Kimberly A. Lawler-Sagarin, Ph.D.

Department of Chemistry, Elmhurst College

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Associate Professor of Chemistry, Elmhurst College, 2006 - present

Director, Center for Scholarship and Teaching, Elmhurst College, August 2011 - present

Physical and Inorganic Chemistry

solid state structure Research Areas: Computational chemistry, solid state chemistry, electronic structure theory, symmetry and bonding.

Education

  • Cornell University Ithaca, New York
    • Ph.D., Theoretical Chemistry (Physical/Inorganic Focus), August 1994
    • M.S., Theoretical Chemistry, July 1992
    Dissertation: Theoretical Studies of Chemical Bonding in Early Transition Metal Clusters, Dinuclear Complexes and an Organometallic Polymer.

  • Harvey Mudd College Claremont, California
    • B.S., Chemistry, May 1989
    • Humanities/Social Science Concentration: Classics

Past Positions

  • Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Elmhurst College, 2002 - 2006
  • Associate Director, Searle Center for Teaching Excellence, Northwestern University, 2000-2002
  • Assistant Professor of Chemistry (tenured), California State University, Fresno, 1999-2000 (promoted to Associate in 2000 prior to going on leave for 2000-2002)
  • Assistant Professor of Chemistry (tenure-track), California State University, Fresno, 1994-2000