Faculty: Dr. Douglas Vander Griend

Douglas Vander Griend, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

Email: dvg@calvin.edu
Office: 231 DeVries Hall
Phone: (616) 526-8729
Fax: (616) 526-6501
Web: www.calvin.edu/chemistry/dvg

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Publications
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Detailed Research Plans

Education

• B.A. Calvin College, Chemistry, 1996
• Ph.D. Northwestern University, Inorganic Chemistry, 2000

Professional History

• Calvin College, 2002-present, Professor of Chemistry
• Furman University, 2000-2002, Dreyfus Postdoctoral Fellow

Courses

• Chem 103 & 103L: General Chemistry I & General Chemistry I Laboratory
• Chem 104 & 104L: General Chemistry II & General Chemistry II Laboratory
• Chem 105: General Chemistry
• Chem 230: Essential Inorganic Chemistry
• Chem 330: Advanced Inorganic Chemistry
• Engr 106: Engineering Chemistry and Materials Science
  
• IDIS180: Scientific Literacy: The Gap Between What Science Establishes and What People Believe
• Interim: Adventures in the Waters of Panama (Off Campus Trip)

Research Interests

• Synthetic Nanotechnology
• Inorganic Thermochromic Materials
• Factor Analysis of Spectroscopic Data

Minors

Minor in Biochemistry

Minor in Chemistry

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