Division of Sciences and Mathematics

2012-2013

Agenda•Division notes: New science complex •Department highlights• Mathematics – Dan• Physics – Mark• Chemistry – Chopper• Biology – Bill• Psychology – Susan• Sociology – Natalie• Neuroscience – Julie• Environmental Studies – Bryan

•Questions/Comments

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Building (Ellen)Campus-wide logistics (Rebecca)Curriculum (Darin)

Phasing

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Timeline for a May 2015 start

Phasing

Today

Board Meeting(Mid May ‘13)

Move out(May ‘15)

Classroom logistics(Sept ‘13)

Registration(Mid Oct ‘13)

New Science ComplexPhasing

Communication (summer) •Chairs as a whole•Focus groups of Chairs•Focus groups of faculty•Direct communication

New Science ComplexPhasing

Communication (summer) •Chairs as a whole•Focus groups of Chairs•Direct communication

• What are unique challenges?

• What are common challenges?

• What are the truly uncompromising aspects of your curriculum?

• How do we organize our discussions and on what timeline?

New Science ComplexPhasing

Communication (summer) •Chairs as a whole•Focus groups of Chairs•Direct communication

• What are unique challenges?

• What are common challenges?

• What are the truly uncompromising aspects of your curriculum?

• How do we organize our discussions and on what timeline?

Creativity Empowerment

Department Highlights

Mathematics

Physics

Chemistry

Recent Activities in the Chemistry Department

Division MeetingApril 26, 2013

Teaching Activities

Continued quality instruction

• Mark Jensen – Teacher of the Year Award• Kris Hiebner – Sabbatical replacement • Daryl Ostercamp – Celebration of 50 years!

Teaching ActivitiesNew Innovations• Biochemistry Lecture – 2 Sections• Chemistry/Biology Lab – More modular structure

Teaching Activities

Research Experiences in Teaching Labs• General Chemistry Lab – Sulfadrug remediation• Chemistry/Biology Lab – Phytoremediation• Organic Lab – Pharmaceutical Industry• Analytical Lab – Analysis of Commercial Products• Biochemistry II Lab – Enzyme Kinetics

Teaching Activities

State of the Art Instrumentation• New FT-IR Spectrometer – Organic Lab• New Plate Reader – Biochem Lab• New Computational Software – Physical Chem Lab

Teaching Activities

Important Consequence • Record Number of Chemistry Majors (29)

Our graduates:• Graduate school (MS/PhD program) in science

Notre Dame, Minnesota, Colorado St.

• Professional school in the health sciencesDentistry (U of Minnesota), Veterinary (U of Florida)

• Teaching (Twin Cities, Thailand)• Service (Americorp, Military service)• Industry (Environmental Consulting, Oil Patch)

Scholarly Activities

Continued quality research

• Summer Research– Graeme Wyllie, Darin Ulness, Mark Jensen, Mark Gealy, Chopper Krogstad

• Academic Year Research– Drew Rutherford

Scholarly Activities

REU’s• Michelle Hiebert (‘15) – SUNY Stony Brook• Keveen Flieth (‘14) – NDSU• Patrick Prendergast (‘14) – Mayo Clinic• Matt Wagner (‘13) – U of Minnesota• Abby Smith (‘13) – Toledo Univ.

Scholarly ActivitiesPublications

1. Lee, W. C.; Sears, J. M.; Eads, K.; Krogstad, D. A.; Frost, B. J. Inorg. Chem. 2013, 52, 1737-1746.

2. Gonsalvi, L.; Guerriero, A.; Hapiot, F.; Krogstad, D. A.; Monflier, E.; Reginato, G.; Peruzzini, M. Pure Appl. Chem. 2013, 85, 385-396.

3. Turner, D. B.; Howey, D. J.; Hendrickson, R. A.; Gealy, M. W.; Sutor, E. J.; Ulness, D. J. J. Chem. Phys. A. (in-press, ASAP10.1021/jp310477y)

Scholarly ActivitiesNational Presentations

• Biannual Conference on Chemical Education• 4 Presentations (Graeme Wyllie, Darin Ulness, Mark Jensen)

• ACS Green Chemistry National Convention• Presentation (Chopper Krogstad)

• NCUR• 3 Student Presentations (Keveen Flieth, Paige Borst, Erika Sutor )

Scholarly ActivitiesGrants Awarded

1. Concordia College Centennial Scholars – Darin Ulness2. Concordia College Technology Grant – Graeme Wyllie

Grants Attempted3. National Science Foundation– Chopper Krogstad

Service ActivitiesOutreach

• Over 1000 area students involved in outreach (Science Academy, 4-H, Library shows)• Graeme Wyllie

• City-wide STEM committee (Graeme Wyllie and Darin Ulness)

Service ActivitiesCommittee Work (On-campus)

• Celebration of Student Scholarship (Graeme Wyllie)• HPAC (Drew Rutherford)• Neuroscience Chair; M. Ed. Thesis Advisor (Julie Mach)• Division Chair (Darin Ulness)• Water Working Group (Chopper Krogstad)

Service ActivitiesCommittee Work (Off-campus)

• Chair Elect of Local ACS (Graeme Wyllie)• River Keepers – Board of Directors (Chopper Krogstad)• Boy Scouts – Chemistry Merit Badge (Dave Mork)

Congratulations on a Great Year!

Biology

Psychology

Sociology

Neuroscience

Environmental Studies