Dr. Mike Christiansen

Dr. Mike is a professor at Utah State University and he's been teaching chemistry since 2004. In that time, he's learned the best and easiest ways to teach chemistry that are clear and exciting.
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Education

  • B.S., Chemistry (cum laude), Utah State University, 2004;
  • PhD, Organic Chemistry, Brigham Young University, 2010;
  • Postdoctoral Fellow, Organic Chemistry, Colorado State University (2010-2011);

Professional Highlights

  • April 2017 –  Present: Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Utah State University Uintah Basin Campus, Vernal, UT
  • April 2017 – May 2018: Editor-in-Chief, Journal on Empowering Teaching Excellence
  • Aug 2011 – April 2017: Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Utah State University Uintah Basin Campus, Vernal, UT
  • Member, Flipped Learning Community Network (July 2015 – present)
  • American Chemical Society member (February 2008 – present)
  • 2021 USU Uintah Basin Outstanding Faculty Researcher of the Year Award
  • 2021 Eldon J. Gardner College of Science Teacher of the Year Award [1]
  • 2019 USU Uintah Basin Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award
  • 2015 USU Uintah Basin Outstanding Faculty Member of the Year Award
  • 2013 USU Undergraduate Research Mentor of the year
  • 2009-2010 BYU Research Presentation Award | 2008-2009 Telford and Frank Woolley Memorial Research Award
  • 2008-2009 Charles E. and Margaret P. Maw Fellowship | 2008-2009 BYU Research Presentation Award | 2008 American Chemical Society Spring Research Conference Top Presenter Award

[1] See https://www.usu.edu/science/awards/awards-faculty.

I have a ton of peer-reviewed publications as well, which people can see by going to https://chem.usu.edu/faculty_staff/faculty/mike_christiansen, scrolling down, and clicking the drop-down menus beneath the "publications" tab.

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