I consider education to be the most important aspect of life because if we never learn then we may never grow. While research projects are important for intellectual growth one must first have a foundation constructed from a sturdy formal education which comes in the form of lecture and laboratory exercises. For this reason it is important that the coursework to educate students also expands in terms of content, 以及使用它的大脑.
I find that my pedagogy is not completely focused on the memorization of material but rather to produce students who are independent learners. My mother was an elementary school teacher who taught many students basic reading and math skills to prepare them for a life of learning. 我经常以类似的方式审视我的教学风格, I teach to foster life-time learning and real world problem solving skills while still focusing on the material, 就像我母亲为她的学生所做的那样.
我尽力促进学生的长期目标规划，主要是职业目标. I provide my input for career-oriented topics such as proof-reading resumes/cover letters, 鼓励/为学生提供暑期实习的信息, 并提供我自己对研究生院的见解.
The subject matter of chemistry is often perceived as difficult which can be intimidating to most students. I feel it is the job of the instructor to alleviate some of this occlusion by guiding students through advanced chemical concepts while still providing enough freedom to encourage problem solving skills.
I use density functional theory (DFT) to study the interaction between discrete molecules with metal surfaces. Often the molecule is referred to as an adsorbate while the surface is sometimes called the substrate. 这些计算需要
a supercomputer to run and take a large amount of time to complete but divulge important information about chemistry!
我的研究主要集中在以下三个方面.
- 吸附剂与底物相互作用的基础研究. It is surprising to note how little we know about the interaction of gas phase molecules with metal surfaces.
- The formation of extended networks of adsorbate molecules that adhered to metal surfaces to form ferroelectrics. 这些研究的最终目标是找到廉价的铁电材料, 哪些产品有可能彻底改变当前的电子产品.
- 多相催化中表面-吸附质的相互作用. This is has applications for fossil fuel consumption, organic synthesis, and pharmaceutical drugs.
我现在和几个合作者在世界各地合作! 它们是:
- Dr. Eva Zurek，纽约州立大学布法罗分校，纽约州布法罗
- Dr. Axel Enders, Universität拜罗伊特，巴伐利亚，德国
- Dr. 查尔斯·赛克斯，塔夫茨大学，马萨诸塞州梅德福
- Dr. 杰森·贝内特，宾夕法尼亚州立大学伊利，贝伦德学院，伊利，宾夕法尼亚州
- Dr. Dianna Aga，纽约州立大学布法罗分校，纽约州布法罗
If you are interested in becoming a collaborator and need some theoretical calculations do not hesitate to email me.
以下是我在YouTube上的教员研究简介:
我总是很高兴和兴奋让学生参与科学! 我试图通过课堂全球网赌十大网站来吸引小学和高中的学生. 我经常做化学演示或S.T.E.A.M. 全球网赌十大网站活动. 请联系
如果你对我来你的教室感兴趣的话.
I use YouTube and Facebook to educate the public/students in various topics in chemistry. 这是
我的YouTube频道.