Name:
Amanda Carroll, Ph.D.
Contact Information
Title:
Master Lecturer
Department:
Chemistry
Email Address:
Phone:
Office:
Lab Science Commons, Rm 1310
About
PhD in Environmental Sciences, Chemistry Concentration Tennessee Tech University 2012
BS in Chemistry, ACS certified Austin Peay State University 2008
Director of Advising and Student Success for the Department of Chemistry
Academic advisor to chemistry majors. Faculty advisor to the Student Members of the American Chemical Society (ACS) Student Chapter and the ACS Graduate Student Organization (Graduate Chemistry Club).
Member of the College of Arts and Sciences Curriculum Committee and the Tennessee Tech Advising Exchange Steering Committee.
Chair of the American Chemical Society Undergraduate Student Advisory Board. Member of the American Chemical Society Committee on Education (SOCED). Councilor for the Nashville local section of the American Chemical Society. Invited author for inChemistry Magazine and member of the inChemistry advisory board.
Research interests include chemistry education projects involving making demonstrations safer and more accessible to non-scientists, and environmental projects involving the removal of metal contaminants from aqueous sources using chelating resins.
Courses taught: General Chemistry (CHEM 1110/1120), First Year Interactions (CHEM 1500), Research Methods (CHEM 2910/2920), Chemistry Seminar (CHEM 4920)
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