Department of Chemistry,

Chevron Science Center,

219 Parkman Avenue,

Pittsburgh, PA 15260

Phone: (412) 624-8261

Fax: (412) 624-8611

Email: coalson@pitt.edu

Education:

A.B. Degree: Physics and Chemistry, Harvard University, 1977

Ph.D: Chemical Physics, Harvard University, 1984

Postdoctoral Fellow: Los Alamos National Laboratory, 1984-1986

Academic Positions:

Assistant Professor of Chemistry: University of Pittsburgh, 1986-1992

Professeur Invité:  University of Paris, July-August 1990

Associate Professor of Chemistry: University of Pittsburgh, 1992-1997

Professor: University of Pittsburgh, 1997-1998

Professor of Chemistry and Professor of Physics: University of Pittsburgh, 1998-present