NMR Spectroscopy in the Undergraduate Curriculum, Volume 4: In-Person and Distance Learning Approaches

Laura J. Anna earned her B.S. in chemistry from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, where she had her first introduction to NMR spectroscopy on a 60 MHz instrument. She obtained her Ph.D. in organic chemistry from the University of Michigan investigating applications of chiral vinyl sulfoxides in the asymmetric synthesis of natural products with Dr. Joseph P.Marino. She began her academic career at Millersville University, Millersville, PA, where shewas a professor of chemistry for 14 years working with 200 MHz and 400 MHz high-field NMR instruments. She transitioned to Montgomery College, Rockville, MD in 2011, where she is now professor of chemistry and department chair. Her current curriculum efforts continue to focus on the integration of NMR spectroscopyin the organic chemistry curriculum using benchtop and 90MHz instruments and the initiation of an undergraduate research program at Montgomery College.David Soulsby earned his B.Sc. degree in chemistry from the University ofLancaster, England. He then attended the University of Colorado Boulder, obtaining a Ph.D. in organic chemistry. His research involved the development of ferrocenyl oxazoline catalysts for use in the Heck reaction with Dr. Tarek Sammakia. He began his academic career at the University of Redlands, Redlands, CA in 2001, where he is a professor of chemistry. He served as department chair from 2011-2014. He continues to teach organic chemistry, developing new laboratory experiments that highlightgroup data collection and analysis with NMR spectroscopy. Working alongside undergraduate students, his research focuses on the incorporation of NMR spectroscopy into the undergraduate curriculum, quantitative NMR, and novel ozonolysis reactions.Anton (Tony) S.Wallner earned his B.S. degree in chemistry from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He then attended the University of Michigan (M.S. in analytical chemistry) and obtained a Ph.D. in physical chemistry from Case Western Reserve Universitywhere he studied magnetic resonance imaging of ceramics and polymers with Dr. Bill Ritchey. He conducted research at the Naval Air Warfare Center on MRI of rocket propellants and explosives and took a sabbatical at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia investigating the degradation of creatine followed by NMR. He began his academic career at Missouri Western State University. He moved to Barry University as chair and professor of chemistry in the Department of Physical Sciences. He thenbecame Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs at Barry University. Since 2017, he has served as Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Webster University. His research, with active participation from undergraduates, focuses on the synthesis, characterization, and degradation of novel creatinesalts followed by NMR.

NMR Spectroscopy in the Undergraduate Curriculum, Volume 4 expands on topics covered in previous volumes to explore how nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, an important tool for the characterization of organic molecules, can be incorporated into the undergraduate curriculum for both in-person and distance learning.