Rate My Professor Brian Lamp

Dr. Brian Lamp serves as Professor of Chemistry, Chair of the Department of Chemistry, and Interim Associate Dean of the School of Science and Mathematics at Truman State University in Kirksville, Missouri. He teaches a broad spectrum of undergraduate chemistry courses, such as CHEM 100: Chemistry for Contemporary Living, CHEM 130 and CHEM 131: Chemical Principles I and II, CHEM 222: Quantitative Analysis, CHEM 322: Instrumental Analysis, CHEM 350: Analytical Chemistry for the Life Sciences, and CHEM 431: Advanced Analytical Chemistry. His teaching portfolio highlights a commitment to foundational principles and advanced analytical techniques essential for chemistry majors and related disciplines.

Brian Lamp earned his Ph.D. in Chemistry from Iowa State University in 1995, with a dissertation titled "Macro- and microstructural characterization of organosulfur monolayers adsorbed at gold." His research specializes in analytical chemistry, focusing on the alpha-effect in nucleophiles, methyl transfers, surface modifiers at gold electrodes, heterogeneous electron-transfer reactions, alkanethiolate monolayers chemisorbed at gold, thiolate monolayers at gold, solid polymer electrolyte-based electrodes, and organosulfur monolayers adsorbed at gold. Lamp utilizes electrochemical and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopies, voltammetric characterizations, infrared reflection spectroscopic investigations, surface science methodologies, and studies of heterogeneous electron transfer. Key publications include "The α-Effect in Methyl Transfers from S-Methyldibenzothiophenium Fluoroborate to Substituted N-Methylbenzohydroxamates" (2003), "Correlation of the Structural Decomposition and Performance of Pyridinethiolate Surface Modifiers at Gold Electrodes for the Facilitation of Cytochrome c Heterogeneous Electron-Transfer Reactions" (1997), "Electrochemical and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopic evidence for differences in the binding sites of alkanethiolate monolayers chemisorbed at gold" (1995), "Thermodynamically controlled electrochemical formation of thiolate monolayers at gold: Characterization and comparison to self-assembled analogs" (1992), "Fabrication of Solid Polymer Electrolyte-Based Electrodes for Voltammetry in the Absence of Supporting Electrolyte" (1991), and "Reductive Desorption of Alkanethiolate Monolayers at Gold: A Measure of Surface Coverage" (1990). His scholarship has accumulated over 1,250 citations, demonstrating influence in electrochemistry and surface science. Additionally, Lamp contributes to student mentorship in research opportunities and programs like the Joseph Baldwin Academy.