Jim Kusterer

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Faculty - Adjunct

Education:

Attended the University of Virginia and obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree (1970) in Chemistry and pursued a Master’s Degree in Chemical Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (1975); member of the Trigon Engineering Honor Society, University of Virginia.

Master of Science in Strategic Intelligence (1983), National Intelligence University, Washington, D.C.

Master of Science in Education, Boise State University, (2007) in pursuit of Doctorate of Education degree, culminating in 2010; inducted into Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society, 2003 with a Graduate School G.P.A.= 4.0.

Career

High School Dual Credit Chemistry Instructor (General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry and Physical

Consultant, United States Army (CONUS, USAEUR): (1987 – present)

15-year Chemical Engineering Career with Johns-Manville Corporation (Denver, Colorado and Richmond, Virginia) Manager of Worldwide Process Engineering,Fiber Glass Manufacturing Division.

Technical Assistant Superintendent, Amalgamated Sugar Company, L.L.C., Nampa, Idaho (30 years)--retired from engineering profession, September, 2001.

Adjunct Professor of General, Organic and Biochemistry, Dept. of Chemistry, West Campus,Boise State University, Boise, Idaho (1994 - 2008).

Adjunct Professor of Chemical Engineering, School of Engineering, McGinnis Institute of Technology for Chemical Engineering, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, Colorado. (1995 – present).

Adjunct Professor of General and Organic Chemistry (Inaugural), College of Western Idaho, Nampa, Idaho. (Spring Semester 2009 – present).

Consultant to the Library of Congress and the National Archives on the preservation of books and archival documents (1973 - present); Awarded nine (9) United States and foreign patents for processes of chemical preservation of paper and archival documents.

State of Idaho, Region II, Hazardous Material Response Team Member, Railroad Tank Car Specialist, trained by the Association of American Railroads (since 1993).