Cameron Tyson Senior Academic Professional, Graduate Advisor Office: MSE 2222L Phone: 404-894-8227 Fax: 404-385-0386 E-mail Cam Tyson

B.S., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1992; Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1997

 

Responsibilities:

Dr. Tyson is the Academic Professional for Graduate Studies in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry. His responsibilities include: (1) development and implementation of successful graduate and undergraduate recruitment programs, (2) academic advisement of graduate and undergraduate students, (3) management of student academic records and progress, as well as advisor of departmental and Institute academic procedures and policies, (4) assistance with writing and submission of grant proposals for academic enhancement programs, (5) administration and monitoring of budgets for Chemistry & Biochemistry graduate fellowships/assistantships, (6) management of departmental graduate teaching assignments, and (7) teaching of undergraduate organic chemistry courses during the summer semester. His efforts over the last seven years have led to a dramatic increase in the number, quality, and diversity of entering graduate students. He has served on panels dealing with graduate recruitment and diversity for the American Chemical Society and the Department of Education.

Teaching Interests:

Chemistry 2311 and 2312 (Organic Chemistry I and II)

Scholarship and Funding:

"Graduate Assistance in Areas in Polymer Science and Engineering," Collard, D.M.; Tyson, J.C.; Funding Agency: U.S. Department of Education, $131,000 per year, 2004-2007.

"Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need in Chemistry and Biochemistry," Collard, D.M.; Tyson, J.C.; Bottomley, L.A. Funding Agency: U.S. Department of Education, $152,000 per year, 2000-2003.

"Successful Project Administration of a Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) Program," Tyson, J.C. St. Louis, MO, 2002

"Graduate Research Opportunities in Chemistry and Biochemistry Seminar," Tyson, J.C. Presented at the National American Chemical Society Conference, Undergraduate Program, New Orleans, LA April 2003.