Dale B. Trowbridge

Biographical Information:

Dale Brian Trowbridge
Department of Chemistry
Sonoma State University
1801 E. Cotati Ave
Rohnert Park, CA 94928

EDUCATION:

1966-1969 - University of California, Berkeley, Ph.D (Organic Chemistry), August 1970, Dissertation: Ring Opening of Trimetaphosphate Salts and their Bismethylene Analogs.

1964-1965- University of California, Extension, California Secondary Teaching Credential, June, 1965

1962-1964- University of California, Berkeley, M.S. (Chemistry), June 1964

1959-1961- Whittier College, Whittier, California, B.A.(Chemistry), June 1961

1957-1959 - Glendale City College, Glendale, California, A.A., June 1959

SCHOLARSHIPS and FELLOWSHIPS

National Institutes of Health, Predoctoral Fellowship 1967-69
National Science Foundation Traineeship 1967 (refused)
University of California Teaching Fellowships, 1962-1964, 1966-67
Academic Tuition Scholarship, Whittier College, 1959-1960

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY

1977-Present - Professor of Chemistry, Chair 1990-1993, 2002-2003
1972-1976 - Associate Professor of Chemistry
1969-1971 - Assistant Professor of Chemistry

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY

1978 - Laboratory Instructor; Undergraduate Mentor Churchill College

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA at BERKELEY
1988 - Visiting Professor (spring semester)
1970, 1973-75 - Visiting Professor (summers)

BERKELEY HIGH SCHOOL
1964-1966 - Chemistry Teacher

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

1988 - University of California, Berkeley
1978 - Cambridge University
1961-1962 - Aerojet General Corporation, Azusa, California, Research Chemist

OTHER EXPERIENCE

1986 - Instructor for a short course in modern spectrophotometry, "Challenging the Capable High School Student;" Teacher Education/Compter Center-Marin County Office of Education.

1985-1986 - Science Curriculum Consultant (volunteer), Rohnert Park Unified School District

1971-1973 - Science Consultant, Old Adobe School District

1971-1973 - (Summers) Associate Director and Instructor National Science Foundation sponsored Cooperative College- School Science improvement Program Institute - Grant #GW-6426

1971 - Participant - National Science Foundation Science Curriculum Improvement Study Institute, Lawrence Hall of Science, Berkeley, California

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

American Chemical Society
SIGMA XI - The Scientific Research Society
American Association for the Advancement of Science

Courses:

Chemistry 115A

Syllabus

Problems Sets

Experiments

Grades

Chemistry 115B

Chemistry 335A

Chemistry 335B

Chemistry 336

Syllabus

Experiments

Synthesis of Acetanilide

Synthesis of an Ester

Grignard Synthesis

Reduction of a Ketone/Formation of an Acetal

Synthesis of a Coumarin

Electrophilic Addition

Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution

Diazonium Coupling/Beer's Law

Synthesis of a Sulfanilamide

Student Grades