Professor
Office: 235 Weyandt Hall
Phone: 724-357- 2360
Email: grlong@iup.edu
Office Hours
T: 1:30–3:30 p.m.
W: 1:30–3:30 p.m.
F: 11:00 a.m.–Noon
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.