Thomas J. Greenbowe
Chemical Education
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Thomas J. Greenbowe received his B.A. from the William
Paterson College of New Jersey in 1972, and his M.S. in physics
education from Indiana State University in 1974. After teaching
science courses at the middle school and high school level, he
earned his M.S. in chemistry in 1979 and his Ph.D. in chemical
education in 1983 from Purdue University. From 1983 to 1990 he was
the director of freshman programs and a faculty member in the
Department of Chemistry at Southeastern Massachusetts University.
Dr. Greenbowe joined the faculty at Iowa State University in 1990 as an associate professor and as coordinator of the general chemistry program. He was promoted to professor in 1998. He works collaboratively with high school chemistry teachers, community college chemistry instructors, and university chemistry and education faculty to improve the introductory chemistry experience and curriculum. He has received grants from the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of Education - Funds for the Improvment of Post-Secondary Education (FIPSE), and the Dwight D.Eisenhower Science and Mathematics Improvement Fund. He has served on the 1991 and 1993 American Chemical Society General Chemistry Examinations Committee, and in 1995 served as Chair of this Commitee.
Dr. Greenbowe's awards include the 200-2001 and 1996-1997 Iowa
State University, Miller Faculty Fellow Award; 1996 Iowa State
University, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Teaching
Excellence Award for Introductory Courses; 1995 Lambda Chi Alpha
Teacher of the Month; 1994 Wilkinson Award for outstanding
undergraduate teaching, Department of Chemistry, Iowa State
University; 1993 Lambda Chi Alpha Teacher of the Month.
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