Dr. Claude
Mertzenich
Department of Chemistry, Luther College, 700 College Drive, Decorah,
IA 52101-1045
Decorah is in Winneshiek
County (northeast Iowa)
Office: 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.
FAX: 563 387 1080
mertzecl@luther.edu
Mertzenich's Daily Schedule (Office Hours)
Last updated in autumn of 2009
Courses Taught:
| 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
Daily Schedule
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News:
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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 Road" by ACM and ARM, 2006
The American Chemical Society Vision:
Improving people's lives through the transforming power of chemistry
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and the Father, forever and ever. Amen.
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