Christine Pastorek , Ph.D.
Director of Integrated Laboratory Program &
Senior Instructor
christine.pastorek@oregonstate.edu
Department of Chemistry
Oregon State University
Office: Gilbert Hall 247
Voice: (541) 737-6732
FAX:(541) 737-2062
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Physical Chemistry
B.S. (ACS) University of San Francisco 1974
Ph.D. Oregon State University 1980 (J.C. Decius)
Dr. Pastorek directs the Integrated Lab Program for chemistry majors at OSU.
Integrated Laboratory Program
Courses Taught:
Research interests:
Chemical Education-Development of first hand laboratory
experiments for chemistry majors in the context of an Integrated Laboratory course
environment using modern analytical and physical instrumentation: ICPAES, HPLC,
FTIR, GCMS, and fluorescence. Emphasis on Writing Intensive Course objectives.
Photochemistry-Quantitative determination of
photoreduction quantum efficiencies for aryl ketones.
Infrared Spectroscopy - Dipole
Derivatives from single crystal reflection experiments
Mentoring
Undergraduate Researchers:
2005 - Brandon James - CH 403, University Honors College Scholar,
thesis project "Analysis of tryptophan by HPLC." Brandon started Graduate
School at University of Montana Fall 2005.
2005 - Kyle
Hanson - CH 401, undergraduate research. Interfacing with LabView and
development of experiments using miniature fiber optic spectrometers. Kyle
is also an intern at CH2MHill in Corvallis.
2005 - David
Hartmann-CH 401, undergraduate research-Bioorganic research in biotechnology.
1999 -Daisy Peel -CH 401; Photoreduction efficiency for
4-bromobenzophenone by FTIR; Daisy now teaching at Lake Oswego High School, OR.
1998 -Adam McQueen -CH 401; Development of ion-pairing HPLC for
riboflavin; Adam joined the Peace Corps.
Mentoring and organizing annual departmental undergraduate poster session:
Abstracts
from recent poster sessions:
Poster Abstracts from 2005
Poster Abstracts from 2004
Poster Abstracts from 2003
Poster Abstracts from 2002
Poster Abstracts from 2001
Professional service:
National Secretary for Phi Lambda Upsilon, 2001
- 2005
Departmental Safety Committee, Chair 1998-present
Curriculum Committee 1995-present
Honors and Awards Committee 2002-present
University Safety Committee 2000-present
Faculty advisor for Niobium Chapter of Iota Sigma
Pi 1992-present
Faculty advisor for Alpha Beta
Chapter of Phi Lambda Upsilon 1985-present
Undergraduate Chemistry advisor 1995-present
Outreach Activities for local K-12
Recent Awards:
Milton Harris Faculty Teaching Award, 2004
Mortar Board, Top Prof, 2002
Olaf Boedtker Award for Excellence in Advising, 1999
Professional Society Membership:
ACS (25 yrs)
Sigma Xi (27 yrs)
ISP (27 yrs)
PLU-Alpha Beta Chapter (27 yrs)
AAAS (3 yrs)
Recent Grants:
2005; The Camille and Henry Dreyfus, Special Grant Program for Chemical
Sciences.
2006;
2005; 2004; 2002
Technology Resource Fund Grants, OSU .
2003;
Writing Intensive Curriculum, OSU - Prepartion of
writing guide for
chemistry majors as part of the University WIC Baccaloreate Core Program
2003;
Smith Grant, OSU.
mailing address:
153 Gilbert Hall
Department of Chemistry
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331
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08/23/2005
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