Teaching Professor and Department Associate Chair
Office: Wake Downtown, 2811
Phone: (336) 702-1953
Email: kingag@wfu.edu
Education
B.A., 1990, University of Pennsylvania.
MS., 1992, Cornell University
Ph.D., 1995 Cornell University
NIH Predoctoral Fellow, Cornell University, 1992-1995
Research Description
My interests lie in the area of chemical education. At the college level, I am currently developing a new experimental sequence for second semester organic labs. I am also interested in increasing the conceptual understanding and performance in general and organic chemistry, as well as introducing the excitement and relevancy of chemistry to non-science majors. Currently technological avenues and peer-instruction are being explored to improve learning and interest.
Publications
Book Chapters:
King, A. G. “Science Outreach at a Liberal Arts College”, in Conference on K12 Outreach, Haas, D. G. and Schulze, S. K., Eds, The Scince House, Raleigh NC, 2004
King, A. G. and Wong, Y.-L. “The Use of Preclass Quizzes in Chemistry Classes” in Teaching with Technology, Brown, D. G., editor, Anker Publishing Company, Inc.: Bolton, MA, 2000.
King, A. G. and Wong, Y.-L. “Utilizing Technological Tools in General Chemistry”, in Interactive Learnings. Brown, D. G, editor, Anker Publishing Company, Inc.: Bolton, MA, 2000.
Journal Articles:
King, A. G., “Research Advances” a monthly column in the Journal of Chemical Education highlighting recent breakthroughs in research fields related to chemistry deigned to get research accomplishments incorporated into teaching classrooms at the undergraduate and high school level. 2004-present.
King, A.G., Wright, M., and Rudolph, W. (2007) Diesel Meets the Soybean: “Greasing” the Wheels of Chemical Education. Journal of Chemical Education 84: 202-206.
Wong, Y.-L.; King, A. G.”Application of Interactive Web Tools in Teaching Redox Chemistry”, Interactive Multimedia Electronic Journal, Volume 1, Issue 1. http://imej.wfu.edu/
King, A. G.; Meinwald, J.; Blankespoore, C.L.; Eisner, T. “Synthesis of 9-Propyl-10-azacyclododecan-12-olide”, Tetrahedron Lett., 1996, 37, 2141-2144.
King, A. G.; Meinwald, J. “Review of Coccinellid Chemistry”, Chem. Rev., 1996, 96, 1105-1122.
Awards and Accomplishments
Wright Family Fellowship 2011-2014
SENCER Model for Teaching Scientific Literacy, awarded to a developed non-science majors chemistry course, Everyday Chemistry, by the Association of American Colleges and Universities, 2000
DuPont Teaching Award, Cornell University, 1991