Chemistry Department Faculty
David L. McFadden
Professor of Chemistry; Co-Chair, Undergraduate Chemistry Studies
David L. McFadden
Ph.D.
Contact
Merkert Center 222
Telephone: 617-552-3614
Email: david.mcfadden@bc.edu
Education
- Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Research Interests
Kinetics and dynamics of free radical and electron attachment reactions in the gas phase.
Research
Professor McFadden’s research involved kinetics and dynamics of free radical and electron attachment reactions in the gas phase. As chair of the Chemistry Undergraduate Studies Committee, he plays an active and integral role in the development of undergraduate curricula and research opportunity programs. Professor McFadden also teaches physical and introductory chemistry and advanced instrumentation laboratory to undergraduates.
Selected Honors and Awards
Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship, 1977
Representative Key Publications:
- "Gas-Phas Atom-Radical Kinetics of Atomic Hydrogen, Nitrogen, and Oxygen Reactions with Fluoromethylene Radicals," Tsai; C. P.; McFadden, D. L. J. Phys. Chem. 1990, 94, 3298.
- "Electron Attachment Reactions of Perfluoroalkyl Transition Metal Carbonyls: Rate Constants and Product Analysis", Marotta, C. J.; Tsai, C. P.; McFadden, D. L. J. Phys. Chem. 1989, 91, 2194.
- "Kinetic Study of Electronically Metastable Nitrogen Atoms, N(2DJ ), by Electron Spin Resonance Absorption", Fell, B.; Rivas, I.V.; McFadden, D. L. J. Phys. Chem. 1981, 85, 224.