Biography

I joined the Chemistry Department at UVU in fall 2015, where I now serve as a Full Professor. Prior to this I was an assistant professor of chemistry at Central Washington University in Ellensburg, WA, and a post-doctoral research scholar at Colorado State University in Fort Collins. The most rewarding aspect of my Ph.D. in Chemistry with emphasis in synthetic and computational organic chemistry from the University of California, Irvine (Go Anteaters!) was working with extremely unstable, ionized chemicals. Tackling the most challenging projects is a huge part of my work ethic.

Teaching interests include lecture and laboratory courses in organic chemistry, synthetic and mechanistic organic chemistry, and structure determination. The challenge of learning organic chemistry is universally acknowledged and found its way into popular culture, as bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell writes in his 2013 book David and Goliath, "Many people find organic chemistry nearly impossible...". Moreover, teaching one of the most challenging undergraduate courses during the COVID pandemic renewed my commitment to provide engaging and effective instruction both in person and online to promote student learning and personal connection with the material. My love of history, art, political science, and biology is well represented in my chemistry courses. My primary research focus is to find new ways to make biologically active, naturally occurring chemical compounds that have never before been made by humans. Please visit my research website for more information_ www.chamberlandresearch.com.

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