Dr. Daniel D. Clark
DEGREES EARNED / CERTIFICATIONS / PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
- B.S. Ed. Chemistry, Secondary Education –Clarion University of Pennsylvania
- Ph.D. Chemistry – The Pennsylvania State University
PRIMARY COURSES TAUGHT
- Chemical Principles (& labs)
- General Chemistry (& labs)
- Organic Chemistry (& labs)
- Undergraduate Research
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Chemical Education Topics
- Development of practical approaches and improvements to established undergraduate laboratory exercises
- Investigations towards original undergraduate laboratory exercises
Organic & Bioorganic Chemistry
- Routine small molecule synthesis and reaction analysis
- Protein-protein and protein-small molecule interactions
MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS / PRESENTATIONS
- Clark, D. D "Convenient and Inexpensive Insulation for Fractional Distillation Columns" World Journal of Chemical Education 2016, 4, 49-51.
- Clark, D. D; McFadden, P. D.; and Wilson, E. S. "An Improved Resolution of (±)-1-Phenylethylamine" The Chemical Educator, 2015, 20, 265–267
- Clark, D. D. "In-T-Endo': A Mnemonic for Predicting the Relative Stereochemistry of Diels–Alder Reaction Products" The Chemical Educator 2011, 16, 281.
- Clark, D. D. "Analysis and Identification of Acid-Base Indicator Dyes by Thin-Layer Chromatography" Journal of Chemical Education 2007, 84, 1186-1187.
- Google Scholar Profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=QxNPk0oAAAAJ&hl=en
CURRENT PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
- American Chemical Society (ACS)
- Pennsylvania Academy of Sciences (PAS)
- Association of Pennsylvania State College University Faculties (APSCUF)