Faculty Data Sheet

Faculty Data Sheet

Dr. David R. Burgess

September 2011

Rivier College

Rank: Full Professor

Education

University

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Major/Minor

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Degree

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Graduation

Brigham Young University / Chemistry/Math / B.S. / 1976
Iowa State University / Physical Chemistry / Ph.D. / 1982

Teaching Experience

Dates

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School

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Courses

1976-1982 / Iowa State University / Physical Chemistry Lab (3 yrs)
General Chemistry Lab (1 yr)
1982-1985 / Marycrest College / General Chemistry I, II (with lab)
College Physics I, II (with lab)
Intro. Physical Chemistry (with lab)
Quantitative Analysis (with lab)
Senior Seminar
Independent Study
1985-Present / Rivier College / General Chemistry I, II (with lab)
Physics I, II (with lab)
Intro. Physical Chemistry (with lab)
Physical Chemistry I, II (with lab)
Quantitative Analysis (with lab)
Principles of Chemistry (with lab)
Intro. To Physical Science (with lab)
Basic Physics (with lab)
Special Topics
Directed Study
Exploring the Internet
EveryDay Science
Using HTML to Build Web Pages
Crazy Ideas and Scientific Theories

Institutional Promotion Record

Dates

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Rank/Position

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College

1982-1985 / Assistant Professor / Marycrest College
1983-1985 / Chair: Dept. of Chem. & Physics / Marycrest College
1984-1985 / Chair: Div. of Natural Sci & Math / Marycrest College
1985-1988 / Assistant Professor / Rivier College
1988-1990 / Chair: Dept. of Chemistry / Rivier College
1989-1996 / Associate Professor / Rivier College
1990-2004 / Co-Chair: Dept. of Chemistry / Rivier College
1992 / Awarded Tenure / Rivier College
1996 / Awarded Full Professor / Rivier College
2004 / Chair: Dept. of Chemistry / Rivier College

Committees

Faculty Senate

Assess the Senate Sub-committee (chair)

Grievance

Technology/Online Courses

Distinct Undergraduate Degree

Academic Standards Quality Circle

Faculty Forum Curriculum (chair)

SUS Council

Assess the Major Sub-committee (chair)

Hazardous Materials Monitoring

Appeals Board

Discovery Advising Team

Faculty Search Committees

Writing Across the Curriculum

Academic Policies and Practices

Curriculum

Academic Affairs Advisor Council

Persistence Quality Circle

College Wide Assessment

Pre-professional Health Sciences Advisory Board

Faculty Forum Exploratory Committee

Graduate Council

Faculty Development

Outstanding Student Award

Resident Assistant Selection

Faculty Development Grant Proposal Comm.

Undeclared Student Advising Committee

Sample of Workshops, Institutes, Conferences

Program

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Location

Design of Learning Objects in General Chemistry / Coastal Carolina University
Computers in the Laboratory Classroom / Roxbury Community College
Teaching and Practice of Respect / UNH, Durham
Using Material Science in Introductory Chemistry / U. Lowell
Problem Solving Across the Curriculum (presenter) / Hobart & William Smith
Teaching Institute (presenter) / Univ. of New England, ME
Problem Solving Across the Curriculum (presenter) / Wells College
Student Engagement in the Entry Level Science Course (poster) / Union College
NEACT Summer Conference (presenter) / Rivier College
National Conference on Problem Solving (presenter) / Wells College
National Teacher’s Institute (presenter) / Aurora, NY
Hands-On Chemistry Activities Workshop / Simmons College
Chemical Hygiene Workshop / Notre Dame College
General Chemistry in the 21st Century / Worcester, MA
Advanced Problem Solving Using PC:SOLVE (presenter) / Aurora, NY
Problem Solving Across the Curriculum (presenter) / Wells College
National American Chemical Society Convention / Boston, MA
Teaching Science in the Elementary Classroom / Manchester, NH
Three day FTIR training / Madison, WI
Atomic Absorption Workshop / Nashua, NH
AAAS Convention / Boston, MA
Advances in Gas Chromatography Workshop / Boston College
FTIR Spectrophotometry / Newton, MA
The Role of the Laboratory in Chemistry Teaching / Worcester Polytech

Sample of Professional Activities

Webmaster for the Chemistry Department, StudentWorldTeacher.net, and several small companies

Print layout and design consultant for Captivation, Inc.

Member of the Nashua School District Curriculum Council (6 yrs)

Chemical research consultant for Howtek, Inc. of Hudson, NH

Evaluator for secondary education majors in chemistry

Faculty advisor for the student chapter of the American Chemical Society

Certified reflective judgment interviewer (an assessment tool)

Faculty advisor for chemistry majors and for undeclared majors

Member of the Merrimack River Quality Monitoring Steering Committee and Technical Subcommittee

Sample Scholarly Activities

Online graduate course development: PHY901, PHY902, PHY905, CHE901, CHE902

Online course development: Principles of Chemistry, Crazy Ideas and Scientific Theories, EveryDay Science

Online course material development: Each course has a web site associated with it (syllabus, homework, links, etc.)

Continued update of skills in HTML, PERL, ASP, Unix, Office, Page Maker, Illustrator, Photoshop, etc.

Plus one service learning course combining science and philosophy (co-developer)

Basic Skills Across the Curriculum Development (not implemented)

Incorporation of basic logic into core science courses

Book Reviewer (Prentice Hall, McGraw-Hill)

Maintain the Chemistry Department web site

Books:

Crazy Ideas and Scientific Theories, at least 60 web pages (more printed pages), author, published on the web

EveryDay Science, at least 108 web pages (more printed pages), author, published on the web

Basic Logical Reasoning, Basic Mathematical Reasoning, and the Physical Sciences, 52 pages, principal author

Teaching Tank® Discovery Book, Volume One, 118 pages, editor, principal author, designer

Teaching Tank® Discovery Book, Volume Two, 102 pages, editor, co-author, designer

Teaching Tank® Discovery Book, Volume Three, 108 pages, editor, co-author, designer

Teaching Tank® Discovery Book, Sampler, 20 pages, editor, co-author, designer

PHYSICS: Using PC:SOLVE, 87 pages, author

Learning Through Problem Solving, Chapter 13 – Modeling Concepts, 15 pages, author

General Physics Workbook, 180 pages, author

Teaching an Approach to Problem Solving Using Classical Physics and Point Five, 127 pages, author

Papers/posters/workshops:

LEARNing Landscapes, Spring 2011 Vol.4 No.2 - Inquiry: Perspectives, Processes and Possibilities, p. 195:

“Teacher Explorations of Science and Science Learning Generate Insights into Inquiry and Teaching”

by Fiona J. Hughes-McDonnell & David R. Burgess

Many Workshops associated with MSP Grants, See StudentWorldTeacher.net for more information

Using PC:SOLVE in Physics Lecture and Laboratory

New Software for Improving Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Skills

Using Basic Physics to Improve Problem Solving and Critical Thinking Skills

Software for Increased Learning in Physics (voted “Best use of critical thinking in curriculum design.”)

Basic Logical Reasoning, Basic Mathematical Reasoning and Basic Physics

Workshop to Enhance Critical Thinking and Logical Reasoning

Easy to Use Computer Software

New York State Teacher Workshop Series

Using the Computer in the Physics Classroom

Problem Solving in Physics and the Liberal Arts Education

Grants

2010-2011: Teachers as Researchers, MSP Year 3 ($102,000, Co-Principal Author)

2009-2010: Developing a Cadre of Teacher Mentors II ($102,000, Co-Principal Author)

2008-2009: Developing a Cadre of Teacher Mentors ($100,000, Co-Principal Author)

2007-2008: Teacher Inquiry and Student Learning in Science ($60,000, Co-Principal Author)

2006-2007: Using CPO Materials in 9th Grade Physical Science ($10,000, Co-Principal Author)

2005-2006: Helping Teachers Attain HQT Status in Science ($10,000, Science Consultant)

NSF planning grant: $50,000 Laboratory Innovation Initiative grant through Hobart & William Smith Colleges.

NSF undergraduate instrumentation grant (Co-principal author): resulted in obtaining a $50,000 FTIR.

Ph.D. research: modeling of lattice events, with applications in polymer science, chemisorption, corrosion, x-ray damage of crystals, and catalytic processes, was accomplished. Eight publications in major journals resulted from this work. During this time I also used x-ray diffraction to determine the structure of crystalline phenazene trinitrobenzene.

Other

Vietnam Veteran (US Navy); Active Church Member

Voted Outstanding Physics Teacher, 1998

Selected for Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers: 2000, 2003, and Nominated several other succeeding years

Twice awarded “Best use of critical thinking in curriculum design” for software that I developed.