Jason R. Taylor
Dean, School of Natural & Social Sciences
Chair, Biological & Chemical Sciences
Professor of Chemistry
As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace.
Profile
Dr. Jason R. Taylor (JT) grew up in North Canton, Ohio before attending Baldwin-Wallace College where he played baseball and received his Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and minor in Biology. He continued his education at Indiana University where he received a Ph.D. in Chemistry in 2002. While attending graduate school, Dr. Taylor met the love of his life (Becka) while leading worship for a campus ministry. Becka and JT were married in 2001 and soon moved to Baltimore where JT taught at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County for one year before joining the faculty at Roberts in 2003.
JT and Becka have been blessed with four little girls (Emma, Hannah, Savannah, and Abigail) and live a few miles from campus. JT and his wife regularly open up their home to minister to students through Bible studies and social activities. Additionally, JT and Becka have been actively involved in Habitat for Humanity since coming to Roberts and have taken students to Georgia, Mississippi, or Alabama each February break to build houses. He also plays guitar and leads worship with his wife at Calvary Assembly in Chili, NY. Outside of teaching, ministry, and spending time with his family, he loves getting out and enjoying about any active sport he can participate in during his free time.
Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.
Courses Taught
- CHM 112 Principles of Chemistry II
- CHM 114 Introduction to General, Organic, and Biochemistry
- CHM 221 Analytical Chemistry
- CHM 304 Instrumental Analysis
- CHM 460 Chemistry Seminar
- BCH 305 Introduction to Biochemistry
- GED 100 First Year Seminar
- GED 250 First-Year Seminar Mentor
Education
- Ph.D. in Reading Education with distinction | Syracuse University
- M.Ed. in Childhood Literacy | St. Bonaventure University
- B.S. in Elementary Education | St. Bonaventure University
New York Certifications
- New York State Permanent Certification
- Elementary Education N-6
- Reading Education K-12
Sample Publications
- J. R. Taylor, D. J. Maxwell, and S. Nie, “Processive cleavage of nanoparticle-linked substrates by exonuclease enzymes,” in preparation.
- A. Ensign and J. R. Taylor, “What’s in your wallet? An analysis of American currency for the presence of trace levels of cocaine,” Senior Honors Thesis (RWC) 2006.
- J. Gorse, A. Lusk, J. R. Taylor, J. Dickens, S. P. Tanner, C. M. Hill, W. H. Philipp, and K. W. Street, “Properties of a novel ion-exchange film,” Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2004; 43(23), 7600-7607.
- M. Ensign and J. R. Taylor, “Is it something in the water? An examination of water samples for trace amounts of lead, iron, and copper,” Senior Honors Thesis (RWC) 2004.
- D. J. Maxwell, J. R. Taylor, and S. Nie, “Self-Assembled nanoparticle probes for recognition and detection of biomolecules,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 124(32), 9606-9612.
- J. R. Taylor and S. Nie, “Probing specific DNA sequences with luminescent semiconductor quantum dots,” Proc. SPIE 2001, 4258, pp 16-24.
- J. R. Taylor and S. Nie, "Optical imaging and biomechanical studies of single DNA molecules," Recent Advances in Biomechanics, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2001, pp 11-17.
- J. R. Taylor, M. Fang, and S. Nie “Probing specific sequences on single DNA molecules with bioconjugated fluorescent nanoparticles” Anal. Chem. 2000, 72, 1979-1976.