CURRICULUM VITAE
August, 2007
NAME:
Glen E. Rodgers, Jr.
ADDRESS:
P. O. Box 7075
Loudon, New Hampshire 03307
glen.rodgers@allegheny.edu
DATE & PLACE
OF BIRTH:
December 27, 1944
Farmington, Maine
EDUCATION:
B.S. Tufts University, 1966 - major: chemistry
Ph.D. Cornell University, 1971 - major: Inorganic Chemistry
HONORS:
1997, Lambda Sigma “Professor of the Month”
1995, Allegheny College Nominee for the U.S. Professor of the Year
Program sponsored by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of
Teaching
1993, Recipient of Julian Ross Teaching Award, presented by Allegheny
College "for singular accomplishments and contributions through
excellence in teaching"
1981-82, Recipient of a National Science Foundation Science Faculty
Professional Development Grant used to sponsor a twelve-month
sabbatical leave of research at the University of British Columbia,
Vancouver, BC; Research Collaborators: William R. Cullen and Brian R.
James.
EMPLOYMENT:
COURSES
TAUGHT:
Allegheny College:
Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, 2005 to present
Chairperson, Department of Chemistry, 1994-1999
Professor, 1991-2005
Associate Professor, 1981-1991
Assistant Professor, 1975-1981
University of British Columbia: Honorary Visiting Professor of Chemistry,
1981-82
Visiting Professor of Chemistry:
State University of New York at Buffalo, Summer 1980
Boston University, Summers of 1978 and 1979
University of Cincinnati, Summer 1977
Muskingum College:
Assistant Professor, 1970-1975
Introductory and Accelerated Introductory Chemistry
Inorganic Chemistry (Sophomore Level)
Advanced Inorganic Chemistry
“Traveling in the Liberal Arts Tradition: Berlin, Leipzig, Warsaw, and Prague”,
2004 Travel Seminar, with Antoni Moskwa, May 11 –31, 2004.
“Traveling with the Atom: London and Paris”, 2002 Travel Seminar, with Kitty
Rodgers, June 8 – 23, 2002
“First Seminar: The Making of the Atomic Bomb: More Bang for Your Buck,”
Fall, 1999, 2002
Freshmen Seminars:
1. "The Making of the Atomic Bomb: More Bang for Your Buck," Fall, 1996
2. "Personalities of 19th and 20th Century Atomic Scientists," Fall, 1990
Philosophy 491, "Philosophy of Science and Social Science," with Mark
Notturno, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, and David
Anderson, Department of Psychology, an extended course taught in the
Winter and Spring terms, 1987-88.
Interdisciplinary Studies 220, "Images of Creation in Science and Poetry," with
Paul G. Zolbrod, Department of English, 1981-88
Chemistry for Non-Science Majors:
1. "The Nature of Matter," 1971-75
2. "Energy, Progress, and Environmental Chemistry," 1975-1980
January Interim term courses, Muskingum College:
1. "The United States in the Nuclear Age: More Bang for Your Buck,"
with Ronald A. Mulder, Department of History, January 1975
2. "Glassblowing -- Artistic and Scientific," with George C. Nieman and
William J. Wallace, January 1973
3. "FUN-damental Science Experiences," designed for elementary
education majors and others interested in science for children (K-6),
January 1972
SELECTED FACULTY EXPERIENCE:
Traveling with the Atom: “Exploratory Trip to Southwest Germany, Strasbourg,
Bern, and Italy”, Glen and Kitty Rodgers, March 27 – April 2007
Traveling with the Atom: “Exploratory Trip to London, Bath, the Cotswolds, and
Southern Ireland”, Glen and Kitty Rodgers, Lowell and Julie Hepler, May 9 – 22,
2006
“Scientific/Historical Travel Seminars in Europe”, poster presented at the 5th
International Conference on the History of Chemistry: Chemistry, Technology and
Society, September 6 – 10, 2005, Estoril and Lisbon, Portugal.
Faculty Review Committee, 1989-1992; 2000-2002; Chairperson, 2001
Convener, Series of Four Workshops to implement the CS 101, “First
Seminar,”the first course in Allegheny’s new freshmen/sophomore program,
designed to enhance writing and speaking skills in connection with a topical
seminar. Coordinated the efforts of 35 faculty members. November 1998 -March, 1999.
“Scientific/Historical Travelling, A Self-Designed Tour of England, Scotland,
France, Switzerland, and Germany,” as part of a sabbatical leave, March-May,
1998.
"Take a Step Toward the Center of Time", Keynote Address, Fall Honors
Convocation, Allegheny College, October 1994.
"An Interconnected Network of Ideas for Understanding the Periodic Table," 11th
Bienniel Conference on Chemical Education, Georgia Tech, August 1990
Program Director, 1990 Spring Meeting of the Pennsylvania Association of
College Chemistry Teachers (PACCT), held at Allegheny College, April 6-7,
1990.
Member of "Committee on Teaching," established to help reshape the education
program toward an emphasis on science and mathematics education, 1988-90.
"The Three Men in Three-Piece Suits: The Real Story," a seminar on the
contributions of Planck, Einstein, and Bohr to the development of atomic
structure, presented to the Allegheny Philosophical Forum, May 26, 1987.
"Creating a Course on Creation from Two Points of View and Two Cultures,"
seminars presented with Dr. Paul G. Zolbrod, for various audiences including
Allegheny College Parents' Day and Receptions for High School Students; a joint
Humanities/Science Division Seminar; the Allegheny Mountain Section of the
American Mathematics Association; the Literature Institute for Secondary School
Teachers in Pennsylvania; the Tome Centennial Symposium (Dickinson College);
and the Northwest Chapter of Sigma Xi, 1985-1989.
Co-Leader and participant, Aquatics Environment Seminar taught by Samuel S.
Harrison, Department of Geology, 1976
Speaker and Participant, Honors Colloquium on "The Nature and Generation of
Ideas in the Humanities, Social Sciences, and Natural Sciences," Muskingum
College, Fall 1974
Guest Lecturer and Consultant, "Teaching Elementary Mathematics and Science,"
taught by Byron W. Townsend, Department of Education, Muskingum College,
1972-75
ARTICLES: “Traveling in the Liberal Arts Tradition,” Allegheny College Magazine, June
2005.
"The Scientist as Storyteller: Storytelling as Science", with Paul G. Zolbrod,
North Dakota Quarterly, 57(2), 121-36 (1989).
"Student-Presented Demonstrations on the Colors of Transition Metal
Complexes," Journal of Chemical Education, 65 (6), 543-4 (1988).
"Making Sense of Oxyacid Nomenclature," with Harold G. State and Richard L.
Bivens, Journal of Chemical Education, 64(5), 409 (1987).
"Images of Creation in Science and Poetry, An Interdisciplinary Course for
Science and Non-Science Majors," with Paul G. Zolbrod, Journal of College
Science Teaching, XV(6), 530-534 (1986).
"The Scientist as Storyteller: The Poet as Scientist,"with Paul G. Zolbrod,
Allegheny College Magazine, 4(1), 2-5 (1985).
"The Role of Upperclass Chemistry Students in Developing a New
Sophomore-Level Inorganic Course," Journal of Chemical Education, 61(11),
990 (1984).
"A Kinetic Study of the Hydrogenation of Hexene-1 Catalyzed by a
Ferrocenyl-Phosphine Derivative of Ruthenium (III)," with W.R. Cullen and B. R.
James, Canadian Journal of Chemistry, 61(6), 1314 (1983).
"A `Careers in Medicine Seminar' for Secondary Students," with W. K. Reist,
Department of Biology, and L. R. Taylor, Department of Psychology, Journal of
Medical Education, 51, 136 (1976).
"A Raman Spectrophotometric Study of the Effect of N,N-Dimethylformamide
and the Electrolytes NaClO4, Zn(ClO4)2, NaNO3, and Zn(NO3)2 on the Structure
of Liquid Water," with R.A. Plane, Journal of Chemical Physics, 63(2), 818
(1975).
"Of Lead, Stuffed Toys, Amphetamines, and Morality (the Advanced Topics
Seminar at Muskingum College," with Robert G. Landolt, Journal of Chemical
Education, 50(11), 786 (1973).
BOOKS:
Descriptive Inorganic, Coordination, and Solid State Chemistry, 2nd Edition, Glen
E. Rodgers, Thomson Learning, Inc., 2002.
QUIMICA INORGANICA, Introducción a la Quimica de coordinación, del estado
sólido y descriptive, McGraw-Hill/Interamericana de Espana, S.A.,1995.
Introduction to Coordination, Solid State, and Descriptive Inorganic Chemistry,
Glen E. Rodgers, McGraw-Hill, Inc., New York, 1994.
Students Solution Manual, Introduction to Coordination, Solid State, and
Descriptive Inorganic Chemistry, Glen E. Rodgers, McGraw-Hill, Inc., New
York, 1994.