Curriculum Vita

(updated 02/14/05)

 

Paul F. Krause, Professor

Department of Chemistry

University of Central Arkansas

Conway, Arkansas 72035

paulk@uca.edu

 

 

 

Academic Degrees

 

   1972                    Doctoral Degree in Physical Chemistry, University of Iowa

                              Thesis: “Infrared Absorption Intensities of Molecular Crystals”

 

1967                                   Bachelor of Science, University of Dubuque, Chemistry Major

 

 

Professional Experience

 

1999-present           Professor, University of Central Arkansas

 

1980-1999               Associate Professor, University of Central Arkansas

 

1977-1980               Assistant Professor, University of Central Arkansas

 

1974-1977                Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow and Visiting Assistant Professor, Miami               

                               University, Oxford, Ohio

 

Summer 1975           Research Associate, Miami University

 

Spring 1974              Instructor, Miami University

 

1973-1974                Postdoctoral Research Associate, Miami University

 

1972-1973                Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh,                            

                               Pennsylvania

 

1968-1972                Graduate Research Assistant, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa

 

1967-1968                Teaching Assistant, University of Iowa

 

 

 

Presentations and Publications (since 1980)

 

 

 1. Paul Krause,   “Giving a Grade to the Web-CT Grade Book”, UCA Tech Fest Presentation, April, 2003

 

 2. Paul Krause and Jeff Draves (Mentors), “Vibrational Analysis of 1,2-dichlorotetrafluoroethane”, College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics Research Symposium, May, 2002

 

 3. Paul Krause,   “Trash the Transparencies, Get More Power from Powerpoint” UCA Tech Fest             Presentation, April, 2002

 

 4. Paul Krause, “Animations, Demonstrations, Simulations via the World Wide Web”, Statewide Science and            Math Leadership Conference, July , 2001    

 

 5. Paul Krause and Jerry Manion,  “Reactions That Go Both Ways”, Statewide Science and Math Leadership      Conference, July, 2001

 

  6. Paul Krause and Jeff Draves (Mentors), “Spectroscopic Studies of cis- and trans- Dibromoethane”,

College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics Research Symposium, April, 2001

 

 7. Paul Krause,  “Web Based Animations, Simulations, and Demonstrations”, UCA Tech Fest Presentation,                                                                              April, 2001 

 

 8. Paul Krause and Jerry Manion, “The Chemistry of Diapers and other things Hydrophilic and

Hydrophobic”, Statewide Science and Math Leadership Conference, July, 2000

 

 9. Paul Krause and Jerry Manion, “The Physical Origins of Color”, Statewide Science and Math Leadership

Conference, July, 2000

 

10. Paul Krause and Jerry Manion, “Science Demonstrations  with Everyday Materials”, Science and Math              

Leadership Conference, July, 1999

 

 11. Paul Krause and Jerry Manion “Electrical Conductivity and the Properties of Gases”, ACS National

 Meeting, New Orleans, LA, August, 1999 - as part of a symposium on “Demonstrations with Everyday

 Substances”

 

12.  Paul Krause, Mathcad Instructional Documents for Physical Chemistry, “Enzyme Activity as a Function of  pH”, New Traditions Mathcad Website,  http://www.niagara.edu/~tjz/mathcad/asite.htm, April 28, 1998

 

13. Paul Krause, “Simulated pH Regulation of Enzyme Activity Using Mathcad®”,National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Dallas, Texas, April, 1998, presentation

 

 14.  Paul Krause and Jerry Manion, “Gas Reactions in Syringes”, Mathematics and Science Leadership Conference, July ,1997, presentation

 

 15.  Paul Krause and Jerry Manion, “A Novel Approach to Teaching Electrochemical Principles”, Journal of Chemical Education, 75, 354 (1996).

 

 16.  Paul Krause and Jerry Manion, “Demonstrating Electrochemistry”, Mathematics and Science Leadership Conference, July, 1996, presentation

 

 17.  William C. Deese, Jerry Manion, and Paul Krause, “Dead Chemists Society”, Tenth Annual Mathematics         and Science Leadership Conference, July 1995, presentation.

 

 18.  Paul Krause, Jerry Manion, William Deese, and Mike Sheets, “Why Do Demonstrations in Science                 Classrooms”, Eighth Annual Mathematics and Science Leadership Conference, July 1993, presentation.

 

 19. Paul Krause and William Taylor, “Use of a Commercial Interface in the Advanced Chemistry                         Laboratory”, Arkansas Academy of Science, April 1993, presentation.

 

 20.  Paul Krause and Jerry Manion, “Hands on Science with Everyday Materials”, UCA Kappa Delta Pi                  Workshop, December 1992, presentation.

 

21. Paul Krause and Jerry Manion, “So You Have a Complex (Starch-Iodine)”, Arkansas Science Teachers            Association, November 1992, presentation.

 

22. Paul Krause and Jerry Manion, “So You Have a Complex (Starch-Iodine)”, Seventh Annual                              Mathematics and Science Leadership Conference, July 1992, presentation.

 

23. Paul Krause and Jerry Manion, “Laboratory Demonstrations for Pennies”, Sixth Annual Mathematics              and Science Leadership Conference, July 1991, presentation.

 

24. Paul Krause and Jerry Manion, “Cultural Literacy from the Sciences”, UCA Honors College Challenge Week

 

25. Anders Amelin and Paul Krause, “Gasoline Research Octane Numbers by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometry”, Arkansas Academy of Science, April 1989, student presentation; AWARDED the OUTSTANDING UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PAPER in the PHYSICALSCIENCES; also Honors Paper

 

26. Paul Krause and Jerry Manion, “Chemical Demonstrations for All Ages”, Regional Meeting of the                    National Science Teachers of America, 1988, invited presentation.

 

27. Steve McKim and Paul Krause, “The Acid Catalyzed Isomerization Kinetics of α-Ionone by Aromatic Sulfonic Acids”, 1987, Honors Paper

 

28. Bill Brooks Lawrence and Paul Krause, “The Effect of Short Chain Alkyl Sulfonic Acids on the Cyclization of α-Ionone”, 1986, Honors Paper

 

29. Hoang Bui, Jerry Manion, and Paul Krause, “Conversion of α-Ionone to β-Ionone: A Kinetic Study”, 1985, Honors Paper

 

30. Randall W. Black, Jerry Manion, and Paul Krause, “A Kinetic Study of the Acid Catalyzed Cyclization of psi-Ionone”, Arkansas Academy of Science, 1984, student presentation; also Honors Paper

 

31. Deanna King, Jerry Manion, and Paul Krause, “The Effect of Solvent Acidity on the Isomerization                  of α-Ionone”, Arkansas Academy of Science, 1984, student presentation; also Honors Paper

 

32. Gary Skiles, Jerry Manion, and Paul Krause, “The Kinetics of the Acid-Catalyzed Conversion of α-I                Ionone to β-Ionone and Ionene”, Sixth Annual Area Collegiate Chemistry Conference, University of               Tennessee at Martin, 1983, student presentation

 

33. John Gilliom and Paul Krause, “Development of a Computer Interfaced System for the                                    Determination of Enzyme Kinetics of E. Coli Alkaline Phosphatase”, Fifth Annual Area Collegiate                Chemistry Conference, Murray State University, Murray, KY, 1982, student presentation; also Honors            Paper

 

34. Dan Meatheany and Paul Krause, “Cyclization of ψ-Ionone”, Fourth Annual Collegiate Chemistry                   Conference, University of Tennessee at Martin, 1981, student presentation

 

 

Continuing Education (1997 – present)

 

 Winter 2005 CONFCHEM (online):  Trends and New Ideas in Chemical Education

 

 Fall 2004 CONFCHEM (online): Teaching Computing in Chemistry Courses

 

 Winter 2004 CONFCHEM (online): How and Why Should We Teach Chemistry for Non-Science Majors?

 

Spring 2001 CONFCHEM (online): Lecture Demonstrations in Chemistry

                                         

Fall 2001 CONFCHEM (online): Online Teaching Methods

                                        

Spring 2000 CONFCHEM (March 29 - April 10): Use of Computer Simulations in General Chemistry   

    

Fall 2000:  On-line Training Courses for Institutional Review Board Certification:

                      National Institute of Health : Protection of Human Research Subjects

                      University of Minnesota : Informed Consent 

 

1999 CONFCHEM :   Chemical Demonstrations - Trial Session

 

Spring 1999 CONFCHEM (March 29 - April 10): Proposals for Change in the Introductory Chemistry Course

 

Fall 1999 CONFCHEM   (September 7 - October 15): What Should Students Know When They Leave  General Chemistry

                          

Winter 1999 CONFCHEM (October 31 - December 3):  Teaching Spectroscopy

                                        

1998 :  Teaching Self-Regulation in College Science and Mathematics: The Will to Study,and the Skills to Succeed”,  National Science Foundation Chautauqua-Type Short Course for College Teachers, World Wide Web Field Center

 

Winter/Spring 1998 CONFCHEM (January 16 - May 1): On Computers in Chemical Education

    

October, 1997 :   Making New Connections:  a Project Kaleidoscope Workshop, “Is Chemistry the Central Science?” , Colorado College        

                                                                                                             

July 1997   “Workshop for Integration of Numerical Methods into the Undergraduate Physical Chemistry Curriculum Using the Mathcad Software”, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama ,  National Science Foundation Sponsored

 

 

Instructional Honors Received

 

1994-95          UCA Teaching Excellence Award

1993-94          Gamma Beta Phi Honor Society’s UCA Teacher of the Year

1992-93          UCA Teaching Excellence Award Finalist

1991-92          Gamma Beta Phi Honor Society’s UCA Teacher of the Year

 

 

Professional Affiliations and Service

 

American Chemical Society (ACS) – member

ACS Division of Chemical Education – member

Reviewer for “Tested Demonstrations” section of The Journal of Chemical Education, (8 reviews 1997-present)

 

                                                                      

Skills

 

In-depth working knowledge of

    Mathcad®.

    Microsoft Office Software

    Web-CT

    Web Page Design – (FrontPage, Netscape Composer)

    Word Perfect Office (except Presentations)

 

Working knowledge of

    Html code