Rank:
Professor (since 1994)
Associate Professor (1987–1994)
Assistant Professor (1981–1987)

Education:
B.S., 1975, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa (Bacteriology)
Ph.D., 1979, University of Missouri at Columbia (Microbiology)
N.S.F. and American Cancer Society Post-doctoral Fellow 1979–1981, University of Minnesota, St. Paul

Personal Data
Birth Year: 1953
Wife: Mary Beth (Askelson) Hartman
Children: Timothy Stewart Hartman
Jonathan Paul Hartman
Grandchildren: Jensen and Cooper

Teaching Responsibilities:

I give a number of lectures in the team-taught freshman biology class for majors (Biol. 10504) as well as in the sophomore level cell, molecular and developmental biology course (Biol. 30603). In addition, I teach a junior/senior level genetics course (Biol. 40123) each fall and either a microbiology course (Biol. 20233) or genetics laboratory (Biol. 40143) in the spring.

Administrative Responsibilities:

Since 1991 I have been Chair of the Health Professions Advisory Committee (a.k.a. "the premed committee"). In this capacity I oversee the prehealth professions students at TCU, including pre-medical, pre-dental, pre-veterinary medicine, pre-optometry, and pre-pharmacy students. In addition, I am faculty advisor to TCU’s chapter of Alpha Epsilon Delta, the premed/predent honor society.

Research Interests:

Beginning with my post-doctoral fellowship, I have studied the genetics and biochemistry of DNA repair and mutagenesis in the small free-living nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. Through the years this research has been supported by the National Institutes of Health and more recently by N.A.S.A. We have developed system for the isolation and molecular characterization of mutations induced by a variety of mutagens. This system was applied to isolate 26 mutants from animals flown aboard a space shuttle flight. In recent years, I have focused on the relationship between oxidative stress and aging. Much of this research has been in colloboration with Dr. Naoaki Ishii of Tokai Medical School, Ishehara, Japan. In particular, we are interested in the effects of mitochondrial function as it relates to oxidative stress and aging. We have also begun to explore the genetics of DEET (the insect repellent) sensitivity.

Honors

• University Graduate Student Teaching Award; University of Missouri, 1979
• Student House of Representatives Teaching Excellence Award; TCU, 1986
• Student Foundation's Outstanding Faculty Award; TCU, 1989
• Golden Key National Honor Society, Honorary Member, 1990
• Honors Faculty Recognition Award, TCU Honors Program, 1991
• Mortar Board's "Top Prof" Award, TCU, 1991
• Alpha Epsilon Delta, Honorary Member, 1992
• Faculty Award for Outstanding Involvement in Student Development, 1992
• Student House of Representatives Professor of the Year, TCU, 1994
• Student Foundation's Outstanding Faculty Award; TCU, 1994
• Student House of Representatives Professor of the Year, TCU, 1995
• TCU Outstanding Advisor Award, 1996
• Wassenick Award for Mentoring, 2000
• Dean's Award for Research & Creative Activities, 2004
• Chancellor’s Award for Distinguished Achievement as a Creative Teacher and Scholar, 2006
• EECU TCU Inspirational Faculty Award, 2007