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Jennifer E. Mihalick, Ph. D.
Professor, Department of Chemistry
Past Director, UW System Women & Science Program (now Alliance for Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, & Advancement in STEM)
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contact information: Halsey Science 439 (920) 424-7095 mihalick@uwosh.edu mailing address: Dept of Chemistry 800 Algoma Blvd Oshkosh WI 54901 |
office hours Spring 2023: MTW 10:20-11:20, F 8:00-9:00, or by appointment
Courses Taught:
Chem 101 General, Organic, Biochemistry I
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:
Inclusive teaching
E. Winterrowd, J. E. Mihalick, A. Jayne."Promoting Faculty Careers at Predominantly Undergraduate Institutions to Female Postdoctoral Scholars through a Visiting Seminar Program." Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering 27, 61-78 (2021).
E. Winterrowd, J. E. Mihalick, T. Brace, M. E. Coleman, A. Lyons, A. Jayne. "Building an 'Old Girls' Network in Academic Science,Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics." Academic Labor Beyond the College Classroom: Working for Our Values. H. Hassel and K. Cole, eds., Routledge: New York, 2019.
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 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).
chemistry of materials for science literacy
J. E. Mihalick. "Using Examples from Art and Archaeology to Demonstrate the Chemistry of Materials in a General Education Course." Contextualizing Chemistry through Art and Archaeology: Inspiration for Faculty (pp.71-85). ACS Symposium Series, American Chemical Society: Washington DC, 2021.
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).
University Studies Program Explore Team, USP Committee
Wisconsin Teaching
Scholar 2009-2010 "Student
Reflections
on
Multiple
Ways
of Learning"
Assessment of Student Learning
'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).
* 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
