Peter Mahaffy
Professor
Chemistry
The King's University
Canada
Biography
PhD Organic Chemistry, Indiana University, 1979 BA, Dordt College, 1974
Research Interest
Chemistry Education (rich contexts for chemistry, collaborative learning strategies, models in elementary science, laboratory pedagogy) Visualization in Science (Co-director King's Centre for Visualization in Science) http://www.kcvs.ca/ Public Understanding of Science Climate Change Science Education Organic Chemistry: Reaction Mechanisms (photochemistry, matrix isolation spectroscopy and reactive intermediates)