Resources – Dr James Tour – Organic Chemist
Insights On Organic Chemistry and the Origin Of Life From James Tour
Who is He
- James Tour is a American synthetic organic chemist world renowned for his work in molecular electronics, nanotechnology, and carbon materials chemistry.
- He is a Professor of Chemistry and a Professor of Materials Science & Nanoengineering at Rice University
- He received a BS in Chemistry from Syracuse University, a PHD in synthetic organic chemistry and organometallic chemistry from Purdue University and did postdoctoral work at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and Stanford University.
- Tour has been a significant influence advancing the field of chemistry and nanotechnology with over 830 research publications and over 200 patents and is widely cited in peer-reviewed literature.
- Mr Tour builds functional things at a molecular level…like a light driven vehicle made of a single molecule. His award winning work includes developing technologies involving molecular electronics, graphene and carbon nanotube chemistry and bringing them to market in practical products.
- He has been an outspoken critic of widely accepted origin-of-life models, pointing out the implausibility of random assembly of prebiotic ingredients into functional molecules based on the basic nature of organic chemistry.
Main Websites
James Tour Group (JMTour.Com) – Academic work, Resources for students and Researchers alike. A Funded source to learn about, understand, and embrace the bible as a path to find Jesus
Weekly Podcast – The Science Faith Podcast
Dr James Tour YouTube Channel – Lectures, Debates
Videos On Favorite Topics:
The Religion of Science <Video>
Abiogenesis – Origin Of Life
The Mystery Of The Origin Of Life (2019)
The Origin of Life Has Not Been Explained – Science Uprising Expert Interview (2019)
Dr. James Tour Destroys Origin of Life Myths with Hard Science (2025)
Debate
James Tour & Stephen Meyer React to the Origin of Life Debate (Ep. 1)
A Course on Abiogenesis – foundational series by Dr. Tour (Season 1)
Episode 0: Reasons why abiogenesis is difficult YouTube
Episode 1: Introduction to Abiogenesis -basic chemical challenges YouTube
Episode 4: Homochirality – chirality problems in prebiotic chemistry YouTube
Episode 13: Summary & Projections – overview of chemical barriers to life YouTube
