In recent years, James has worked on projects related to plant oil analysis and development of new catalysts for biodiesel production, evaluation of antiviral properties of extracts from local plant sources and, most recently, a study of how storage conditions affect the alpha acid content of hop varieties (which are responsible for bittering in beer). Undergraduate students have been an essential part of all these projects. There are many topics in the fields of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry that interest him - He wishes he had time to investigate more of them!
