Teaching

CHEM 3510 Physical Chemistry

Semester: Fall
Year offered: 2023
Link: Catalog

For premedicine, B.S.Ed., B.S.I.H., and A.B. Chemistry majors. Topics include thermodynamics, thermochemistry, equilibrium, solutions, and kinetics.

CHEM 4540 and 4540L Physical Chemistry 2

Semester: Spring
Year offered: 2022
Link: Catalog

Learning Outcomes:

  • Students should be able to apply and solve differential equations as they are involved in understanding phenomenological kinetics.
  • Students should be able to apply thermodynamic...

CHEM 4530 and 4530L Physical Chemistry 1

Semester: Spring
Year offered: 2019
Link: Catalog

Learning Outcomes:

  • Be able to apply thermodynamics principles to problems involving reaction and phase equilibria, and thermodynamics of solids and solutions.
  • Understand how these principles can...

Teaching and Outreach examples

Since 2021 Spring we have been practicing a kinetic analysis of COVID-19 spreading over the world as one of the several modules in our Physical Chemistry Laboratory classes CHEM 4540L. Till 2025, the undergraduate students and graduate teaching assistants have published four journal articles on this subject. 

Kelle Hart, Chelsea Thompson, Clay Burger, Dylan Hardwick, Amanda Michaud, Abdul H.M. Al Bulushi, Cole Pridemore, Carson Ward, Jixin Chen. Remote Learning of COVID-19 Kinetic Analysis in a Physical Chemistry Laboratory Class. ACS Omega 2021, 6, 43, 29223–29232.

Dylan K Smith, Kristin Lauro, Dymond Kelly, Joel Fish, Emma Lintelman, David McEwen, Corrin Smith, Max Stecz, Tharushi D Ambagaspitiya, Jixin Chen. Teaching undergraduate physical chemistry lab with kinetic analysis of COVID-19 in the United States. J. Chem. Educ. 2022, 99, 10, 3471–3477

Deepani V Athapaththu, Tharushi D Ambagaspitiya, Andrew Chamberlain, Darrion Demase, Emily Harasin, Robby Hicks, David McIntosh, Gwen Minute, Sarah Petzold, Lauren Tefft, Jixin Chen. Physical Chemistry Lab for Data Analysis of COVID-19 Spreading Kinetics in Different Countries. J. Chem. Educ. 2024, 101, 7, 2892–2898

Pavithra Ariyaratne, Lumbini P Ramasinghe, Johathan S Ayyash, Tyler M Kelley, Terry A Plant-Collins, Logan W Shinkle, Aoife M Zuercher, Jixin Chen. Application and Significance of SIRVB Model in Analyzing COVID-19 Dynamics. Scientific Reports. 2025, in press.

 

2015 - 2016 Spring CHEM 4540L
One subgroup of senior undergraduate students in the Physical Chemistry Lab II, Emily Schaffer (left) and Stephanie Srembo (right), are using the atomic force microscope (AFM) to measure nanostructures. Photo taken with permit for this website.

 

Ohio University Student Expo, our group has attended most of the years since 2016 except for the pandemic years. This is a university and community wise event for all visitors and university members.