Resume: Linda M. Sweeting

Education

Teaching Interests and Activities

Scientific Interests and Activities

Professional Activities at Towson and in the scientific community

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Education

Present Teaching Interests and Activities

Research and Special Project Students

Janet Embry, Susan Walko (2), James Sutherland, Michael Hallowell, Carolyn Myers, Edward Turos, Jeffrey Charikovsky, Janis Guido*, Joni Diedrich, Laura Haslbeck (2), Reginald Pippin, Joanne Gingerich* (3), Janet Kling (2), Christine Conn, Nazli McDonnell*, Katie Sherrill, Alan Rutter, Michael Rosenblatt (2), Kelli Thompson, Jeffrey Moore, Marta Dott, Rebecca Spence (2), Martha Cashel (2), Andrea Patton, Derek Barber, Richard Rosol, Jonathan Meyers, Warren Krackov, Christopher Cox, Terry Kim* (3), Wendy Kahn, Melissa Hobday, Stephanie Harris, Marcellus Porterfield, Angela Knott, Suzanne Procell, Mary (Teri) Fox (2), Terre Boyle, Seong-Jun Kim, Geoffrey Payne, Michelle Miles, Michelle Dorsey, Andrew Pawluczkowycz, Igor Poltinnikov, Dan Brady, Justin Chandler (3), Amanda Walke, Nathanael McCurley, Arh Lam, Joshua Gill, Titisha Washington, Kristi Chatfield, Craig Marcinkiewicz, Vincent van Nostrand, Rebecca Ricklis (2), Julia Moretti, Shannon Devine (2), Brian McDowell, Bongiwe Nhliziyo

Previous Assignments: Advanced Organic Chemistry, Advanced Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Chemistry for Non-Scientists (created this course), Essentials of Organic Chemistry, Modern Chemistry: Principles and Applications, Chemistry for Allied Health Professionals II, Fourier Transform Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (created this course), Seminar in Chemistry

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Scientific Interests and Activities

Triboluminescence

Stereochemistry and NMR

Teaching and Learning, especially Organic Chemistry

Other Organic Chemistry Stuff

Ethics in Science

Women in Science

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Triboluminescence

Plans for research which students might become involved in.

Publications (most recent first)

External Grants

Presentations (since 1990)

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Stereochemistry and NMR

Plans for research which students might become involved in.

Grants: National Science Foundation: 1985 Small College Faculty Research Opportunity Award, with George M. Whitesides

Publications (most recent first)

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Improvement of Teaching and Learning, especially Organic Chemistry (since 1990)

Plans for research and development (for example, Web page) which students might become involved in.

Grants: National Science Foundation: 1978-9 Pre-College Teacher Development in Science Program - $14000

Presentations

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Other Organic Chemistry Stuff (most recent first)

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Ethics in Science (most recent first)

Plans:

Publications

Grants: National Science Foundation: 1987-9 Ethics and Values in Science, $5500.

Presentations

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Women in Science

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Miscellania

Professional Activities at Towson State University

Chemistry Department: At some point I have had the following responsibilities: Organic Coordinator, Supervisor of Laboratory Assistant, Scheduling, Safety (Chair), Hiring (Chair), Curriculum/Majors (Chair), Promotion and Tenure (Chair), Middle States Accreditation, Seminars, Internship/Cooperative Education, NMR and Fluorescence Purchase, Maintenance, Management and Outside Service, Advisory Board Development, Organic Microscale Conversion Initiator and Coordinator, Chemistry Learning Center Committee

University: At some point I have had the following responsibilities: Faculty Association, Academic Standards, Academic Council, Science Division and University Promotion and Tenure, CONAMS Grants Coordinator, CONAMS Distinguished Lecturer Committee (Chair), Hiring Committee for Director of Sponsored Research, Middle States Physical Facilities Evaluation Chair, Ad Hoc Committee on Scholarly Misconduct, CONAMS Dean Search Committee, Ad Hoc Committee on Conflict of Interest, University Senate, Women in Science Enhancement, Faculty Regulatory Advisory Committee, Second Writing Course Committee, Teaching/Learning Enhancement Center Task Force, CONAMS Council, CONAMS Committee on General University/Education Requirements, CONAMS Faculty Development/Workshops Committee, TRIAD advisor to incoming students interested in physics, chemistry, physical science (and some biology), Executive Committee of the Institute for Teaching and Research on Women,

Professional Associations

American Association for the Advancement of Science

American Chemical Society, Alternate Councillor 1980-2, Women Chemists Committee (national) 1983-9, Chair, Subcommittee on Symposia and Other Programs 1986-9; Task Force on Ethical Codes, 1990-93; member of the divisions of Organic Chemistry, Chemical Education and Physical Chemistry.

American Chemical Society Maryland Section, Associate Editor of the Chesapeake Chemist 1975-81; Executive Committee 1980-; Women Chemists 1988-95.

Sigma Xi, TSU Club Secretary 1979-81, President 1987-8, successfully petitioned the Board for the TSU Club to become the Towson Chapter, Middle Atlantic Region Nominating Committee 1987-90, Middle Atlantic Regional Director 1988-9, President, Towson Chapter, 1991-2, Mid-Atlantic Regional Lecturer 1990-, national Committee on Nominations, 1990-3, Secretary Towson Chapter 1995-8 (started Chapter Web page), President 1998-9

Association for Women in Science

Experimental NMR Conference, Executive Committee 1985-7, Local Arrangements Chair 1986, supervised 75 people to run conference for 1024 attendees, 34 speakers, 22 vendors with displays and a $67,000 budget.

Maryland Academy of Sciences, Scientific Council 1975-83, 1989-92

American Society for Testing Materials, NMR Standards Committee 1984-8

Several environmental organizations: Sierra Club, Nature Conservancy, Environmental Defence Fund, Chesapeake Bay Foundation

Review for the following journals and granting agencies:

Honors and Awards

1988 Dean of CONAMS Outstanding Faculty Award

1989 Woman of the Year, Baltimore Area Chapter, Association for Women in Science

Positions Outside TU:

National Bureau of Standards, 1975, Visiting Scientist, with Dr. Bruce Coxon, summer.

National Institutes of Health, 1976-84, Guest Worker, LCP, NIAMDD, with Dr. Edwin D. Becker

National Science Foundation, 1981-2, Program Director, Chemical Instrumentation, Chemistry Division, MPS; responsible for evaluating 130 proposals, 40 awarded, $4.2 million; site visits, presentation to National Science Board, Supercomputing committee.

National Institutes of Health, 1982-4, Guest worker, BEIB, DRS, with Dr. David I. Hoult

University of Maryland, Baltimore, 1982-4, Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Pharmacy, Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy.

Harvard University, 1984-5, Visiting Scholar, with G. M. Whitesides, 1.5 years.

U. S. Army Medical Research Institute for Chemical Defense, 1991-3, Basic Drug Assessment, with Dr. E. H. Braue, Jr and LTC M. McCreery, summers.

University of Maryland Graduate School at Baltimore, 1992-, Special Member of the Graduate Faculty

The Johns Hopkins University, 1999- , instructor, Responsible Conduct of Research

Carnegie Institution of Washington, Department of Embryology, Baltimore, 2002-, instructor, Responsible Conduct of Research.

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Last updated April 2002.