Timothy A. French

timothy.french@yale.edu

Education

• B.S., magna cum laude, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, May 2002
  Major:   Chemistry
  Minors: Mathematical Sciences, Physics
• Yale University, Dept. of Chemistry,
  September 2002-Present
  M.S. Chemistry, December 2003
  Ph.D. Chemistry, expected

Research and Interests

Present:

Far infrared analogs of two-dimensional NMR spectroscopy

Previous:

Physics education (specifically the construction of a problem-solving assessment tool) with Karen Cummings (now at Southern Connecticut State University)

Teaching Experience

• Substitute teacher at Pentucket Regional High School, West Newbury, MA, 1999-2000
• General Chemistry I at RPI, Fall 2000 (in-class TA: assisted in lecture, ran extra-help sessions)
• Inorganic Chemistry I at RPI, Spring 2001 (in-class TA: helped give lecture, ran review sessions, held office hours)
• Physical Chemistry II at RPI, Spring 2002 (in-class TA: ran review sessions, graded exams, held office hours)
• Physical Chemistry Laboratory at Yale, Fall 2002 (lab TA for one section: graded reports, assisted in the lab)
• General Chemistry Laboratory at Yale, Spring 2003 (lab TA for two sections: graded reports/quizzes, assisted in the lab)
• Physical Chemistry for Biologists (thermodynamics/kinetics) at Yale, Fall 2003 (recitation TA: ran two weekly recitations, led review sessions, graded homeworks/exams)

Honors and Awards

• Dean's list at RPI, 1998-2002, all semesters
• Rensselaer Medal
• Phi Lambda Upsilon honor society (chemistry)
• Sigma Pi Sigma honor society (physics)

Publications

• T. French and K. Cummings, "Effectiveness of Abridged Interactive Lecture Demonstrations", Proceedings to the 2002 Physics Education Research Conference (Boise State University, 2002).
• K. Cummings, T. French, and P. Cooney, "Student Use of a Textbook in Introductory Physics Courses", Proceedings to the 2002 Physics Education Research Conference (Boise State University, 2002).
• T. French and K. Cummings, "Development of an Introductory Physics Problem Solving Assessment Tool", Proceedings to the 2001 Physics Education Research Conference (Rochester, NY, 2001).

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