Dr. John Nash
- Senior Lecturer
- Email: jnash@purdue.edu
- Phone: 40175
- Office: 4103C BRWN
Dr. Nash teaches General Chemistry for chemistry majors and non-majors, along with selecting and designing accompanying laboratory experiments. Courses he has taught include:
- Chemistry 11500 (General Chemistry I Science/Engineering Majors)
- Chemistry 11600 (General Chemistry II: Science/Engineering Majors)
- Chemistry 12300 (General Chemistry for Engineers I)
- Chemistry 12500 (Introduction to Chemistry I: Chemistry Majors)
- Chemistry 12600 (Introduction to Chemistry II: Chemistry Majors)
- Chemistry 19400 (Freshman Chemistry Orientation)
- Chemistry 25500 (Organic Chemistry)
- Chemistry 25501 (Organic Chemistry Laboratory I)
- Chemistry 25601 (Organic Chemistry Laboratory II)
- Chemistry 25701 (Organic Chemistry Laboratory)
During his more than 25 years of teaching at Purdue, Dr. Nash has developed new teaching methodologies and laboratory experiments for General Chemistry courses; coordinated multiple lab courses; developed online learning modules and multimedia experiments; and consulted/reviewed several textbook publishers' projects.
His scientific research includes:
- Development of theoretical methodologies for predicting ground-state multiplicities, electronic state splittings and electron affinities of polyradicals.
- Development of theoretical methodologies for predicting structures, thermochemical properties and transition states for model compounds associated with fast pyrolysis of biomass (e.g., cellulose and lignin).
Education
- A.A., Grand Rapids Community College, English Literature, 1984
- A.S., Grand Rapids Community College, Chemistry, 1985
- B.S., Grand Valley State University, Chemistry, 1987
- Ph.D., Purdue University, Organic Chemistry, 1991
Awards
- Agriculture 2014 TEAM Award, 2014
- Arthur E. Kelly Outstanding Teacher Award, 2010
- Teaching Academy Associate Fellow, 2009
- Arthur E. Kelly Outstanding Teacher Award, 2005
- Top Ten Teachers Award, 2005
- Top Ten Teachers Award, 2004
- Top Ten Teachers Award, 2003
- HORIZONS Faculty Mentoring Program, 2002
- Honorary Member of Phi Eta Sigma, 2000
- Top Ten Teachers Award, 1999
- Arthur E. Kelly Outstanding Teacher Award, 1998
- Outstanding Graduate, 1987
- Undergraduate Analytical Chemistry Award, 1986