Ed Lane
Professor of Chemistry and Chairman
lanee@william.jewell.edu
(816) 415-7643
B.S. in Chemistry with Special Distinction, University of Oklahoma, 1972
Ph.D., University of Oklahoma, 1977
Faculty member at Jewell since 1981
Chairman of the department from 1986 to 1996 and from 2006 to present
Although his area of specialization is physical chemistry, Dr. Lane spends much of his time teaching introductory courses. He received the college's "Advisor of the Decade" award for his work in academic advising during the 1990's and has twice been named the college's Advisor of the Year, most recently in 2007.
After several recent retirements, Dr. Lane (with 30 years in teaching and 27 years at Jewell) has become the college's "senior scientist" and the oldest active faculty member in White Science Center.
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Jason Morrill
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
morrillj@william.jewell.edu
(816) 415-7874
B.S., Central Missouri State University, 1996
Ph.D., University of Missouri - Kansas City, 2001
Faculty member at Jewell since 2004
Dr. Morrill's research interests include computational chemistry, with investigations of the physical and biological properties of molecules of interest by Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationships as well as quantum mechanics-based molecular reactivity studies of organic molecules. Dr. Morrill uses the results of these studies to design and then to synthesize novel organic molecules. Other synthetic organic research interests include heterocyclic organic molecules and monomers for polymeric materials.
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Shane Price
Instructor in Chemistry
prices@william.jewell.edu
(816) 415-7637
B.A., William Jewell College, 2002
A.B.D., Univeristy of Kansas
The 2008-09 academic year is Professor Price's first at the college.
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Lori Wetmore
Associate Professor of Chemistry
wetmorel@william.jewell.edu
(816) 415-7638
B.S., University of Missouri - Kansas City, 1986
M.S., University of Missouri - Kansas City, 1993
Ph.D., University of Missouri - Kansas City, 2000
Faculty member at Jewell since 2000
With a specialty in pharmacology/toxicology, Dr. Wetmore teaches general chemistry and biochemistry courses. In addition, she teaches the Responsible Self class in the core curriculum as well as a course on drugs' effects on the brain. She also coordinates student research projects involving cell culture and flow cytometry. Having worked for the Children's Mercy Hospital for 10 years, she has experience in analytical chemistry, biochemistry, and cell biology. Her dissertation research focused on cancer pharmacology. As a post-doctoral fellow at UMKC, she investigated biocompatibility of dental resins. In addition, she enjoys working with the college class at her church and spending her free time running, camping, hiking, and traveling.
Anne Dema