Bixby Labs
Department of Chemistry, Lewis University
2024 - 2025 CURRENT EVENTS
Oct 7: HLC Peer Corps Training, Oakbrook, IL
Oct 18 - 20: Noyce Midwest Conference, St. Louis, MO
Oct 27 - 29: Assessment Institute, Indianapolis, IN
Nov 16: Fundamentals of POGIL, Virtual Workshop (facilitation)
March 13: Chicago Symposium Series, Evanston, IL
April 5 - 8: HLC Annual Conference, Chicago, IL
May 18 - 30: International Lasallian University Leadership Program, Rome, Italy
May 30 - Jun 4: POGIL National Meeting, Virtual
June 22 - 25: POGIL NCAPP, Atlanta, GA
THE LATEST
Alec Werner's work published in JCE:
"Targeting Persistence: Student Profiles Reveal Strengths and Challenges in Chemistry and Biochemistry Undergraduate Student Development" was published in the Journal of Chemical Education in September 2024.
$1.2M NSF Robert Noyce Teaching Scholarship Grant Awarded to Lewis U Team
"Commitment to the Preparation of STEM Educators" was awarded to PIs Dr. Dorene Huvaere, Dr. Teresa Bixby, and Dr. Marie Meyer to support pre-service secondary-ed STEM teachers.
Matt Mantia's work published in AJP:
"Optical measurements on a budget: a 3D-printed ellipsometer" was published in the June 2022 issue of the American Journal of Physics as a Feature article.
CURE assessment published in JCE:
"Assessment of the short-term outcomes of a semester-long CURE in general chemistry lab" was published in the Journal of Chemical Education in November 2022.