Jeffrey O. Boles
Chair and Professor

Contact Info:
Office: Foster Hall, Room 219
Phone: (931) 372-3421
E-mail: jboles@tntech.edu
Personal Web Page
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Educational Background:

Ph.D., Chemistry and Biochemistry. University of South Carolina, August 1992

M.S., Chemistry. Tennessee Technological University, June 1988

B.S., Chemistry. Tennessee Technological University, March 1986

Areas of Specialty:

Protein chemistry, enzymology and crystallography. Accelerated plant growth for environmentally friendly agriculture. Isolation, purification and regulation of plant growth factors. Identification of plant growth hormones. Synthesis of novel selenium and tellurium containing amino acids for bio-incorporation as x-ray labels and NMR probes.