Julia Burdge,
University of Idaho Jason Overby,
College of Charleston
ISBN: 0073511188 Copyright year: 2015
About the Authors
<a onClick="window.open('/olcweb/cgi/pluginpop.cgi?it=jpg::::/sites/dl/free/0073511188/1030140/AboutAUs_IMG_1177.JPG','popWin', 'width=450,height=370,resizable,scrollbars');" href="#"><img valign="absmiddle" height="16" width="16" border="0" src="/olcweb/styles/shared/linkicons/image.gif"> (2720.0K)</a>Julia Burdge received her Ph.D. (1994) from the University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho. Her research and dissertation focused on instrument development for analysis of trace sulfur compounds in air and the statistical evaluation of data near the detection limit.
In 1994 she accepted a position at The University of Akron in Akron, Ohio, as an assistant professor and director of the Introductory Chemistry program. In the year 2000, she was tenured and promoted to associate professor at The University of Akron on the merits of her teaching, service, and research in chemistry education. In addition to directing the general chemistry program and supervising the teaching activities of graduate students, she helped establish a future-faculty development program and served as a mentor for graduate students and post-doctoral associates. Julia has recently relocated back to the northwest to be near family. She lives in Boise, Idaho; and she holds an affiliate faculty position as associate professor in the Chemistry Department at the University of Idaho.
In her free time, Julia enjoys horseback riding with her daughter, fun Facebook conversations with her youngest son, and quiet time at home with Erik Nelson, her partner and best friend.
Jason Overby received his B.S. degree in chemistry and political science from the University of Tennessee at Martin. He then received his Ph.D. in inorganic chemistry from Vanderbilt University (1997) studying main group and transition metal metallocenes and related compounds. Afterwards, Jason conducted postdoctoral research in transition metal organometallic chemistry at Dartmouth College.
Jason began his academic career at the College of Charleston in 1999 as an assistant professor. Currently, he is an associate professor with teaching interests in general and inorganic chemistry. He is also interested in the integration of technology into the classroom, with a particular focus on adaptive learning. Additionally, he conducts research with undergraduates in inorganic and organic synthetic chemistry as well as computational organometallic chemistry.
In his free time, he enjoys boating, exercising, and cooking. He is also involved with USA Swimming as a certified stroke-and-turn official. He lives in South Carolina with his wife Robin and two daughters, Emma and Sarah.
2015