{"id":522,"date":"2012-01-31T09:56:40","date_gmt":"2012-01-31T14:56:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/chemistry\/?page_id=522"},"modified":"2019-04-23T17:01:14","modified_gmt":"2019-04-23T21:01:14","slug":"biographical-sketch","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/chemistry-biochemistry\/faculty\/thomas-wenzel\/biographical-sketch\/","title":{"rendered":"Biographical Sketch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Biographical Summary (Updated on September 14, 2015)<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Thomas J. Wenzel<\/strong> is the Charles A. Dana Professor of Chemistry at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine.\u00a0 Dr. Wenzel received his B.S. degree in chemistry from Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts in 1976.\u00a0 He obtained his Ph.D. degree in analytical chemistry in 1981 from the University of Colorado, Boulder.\u00a0 His thesis research was recognized through his receipt of the University of Colorado Award for Creative Research.\u00a0 His appointment at Bates College began in 1981.\u00a0 He has served terms as chair of the Science Division, Chemistry Department, Biochemistry Program and the interdisciplinary Environmental Studies Program.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2010 \u2013 American Chemical Society Research at an Undergraduate Institution Award<\/li>\n<li>2003-2005 and 1990-1991 \u2013 Camille and Henry Dreyfus Scholar.<\/li>\n<li>2002 \u2013 Council on Undergraduate Research Fellows Award, the first chemist to be so recognized.<\/li>\n<li>1999 \u2013 J. Calvin Giddings Excellence in Education Award from the Analytical Division of the American Chemical Society.<\/li>\n<li>1997 \u2013 Carnegie Foundation College Professor of the Year for the State of Maine.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Dr. Wenzel has been the recipient of research and\/or educational grants from the National Science Foundation, Research Corporation, the Petroleum Research Fund, the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, and the Pittsburgh Conference and Exposition.\u00a0 He has carried out research in collaboration with undergraduate students in the areas of chiral NMR shift reagents, lanthanide luminescence detection in liquid chromatography, and selective sorbents for gas chromatography.\u00a0 He has a total of 161 publications; 85 on research activities, 31 on educational activities, and 45 others many of which have to do with his efforts to promote undergraduate research. \u00a0External grants for research and education total over $2.85 M.<\/p>\n<p>Highlights of his <strong>research activities<\/strong> are as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Research currently funded through NSF-RUI (25 consecutive years, 7 grants).<\/li>\n<li>85 publications on research and research-related activities, 61 of which have undergraduate student co-authors.\u00a0 These publications include a book on chiral NMR shift reagents (2007), book on NMR shift reagents (1987), and seven other book chapters on NMR shift reagents or liquid chromatography.<\/li>\n<li>77 different undergraduate students and four high-school chemistry teachers have co-authored papers describing work undertaken in his lab<\/li>\n<li>Over 200 presentations on research and educational activities.\u00a0 Includes keynote or plenary addresses at five International Symposia on Chiral Differentiation (2014, 2012, 2007, 2002, 1995) and a distinguished scientist lecture (Vaughn Lecture) at Belmont University.<\/li>\n<li>Appointed to the editorial board of the journal <em>Chirality<\/em> in May of 2005 (only member ever from an undergraduate institution)<\/li>\n<li>Active in encouraging women and minorities to pursue careers in science.\u00a0 79 of the 125 students who have done research with him at Bates have been women; 14 have been from minority groups historically underrepresented in the sciences<\/li>\n<li>Taught three short courses on NMR methods for studying chirality at installments of the International Symposium on Chiral Discrimination<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Highlights of his <strong>educational activities<\/strong> are as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Education activities currently funded through NSF-TUES (Type 2, Development of E-Learning Modules for Analytical Chemistry).\u00a0 This project involves a consortium of instructors from 20 different institutions who are developing active learning materials for use in the undergraduate curriculum.\u00a0 All materials are freely available through the Analytical Sciences Digital Library (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.asdlib.org\">http:\/\/www.asdlib.org<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Recipient of seven NSF curriculum development grants<\/li>\n<li>75 publications on educational topics involving the teaching of science and analytical chemistry or on efforts to promote undergraduate research.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Two invited articles in the journal <em>Analytical Chemistry<\/em> describing the methods he utilizes in his undergraduate courses (1995, 67, 470A-475A, 1998, 70, 790A-795A)<\/li>\n<li>A Contributing Editor for <em>Analytical Chemistry<\/em> from 1999-2003. Wrote a regular column with a focus on educational topics<\/li>\n<li>An Associate Editor for <em>Analytical and Biolanalytical Chemistry<\/em> column series \u201cABCs of Analytical Science Education and Professional Development,\u201d (2013 -)<\/li>\n<li>Two book chapters (2007) on his educational methods<\/li>\n<li>Invited article in <em>Environmental Science and Technology<\/em> on the use of environmental topics in analytical and general chemistry courses, including a description of his own work in both areas.<\/li>\n<li>He was the featured speaker at an Education Forum at the University of Huddersfield, UK in 2002, organized by the Royal Society of Chemistry.\u00a0 He was a featured speaker at a conference on general education in the sciences held at Union College in 2004.<\/li>\n<li>He has conducted or chaired 16 workshops on the use of problem-based learning in analytical chemistry at regional, national, and international conferences<\/li>\n<li>He has conducted or chaired 21 workshops on writing more competitive research and curriculum grant proposals<\/li>\n<li>Was one of three individuals invited to deliver a &#8220;Best Practices&#8221; address at a National Science Foundation-sponsored workshop entitled &#8220;Curricular Development in Analytical Sciences.&#8221;\u00a0 Is a member of the Advisory Board for the Analytical Sciences Digital Library (initially funded through NSF-now funded through Analytical Division of the American Chemical Society).<\/li>\n<li>One of his student\u2019s project-based labs is featured as Chapter 0 in Daniel Harris\u2019 textbooks to exemplify the nature of problem solving in analytical chemistry<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Highlights of his <strong>professional activities<\/strong> are as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Conference Chair of the 27<sup>th<\/sup> International Symposium on Chiral Discrimination (Chirality 2015) in Boston, MA, June 28-July 1, 2015.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>National Science Foundation \u2013 Chemistry Division<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Research Sites for Educators Workshop in Chemistry, Arlington, VA, March 8-10, 2002<\/li>\n<li>Undergraduate Research Centers Workshop, Arlington, VA, March 30- April 1, 2003<\/li>\n<li>Workshop on the Post-doctorate, Arlington, VA, May 11-13, 2003 (Member of the Steering Committee)<\/li>\n<li>Undergraduate Research Summit, Bates College, Lewiston, ME, August 2-4, 2003 (Host and Meeting Chair) \u2013 Recommendations for enhancing the quality and quantity of research in the chemical sciences in the chemical sciences at predominantly undergraduate institutions.\u00a0 The report is available on line at: (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/chemistry-biochemistry\/faculty\/thomas-wenzel\/undergraduate-research-summit\/\">https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/chemistry-biochemistry\/faculty\/thomas-wenzel\/undergraduate-research-summit\/<\/a>).\u00a0 Organized over twenty symposia and workshops at national and regional meetings to promote outcomes of the Summit.<\/li>\n<li>Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program Leadership Group \u2013 Chemistry, 2007-2010<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Councilor or Councilor Emeritus since 1990<\/li>\n<li>President in 1996-97<\/li>\n<li>Edited the Fifth Edition of <em>Research in Chemistry at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions<\/em> that was published by the Council in 1993<\/li>\n<li>Co-chair for the 5<sup>th<\/sup> National Conference of CUR and First National Conference of CUR Kids that was held at Bates College in June of 1994<\/li>\n<li>Started the CUR Institutes Program in 1996<\/li>\n<li>Workshop and poster coordinator for the 7<sup>th<\/sup> National Conference of CUR held at Occidental College in June of 1998<\/li>\n<li>Co-chair for the 10<sup>th<\/sup> National Conference of CUR held at the University of Wisconsin La Crosse in June of 2004.<\/li>\n<li>Editor-in-Chief for the <em>CUR Quarterly<\/em> (September 2001-March 2005)<\/li>\n<li>Invited plenary addresses at two CUR Dialogue meetings (2003, 2010)<\/li>\n<li>Opening invited plenary address at a conference titled: International Perspectives on Undergraduate Research, Liverpool, England, October 2010<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>American Chemical Society<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Committee on Professional Training, 2011-\n<ul>\n<li>Chair:\u00a0 2015-<\/li>\n<li>Vice-Chair:\u00a0 2014<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Analytical Division &#8211; 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