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Courses:
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CHE 123: Chemistry and
Society
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CHE 124: Applied
Chemistry and Society
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CHE 145: General
Chemistry I /
CHE 155: General Chemistry II
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CHE 299: Independent
Study in Chemistry
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CHE 343: Organic
Chemistry I / CHE 363: Organic Chemistry II
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CHE 352: Organic
Chemistry Lab
About
I started teaching at UW-WC
in the fall semester 2000, with a previous broad teaching
experience at Wayne State University, Columbus State
University and Hillsdale College. I am a strong advocate of
the integration of Science. When teaching chemistry, I show
the connections and relationships with other scientific
fields and daily life. I consider interdisciplinary
co-curricula activities an important component of chemistry
education, and highly encourage my students to be active
participants.
My research interests are focused on the application of
modern computational chemistry techniques in teaching;
developing digital learning objects in chemistry; imaging
individual DNA for biophysical applications; ab initio
theory of molecular structure and interactions; laser
spectroscopy and molecular photophysics of excited states;
synthesis and spectroscopic identification of organic
compounds, catalysis in miceller phase as well as green
chemistry.
I am the faculty advisor of the campus
Science & Math Club
(2000-Present). I enjoy reading, walking and spending
quality time with my family.
Recent Awards
and Honors
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UW Colleges Arthur M.
Kaplan Award for Significant and Innovative Improvement
in Instruction and Service, 2008-2009 (Also, 2003-2004, 2005-2006
and 2007-2008)
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UW
Colleges Chancellor Teaching Fellow, 2006-2007
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Rolfs Educational Award for Exceptional Teaching Ability,
UW-Washington County "Teacher of the Year," 2004
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Selected for inclusion in the Who's
Who Among America's Teachers and Educators publication,
2004-2007 (8th-11th editions), nominated by
former and current students.
Web Pages
Other
Links
My Research Interests
CHEMISTRY
PRAXIS Learning Objects PROJECTS
Heat and
Energy
Acids/Bases
Balancing
Chemical Equations
Balancing Nuclear Reactions
Current Teaching Materials
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