Mark Muyskens, Ph.D.
Professor, Department Chair
Email: muym@calvin.edu
Office: DeVries Hall 305
Phone: (616) 526-6269
Fax: (616) 526-6501
Weekly Schedule
(Calvin Portal login required)
Education
- B.S. Central College, IA, 1982
- Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Physical Chemistry, 1989
Thesis: Vibrational and Rotational Energy Transfer: Relaxation of HF and DF by He, H 2, D 2, HF, DF and N 2
Advisor: Professor F. Fleming Crim
Professional History
- Chair of the Department, Calvin College, 2012-present
- Professor of Chemistry, Calvin College, 1997-present
- Visiting Scientist, University of California, Riverside, 2002-2003
- Visiting Scientist, Columbia University, 1995-1996
- Associate Professor of Chemistry, Calvin College, 1993-1997
- Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Calvin College, 1989-1993
Courses
- Chem 103 & 103L: General Chemistry I & General Chemistry I Laboratory
- Chem 103R: General Chemistry Recitation
- Chem 103H: Honors General Chemistry Laboratory
- Chem 104 & 104L: General Chemistry II & General Chemistry II Laboratory
- Chem 317 & 317L: Physical Chemistry I & Physical Chemistry I Laboratory
- Engr 106: Engineering Chemistry and Materials Science
Research Interests
- Photochemistry of fluorine containing molecules
- Fluorescence in narra extracts
