Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Ph.D., Virginia Polytech Institute and State University 1993
  • B.S., University of Vermont 1989
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  Duke Appointment History

  • Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies of Chemistry, Chemistry, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2018 - 2019
  • Lecturer in the Program in Education, Education, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2014 - 2018
  • Lecturer in the Department of Chemistry, Chemistry, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2006 - 2015
  • Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Chemistry, Chemistry, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2010 - 2014
  • Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies, Chemistry, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2006 - 2010
• Recognition
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  In the News

  • OCT 1, 2013

    Dan Blue to Speak at Duke’s 2013 Founders' Day Ceremony

  • APR 24, 2013

    Teaching Excellence In and Outside the Classroom
• Research
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  Selected Grants

  • Integrating Nanoscale Systems and Design into the Undergraduate Engineering and Science Curricula awarded by  National Science Foundation 2007 - 2010
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Dowd, Jason E., Robert J. Thompson, Leslie Schiff, Kelaine Haas, Christine Hohmann, Chris Roy, Warren Meck, John Bruno, and Julie A. Reynolds. “Student Learning Dispositions: Multidimensional Profiles Highlight Important Differences among Undergraduate STEM Honors Thesis Writers.” Cbe Life Sciences Education 18, no. 2 (June 2019): ar28. https://doi.org/10.1187/cbe.18-07-0141.
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    • Dowd, J. E., C. P. Roy, R. J. Thompson, and J. A. Reynolds. “"on course" for supporting expanded participation and improving scientific reasoning in undergraduate thesis writing.” Journal of Chemical Education 92, no. 1 (January 1, 2015): 39–45. https://doi.org/10.1021/ed500298r.
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    • Merola, J. S., and C. P. Roy. “Reaction between [Ir(COD)(PMe3)3]Cl and 2-aminopent-4-enoic acid: Tridentate N, O and C bonding.” Journal of Organometallic Chemistry 757 (May 1, 2014): 51–56. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jorganchem.2014.01.013.
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    • Merola, J. S., and C. P. Roy. “Hydrido(prolinato-κ² N,O)tris(trimethylphosphane-κP) iridium(III) hexafluoridophosphate.” Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online 70, no. 2 (February 1, 2014). https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536814001834.
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    • Roy, C. P., P. M. Boyer, and J. S. Merola. “Aquabis(4-methylbenzenesulfonato-κO)(η⁵- pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)rhodium(III) monohydrate.” Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online 69, no. 5 (May 1, 2013). https://doi.org/10.1107/S160053681300860X.
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    • Roy, C. P., L. A. Huff, N. A. Barker, M. A. G. Berg, and J. S. Merola. “Iridium(III) hydrido amino acid compounds: Chiral complexes and a helical extended lattice.” Journal of Organometallic Chemistry 691, no. 10 (May 1, 2006): 2270–76. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jorganchem.2005.11.028.
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    • Boyer, P. M., C. R. Roy, J. M. Bielski, and J. S. Merola. “Pentamethylcyclopentadienylrhodium bis-carboxylates: Monohapto carboxylate coordination, dihapto carboxylate coordination, and water coordination to Cp*Rh.” Inorganica Chimica Acta 245, no. 1 (April 1, 1996): 7–15. https://doi.org/10.1016/0020-1693(95)04793-X.
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• Teaching & Mentoring
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  Recent Courses

  • CHEM 201DLA: Organic Chemistry I at the Duke Marine Lab 2021
  • CHEM 202DA: Organic Chemistry II 2021
  • CHEM 202LA: Organic Chemistry II 2021
  • CHEM 393: Research Independent Study 2021
  • CHEM 394: Research Independent Study 2021
  • CHEM 493: Research Independent Study 2021
  • CHEM 494: Research Independent Study 2021
  • CHEM 496: Graduation with Distinction in Chemistry 2021
  • CHEM 101DL: Core Concepts in Chemistry 2020
  • CHEM 201DL: Organic Chemistry I 2020
  • CHEM 201DLA: Organic Chemistry I at the Duke Marine Lab 2020
  • CHEM 295: Introduction to Research Independent Study 2020
  • CHEM 393: Research Independent Study 2020
  • CHEM 394: Research Independent Study 2020
  • CHEM 493: Research Independent Study 2020
  • CHEM 494: Research Independent Study 2020
  • CHEM 496: Graduation with Distinction in Chemistry 2020
  • CHEM 101DL: Core Concepts in Chemistry 2019
  • CHEM 201DL: Organic Chemistry I 2019
  • CHEM 201DLA: Organic Chemistry I at the Duke Marine Lab 2019
  • CHEM 202LA: Organic Chemistry II 2019
  • CHEM 210DL: Modern Applications of Chemical Principles 2019
  • CHEM 295: Introduction to Research Independent Study 2019
  • CHEM 393: Research Independent Study 2019
  • CHEM 394: Research Independent Study 2019
  • CHEM 410: Inorganic Chemistry 2019
  • CHEM 493: Research Independent Study 2019
  • CHEM 494: Research Independent Study 2019
  • CHEM 496: Graduation with Distinction in Chemistry 2019
  • CHEM 590: Special Topics in Chemistry 2019
  • CHEM 995: Graduate Training Internship 2019
• Scholarly, Clinical, & Service Activities
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  Presentations & Appearances

  • Duke, MOOC’s and Navigating the Waters of Education. October 1, 2013  2013
  • WebAssign Chemistry Videos Showcase. June 27, 2013  2013
  • Career Exploration Event – UNC Training Initiative in Biomedical and Biological Sciences (TIBBS) program. July 1, 2011  2011
  • NUE: Integrating Nanoscale Systems and Design into the Undergraduate Engineering and Science Curricula. January 7, 2008  2008

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