Professor
Office: 235 Weyandt Hall
Phone: (724) 357- 2360
E-mail: grlong@iup.edu
Office Hours
M: 9:00–11:00 a.m.
W: 9:00–11:00 a.m.
R: 9:30–10:30 a.m.
Education
BS – Thiel College
MS – Michigan Technological
University
PhD – Utah State University
Postdoctoral Fellowship – National Institute of
Standards and Technology
Postdoctoral Fellowship – University of Utah
Field
Physical Chemistry
Courses
CHEM 341 — Physical Chemistry I
Research Interests
Laser spectroscopy; the use of computers in chemical education,
including the development of on-line chemistry courses; Cognitive processes and
Inductive teaching methods in chemical education.
Select Publications
Periodic Properties
and Inquiry: Student Mental Models Observed during a Periodic Table Puzzle
Activity, Kathleen G. Larson, George R.
Long, and Michael W. Briggs, J Chem. Educ.
2012 89 (12), 1491-1498.
Qualitative
assessment of inquiry based teaching methods
K. Owens, G. Long and M. Briggs, J. Chem. Educ. 2011 88 (8), 1034-1040.
Student’s Perceptions
and Approaches to Hybrid Instruction in a Liberal Studies Chemistry Course,
George R. Long, Chem. Educator 2008, 13, 260–263.
Thermal
Lens Calorimetry: A Novel Approach to the Study of Thermodynamics, George R. Long and S.E.
Bialkowski, The Chemical Educator, 2000, 5, 145–148.