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Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry Faculty
Dr. Philip Janowicz
Assistant Professor Chemical Education
Phone: (657) 278-4252
Lab: MH-570A
Phone: (657) 278-4256
Email: pjanowicz@fullerton.edu
Teaching
CHEM 301A Organic Chemistry
CHEM 301B Organic Chemistry
Education
PhD in Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Advisor: Professor Jeffrey Moore)
BS in Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
BS in Brain and Cognitive Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Research Interests
The Janowicz group focuses on using technology and the Internet to enhance learning in organic chemistry. We study adaptive technology, cognitive load, attention, motivation, and the effects of technology on student performance both quantitatively and qualitatively. We are also working to create a personalized teaching approach through the Internet.
Janowicz Group Activities
March 2011
Phil Janowicz gives an invited talk at 241st ACS National Meeting, titled "The Megastudent Classroom: Teaching One Million Students at Once"
Phil Janowicz presents for a focus group at ACS National Meeting on Using Technology in Organic Chemistry
Phil Janowicz is serving on the Program Committee for the National ACS Division of Chemical Education from 2011-2013
Recent Publications
Moore, Jeffrey S.; Janowicz, Philip A. "Chemistry Goes Global in the Virtual World" Nature
Chemistry 2009, 1, 2-4. DOI: 10.1038/nchem.138
Wackerly, Jay Wm.; Janowicz, Philip A.; Ritchey, Joshua A.; Caruso, Mary M.; Elliott, Erin L.;
Moore, Jeffrey S. "Using the Cambridge Structural Database To Teach Molecular Geometry
Concepts in Organic Chemistry" J. Chem. Educ. 2009, 86, 460-464.
