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Rick Toomey
Associate Professor
Education
- Ph.D. Chemistry (Physical); Brandeis University, 2002
- M.S. Chemistry (Education); Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, 1995
- B.S. Chemistry; Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, 1991
Courses Taught
- General Chemistry II/General Chemistry II Lab
- Laboratory Safety
- Physical Chemistry I/Physical Chemistry I Lab
- Physical Chemistry II/Physical Chemistry II Lab
- Chemistry Seminar
Academic Interests
- Chemistry Education
- Application of Mathematics in Science Education
- Laboratory Revision
Scholarly Activity
- Bowers, P.G., Hofstetter, C., Letter, C. Toomey, R.T., Supersaturation Limit for Homogeneous Nucleartion of Oxygen Bubbles in Water at Elevated Pressure: "Super-Henry's Law", J. Phys. Chem. Vol. 99, No 23, pp. 9632-9637 (1995)
- Bowers, P.G., Hofstetter, C., Ngo, H/L/, Toomey, R.T., Temperature Dependence of Bubble Nucleation Limits for Aqueous Solutions of Carbon Dioxide, Hydrogen and Oxygen, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, Vol. 215, pp. 441-442 (1999)
- Cohen, J., Kennedy-Justice, M., Pai, S., Torres, C., Depierro, E., Garafalo, F., Toomey, R.T., Encouraging Meaningful Quantitative Problem Solving. J. Chem. Educ. Vol. 77, No. 9, pp. 1166-1173 (2000)
- Toomey, R., DePierro, E., Garafalo, F., Helping Students to Make Inferences About the Atomic Realm by Delaying the Presentation of Atomic Structure. Chem. Educ. Res. Pract. Eur.. Vol. 2, No. 3, pp. 183-202 (2001)
- Targeted Connections In Science and Mathematics: Presented at the 50th National Science Teachers Association, San Diego, CA 2002.
- Toomey, R.; DePierro, E.; Garafalo, F. Using a Socratic Dialog to Help Students Construct Fundamental Concepts. J. Chem. Educ. Vol. 80, No. 12, pp. 1408-1416 (2003)
- Toomey, R.; Garafalo, F. Linking Physics with Chemistry - Opportunities in a Constructivist Classroom. Chem. Educ. Res. Pract. Eur. Vol. 4, pp. 189-204 (2003)
- Garafalo, F., DePierro, E., Toomey, R. Insights Obtained Through the Study of A Concentration Cell. Chem. Educ. Vol. 12, No. 2, pp. 67-70 (2007)
- Garafalo, F., DePierro, E., Toomey, R., Helping Students Make Sense of Logarithms and Logarithmic Relationships. J. Chem. Educ., Vol. 85, No. 9, pp. 1226-1228 (2008)
- Using Inquiry to Build the Foundation for a Meaningful Understanding of Science. Presented at the 56th National Meeting of the National Science Teachers Association. Boston, MA,, 2008.
Student Group Advisement
- Gamma Sigma Epsilon National Chemistry Honor Society
Other Professional Experiences
- Member of the American Chemical Society
- Member of the National Science Teachers Association