| Thomas Wenzel
is a professor of chemistry at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine. Dr.
Wenzel received his B.S. degree in chemistry from Northeastern University,
Boston, Massachusetts in 1976. He obtained his Ph.D. degree in
analytical chemistry in 1981 from the University of Colorado, Boulder,
Colorado. Dr. Wenzel has been the recipient of research grants from
the National Science Foundation, Research Corporation, the Petroleum
Research Fund, and the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation. He has
received grants for education endeavors from the National Science
Foundation, the Pittsburgh Conference and Exposition, and the Camille and
Henry Dreyfus Foundation. He currently carries out research with the
aid of undergraduate students in the areas of chiral NMR shift reagents,
selective sorbents for gas chromography, and lanthanide luminescence
detection in liquid chromography. He has taught courses in general,
environmental, and analytical chemistry for the past seventeen years, as
well as topical courses related to his interests in environmental
issues. He is especially interested in developing the use of
project-based laboratory experiences and group-learning in analytical
chemistry. He also conducts several outreach programs a year for
area elementary and junior high school students, either inviting classes
to Bates for chemistry shows or visiting local schools to put on
programs. He has served as a Councilor for the Council on
Undergraduate Research since 1990, edited the Fifth Edition of
"Research in Chemistry at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions"
that was published by the Council in 1993, was conference co-chair for the
Fifth National Conference of CUR Kids held at Bates College in June 1994,
and was President of the Council in 1996-97. |