics 4. Structural Studies of Biopolymers: Deaminated DNA, ADA, and PMM/PGM 5. Astrochemistry: Nucleobase Synthesis in Interstellar Space (MU Space Science) 6. Nucleophilic Additions to Heterocumulenes 7. Chemistry is in the News: Chemistry and Society

	CURRENT POSITION & EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
2003-	Full Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Missouri-Columbia.
1995-2003	Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Missouri-Columbia.
1989-95	Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Missouri-Columbia.
1987-89	Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Chemistry, Yale University. Adviser: Professor Kenneth B. Wiberg.

	EDUCATION
1984-87	Ph.D. Program, Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley. Adviser: Professor Andrew Streitwieser, Jr. (Chemical Geneology) Chemistry Ph.D., 1987. Fellow of the Fonds der Chemischen Industrie 1985-7.
1983-84	Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen, Germany. Chemistry Diplom, 1984.

1982-83	University of California, Berkeley, College of Chemistry and Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory (LBL), Molecular and Materials Research Division. Adviser: Professor Andrew Streitwieser, Jr. Chemistry M.S., 1983. Fulbright Fellow 1982-3.
1977-82	Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen, Germany. Chemistry Vordiplom, 1980. Physics Zwischenprüfung, 1979. Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes 1981-4.
1976-77	Military Service, Deutsche Bundeswehr
1967-76	Kepler-Gymnasium, Freudenstadt, Germany. Abitur with highest honors and Chemistry Prize, 1976.

	COMMITTEES & REVIEWING
2007-10	MU Honorary Degrees Committee
2005-8	Research Computing Advisory Group (RCAG)
2004-7	MU Environmental Studies Executive Committee. MUES & SEAS
2004-	MU Task Force for Big Ideas for Teaching Excellence (BITE).
2003-6	MU College of Arts & Science, Promotion & Tenure Committee. Chair 2004-5 & 2005-6.
2000-3	MU Academic Grievance Panel.
1999-2003	MU Faculty Advisory Council, Educational Technologies at MU.
1999-2002	MU Academic Assessment Committee.
1998-2002	Advisory Board, Journal of Organic Chemistry.
1996-9	MU Study Abroad Advisory Council.
1995-9	MU Task Force for Research Computing.
1992-	Boards of Review for 13 Granting Agencies (>100 reviews).
1987-	Boards of Review for 50 Journals (>500 reviews).

FUNDING SOURCES
National Institutes of Health (NIGMS), National Science Foundation (DUE), Petroleum Research Fund of the American Chemical Society (G, AC, SE), The Camille & Henry Dreyfus Foundation, NATO Collaborative Research Grant, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.


PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker, since 1980.

Liebig-Vereinigung für Organische Chemie, since 1995.

Wöhler-Vereinigung für Anorganische Chemie, since 1995.

American Chemical Society, since 1982.

University of Missouri ACS Local Section, 1995-7, Secretary-Treasurer.

Division of Organic Chemistry, since 1982.

Division of Physical Chemistry, since 1993.

Theoretical Chemistry Subdivision, since 1993.

Division of Chemical Toxicology, since 2001.

Division of Chemical Education, since 2001.

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), since 1988.
American Association of University Professors (AAUP), since 1989. Member, Executive Committee, MU Chapter, 2008-11. Representative to MU Faculty Council, 2008-9.
World Association of Theoretically Oriented Chemists (WATOC), since 1997.
Alpha Chi Sigma, since 1991.
Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society, since 1990.
Council for Undergraduate Research, 1992-2005.
National Science Teacher Association, scince 2006.
Union of Concerned Scientists, since 1986.