Teaching Philosophy
I hope to become a caring and motivating teacher with solid academic and research performance.
After graduating from bachelor's degree, I continued working in the underserved communities through the volunteer service program of my university. I managed a volunteer science teacher program for high school students in the deprived areas of the country. My volunteer experiences impressed upon me a profound sense of mission of contributing to the development of the people through science and education. Thus, when the time came that I needed to decide on the career I was going to pursue, I chose the path of a teacher. I became a lecturer at the Chemistry Department of De La Salle University Manila where I handled laboratory classes in general chemistry subjects. After a year, I went back to my hometown and, for two years, served as an instructor at the Marinduque State College where I taught chemistry, physics and math subjects, assisted thesis students, and conducted baseline studies on the ecological impacts of mining activities on our small-island ecosystem. I also co-organized a school-based organization involving both students and out-of-the-school youth which conducted environmental conservation awareness campaigns in cooperation with Environment and Natural Resources Office, Youth Council and various public and private schools. I was also a teaching assistant all my life as a graduate student wherein I handled general, analytical, physical, and molecular modeling chemistry classes.
The greatest insight I gained through my years of teaching is to recognize in each student the potential to be a life-long learner. Accordingly, it is my goal in teaching to awaken in the students the love of learning, especially in science. I hope that I could help to prepare the students in their own pursuit of learning in whatever fields of interest. I believe instilling this discipline in students takes utmost precedence in teaching. In my collective experience as a volunteer, student, teacher and research scientist, I believed that to be effective in classroom, it is necessary to have a clear understanding of three components: the students, the techniques, and the skills and knowledge to impart.
The greatest insight I gained through my years of teaching is to recognize in each student the potential to be a life-long learner. Accordingly, it is my goal in teaching to awaken in the students the love of learning, especially in science. I hope that I could help to prepare the students in their own pursuit of learning in whatever fields of interest. I believe instilling this discipline in students takes utmost precedence in teaching. In my collective experience as a volunteer, student, teacher and research scientist, I believed that to be effective in classroom, it is necessary to have a clear understanding of three components: the students, the techniques, and the skills and knowledge to impart.
Teaching Experience
General Chemistry Laboratory
Environmental Chemistry (Water & Land)
Environmental Chemistry (Air & Energy)
Advanced Topics in Environmental Chemistry (Emerging Contaminants)
Environmental Chemistry Lab
Chemical Symposium
Chemistry Careers
Student Mentoring
Graduate Students
Preston Clubb, MS Chemistry, Missouri State University. Summer 2022 - present.
Olamide Ogundele, MS Chemistry, Missouri State University. Spring 2022 - present.
Naum Kirwa, MS Chemistry, Missouri State University. Spring 2021 - present.
Dane Christopher Wagner, MS Chemistry, Missouri State University. Fall 2019 - present.
Polycarp Ofoegbu, MS Chemistry, Missouri State University. Fall 2019 - Summer 2021.
Oluwasegun Abolade, MS Chemistry, Missouri State University. Fall 2017 - Summer 2019.
Olamide Ogundele, MS Chemistry, Missouri State University. Spring 2022 - present.
Naum Kirwa, MS Chemistry, Missouri State University. Spring 2021 - present.
Dane Christopher Wagner, MS Chemistry, Missouri State University. Fall 2019 - present.
Polycarp Ofoegbu, MS Chemistry, Missouri State University. Fall 2019 - Summer 2021.
Oluwasegun Abolade, MS Chemistry, Missouri State University. Fall 2017 - Summer 2019.
Undergraduate Students
Maximo Reyes, BS Chemistry, Missouri State University, Spring 2022.
Andrew Coulliette, BS Chemistry, Missouri State University. Spring 2022.
Preston Clubb, BS Chemistry, Missouri State University. Summer 2021.
Ian Sayers, Jackson Glover, Avery Harms, BS Chemistry, Missouri State University. Spring 2021.
Eden Kohn, BS Chemistry, Missouri State University. Fall 2020 - Spring 2021.
Joshua Garland, BS Chemistry, Missouri State University. Fall 2020.
Zachary Dobbs, BS Chemistry, Missouri State University. Spring and Fall 2020.
Hannah Parker, Travis Love, BS Chemistry, Missouri State University. Spring 2020.
Hussain Alhashim, BS Chemistry, Missouri State University. Summer & Fall 2019.
Stephen Sample, Sarah Braun, BS Chemistry, Missouri State University. Spring 2019.
Dane Wagner, BS Chemistry, Missouri State University, Fall 2018 - Summer 2019.
Brett Lottes, BS Chemistry, Missouri State University, Fall 2018 - Fall 2019.
Megan Roberts, BS Chemistry, Missouri State University, Summer 2018.
Madison Jones, Kameron Coates, BS Chemistry, Missouri State University, Spring 2018.
Justin Rodriguez, Undergraduate Science Student Intern, Central Washington University, US EPA Graduate Research Opportunity Program. Summer 2016.
Montana R. Etten-Bohm, Undergraduate Science Student Intern, The University of Alabama in Huntsville, US EPA Graduate Research Opportunity Program. Summer 2015.
Alejandro Tafoya, High School Student Intern, Franklin High School, El Paso, Texas, Academy of Applied Science/US Army Research Office, Research and Engineering Apprenticeship Program, The University of Texas at El Paso. Summer 2013.
Reydante M. Olavidez, Xerxcel del Mundo, Lynie L. Mijares, Undergraduate Thesis Students, Marinduque State College, Philippines. Academic Year 2003-2004.
Andrew Coulliette, BS Chemistry, Missouri State University. Spring 2022.
Preston Clubb, BS Chemistry, Missouri State University. Summer 2021.
Ian Sayers, Jackson Glover, Avery Harms, BS Chemistry, Missouri State University. Spring 2021.
Eden Kohn, BS Chemistry, Missouri State University. Fall 2020 - Spring 2021.
Joshua Garland, BS Chemistry, Missouri State University. Fall 2020.
Zachary Dobbs, BS Chemistry, Missouri State University. Spring and Fall 2020.
Hannah Parker, Travis Love, BS Chemistry, Missouri State University. Spring 2020.
Hussain Alhashim, BS Chemistry, Missouri State University. Summer & Fall 2019.
Stephen Sample, Sarah Braun, BS Chemistry, Missouri State University. Spring 2019.
Dane Wagner, BS Chemistry, Missouri State University, Fall 2018 - Summer 2019.
Brett Lottes, BS Chemistry, Missouri State University, Fall 2018 - Fall 2019.
Megan Roberts, BS Chemistry, Missouri State University, Summer 2018.
Madison Jones, Kameron Coates, BS Chemistry, Missouri State University, Spring 2018.
Justin Rodriguez, Undergraduate Science Student Intern, Central Washington University, US EPA Graduate Research Opportunity Program. Summer 2016.
Montana R. Etten-Bohm, Undergraduate Science Student Intern, The University of Alabama in Huntsville, US EPA Graduate Research Opportunity Program. Summer 2015.
Alejandro Tafoya, High School Student Intern, Franklin High School, El Paso, Texas, Academy of Applied Science/US Army Research Office, Research and Engineering Apprenticeship Program, The University of Texas at El Paso. Summer 2013.
Reydante M. Olavidez, Xerxcel del Mundo, Lynie L. Mijares, Undergraduate Thesis Students, Marinduque State College, Philippines. Academic Year 2003-2004.