University of California, Davis
2005, winter
Physical Organic Chemistry, Chem 233, instructor, syllabus is available here
overall rating from students: 5.0/5
look at all the happy students working on their problem set
2004, fall
Organic Chemistry, Chem 128A, instructor, syllabus is available here
overall rating from students: 4.8/5
helping students after lecture
2004, spring
Organic Chemistry for Health and Life Sciences, Chem 118B, instructor, syllabus is available here
overall rating from students: 4.7/5
2004, winter
Physical Organic Chemistry, Chem 233, instructor, syllabus is available here
overall rating from students: 4.5/5
University of California, Los Angeles
2000, winter
Physical, Mechanistic, and Biological Organic Chemistry, Chem 243A, instructor, discussion leader
overall rating from students: 8.7/9
1999, fall
Problems in Advanced Organic Chemistry, Chem 249A, guest lecturer, teaching assistant on a volunteer basis
1999, spring
Symmetry and Science, Chem 98T, course designer, instructor, offered as part of the Collegium of University Teaching Fellows, syllabus is available here
1999, winter
Computational Organic Chemistry, Chem 245, laboratory/discussion leader
overall rating from students: 8.8/9
1998, fall
Physical, Mechanistic, and Biological Organic Chemistry, Chem 243A, discussion leader, guest lecturer
overall rating from students: 8.8/9
1998, summer
General Chemistry: Chemical Structure, Chem 20A, UCLA Mathematics and Science Scholars Program (MS2) Pre-Instruction in Science and Mathematics (PRISM), instructor
1997, fall
Physical, Mechanistic, and Biological Organic Chemistry, Chem 243A, discussion leader, guest lecturer
overall rating from students: 8.7/9
1996, spring
Honors Organic Chemistry, Chem 132CH, discussion leader, guest lecturer
1996, winter
Organic Chemistry, Chem 132B, discussion leader
overall rating from students: 7.8/9
1995, fall
Honors Organic Chemistry, Chem 132AH, discussion leader
overall rating from students: 8.5/9
Harvard University
1995, summer
Accelerated Organic Chemistry, Chem S-20, discussion leader
Awards
2000, winter
Distinguished Teaching Assistant Award, Academic Senate Committee on Teaching, UCLA
1999, fall
Chemistry and Biochemistry Departmental Prize for Distinguished Teaching, UCLA
1998, spring
Chosen a member of the Collegium of University Teaching Fellows, UCLA
1996, fall
Chemistry and Biochemistry Departmental Award for Distinguished Teaching, UCLA
Other Activities
2005-present
Advisor to Organic graduate students, UC Davis Department of Chemistry
2000
Informal Mechanism Sessions, taught priciples of organic reactivity to graduate students, UCLA
1998, spring
Venice High School Science Outreach Program, invited speaker
1996-1998
Tutor, Organic Chemistry
"It is funny how mortals always picture us as putting things into their minds: in reality our best work is done keeping things out."
C. S. Lewis, Screwtape Letters, 1960
"Some people aren't aware of what they are teaching. They should be wiser. Everybody teaches all the time."
George Lucas, The New Yorker, 1997
