Marcy Hamby Townsis an American chemist who is Professor of Chemistry Education atPurdue University.Her research considers the development of innovative ways to teach undergraduate chemistry. She was awarded theIUPACDistinguished Women in Chemistry Award in 2021.
Marcy Hamby Towns | |
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| Alma mater | Purdue University Linfield University |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Purdue University Ball State University |
Early life and education
editTowns is the daughter of a chemist.[1]She was an undergraduate student atLinfield University[2][3]and moved toPurdue Universityfor graduate studies.[2]After completing college, she started teaching chemistry atValley Catholic School,[4]where she became interested in chemistry education.
Research and career
editTowns joined the chemistry department atBall State Universityin 1995.[citation needed]She taught chemistry inIndianafor twelve years, after which she returned to the faculty atPurdue Universityand developed a research program in chemistry education and evidence-based learning.[5]She is particularly interested in undergraduate chemistry teaching and laboratory assessment.[6]
Awards and honors
edit- 2009 Fellow of theAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science[7]
- 2013 Murphy Award[8][9]
- 2017American Chemical SocietyJames Flack Norris Award[10]
- 2019Royal Society of ChemistryNyholm Prize for Education[11]
- 2020 American Chemical Society Outstanding Service to the Division Award[12]
- 2021IUPACDistinguished Women in Chemistry[13]
- 2021 Morrill Award[5]
Selected publications
edit- Lisa Corwin Auchincloss; Sandra L. Laursen; Janet L Branchaw; et al. (January 1, 2014)."Assessment of course-based undergraduate research experiences: a meeting report".CBE: Life Sciences Education.13(1):29–40.doi:10.1187/CBE.14-01-0004.ISSN1931-7913.PMC3940459.PMID24591501.WikidataQ42426115.
- Gauthier, Stephen (December 7, 2017)."Characterizing Chiral Molecules Deposited onto a Silicon Surface".Inquiry@Queen's Undergraduate Research Conference Proceedings.doi:10.24908/iqurcp.7950.ISSN2563-8912.
- Harle, Marissa; Towns, Marcy (November 29, 2010)."A Review of Spatial Ability Literature, Its Connection to Chemistry, and Implications for Instruction".Journal of Chemical Education.88(3):351–360.doi:10.1021/ed900003n.ISSN0021-9584.
References
edit- ^"Drannan and Bev Hamby".Linfield University.RetrievedAugust 19,2022.
- ^ab"Towns Group People".www.chem.purdue.edu.RetrievedAugust 19,2022.
- ^"towns - Purdue University Department of Chemistry".www.chem.purdue.edu.RetrievedAugust 19,2022.
- ^Raker, Jeffrey R. (August 9, 2022)."Introducing the Virtual Issue: Marcy H. Towns Festschrift".Journal of Chemical Education.99(8):2775–2776.Bibcode:2022JChEd..99.2775R.doi:10.1021/acs.jchemed.2c00704.ISSN0021-9584.S2CID251192356.
- ^abToday, Purdue."2021 Morrill Award winner announced".www.purdue.edu.RetrievedAugust 19,2022.
- ^Seery, Michael (August 17, 2022)."A Festschrift in honour of Professor Marcy Hamby Towns".Michael Seery.RetrievedAugust 19,2022.
- ^"AAAS Fellows"(PDF).
- ^"Dedication to students brings Chem Prof. Marcy Towns a Murphy Award - College of Science - Purdue University".www.purdue.edu.RetrievedAugust 19,2022.
- ^"Murphy Award winner: Marcy Towns - Purdue University".www.purdue.edu.RetrievedAugust 19,2022.
- ^"James Flack Norris Award".Northeastern Section | American Chemical Society.RetrievedAugust 19,2022.
- ^"Nyholm Prize for Education Previous winners".Royal Society of Chemistry.RetrievedAugust 19,2022.
- ^"2020 Outstanding Service to the Division Awardee, Marcy Towns | ACS Division of Chemical Education".www.divched.org.RetrievedAugust 19,2022.
- ^"IUPAC Distinguished Women in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering"(PDF).