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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