John Goodwin travels to New Zealand as visiting professor of chemistry

John Goodwin, professor of chemistry and faculty member at CCU since 1996, has been granted a scholarly reassignment for the Spring of 2019. He is currently the Visiting Professor of Chemistry at Auckland University of Technology in New Zealand, where he is collaborating with professor Nicola Brasch in study of the cobalt center of Vitamin B12.

As an inorganic chemist, Goodwin has investigated model cobalt compounds of Vitamin B12 over the years at Coastal, engaging many undergraduates in research projects.

"This new avenue of research should appeal to our growing numbers of biochemistry majors, and we can expect more research projects in this area when I return to Coastal," he said.