Frank W. Fowler

Professor of Chemistry

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1968-2014

 

Educator Extraordinaire

 

 

Stereochemlcal altematlves for lntramolecular Dlels-Alder reaction for 4-substituted azadienes, Journal of the American Chemical safety, 105, 7696 (1983).

Professor Fowler's research focused on the synthesis of heterocyclic compounds, featuring novel applications of intramolecular Diels-Alder reactions, and on supramolecular sollds. His work In the teaching of organic chemistry at Stony Brook transformed the course and defined the model for student-centered active learning in large courses.