Mihalick Home Page
Jennifer E. Mihalick, Ph. D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Chemistry
Past Director, UW System Women & Science Program
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contact information: Halsey Science 432 and 439 (920) 424-7095 mihalick@uwosh.edu mailing address: Dept of Chemistry 800 Algoma Blvd Oshkosh WI 54901 |
office hours (HS 432) Spring 2018: MWF 8:30-9:30 am, T 10:20-11:20, or by appointment
Courses Taught:
Chem 104 Introduction to the Chemistry of Materials (Quest II)
Chem 105/106 General Chemistry I and II
Chem 360 Special Topics: History of Modern Science in Britain
Chem 370/371 Physical Chemistry I and II
Educational Interests:
University Studies Program Explore Team, USP Committee
Wisconsin Teaching
Scholar 2009-2010 "Student
Reflections
on
Multiple
Ways
of Learning"
Inclusive teaching methods
J. R. Considine, J. E. Mihalick, Y. R. Mogi-Hein, M. W. Penick-Parks, P. M. Van Auken. "How Do You Achieve Inclusive Excellence in the Classroom?” New Directions in Teaching and Learning 2017 (151), 171-187 (2017).
J. R. Considine, J. E. Mihalick, Y. R. Mogi-Hein, M. W. Penick-Parks, P. M. Van Auken. “ 'Who am I to bring diversity into the classroom?' Learning communities wrestle with creating inclusive college classrooms." Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning 14(4), 18-30 (2014).
Assessment of Student Learning . . . links
to websites about assessment
'06-'07 Faculty Adviser to Oshkosh Scholar, the
undergraduate research journal
Lab Research Interests:
Thermochemistry of formation of weakly bound complexes in solution
Synthesis and characterization of silica composites made with a sol-gel process
Related Publications:
J. E. Mihalick, W. P. Griffiths III*, J. E. Muten*, T. A. Olson*, J.
B. Hein*, "Thermochemistry of Binding of Lead (II) and Cadmium (II) by
Saccharides in Aqueous Solution." Journal of Solution Chemistry
28, 1025-1036 (1999).
D. L. Parker, J. E. Mihalick, J. L. Plude, M. J. Plude,T. P. Clark*,
L. Egan, J. J. Flom*, L.C. Rai, H.D. Kumar, "Sorption of metals by
extracellular polymers from the cyanobacterium Microcystis
aeruginosa f. flos-aquae strain C3-40." Journal
of
Applied
Phycology 12, 219-224 (2000).
J. E. Mihalick, K. M. Donnelly. “Using metals to change the
colors of natural dyes.” Journal of
Chemical
Education 83, 1550-1551
(2006).
J. E. Mihalick, K. M. Donnelly. "Cooking up colors from plants,
fabric and metal." Journal of
Chemical
Education 84, 96A
(2007).
* indicates undergraduate student coauthor
Educational Background:
Dreyfus Fellow, Franklin & Marshall College, 1991-1993
Ph. D. in physical chemistry, Stanford University, 1991
A. B. magna cum laude in chemistry, Princeton University, 1985
Professional Organizations:
American Chemical Society
(Divisions of Physical Chemistry and Chemical Education)
Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research
Honor Society
Project
Kaleidoscope's Faculty for the 21st Century
