Joshua Telser

Joshua Telser is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Roosevelt University, specializing in inorganic, physical, and biological chemistry. His research focuses on paramagnetic resonance techniques, particularly electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) and its derivatives ENDOR and ESEEM, alongside magnetic circular dichroism (MCD) for studying metallobiomolecules.

• Ph.D., Inorganic Chemistry, University of Florida
• A.B., Chemistry, Cornell University

His research explores the electronic structure and magnetic properties of transition metal and lanthanide complexes, including applications in metallobiochemistry (heme proteins, iron-sulfur clusters), catalysis (dinitrogen splitting), and materials science (manganese-based pigments). He has contributed significantly to high-frequency EPR studies of zero-field splitting and ligand covalency in metal complexes.

• Key publications include a book on Paramagnetic Resonance of Metallobiomolecules
• Developed and characterized tetravalent terbium and vanadium complexes

His work spans coordination chemistry, spectroscopy, and quantum chemical calculations, with emphasis on understanding Jahn-Teller effects, spin-orbit coupling, and multiconfigurational behavior in metal complexes.