Biographical Data for John E. Wampler

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Education:

B.S., Chemistry, University of Tennessee, 1966
Ph.D., Biochemistry, University of Tennessee, 1969
Postdoctoral, Biochemistry, University of Georgia, 1970-72

May 2000-present. Professor Emeritus,

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia

September, 1991-January, 1993. Acting and Interim Head,

Department of Biochemistry, University of Georgia

September, l982-May 2000. Professor,

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia

September, l977-l982. Associate Professor,

Department of Biochemistry, University of Georgia

September, l972-l977. Assistant Professor,

Department of Biochemistry, University of Georgia

January, l970-September l972. Research Associate,

Department of Biochemistry, University of Georgia

Summer of l966. Lab technician for Dr. Bruce M. Anderson,

University of Tennessee

1963-66. Laboratory worker and production manager, Rhenium Research Pilot Plant,

Department of Chemistry, University of Tennessee

Other Professional Activities:

1994-1999, Member, University Research Computing Advisory Committee

1992-2000, Member of the Computational Center for Molecular

Structure and Design
1991-1993, Information Technology Policy Board, Member
1990-2000, Member, Center for Metalloenzyme Studies

1989, Chair & Organizer, Conference on "New Methods in Microscopy

and Low-Light Imaging," SPIE
1989, Visiting Professor Centro de Quimica Estrutural (Portugal)

1988-1992, Member, Executive Committee, Biological Sequence/Structure

Computational Facility
1988-1991, Faculty Associate, Advanced Computational Methods Center

1988, CoChair and Organizing Committee Member, Conference on

"Time Resolved Laser Spectroscopy in Biochemistry," SPIE
1988, Panel Member, NIH Study Section on Shared Equipment
1987, Chair, NIH Special Study Section on SBIR Proposals
1984-1994, Editorial Board: Analytical Instrumentation
1984-1991, Executive Editor: Analytical Instrumentation
1984-1987, Member, Biosciences Building Committee
1980-85, Director, Instrument Design Group, Department of Biochemistry

1980 - member Ad Hoc Subcommittee on the need for solution standards

for single photon counting, American Society for Photobiology

1978 - Visiting Professor, Department of Zoology, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.

1975, Expedition Member, R. V. Alpha Helix Southeast Asia

Bioluminescene Expedition

Business Experience:

Founding partner of On-Line Instrument Systems (OLIS),

Jefferson, Georgia
Consultant on software and instrumentation design

BIOLUMINESCENCE STUDIES Studies of Renilla, the bioluminescent Sea Pansy
General and Misc. Bioluminescence
Earthworm Bioluminescence
Mushroom Bioluminescence INSTRUMENTATION, COMPUTER AUTOMATION AND ON-LINE, REAL-TIME INSTRUMENTS On-Line Spectroscopic Systems and Spectroscopy Operating System (SPECOS) Software
Low-Light Measurements
Low-Light Imaging, Low-Light Microscopy and Spatially Resolved Spectral Measurements MOLECULAR MODELING AND COMPUTATIONAL CHEMISTRY Homology Modeling
Modeling Protein-Protein Interactions
Thermostability and Rubredoxin
General and Miscellaneous Papers on Molecular Modeling and Computational Chemistry: DATA ANALYSIS AND NUMERICAL METHODS

Funding (Direct Costs, Career totals):

National Science Foundation as PI:   $378K
National Science Foundation as co-PI and participant:   $2.3M
National Institutes of Health as PI:   $434K
National Institutes of Health as co-PI and participant:   $1.4M
United States Department of Agriculture as co-PI:   $75K
North Atlantic Treaty Organization as PI and co-PI:   $11K
Internal Competitive Grants of University of Georgia:   $166K

Summary of Publications:

11 Software Manuals, 1 Book Edited, 81 research publications including 22 invited reviews, 69 abstracts of oral and poster presentations.
Full References may be accessed via the Research Topics above.