Research Interests:

Teaching Interests:

• Bringing computational chemistry into the undergraduate curriculum, especially in upper division classes.
• Helping students develop problem-solving skills though the use of classroom group exercises.
• Use of the web to enhance teaching and learning.
• Related Presentations:
  • Lawler, Kimberly A. ``Computational Chemistry Throughout Upper Division Inorganic Chemistry'' Presented at the 217th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, March 1999.
  • Lawler, Kimberly A. ``Three Years of Using the World Wide Web in a Chemistry and Society Course'' Presented at the 217th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, March 1999; Lawler, Kimberly A. ``A World Wide Web Site Created by the Students in a Chemistry and Society Course'' was presented at the 213th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, April 1997.
  • Barghouti, Samira; Lawler, Kimberly A.; Garcia, Carmelo ``Spectroscopy of Catacondensed Hydrocarbons.'' Presented at the 212th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, August 1996.

Other Professional Activities/Interests/Organizations

2007-2008 Courses

Time	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
9-10 a.m.
	Physical Chemistry 9:15-10:20		Physical Chemistry 9:15-10:20		Physical Chemistry 9:15-10:20
10-11 a.m.
11 a.m. - noon
	Inorganic Chemistry 11:45-12:50	Technology Committee	Inorganic Chemistry 11:45-12:50	Faculty Brown Bags	Inorganic Chemistry 11:45-12:50
noon - 1 p.m.
1 - 2 p.m.		P-Chem Lab 1 - 5 p.m.		Inorganic Lab 1 - 5 p.m.	Reseach or P-Chem Lab 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. (to 3:30 on Faculty Meeting Days)
	Office Hours 1:30-2:30 p.m.		Office Hours 1:30-3:30 p.m.
2 - 3 p.m.
	Gen Ed Task Force 2:30 - 4:00
3 - 4 p.m.
			Chemistry Seminar 3:30-5:00 p.m.		Faculty Meetings 3:30-5:00 p.m.
4 - 5 p.m.
5 - 6 p.m.

Address:

Dr. Kimberly A. Lawler-Sagarin
Elmhurst College
Department of Chemistry
190 Prospect Avenue, Box 148
Elmhurst, IL 60126
Phone: (630) 617-3202
e-mail: ksagarin at elmhurst.edu