Teaching & STEM Education Eigentlich weiß man nur, wenn man wenig weiß; mit dem Wissen wächst der Zweifel. We know accurately only when we know little; with knowledge doubt increases. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, 28 Aug. 1749 - 22 March 1832 Die Pädagogik ist die Kunst, die Menschen sittlich zu machen. Education is the art of making man ethical. Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, German philosopher, 27 Aug. 1770 - 14 Nov. 1831 A. Courses by Semester | B. Courses by Number | C. Seminars, Group Meetings & Cumes | D. STEM Education Initiatives and Educational Materials | E. Mentoring & Advising | F. Honors: Teaching Awards, Mentorships, & Invitations. (Last Update: May 9, 2024. Needs more work in A and lots of checking.)

A.	Courses By Semester

		SS24 Research Postscripts
FS22 Interim Vice Provost Graduate Education	SP23 Interim Vice Provost Graduate Education	SS23 Post-iVPGE Sabbatical
	Administration	SS22 Interim Vice Provost Graduate Education
	Administration
	Administration March: COVID-19 Crisis begins	Administration FS20 Planning w/ COVID-19
Administration	Administration	UCAS Beijing NWPU
		NPU Xi'an SCU & SNU Chengdu UCAS Beijing
		NPU Xi'an NWU Xi'an
		UCAS Beijing NWU Xi'an
		NWU Xi'an Xiamen University
		UCAS Beijing NWU Xi'an
		UCAS Beijing NWU Xi'an
		UCAS Beijing
		UCAS Beijing
		UCAS Beijing
Chem8160	Chem8330 Chem7087	Research
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		JSPS Fellow Sapporo, Japan

B.	Courses By Number

New Course Numbers after F04 (old numbers in parentheses). Fall Semester (F or FS); Spring Semester (SP), formerly Winter Semster (W or WS).

CHEMISTRY (133) - Introduction to Synthesis and Analysis (2). Coordinated laboratory presentation of concepts selected from general, organic, and analytical chemistry. Co-requisites: (33) & (210).

W95, F95.

CHEMISTRY 2030 - Survey of Organic Chemistry (3). New Course! Lecture Part of former CHEM 2050. A survey of organic chemistry, including an introduction to structure and bonding, functional group chemistry, principles of reactivity, reaction mechanisms, the molecules of life. Laboratory illustrates and augments the lecture material. 3h lectures per week. Prerequisites: grade C or better in 1320 (32) or equivalent.

F12, F13, F14, F15, F17.

CHEMISTRY 2050 (205) - Introduction to Organic Chemistry (5). New Course! A survey of organic chemistry, including an introduction to structure and bonding, functional group chemistry, principles of reactivity, reaction mechanisms, the molecules of life. Laboratory illustrates and augments the lecture material. 4 lectures, 1 lab per week. Prerequisites: grade C or better in 1320 (32) or equivalent.

F03, F04, F05, F11.

CHEMISTRY 2100 (210) - Organic Chemistry I (3). First course of a sequence. Concentrates on fundamentals and applies them to a few functional groups. Only 1 hour credit if student has completed 2050 (115 aka 205)). Prerequisites: 1310 & 1320 (11 & 12) or equivalent.

F91, W92, F92, W97, W99, S99, F00, W01, W02, W04, W07.

CHEMISTRY 2160H (216) - Honors Organic Chemistry (4). New Course! First course of a two-semester sequence. Similar to 2100 (210) but with increased depth and breadth; emphasis on preparing science students for research and professional careers. 3 lectures, 1 discussion section per week. Prerequisite: Honors eligibility. Grade of B or better in Chemistry 1320 (32) or equivalent.

FS01

CHEMISTRY 2110 (212) - Organic Chemistry II (3). Continuation of 2100 (210). Covers carbonyl-containing compounds, amines, heterocycles, natural products (fats, carbohydrates, amino acids, proteines, nucleic acids) and others. Prerequisites: 2100 (210) or departmental consent. Chemistry 212 discontinued in WS00 and re-offered as 2110 in FS05.

F96.

CHEMISTRY 2120 (212) - Organic Chemistry II (5). New Course! Continuation of 2100 (210). Covers carbonyl-containing compounds, amines, heterocycles, natural products (fats, carbohydrates, amino acids, proteines, nucleic acids) and others. Prerequisites: 2100 (210) or departmental consent. Offered WS00 - WS05.

W00, W03.

CHEMISTRY 2130 (211) - Organic Chemistry Laboratory (2). Must accompany or follow, cannot precede 2100 (210).

W93.

CHEMISTRY 3700 - Undergraduate Seminar in Chemistry (3). New Curriculum on Scientific Writing, Peer Review, Science Communication. Writing-Intensive. Methods for reading, locating and presenting chemical information; data management, presentation and analysis; scientific writing; scientific peer review; professional ethics.

Assignment-Based: SP10, SP11, SP12, SP13, SP14, SP15, SP16, SP17, SP18.

BIOCHEMISTRY (399) - Biochem./Biotech. Info. Retrieval (2). Consists of lectures, library field trips, on-line searching, and data analysis. Information will be retrieved from libraries and on-line data bases using computerized methodology. Areas include chemical structures, patents, and analysis of macromolecules (RNA, DNA, proteins). Volunteer Teaching.

W90, W91, W92, W93.

CHEMISTRY 7087 - New Student Seminar (1). First-year seminar for new graduate students of the MU Department of Chemistry. Co-taught with CHEM 3700 (with different requirements).

SP17, SP18.

CHEMISTRY 8087 (410) - Seminar in Chemistry (1). Organic Chemistry Seminar of the MU Department of Chemistry.

AY 91-2, 95-6, 96-7, W08, F08, SP09, F13, F14.

CHEMISTRY 8120 (412) - Physical Organic Chemistry I (3). Bond theory, physical methods, absorption spectroscopy, conformational analysis, mechanisms of reactions.

W94, W95.

CHEMISTRY 8120 (412) - Computational Organic Chemistry (3). New Course! Theory and Application of modern computational techniques (molecular mechanics, ab initio and semi-empirical molecular orbital methods and much more) for predicting the structures, energies, and properties of molecules and molecular systems. Prerequisites: 3330 (233) or equivalent.

F99.

CHEMISTRY 8150 (415) - Organic Reaction Mechanisms (3). Organic reaction mechanisms are discussed within the framework of structure-activity relationships. Particular attention directed to the chemistry of the reactive intermediates and the application of stereochemical and molecular orbital concepts. Prerequisites: 1 year of Organic Chemistry and Physical Chemistry.

F89, F90, F94.

CHEMISTRY 8160 (416) - Organic Spectroscopy (3). Structural analysis of organic compounds, involving problem solving and using modern NMR, IR, UV/Vis, CD/ORD, MS and other spectroscopic techniques. Prerequisites: 3330 (233) or instructor's consent.

F93, W96, F97, F06, F07, F08, F09, F10.

CHEMISTRY 8130 (419) - Physical Organic Chemistry 2 (3). Case studies and methods for determining organic reaction mechanisms.

W91.

CHEMISTRY 8330 (433) - Computational Chemistry (3). New Course! Theory and Application of modern computational techniques (molecular mechanics, ab initio and semi-empirical molecular orbital methods and much more) for predicting the structures, energies, and properties of molecules and molecular systems. Prerequisites: 3330 (233) or equivalent.

W98, F02, SP09. Assignment-Based: F16.

For enrollment in research courses, see file on students. CHEMISTRY 2950 (150). Undergraduate Research. CHEMISTRY 4950 (250). Senior Research. CHEMISTRY 3800 (280). Internship in Chemistry. CHEMISTRY 4990H (298). Senior Honors Research. CHEMISTRY 4991H (299). Senior Honors Research. CHEMISTRY 8090 & 9090 (490). Research (cr. arr.).

C.	Group Meetings, Seminars & Cumes

Weekly Group Meetings include discussions of current literature and events, tracking of the "Zeitgeist", reflections on methodology, the advancement of problem solving techniques, and presentation and defense of original research. Mini-Meetings with students working in specific area are held weekly to plan research, to analyze results, and to talk about problems encountered. Schedules for Group and Mini-Meetings are online (see box).

FS06 WS06 || WS05 FS05 WS04 FS04 || WS03 FS03 WS02 SS02 FS02 || WS01 SS01 FS01 WS00 SS00 FS00 || WS99 SS99 FS99 WS98 FS98 || WS97 FS97

Structure & Bonding. An interdisciplinary and interdepartmental seminar series. A community-building forum for informal and formal discussions and presentation by students and faculty interested in theoretical and computational approaches to structure and bonding. WS00, FS00 & WS01 only. Discontinued due to lack of divisional and departmental support.

Cumulative Examinations of the Organic Chemistry Division. The data given in parentheses after the links to the examinations specify the outcome; the outcomes are pass/fail after May 1997 and they are 2-point-pass/1-point-pass/fail before. December 2007 (2/4) | May 2007 (4/2) December 2006 (-/-) | March 2006 (6/4) | September 2005 (7/3) | May 2005 (3/2) September 2004 (3/2) | March 2004 (2/0) | November 2003 (2/2) | May 2003 (2/2) October 2002 (4/3) | April 2002 (2/0) | March 2002 (6/0) | September 2001 (5/5) October 2000 (0/0) | April 1999 (5/0) October 1998 (6/3) | March 1998 (4/0) | September 1997 (7/0) May 1997 (2/3/2) | November 1996 (2/2/2) | June 1995 | March 1995. March 1995 - November 2002 Archive of MU Cumulative Organic Chemistry Examinations.

D.	STEM Education Initiatives and Educational Materials Development

Our first major project initiative was the Chemistry is in the News project, CIITN, which was supported by MU and UM (1995-7), the Dreyfus Foundation (1997-9), and NSF-DUE (2001-4). The CIITN home page have moved several times, see links to CIITN. An archive version of the home page is located here. The second major project was the Mathematics and Life Sciences (MLS) project funded by NSF-PRISM (2009-15, FS10 | SP11 | FS11 | SP12 | FS12 | FS13). The third major initiative is ongoing (2010ff) and it is the Scientific Writing & Authoring project, which has been funded by the University of Missouri (MU), by the Campus Writing Program (CWP), and by the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS).

7.	Dr. Rainer Glaser's Quantum-Mechanical Intrinsic Reaction Paths Gallery Development version: teaching/rxnpaths/reactions.html

6.	The Prentice-Hall Online 2001 Companion Website to Organic Chemistry, 4/e, by Leroy Wade. Development version (archived): wade4e

5.	The Prentice-Hall Online 2001 Companion Website to Organic Chemistry, 3/e, by Paula Bruice. Development version: bruice3e

4.	The Prentice-Hall Online 1999 Companion Website to Organic Chemistry, 4/e, by Leroy Wade.

3.	CD-ROM, Presentation Manager 3.0, ORGANIC MATTER, Leroy Wade 4/e. ISBN 0-13-974072-4. 1999.

2.	The Prentice-Hall Online 1999 Companion Website to Organic Chemistry, 2/e, by Paula Bruice.

1.	CD-ROM, Presentation Manager, Bruice Organic Chemistry, 2/e. ISBN 0-13-919283-2. 1998.

E.	Mentoring & Advising Activities

7.	Intercollegiate Knights. Since October 25, 2018, I have been serving as the Founding Faculty Advisor of the MS&T Chapter of the Intercollgiate Knights.

6.	The Cold Side of Chemistry: Dry Ice and Liquid Nitrogen. One-Hour Science Demonstration in Third Grade Class (incl. Kayla Glaser) at Russell Boulevard Elementary School, Columbia, Missouri, January 24, 2007. Thank-You Notes from Teacher and Students.

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International Science Roundtable. Organizer: Dr. Linda Blockus, Director, Office of Undergraduate Research, Life Sciences Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (LS UROP). Activity: A series of roundtables/discussions about international opportunities in science for undergraduate interns to show them the opportunities to do post-doc fellowships and sabbaticals abroad, the opportunity to collaborate with scientists from other countries, the opportunities to attend conferences abroad, and the growing importance of conducting science in a global environment. Faculty Participants: Steven Nothwehr, Biological Sciences; Walter Gassmann, Plant Sciences (LSC); Scott C. Peck, Biochemistry (LSC); Rainer Glaser, Chemistry. Audience: 24 Undergraduate Summer Interns.

4.	National Society of Collegiate Scholars. For five years (2000-2005) I served as the Founding Faculty Advisor of the MU Chapter of the NSCS. NSCS was established on the principle that with scholarship comes a responsibility to develop leadership and a duty to perform service.

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Freshman Interest Groups. Since 1999, I have served as faculty co-facilitator; FS99 (Jeremy Young), in FS00 (Crystal Palmer), and in FS01 (John Uhlrich). In FS00, I presented a lecture "Standards and Assessments in College Teaching" and gave computer-assisted lectures on "Astronomy and Chemistry" and on "Chemistry is in the News."

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Judge at Student Competitions. S&T, 15th Annual Undergraduate Research Conference. Poster Competition, April 16, 2019. MU, Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievements Forum. Poster Competition, April 18, 2017. MU, Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievements Forum. Poster Competition, April 26, 2016. MU, Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievements Forum. Poster Competition, April 22, 2014. MU, Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievements Forum. Poster Competition, April 23, 2013. Unsung Heroes Committee, Student Union Programming Board of the Missouri Unions, 2002. 5th Annual Student Government Undergraduate Research Showcase, MU, Arts & Science Week, Feb. 14, 2001. Quiz Master Assistant, MU 2001 College Bowl, Feb. 5, 2001. 4th Annual Student Government Undergraduate Research Showcase, MU, Arts & Science Week, Feb. 23, 2000. 3rd Annual Student Government Undergraduate Research Showcase, MU, Arts & Science Week, Feb. 17, 1999. "Phys./Chem. Sciences," MU 12th Research & Creative Activities Forum, March 4, 1995.

1.	Science-By-Mail Mentoring. Served as Science-by-Mail Volunteer Scientist for the Boston Museum of Science, 1994-8. The Boston Museum of Science effort brings hands-on science education to children across the country and around the world.

F.

Honors

a.	Teaching Awards

16.	2018 Outstanding Undergraduate Research Mentor Award Nominee, Office of Undergraduate Research, University of Missouri, Columbia, April 17, 2018. Image

15.	2017 Outstanding Undergraduate Research Mentor Award Nominee, Office of Undergraduate Research, University of Missouri, Columbia, April 19, 2017. Image

14.	2016 - 2017 Chancellor's Excellence Award, Outstanding Undergraduate Faculty, University of Missouri, Columbia, 2017. Image

13.	Inaugural Writing Intensive Teaching Excellence Award, University of Missouri, Columbia, 2012.

12.	Edward K. Mellon Honorary Seminar on Chemical Education, Florida State University, 2003-4.

11.	MU College of Arts & Science Purple Chalk Teaching Award 2002.

10.	Educ. Techno. at Missouri (ET@MO) Teaching and Technology Excellence Award 2001.

9.	Distinguished Member, The National Society of Collegiate Scholars, since 2001.

8.	Sigma Xi Second Annual Excellence in Graduate Research Mentoring Award, 2000.

7.	MU Best of the Web Award, Faculty/Staff, University of Missouri, Columbia, 1997.

6.	Outstanding Greek Faculty Award, Univ. of Missouri, Columbia, 1997. Image

5.	Outstanding Teacher Award, Beta Theta Pi, Univ. of Missouri, Columbia, 1992-3.

4.	Bruce H. Mahan Memorial Teaching Award, Univ. of California, Berkeley, 1984-5.

3.	Bruce H. Mahan Memorial Teaching Award, Univ. of California, Berkeley, 1982-3.

2.	Dr. Kober Chemistry Award, Kepler-Gymnasium, Freudenstadt, 1976.

1.	Abitur with highest honors, Kepler-Gymnasium, Freudenstadt, 1976.

b.	Honorary Mentorships

7.	Mentor of Ethan Zars (summa cum laude with Honors in Chemistry) at Honors' Convocation, May 12, 2018.

6.	Mentor of Kaitlan Prugger (summa cum laude with Honors in Chemistry) at Honors' Convocation, Dec. 15, 2012.

5.	Mentor of Patrick Hawkins (cum laude with Honors in Chemistry) at Honors' Convocation 2006.

4.	Mentor of Richard Nichols (magna cum laude) at Honors' Convocation 1999.

3.	Mentor of Rhonda Walsh (summa cum laude) at Honors' Convocation 1998.

2.	Mentor of Mitch Anthamatten (summa cum laude) at Honors' Convocation 1996.

1.	Mentor of Jason Wilbur (summa cum laude) at Honors' Convocation 1995.

c.	Invitations to Social Activities

19.	Kappa Delta Faculty Appreciation Dinner. Invited by Ms. Abbi Nardi. April 9, 2019.

18.	Delta Tau Delta Faculty Appreciation Dinner. Invited by Mr. Patrick Sparks. October 25, 2017.

17.	Salute to Excellence. Academic Retention Services. Invited by Mr. Gbolahan Oseni. April 23, 2013.

16.	MU Women's Basketball Honorary Coach 2005-2006. MU - Baylor 64:61 on January 4, 2006.

15.	Delta Delta Delta Bi-annual Professors' Dinner. Invited by Courtney Wigton. April 13, 2004.

14.	Zeta Tau Alpha Annual Faculty Appreciation Banquet. Invited by Krista Blackmore. April 23, 2003. Image

13.	Kappa Kappa Gamma Annual Faculty Appreciation Banquet. Invited by Kellen Burkett. April 2, 2003.

12.	Zeta Tau Alpha Annual Faculty Appreciation Banquet. Invited by Georgia Marsh. April 15, 2002.

11.	Beta Theta Pi semi-annual Teacher Appreciation Dinner. Invited by David Britt. November 27, 2001.

10.	Farmhouse Fraternity Student/Faculty Dinner. Invited by Preston Walker. March 22, 2001.

9.	Delta Delta Delta Bi-Annual Professor Dinner. Invited by Elizabeth Hurt. March 14, 2001.

8.	Delta Delta Delta Bi-Annual Professor Dinner. Invited by Courtney Zimmer. October 17, 2000.

7.	Delta Gamma Scholarship Dinner. Invited by Vicki Lin and Bernadette Obmaces. March 1, 1999.

6.	Beta Zeta Pi Faculty Appreciation Dinner. Invited by Richard Nichols and Michael Steele. May 7, 1997.

5.	Kappa Kappa Gamma Faculty Dinner. Invited by Trisha Pelczynski, Rebecca Melichar and Catherine Williams. April 29, 1997.

4.	Delta Delta Delta Faculty Appreciation Dinner. Invited by Kristen Deane, Laila Saffaf, Sommer White and Amy Sandler. April 23, 1997.

3.	Delta Upsilon, Faculty Dinner. October 3, 1996.

2.	Pi Beta Phi Sorority Faculty Appreciation Dinner. Invited by Carrie Grounds and Karla Schmid. April 1992.

1.	Delta Chi Faculty Dinner. Invited by Tim Lacy. March 12, 1992.