Rate My Professor Adam Rosser

Dr Adam Rosser is a Lecturer in Chemistry in the School of Science and Technology at the University of New England. He earned a BSc in Chemistry, BSc (Hons), and PhD in Chemistry from the University of New England, completing his doctoral studies from 2009 to 2018. As a physical organic and computational chemist with a keen interest in chemical and STEM education, Dr Rosser employs quantum chemical calculations to elucidate the structure and reactivity of real chemical systems. This work supports advancements in organic synthesis and drug design while enhancing comprehension of macromolecules such as proteins and synthetic polymers. A key research focus involves anomeric amides, a novel class of amides discovered at UNE, characterized by unusual pyramidal nitrogen geometry, low amidicity, and distinctive reactivity, including HERON reactions, with promising applications as antibiotics and cancer chemotherapy drugs.

Dr Rosser conducts laboratory-based physical organic investigations of anomeric amides alongside computational analyses of reaction mechanisms. He coordinates units CHEM110, CHEM120, and SCI100, and serves as Course Coordinator for the Diploma in Science and Bachelor of Scientific Studies. His contributions to the literature include co-authored publications such as Bagheri et al., '3D Printing of Customized Drug Delivery Systems with Controlled Architecture via Reversible Addition-Fragmentation Chain Transfer Polymerization' (Advanced Engineering Materials, 2023, 25, 2201785); Glover and Rosser, 'Modification of Amidic Resonance Through Heteroatom Substitution at Nitrogen: Anomeric Amides' (Amide Bond Activation, 2022, pp 29-77); Glover and Rosser, 'Heteroatom Substitution at Amide Nitrogen—Resonance Reduction and HERON Reactions of Anomeric Amides' (Molecules, 2018, 23, 2834); Glover and Rosser, 'The role of substituents in the HERON reaction of anomeric amides' (Canadian Journal of Chemistry, 2016, 94, 1169-1180); and Glover and Rosser, 'HERON reactions of anomeric amides: understanding the driving force' (Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry, 2015, 28, 215-222), among others on amidicity and reactivity from 2011 to 2014 in journals including Journal of Organic Chemistry and Australian Journal of Chemistry. Dr Rosser is a Member of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (MRACI).