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STEVEN D. GAMMON
Full Professor
Chemical & Science Education
Education
B.S. Bowdoin College, 1982.
Ph.D. University of Illinois, Champaigne-Urbana, 1989.
Laboratory Coordinator, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1989-1991.
Chemistry Faculty, University of Idaho, 1991-2002.
Guest Professor, U.S. Air Force Academy, 1999-2000.
Research Interests
Professor Gammon's primary interest is the development of courses and
curriculum targeted at preservice and inservice K-12 teachers. This work is done
in conjunction with the SMATE program at Western Washington University. He is completing work as
a Co-PI on an NSF MSP project: the
North Cascades Olympic Science Project. When he isn't involved in those
operations, he spends the remaining time working on a general chemistry text as
a co-author and the items described below.
A major focus of professor Gammon's research is in developing and
disseminating computer based materials for the improvement of undergraduate
general chemistry. The software that is developed in Professor Gammon’s research
group is used both in the lecture/tutorial setting as well as in the wet
laboratory. The software developed and published by his research group has been
widely used in classrooms throughout the United States by both high school and
undergraduate chemistry students. Current research is focused on developing new,
Internet based instructional materials for lecture, laboratory and individual
student use. This includes Internet Homework Programs, and laboratories that
employ computer interfaced probes and equipment. In developing these materials,
students are involved with both the pedagogical and technical challenges of
delivering client and server side applications over the web.
Awards
Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching/Council for Support of Education, Idaho Professor of the Year, 1995.
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