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Robert B. Gregory Assistant Professor Department of Chemistry Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne 2101 East Coliseum BoulevardFort Wayne, Indiana 46805
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I started at IPFW in the fall of 2005. Prior to that, I taught for one year in Mankato at the Minnesota State University. I spent 21 years as an industrial analytical chemist in a variety of industries, and at various levels. I teach analytical and general chemistry. My research interests are in combustion dynamics, the vibrational spectroscopy of polymorphic and isomeric species, and research into teaching and learning as applied to science education. My work in combustion dynamics centers around the formation of complex molecules in oxygen-deficient atmospheres. My group has identified and quantified the formation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from the combustion of isopropyl alcohol in a novel reaction apparatus. My current work in vibrational spectroscopy is focused on conditions under which, contrary to theory, the identification of optical isomers by FTIR is possible. Lastly, my interest in chemical education centers on analogy as a teaching tool and as a visualization and internalization tool used by students.
My Research Interests
I teach Analytical Chemistry. The course page for Chem 321 is here. The course page for Chem 224 is here.
