I am a bioanalytical chemist with special interests in microfluidics and chemistry education. I am the Gregory G. Mario ’87 Professor of Chemistry at Trinity College, a small liberal arts college in Hartford, CT.
My research focuses on the application of miniaturized analysis systems to electrophoretic separations and enzyme assays. Students in my lab learn microfabrication, fluorescence microscopy, and electrophoresis. We work with the social ameoba Dictyostelium discoideum and the ciliate Tetrahymena thermophila as model organisms to study cellular stress response.
I am also interested in teaching and learning of chemistry. I am particularly interested in teaching writing and helping students to engage with primary chemistry literature. I am a strong advocate of active learning. For many years, I participated in the active learning curriculum development group for the Analytical Sciences Digital Library. I like to extend my research and teaching interests beyond the classroom and participate in outreach events geared toward science education. Currently, I chair the education committee for the ACS Division of Analytical Chemistry. Since 2021, I have been a faculty co-director of Trinity’s Center for Teaching and Learning.
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