Green Chemistry Connections Feb. 2024: Investigating Green & Sustainable Chemistry with Case Studies

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In this video, Dr. Veronica Mengqi Zhang (Michigan State University) and Dr. Elizabeth Day (University of Texas at El Paso) share the powerful learning benefits of introducing students to thought-provoking case studies as part of their laboratory coursework.

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Dr. Veronica Mengqi Zhang's Bio:

Mengqi (Veronica) Zhang is the organic chemistry laboratory coordinator at the Chemistry Department, Michigan State University. Her research interest focuses on curriculum development, instructional laboratory experiment design, green chemistry, and microwave chemistry. She is also an active member of ACS local sector and the Three-Dimensional Learning Team at MSU.

Dr. Elizabeth Day's Bio:

Dr. Day is an analytical chemist with a major focus on chemistry education research and an interest in science/STEM education. Her expertise is in curriculum development and evaluation, assessment design, and green and sustainable chemistry education. Her laboratory leverages education research methods (mix of qualitative analysis, statistical modeling, and design-based research methods) to discover how to support student learning. Specifically, her approach centers assessing to support students' knowledge-in-use through the framing of the Three-Dimensional Learning framework and a socio-cognitive perspective on educational measurement. Dr. Day is currently an Assistant Professor in the department of Chemistry & Biochemistry at the University of Texas at El Paso.
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