Professor and Chair
University of North Carolina at Asheville
Asheville, North Carolina, United States
Dr. Sally Wasileski is Professor and Chair of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at University of North Carolina Asheville. Originally from western Maryland, she graduated with a BS with Honors in Chemistry from Juniata College in 1998 and with a PhD in Analytical Chemistry from Purdue University in 2003. After postdoctoral research at University of Virginia, she has spent her entire academic career at UNC Asheville starting in 2005. Sally is a dedicated teacher and scholar, focusing on active learning, science of learning, and learning chemistry through authentic research experiences. Her research spans from investigating student support programming on student engagement and success in her work as director of the Chemistry Scholars Program at UNC Asheville (a student-support and scholarship program) -to- researching barriers, challenges and strategies to overcome faculty equity at public liberal arts colleges as co-PI on an NSF ADVANCE Partnership in COPLAC (Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges) -to- using computational chemistry to investigate catalytic reaction mechanisms related to energy generation and the scholarship of teaching and learning on integrative teaching across disciplines. Dr. Wasileski is the 2016 recipient of the University of North Carolina Board of Governor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching at UNC Asheville, the 2021 recipient of the Ruth and Leon Feldman Professor Award for research at UNC Asheville, and 2022 recipient of the UNC Asheville Champion for Students Award (an award based solely on student nominations and input).
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Thursday, November 7, 2024
2:00 PM – 2:30 PM East Coast USA Time
