Dr. Michael R. Slabaugh
Weber State University
2503 University Circle
Ogden, UT 84408-2503
(801) 626-6223
Academic Background
B.S. degree in Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1965.
Ph.D. degree in Organic Chemistry, Iowa Sate University, Ames, Iowa, 1970.
Postdoctoral study, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, 1970-71.
Teaching Experience
Professor of Chemistry, Weber State University, 1971-present.
Lecturer, University of Maryland, Munich Campus, 1981-83.
Honors
Professor of the Year, 1979
Utah Governor's Special Recognition Award for Promotion of Science and Technology, 1990
Teaching Interests
Chemistry for Health Sciences
General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry
Science Education Activities
Director of the Utah Science and Engineering Fair, 1988-1998.
Director of the Utah Junior Academy of Sciences, 1989-1992.
Board member of the Utah Science Teachers Association, 1990-1992.
Feature editor of the Journal of Chemical Education, 1980-1987.
Published Texts
Several introductory chemistry texts, lab manuals, and study guides published by Scott Foresman and Co., West Publishing Co., and Brooks/Cole.
Most recent texts:
Chemistry for Today: General, Organic and Biochemistry, Fifth Ed., Spencer L. Seager and Michael R. Slabaugh, Brooks/Cole, 2004.
Safety-Scale Experiments, Fifth Ed., Spencer L. Seager and Michael R. Slabaugh, Brooks/Cole, 2004.