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Margaret ASIRVATHAM Office Phone: 303 492 2802
E-mail: Margaret.Asirvatham@colorado.edu
FAX: 303 492 0951
Ph.D.: Kansas State University, 1975
Director of the General Chemistry Program
Director of General Chemistry and Senior Instructor of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, January 1996 - present.
Director of General Chemistry and Instructor of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, August 1986 - December 1995.
Associate Professor of Chemistry, Wesleyan College, Macon, Georgia, January - May 1986.
Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Florida A & M University, Tallahassee, Florida, September 1981 - December 1985.
Visiting Instructor of Chemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, September 1979 - June 1980.
Research Associate, Department of Biology, Florida A & M University, Tallahassee, Florida, June - August 1979.
Research Associate, Department of Chemistry, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, October 1977 - April 1979.
Research Associate, Department of Chemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, September 1975 - September 1977.
Interests
- Formative assessment using electronic classroom response systems
- Focus on conceptual understanding and molecular visualization skills to enhance long-term retention of knowledge
- Math and chemistry skills required for success in general chemistry courses
- Preparation of STEM undergraduates to address national shortage of high school chemistry teachers
- Materials to facilitate integration of pedagogy and technology in 21st century K-16 classrooms
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