Faculty
Andrew Jorgensen, Ph. D
Associate Professor
Director of General Chemistry
Email: andy.jorgensen@utoledo.edu
Office: BO 2086F
Phone: (419) 530-4579
Fax: (419) 530-4033
Professional Background:
B.S. 1970, Quincy College
Ph.D. 1976, University of Illinois at Chicago
Visiting Assistant Professor 1976-77, University of
Illinois at Urbana Champaign
Assistant Professor, 1977-81, Associate Professor
1981-85, University of Southern Indiana
Visiting Researcher, 1983-84, Ecole Polytechnique, France
Assistant Professor, 1985-88, Allegheny College
Washington Fellow, Council of Scientific Society Presidents, 1994-95
Councilor for Toledo Section, American Chemical Society, 2001-present
Senior Fellow, National Council for Science and the Environment, 2008-Present
Editorial Board Member, Encyclopedia of Earth, 2008-present
American Chemical Society Fellow, 2012-present
Visiting Professor, Leuphana University, Lueneburg Germany, 2014
Research Interests:
Chemical Education
Climate Change Education
Publications:
“Sustainability, Not Just Another Addition To Our Syllabus” Andy Jorgensen. Chapter
in Sustainability in the Chemistry Curriculum, Middlecamp and Jorgensen, Co-Editors. American Chemical Society Symposium Series,
December, 2011, p.71-80.
Links:
American Chemical Society
National Council for Science and the Environment
Encyclopedia of Earth
Climate Change Education Project
Videos:
Global Climate Change Presentation, September 16, 2013
Interview on WGTE’s Deadline NOW, 2/11/11
Interview on the WGTE Plugged In Broadcast, 2009
Background Interview on Climate Change Basics, 2009
NSF Videos on Climate Change
Documents:
Resources on Climate Change
Resources on Climate Change for Pre-College Education
Questions and Answers on Climate Change