Department of Chemistry, School of Biomedical Engineering
and Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
Principal Investigator: Dr. Melissa Reynolds, Professor and Boettcher Investigator
Education
Nanjing University Short Course
In summer 2015, Dr. Reynolds was invited to China and Nanjing University teaching a short course in bioanalytical chemistry. Dr. Reynolds was part of a team consisting of chemistry faculty from Colorado State University, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, and University of Michigan. The summer courses were hosted by Nanjing University, but students also attended from Tsinghua University and Wuhan University.
Dr. Melissa Reynolds, Teaching bioanalytical chemistry at Nanjing University, China
CHIP: Colorado Higher-Education Interdisciplinary Program
CHIP is an NSF-sponsored (GK-12) multi-disciplinary research and teaching program in biomedical engineering. The CSU program is focusd on the discovery and understanding of cell communication and has two components: a biosensor research project and the K-12 classroom experience. The research and design of the biosensor requires the cooperation of professors and graduate fellows in biology, chemistry, computer science, electrical and computer engineering, and mathematics. While working on research projects within their masters or doctoral programs, the graduate fellows also spend time each week in a K-12 classroom, developing and delivering lessons related to the project. Many of these lesson plans are then disseminated through the CHIP website for teachers across the country to access and use.
Graduate student Sarah Lantvit is a program fellow and Dr. Reynolds is one of the collaborating faculty members. Cherelle Bishop was a GK-12 program fellow who recently graduated from the Reynolds group. The links below highlight recent activities in the GK-12 program:
Individual CSU Courses Taught by Dr. Reynolds:
- Spring 2017 CHEM601 - Responsible Conduct in Chemistry Research
- Spring 2016 CHEM107 - Fundamentals of Chemistry
- Fall 2015 CHEM107 - Fundamentals of Chemistry
- Spring 2015 CHEM301 - Advanced Scientific Writing
- Fall 2014 CHEM335 - Introduction to Analytical Chemistry
- Fall 2014 CHEM550B - Materials Chemistry-Soft Materials
- Spring 2014 CHEM301 - Advanced Scientific Writing
- Fall 2013 CHEM550B - Materials Chemistry-Soft Materials
- Fall 2012 CHEM107 - Fundamentals of Chemistry
- Fall 2012 CHEM530C - Bioanalytical Chemistry
- Fall 2012 CHEM550B - Materials Chemistry-Soft Materials
- Spring 2012 CHEM301 - Advanced Scientific Writing
- Fall 2011 CHEM550B - Materials Chemistry-Soft Materials
- Fall 2011 CHEM431 - Instrumental Analysis
- Spring 2011 CHEM532 - Advanced Chemical Analysis II
- Fall 2010 CHEM651A - Special Topics in Chemistry-Analytical Chemistry
- Fall 2010 CHEM431 - Instrumental Analysis
- Fall 2009 CHEM515 - Polymer Chemistry