Dr. C. Mertzenich
Dr. C.
Mertzenich
| Address: | Department of Chemistry, Luther College, 700 College Drive, Decorah,
Iowa 52101-1045 Decorah is in Winneshiek County (northeast Iowa) |
| Office location: | Sampson Hoffland Laboratories (SHL) 390F (campus map) |
| Office Phone: | 563 387 1626. Toll free number: 1-800-2-Luther, extension 1626 |
| Research laboratory: | SHL 374 |
| Research laboratory telephone: | 563 387 1508 |
| Home telephone: | 563 382 5565 |
| FAX: | 563 387 1080 |
| Email: | mertzecl@luther.edu |
| Text: | 563 241 3255 |
Mertzenich's
Daily
Schedule (Office Hours)
It may at times be possible to view Professor Mertzenich via the world famous "ClaudeCam".
Last updated winter/spring 2013
Courses:
| Chemistry 114 | The Environment: A Chemical Perspective |
| Chemistry 151 | Chemical Principles I |
| Chemistry 152 | Chemical Principles II |
| Chemistry 472 | Inorganic Chemistry: Coordination and Organometallic Chemistry |
| Chemistry 473 | Inorganic Chemistry: Solid State and Bioinorganic Chemistry |
| Chemistry 490 | Senior Project and Chemistry Seminar |
Other Information:
Mertzenich's
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News:
| 25 October 2011. Luther College chemistry alumnus Phuong V. Dau publishes article on metal-organic frameworks in the prestigious journal Angewandte Chemie |
| 11 July 2011. Chemists Discover Freezing Point of Supercooled Water |
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Luther alumni and friends contribute $3.5 million to Science Center (7 Mar 2007) |
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Science in action: The debate over polymorphism in aspirin (1 Jan 2007) |
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"...chemists have prepared a new crystalline material that features interconnecting channels and unusually large pores." This material will have significant impact on the oil-refining industry. This new material is, indeed, a "Roomy Zeolite." (23 Oct 2006) |
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Click here to listen (yes, listen) to chemical reactions (25 Sep 2006) |
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Class Of 2005 Salaries & Jobs (7 Aug 2006) |
| Courses formerly taught | Chem 139 The Environment, Chemistry, and Society Chem 248 Laboratory Safety Chem 351 Chemical Kinetics Chem 479 Synthetic Techniques |
“Teaching and learning are not synonymous; we can teach – and teach well - without having the students learn."
Bodner, G. M. J. Chem. Educ. 1986, 63, 873 and Ward, R. J.; Bodner, G. M. J. Chem. Educ. 1993, 70, 198.
"The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled."
Plutarch, Greek historian and writer, 1st century
"The Road" by ACM and ARM, 2006
The American Chemical Society Vision:
Improving people's lives through the transforming power of chemistry
Come, Holy Spirit, divine Creator,
true source of light and fountain of wisdom!
Pour forth your brilliance
upon my dense intellect,
dissipate the darkness which covers me,
that of sin and of ignorance.
Grant me a penetrating mind to understand,
a retentive memory,
method and ease in learning,
the lucidity to comprehend,
and abundant grace in expressing myself.
Guide the beginning of my work,
direct its progress,
and bring it to successful completion.
This I ask through Jesus Christ,
truly divine and truly human,
living and reigning with you
and the Father, forever and ever. Amen.
- St. Thomas Aquinas
“Don’t want to hurt anybody
Don’t want to make them cry”
-Basia