| Title | Professor |
|---|---|
| Department | Chemistry and Physics |
| Office | Meier Hall 425C |
| Phone | 978.542.6238 |
| todd.wimpfheimer@salemstate.edu |
| CHE 117 | General, Organic and Biological Chemistry |
|---|---|
| CHE 130 | General Chemistry I |
| CHE 131 | General Chemistry II |
| CHE 341 | Physical Chemistry I |
Education:
B.A., Chemistry, Colgate University, 1987
Ph.D., Physical Chemistry, UCLA, 1992
Chemical Education
Student active learning techniques, Guided Inquiry, ConcepTests,
Microscale laboratory techniques
GRANTS:
SALEM STATE COLLEGE COUNCIL ON TEACHING AND LEARNING SUMMER GRANT 2007
Development and Assessment of Student-Active Learning Material in Physical Chemistry, $900
CAMPUS PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (CPIP) - Massachusetts Board of Higher Education, 1999-2000
Conversion of Chemistry Laboratories to Microscale, $70,000
SALEM STATE COLLEGE VICE-PRESIDENT'S FACULTY/LIBRARIAN SUPPORT FUND 1999-2000
Determination of Lead Paint in Area Buildings, $2,400
SALEM STATE COLLEGE COUNCIL ON TEACHING AND LEARNING SUMMER GRANT 1999
Implementation of a Microscale Laboratory in CHE 231, $850
"Twenty Chemistry Tasks in an Hour: Designing a Chemistry Laboratory Escape Room", Wimpfheimer, Todd, Journal of Laboratory Chemical Education 2024, 12(1), 15-19.
“Molecules”; Wimpfheimer, Todd, Molecule 2022, 7, 15. https://moleculetinylitmag.art.blog/ (accessed Sept. 2022).
"A Physical Chemistry Escape Room Laboratory: Is Schrodinger's Cat Dead and/or Alive?"; Wimpfheimer, Todd., Journal of Laboratory Chemical Education 2020, 8(1), 1-5.
“The Use of a Student Active Approach to Help Overcome Barriers to Learning in Physical Chemistry Lecture”; Wimpfheimer, Todd, The Chemical Educator, 2017, 22, pp. 83-86.
"A Particle in a Box Laboratory Experiment Using Everyday Compounds"; Wimpfheimer, Todd., Journal of Laboratory Chemical Education 2015, 3(2), 19-21.
"Peer-Evaluated Poster Sessions: An Alternative Method to Grading General Chemistry Laboratory Work "; Wimpfheimer, Todd., Journal of Chemical Education 2004, 81, 1775
"Chemistry ConcepTests: Considerations for Small Class Size", Wimpfheimer, Todd. Journal of Chemical Education 2002 79 592
"Binary Homogeneous Nucleation Studies of CCl4-SiCl4 Mixtures" Todd Wimpfheimer, M.A. Chowdhury and H. Reiss Journal of Physical Chemistry 1993, 97, 716
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