Darren Brouwer is Professor of Chemistry at Redeemer University College in Hamilton, Ontario where he teaches chemistry and environmental science, carries out research on developing new methods for structure determination of materials, works with students on monitoring water quality in local watersheds, and ponders the relationships between Christian faith, chemistry, culture making, and creation care. He has studied at Redeemer University College (B.C.S.), University of Guelph (B.Sc.), University of British Columbia (Ph.D.), and Regent College, has held research positions at the University of Southampton and the National Research Council of Canada, and is an adjunct professor in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at McMaster University. He and his wife Jessica live in downtown Hamilton with their three children who are learning to love birds, books, and bicycles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","acf":{"res_faculty_titles":[{"res_title":"
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By understanding the structure of materials, a greater understanding of their functions can be developed. Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, a close cousin to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) that many are familiar within a medical context, is a powerful tool for elucidating the structural features of materials. I am particularly interested in exploring the ability of NMR spectroscopy to be used for crystallography \u2013 the determination of crystal structures \u2013 by which the atomic arrangement of materials can be determined.<\/p>\n I am also very interested in local environmental issues and developing ways for our students to engage and address these local issues through project-based learning in our classes, senior research projects, and summer research opportunities. Over the past few years, our analytical chemistry and environmental science classes have been carrying out water quality monitoring projects of a local highly urbanized watershed that drains into an ecologically important wetland, finding that there are quite clear signs of sewage contamination and nutrient pollution. In addition to learning lots about analytical and environmental chemistry, we have been engaging with the City of Hamilton and local environmental stakeholders to find ways to address this problem.<\/p>\n See\u00a0Google Scholar citations page<\/a> for a full list of publications<\/em>.<\/p>\n D.H. Brouwer. Applications of silicon-29 NMR spectroscopy. In <\/span>Comprehensive Inorganic Chemistry III. <\/span><\/i>J. Reedijk and K. Poppelmeier (eds.), Elsevier, 2022, <\/span>in press<\/span><\/i>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n D.H. Brouwer, A.L. White. A Comprehensive Collection of Solid-State 31P NMR Spectra of Aluminophosphate Zeolites. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials<\/em> 2022, 337, 11924 https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.micromeso.2022.111934<\/p>\n D.H. Brouwer, C.C. Brouwer, S. Mesa, C.A. Semelhago, E.E. Steckley, M.P.Y. Sun, J.G. Mikolajewski, Ch. Baerlocher. Solid-state NMR spectra of pure silica zeolites for the International Zeolite Association Database of Zeolite Structures<\/a>.\u00a0 Microporous and Mesoporous Materials<\/em> 2020, 297, 110000. D.H. Brouwer, J. Van Huizen. NMR crystallography of zeolites: How far can we go without diffraction data?<\/a> Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry<\/em> 2019, 57<\/em>, 167-175. G.Y. Foran, D.H. Brouwer, G.R. Goward. Quantifying proton dynamics in phosphate solid acids by 1<\/sup>H double quantum NMR spectroscopy<\/a>. Journal of Physical Chemistry C<\/em> 2017, 121<\/em>, 25641-25650.<\/p>\n D.H. Brouwer, S. Cadars, K. Hotke, J. Van Huizen, N. Van Huizen.\u00a0Structure determination of a partially ordered layered silicate material with an NMR crystallography approach<\/a>.\u00a0Acta Crystallographica Section C: Structural Chemistry<\/em>\u00a02017,\u00a073<\/em>, 184-190.<\/p>\n D.H. Brouwer.\u00a0Better Living Through Chemistry?<\/a>\u00a0Comment<\/em>\u00a02016, online.<\/p>\n Y. Zan, D.H. Brouwer, G.R. Goward.\u00a019<\/sup>F Double quantum NMR spectroscopy: A new tool for probing dynamics in proton-conducting fluorinated polymer materials<\/a>.\u00a0Macromolecules<\/em>\u00a02016,\u00a049<\/em>, 7331-7339.<\/p>\n H. Fenniri, G.A. Tikhomirov, D.H. Brouwer, S. Bouatra, M. El Bakkari, Z. Yan, J.-Y. Cho, T. Yamazaki.\u00a0High field solid-state NMR spectroscopy investigation of\u00a015<\/sup>N-labeled rosette nanotubes: Hydrogen bond network and channel-bound water<\/a>.\u00a0Journal of American Chemical Society<\/em>\u00a02016,\u00a0138<\/em>, 6115\u20136118.<\/p>\n D.H. Brouwer and M.A. Horvath.\u00a0Minimizing the effects of RF inhomogeneity and phase transients allows resolution of two peaks in the\u00a01<\/sup>H CRAMPS NMR spectrum of adamantane<\/a>.\u00a0Solid State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance<\/em>\u00a02015,\u00a071<\/em>, 30-40.<\/p>\n D.H. Brouwer and M.A. Horvath.\u00a0A simulated annealing approach for solving zeolite crystal structures from two-dimensional NMR correlation spectra<\/a>.\u00a0Solid State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance <\/em>2015,\u00a065<\/em>, 89-98.<\/p>\n S. Cadars, M. Allix, D.H. Brouwer, R. Shayib, M. Suchomel, M.N. Garaga, A. Rakhmatullin, A.W. Burton, S.I. Zones, D. Massiot, B.F. Chmelka.\u00a0Long- and short-range constraints for the structure determination of layered silicates with stacking disorder<\/a>.\u00a0Chemistry of Materials\u00a0<\/em>2014,\u00a026<\/em>, 6994-7008.<\/p>\n T.L. Spencer, N.W. Plagos, D.H. Brouwer, G.R. Goward.\u00a0The use of\u00a06<\/sup>Li{7<\/sup>Li} REDOR NMR spectroscopy to compare the ionic conductivities of solid-state lithium ion electrolytes<\/a>.\u00a0Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics\u00a0<\/em>2014,\u00a016<\/em>, 2515-2526.<\/p>\n D.H. Brouwer, S. Cadars, J. Eckert, Z. Liu, O. Terasaki, B.F. Chmelka.\u00a0A general protocol for determining the structures of molecularly ordered but non-crystalline silicate frameworks<\/a>.\u00a0Journal of the American Chemical Society\u00a0<\/em>2013,\u00a0135<\/em>, 5641\u20135655.<\/p>\n
\nDissertation:\u00a0Location, Disorder, and Dynamics of Guest Species in Zeolite Frameworks Studied by Solid State NMR and X-ray Diffraction.<\/em><\/p>\n"},{"education":"\n
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