Christine Pastorek
Lead Chemistry Advisor
Department of Chemistry
Christine Pastorek
Lead Chemistry Advisor
Department of Chemistry
Research
Chemical Education
Development of first-hand laboratory experiments for chemistry majors in the context of an Integrated Laboratory course environment using modern analytical and physical instrumentation: ICPAES, HPLC, FTIR, GCMS, and fluorescence. Emphasis on Writing Intensive Course objectives.
Photochemistry
Quantitative determination of photoreduction quantum efficiencies for aryl ketones.
Infrared Spectroscopy
Dipole Derivatives from single crystal reflection experiments
Education
Ph.D. (1980) Oregon State University (J.C. Decius)
B.S. (1974) (ACS) University of San Francisco
Awards
- Milton Harris Faculty Teaching Award, 2004
- Mortar Board, Top Prof, 2002
- Olaf Boedtker Award for Excellence in Advising, 1999