Faculty S. Michael Condren Professor of Chemistry mcondren@cbu.edu

Coordinator for:
CHEM 115 General Chemistry
CHEM 214 Quantitative Analysis
CHEM 415 Analytical Chemistry
CHEM 422 Inorganic Chemistry

University of Wisconsin - Madison CHEM 511 Inorganic
University of Wisconsin - Madison CHEM 103 General Chemistry

EIT Chemistry Review

Education

• University of Missouri - Rolla, class of 1971, Ph.D. in Chemistry
  
• University of Missouri at Rolla, class of 1967, M.S. in Chemistry
  
• University of Arkansas, class of 1965, B.S. in Chemistry
  
• Van Buren High School, class of 1960, Van Buren, AR.

Employment

• The College of the Ozarks, 1971-1981
• Christian Brothers University, 1981 to the present
  

Professional Interests

• Curriculum Vitae
• Physical Inorganic Chemist
• Chemistry of Materials
• Teach Inorganic Chemistry and Analytical Chemistry courses
• Teach General Chemistry for Civil, Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

  Collaborate with University of Wisconsin - Madison Materials Research Science and Engineering Center on Nanostructured Interfaces, Education and Outreach group.   At left, LED traffic light used to teach about applications of LEDs.

• LED paper in Aug. 2001 JCE (available on the CBU intranet)
• Collaborate with Dr. David Y. Jeter of Rhodes College in Memphis and Dr. A. W. Cordes of the University of Arkansas in research on
  • Complexes of Copper (II) showing coordination number 5
  • Crystal structure determinations
• Publications

Honors:
Cooper Distinguished Professor of Science 1990-91

Personal Information
Van Buren, Arkansas is located in western Arkansas, across the river from Ft. Smith. Downtown Van Buren in recent years has appeared in numerous movie settings from Civil War TV miniseries The Blue and the Gray to WWII satire Biloxi Blues.


("Old Main" on UofA campus Photo by Mike Condren)
The University of Arkansas is located in Fayetteville, in the northwestern part of the state. The 1964 Hogs were national champions in football and the 1994 Hogs were national champions in basketball. All seniors have their names stamped into concrete on Senior Walk. Mine is in front of the Agriculture Building.

Rolla, MO is located 100 miles southwest of St. Louis on I-44. University of Missouri - Rolla was once called the Missouri School of Mines.

Razorback Fan

Hog Heaven

Members of the Spirit Team surrounding me while on the Coach
Danny Ford Tour promoting Razorback Football in May 1996.

Family Pictures

Hobbies

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