Congratulations to Phillip Dutton, who was awarded the 2013 Alumni Teaching Award at the Spring Convocation on June 12, 2013.
From the Daily News:
Chemistry professor devises formula for successful teaching
Philip Dutton says that the development of his style of teaching drew on his experience in martial arts: “Observe good demonstrations, practice observed techniques, and if you remove all of the mistakes, what is left is not only correct, but is efficient.”
Philip Dutton, A former head of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Dr. Dutton has observed speakers and instructors to figure what to do—and just as importantly, what not to do. The technique came to him as a graduate student watching a visiting scientist present a seminar, he says: “I promised myself never to do what he did.”
Honing his skills has paid off for Dutton’s students, and earned him the Alumni Award for Distinguished Contributions to University Teaching, which he will receive at the Wednesday, June 12, afternoon session of Convocation.
In letters supporting his nomination for the award, current and former students praise Dutton’s passion for his material and commitment to his charges.
“Dr. Dutton’s enthusiasm helped me rise above my obstacles and strive for excellence,” wrote Sara Ghoneim. “He always challenged his students and engaged us in his lectures in ways that made the course material unforgettable.”
His colleagues tout his versatility, teaching courses in a variety of subjects, including large introductory classes, and helping to develop a redesigned undergraduate curriculum.
At the root of his commitment is what Dutton calls the true reward of the teacher: “There is nothing more satisfying than watching students move through the training of their undergraduate and graduate carers and go on to be successful contributors to society.”
The awards, established by the University of Windsor Alumni Association in 1987, recognize excellence in all areas of teaching, including classroom presentation, curriculum development, versatility, teaching methods, and student support. In addition to Dutton, education professor Kara Smith and English professor Dale Jacobs will receive the honour during the University’s 99th Convocation ceremonies this week. Click here for a list of past recipients.
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Dr. Pandey's annual Mango Party will take place on Fri. June 7, 2013 at 3 p.m. at the front entrance of Essex Hall. Contributions to the Canadian World Education Fund are welcome!
http://cwef.ca/site
See you there!
The spring convocation is next Wednesday, June 12, 2013 at 3:00p.m. for Faculty of Science. The following students are graduating:
Ph.D. - Eric Bushnell, Shuai Chen, Meghan Doster, Vasantha Kallakunta, Jun Li, Bryan Lucier, Ronan San Juan.
M.Sc. - Ahmed Cherry, Sinisa Djurdjevic, Haider Mohan, Jing Wang.
The Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry will be hosting a bar-b-que immediately following the convocation, at approximately 4:30 p.m. Everyone from the department is invited to meet on the front steps of Essex Hall and share in the celebration. Food and non-alcoholic beverages will be provided. Please come and join us to congratulate our students.
If you're planning on coming, please send me an email so I know how much food to purchase.
I'm also looking for volunteers to help setup for the bar-b-que. If you're available, let me know.
Looking forward to seeing everyone there.
Marlene Bezaire
NMR Workshops
Introductory 2 Day NMR Workshops scheduled for the mornings of Thursday May 23 and Friday May 24, 9am to noon each day.
This introductory workshop is geared toward undergraduate students and/or graduate students with limited (or no) NMR experience, but who are expected to make use of the NMR spectrometers as part of their research projects. The workshop is meant as a supplement to the "one on one" training that new students receive and will allow an opportunity to go into greater depth on many topics. The schedule will consist of a lecture to start each day followed by hands-on learning sessions where participants will get the opportunity to make NMR samples as well as to collect and process NMR data.
The workshop is free of charge to members of the Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry; however, enrollment is limited, so please register soon!
Visit the NMR facility site at:
http://www.uwindsor.ca/chemistry/nmr/
for more information.
The Winners of the Best 59-410 Projects for 2013:
The Tuck Alumni Award for the Best Chemistry Research Project was a tie this year. The Tuck award is shared by Mr. Manar M. Shoshani (Johnson Lab) and Mr. Michael J. Jaroszewicz (Schurko Lab).
The Winner of the Hutnik Research Award for the Best Biochemisty Project was Ms. Jasmin Nari (Vacratsis Lab). Congratulations!
Organic electronics is generating interest not only in the science community but in the business world as well. Its current market of about one billion dollars is expected to grow to $45 billion by 2016.
In a free presentation entitled “Organic Electronics: From Serendipitous Discovery to Market,” Holger Eichhorn will provide some of the facts behind the buzz.
The public is invited to join the discussion on Wednesday, May 15, for a journey from the early beginnings of organic electronics to today’s and tomorrow’s printable, flexible, and stretchable organic electronic devices. The free public session starts at 7:30 p.m. at Canada South Science City, 930 Marion Avenue.
Dr. Eichhorn is an associate professor of chemistry at the University of Windsor. His research group studies self-assembling organic and nanostructured materials with applications to chemical sensors, drug delivery, and advanced electronic devices.
The event is part of the Science Café series, which offers discussion of important science research for the general public.
More Accolades for Our Undergraduate Students: Samantha Leahy won 'Best Oral Presentation' at the NeuroXchange Conference http://www.neuroxchange.org/# at McMaster University on May 1, 2013. Samantha is a member of the Pandey Research Group. Congratulations Samantha!
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