Dr. James Tour

  At Syracuse, James was discipled by Dr. T. E. Koshy, the evangelical chaplain of Syracuse University, and Bakht Singh from India. In graduate school at Purdue University, James was further taught in the faith by Professor Delmar Broersma. After post-doctoral appointments at the University of Wisconsin and Stanford University, James was mentored in the faith by Professor Buck Hatch from Columbia Bible College and Seminary (now Columbia International University). 

  James served on the Chemistry Department faculty of the University of South Carolina from 1988 to 1999, and then he moved to Rice University in Houston, Texas where he has served since 1999. He has made several breakthrough discoveries in the laboratory in the areas of organic chemistry, medicinal chemistry, materials science and nanotechnology. He has also started several successful companies, some of which are publicly traded, while also raising 4 children with his wife, Shireen, to whom he has been married for 40 years. (Click here to see his full credentials.) 

  Yet, what Dr. Tour values most is his relationship with Jesus Christ. Whether it is students gathering at his home, interviewing other scientists, or engaging his thousands of followers on social media, Dr. Tour is not ashamed to declare of the life-giving power of the gospel while boldly proclaiming the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.