Teaching Philosophy:
Interests by Subject:
  1. •Developing and Teaching Environmental Chemistry Curricula
  2. •Manhattan Project Chemistry
  3. •Implementing Small-Scale Techniques in Chemistry Laboratories
  4. •Quantitative Pedagogical Research
  5. •“Atoms First” General Chemistry
  6. •Outreach Youth Summer Camps
Special Interests and Objectives:
  1. •Physical Chemistry - Quantum Mechanics, Kinetics, Fundamentals of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  2. •Analytical Chemistry
  3. •General Chemistry
  4. •Environmental Chemistry
 
  1. •Provide future consumers of chemistry the tools they need to form educated opinions on current and future chemically-oriented issues.
  2. •Inspire young people to follow a career path in chemistry.
  3. •Become involved in the study of chemistry pedagogy and integrate promising new techniques in the classroom.
  4. •Provide young chemists with the tools to succeed in an interdisciplinary community.
  5. •Help all students to develop and practice effective problem solving strategies and skills.
  6. •Involve non-traditional assessment methods in the classroom, particularly those that stress communication skills and the forms of assessment used in most professions.
  7. •Help students take a hands-on approach to chemistry inside and outside of the classroom.
  8. •Reach out to young people in the community to inspire interest in chemistry.
Geoffrey M. Bowers Teaching Page
Courses Taught: Gustavus Adolphus College - General Chemistry, Lecture and Laboratory (Fall 2008) - Chemistry of the Manhattan Project (January 2008) - Environmental Chemistry (Spring 2008) - Introduction to Environmental Science (Spring 2008) - Chemistry Laboratory for Non-Majors (Spring 2008) - Special Topics: Applications of NMR (Spring 2008) Penn State University - General Chemistry Laboratory