{"669910":{"#nid":"669910","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"Chemist conquers molecules and miles","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAs an organic chemist who designs molecules to exhibit traits needed by other researchers,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/people.miami.edu\/profile\/fce07c7efcc05164a3b46257dd11cbdf\u0022\u003EJames Wilson\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;relies on team science to shape his work.\u0026nbsp;Outside of the classroom and lab, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/james-wilson-70304267\u0022\u003EWilson\u003C\/a\u003E is a solo warrior who pushes his body to the limits as a competitive cyclist. He recently completed the infamous GAPCO (Great Allegheny Passage and Chesapeake and Ohio Canal), a 335-mile gravel ride from Pittsburgh to Washington, D.C., in 19 hours and 39 minutes \u2014 one of the fastest times ever recorded. He did it by himself, without sleeping and without support. A track athlete in high school, Wilson began cycling as an undergraduate at the University of South Carolina. He competed in local and national events, then tapered his riding while completing his Ph.D. in organic chemistry in 2004 from the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAs an organic chemist who designs molecules to exhibit traits needed by other researchers,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/people.miami.edu\/profile\/fce07c7efcc05164a3b46257dd11cbdf\u0022\u003EJames Wilson\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;relies on team science to shape his work.\u0026nbsp;Outside of the classroom and lab, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/james-wilson-70304267\u0022\u003EWilson\u003C\/a\u003E is a solo warrior who pushes his body to the limits as a competitive cyclist. He recently completed the infamous GAPCO (Great Allegheny Passage and Chesapeake and Ohio Canal), a 335-mile gravel ride from Pittsburgh to Washington, D.C., in 19 hours and 39 minutes \u2014 one of the fastest times ever recorded. He did it by himself, without sleeping and without support. A track athlete in high school, Wilson began cycling as an undergraduate at the University of South Carolina. He competed in local and national events, then tapered his riding while completing his Ph.D. in organic chemistry in 2004 from the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"34434","created_gmt":"2023-09-25 14:55:59","changed_gmt":"2023-09-25 14:55:59","author":"Renay San Miguel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"University of Miami","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"https:\/\/news.miami.edu\/stories\/2023\/09\/chemist-conquers-molecules-and-miles.html","dateline":{"date":"2023-09-18T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2023-09-18T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"85951","name":"School of Chemistry and Biochemistry"}],"categories":[{"id":"130","name":"Alumni"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4896","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"166928","name":"School of Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"id":"193081","name":"James Wilson"},{"id":"506","name":"alumni"},{"id":"4304","name":"organic chemistry"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}