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"Chemistry, that most splendid child of intellect and art. Chemistry provides not only a mental discipline, but an adventure and an aesthetic experience. Its followers seek to know the hidden causes which underlie the transformation of our changing world, to learn the essence of a rose’s color, the lilac’s fragrance and the oak’s tenacity and to understand the secret paths by which the sunlight and the air create wonders.
And to this knowledge they attach an absolute value, that of truth and beauty. The vision of Nature yields the secret for power and wealth, and for this may be sought by many. But it is most often revealed only to those who seek it for itself."
- Sir C. N. Hinshelwood, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Chemical Society of London.
Scott D. Cummings
Teaching Activities
COURSES TAUGHT
CHEM 108: Solar Energy
CHEM 111: Introductory Chemistry I
CHEM 113: Introductory Chemistry Laboratory I
CHEM 114: Introductory Chemistry Laboratory II
CHEM 115: Honors Introductory Chemistry I
CHEM 116: Honors Introductory Chemistry II
CHEM 117: Honors Introductory Chemistry Laboratory I
CHEM 118: Honors Introductory Chemistry Laboratory II
CHEM 125: Nanoscience and Materials Chemistry
CHEM 234: Organic Chemistry Laboratory
CHEM 335: Chemical Kinetics and Thermodynamics
CHEM 336: Quantum Chemistry
CHEM 371: Advanced Laboratory I
CHEM 372: Advanced Laboratory Inorganic
CHEM 372: Advanced Laboratory II
CHEM 374: Spectroscopy Laboratory
CHEM 376: Chemistry Research
CHEM 475: Chemistry Research Seminar
CHEM 452: Photochemistry and Photophysics
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT and GRANTS for TEACHING
“A Chemistry Career at a Liberal Arts College: Getting It, Keeping It, and Enjoying It” University of Chicago Department of Chemistry, May 19, 2004
"Enabling the Future: The Role of Leadership in Institutional Transformation" Project Kaleidoscope National Assembly, Washington D.C., October 2002
"Cutting-edge research in introductory chemistry: Use of case studies to teach fundamental principles" 223rd American Chemical Society National Meeting, Orlando, FL. April 10, 2002
"Laser Spectroscopy to Enhance Inquiry-Mode Laboratories in Chemistry" National Science Foundation Course, Curriculum and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI), 2001
"Chemistry Research Seminar at Kenyon College" Mellon Foundation Grant 2001
"Information Literacy Workshop for Scientists" The Five Colleges of Ohio, Ohio Wesleyan University, January 9, 2002
"Increasing the Retention of Under-Represented Groups And the Learning of All Groups In Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology Courses" National Science Foundation Chautauqua short course, Dayton, OH, May 16-18 2001
"Symbolic Mathematics for Teaching Chemical Kinetics and Thermodynamics" Kenyon College Teaching Initiatives Grant 1999
"Exploring the Possibilities: a Mellon-funded faculty workshop on technologies to enhance learning and promote collaboration Kenyon College, December 5, 1998
"Molecular Orbitals: Theory and Computation" Kenyon College Teaching Initiatives Grant 1997
AWARDS
Junior Trustee Teaching Award, Kenyon College 1999
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