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Kinard Named to Mebane Chair of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Frank Kinard has been named to a four year term as Mebane professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry. He arrived at the College of Charleston in 1972 He received his B.S. from Duke University and his Ph.D. from the University of South Carolina. He has done post-doctoral work at the University of Puerto Rico and at Florida State University. He has taught a wide variety of courses including those in the area of his specialty, analytical chemistry (Quantitative Analysis and Instrumental Analysis), as well as service courses (Principles of Chemistry and Honors Chemistry) and advanced topics courses (Environmental Chemistry, Radiochemistry, and Chemical Oceanography). His students, both current and former, routinely give his courses and his delivery of material high praise. He works long hours to keep his material current, relevant, and accessible to students with a broad range of backgrounds and abilities. HE also teaches teh laboratory sections associated with many of the courses. Again, he continually updates and revitalizes those programs with novel laboratory experiences. Frank makes extensive use of technology in the classroom. Most of his lectures are PowerPoint presentations. Many of the slides feature animation. He has long been a source of computer expertise for his colleagues in chemistry and other departments as well. In recent years, Frank's teaching abilities have been recognized on a national level. he has been made the director of a highly selective summer program for undergraduates in nuclear chemistry, which is housed at San Jose State University. Frank's teaching is exemplary, his dedication to his students is unequivocal, and his rapport with them is enviable. |
