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About Jeffery A. Orvis
Jeffery A. Orvis is a Professor in the Department of Biochemistry, Chemistry, and Physics at Georgia Southern University. He joined Georgia Southern in 1991.
| Present | Faculty Member, Georgia Southern University ‐ Department of Biochemistry, Chemistry, and Physics | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
| 2009 | Standards-based Physical Science for High School Teachers 2009 |
| “No Child Left Behind” Title II Part A Higher Education IMPROVING TEACHER QUALITY Higher Education Grants | |
| $40,000 | |
| 2008 | Faculty Development Professional Travel Grant |
| Georgia Southern University | |
| $658.50 | |
| 2008 | Standards-based Physical Science for High School Teachers 2008 |
| “No Child Left Behind” Title II Part A Higher Education IMPROVING TEACHER QUALITY Higher Education Grants | |
| $34,513 | |
| 2007 | Standards-based Physical Science for High School Teachers 2007 |
| Title II Part A Higher Education IMPROVING TEACHER QUALITY Higher Education Grants | |
| $47,189 | |
| 2006 | Faculty Development Professional Travel Grant |
| Georgia Southern University | |
| $453 | |
| 2005 | Faculty Development Professional Travel Grant |
| Georgia Southern University | |
| $3,264 | |
| 2005 | Powered by Popeye’s®: Teaching Honor’s General Chemistry via the Preparation of Biodiesel Fuel |
| College of Science and Technology Award of Excellence | |
| $471 | |
| 2004 | A PRISM Leaning Community: Examining our Practice Through Multifaceted Lenses |
| Partnership for Reform in Science and Mathematics (PRISM) Improving Teaching and Learning of Science and Mathematics at the P-12 and Undergraduate Levels grant | |
| $5,000 | |
| 2004 | Faculty Development Professional Travel Grant |
| Georgia Southern University | |
| $573 | |
| 2003 | An Alliance Between Chemists and Teachers: Bringing Scientists into the Primary and Middle School Classrooms of Rural South Georgia |
| Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation | |
| $25,000 | |
| 2002 | Faculty Development Professional Travel Grant |
| Georgia Southern University | |
| $790 | |
| 1999 | Sol-Gels, Coordination Compounds and Catalysts: An Interdisciplinary Chemistry Research Project |
| Faculty Research Grant, Georgia Southern University | |
| $2,500 | |
| 1998 | Model Course to Build the Technological Skills Needed by Students of Modern Chemistry |
| University System of Georgia Teaching and Learning Grants Program, Office of Institutional Technology | |
| $11,653 | |
| 1997 | An Intensive Course in Advanced NMR Spectroscopy |
| Professional Travel Grant, Georgia Southern University | |
| $500 | |
| 1997 | Continued Improvement in NMR Spectroscopy |
| Academic Excellence Committee, College of Science and Technology, Georgia Southern University | |
| $500 | |
| 1996 | Enhancing Undergraduate Laboratory Experiences with NMR Spectroscopy |
| Development of Instruction Grant, Georgia Southern University | |
| $1,750 | |
| 1994 | Enhancing Undergraduate Chemistry Education with FT-NMR Spectroscopy |
| National Science Foundation Instrumentation and Laboratory Improvement Program | |
| $100,000 | |
| 1992 | Basic Chemistry of Organometallic Cluster Compounds |
| Faculty Research Grant, Georgia Southern University | |
| $2,500 |
Honors and Awards
- Georgia Southern University's Award for Excellence in Contributions to Instruction (2007-2008)
- Allen E. Paulson College of Science and Technology Excellence in Teaching Award (2007)
Courses
- Principles of Chemistry I (CHEM 1145)
- Principles of Chemistry II (CHEM 1146)
- Introduction to Research Methods (CHEM 2031)
- Advanced Inorganic Chemistry (CHEM 3140)
- Chemical Research Experience (CHEM 4890)
| 1991 | Ph.D., Inorganic Chemistry, University of Tennessee, Knoxville | |
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| 1986 | B.S. Chemistry, Oakland University | |
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Contact Information
P.O. Box 8064
Statesboro, GA 30460
Phone: (912) 478-5769
Office: 3211 Chemistry & Nursing Bldg.