Donald Wink

Email Address: dwink@uic.edu
College: Liberal Arts and Sciences Department: Chemistry
Title: Professor
Office: 4478 SES M/C 111 Phone: 4137383
Participating in the Chancellor’s Undergraduate Research Awards program: Yes

Research Interest:
Chemical Education and Learning Sciences

Minimum time commitment in hours per week: 10

Qualifications of a Student:
Chemical Education: General chemistry (112/114), analytical chemistry (222), and organic chemistry I with lab (232/233). Learning sciences: Same as above, with preference for students with coursework in educational psychology.

Brief Summary of what is expected from the student:
Chemical Education: Work on the development and refinement of laboratory experiments in general chemistry and general education chemistry. This includes library work, lab work refining procedures, and writing. Learning Sciences: Work on implementing, refining, and analyzing student interviews to elicit information on student understandings of solution. Will require training for behavioral human subjects research.

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