Directory: Faculty

Jerry A. Driscoll

Adjunct Associate Professor

B.S., 1964, Brigham Young University.
M.Sc. Ed., 1969, University of Utah
Ph.D., 1974, University of Utah, "Development and Evaluation of Instructional Television Laboratories for General Education Chemistry"

Phone: 801-581-7288

Office:

Email: driscoll@chem.utah.edu

Publications

Grants

NSF Grant: Chemistry education for elementary and secondary chemistry teachers, graduate students and high ability high school students. 1969-198
Electronic Classroom for Chemistry: $34,000 (co-author Prof. R. 0. Ragsdale)
Electronic Technologies grant for course work application: $6,000 (co-author Prof. E. M. Eyring)
Collaborator For Distance Learning Grant $160,000 (Director C. Wight)

Activities and Awards

Teaching Award for Excellence; from Chemistry Student Advisory Committee, University of Utah, 1984.
Distinguished Service Award from the Utah Science Teacher Association, 1989
Faraday Lectures (including International) 1982 - present.
Lecture demonstrations for private and public schools.

Selected Publications

J. A. Driscoll and J. D. Morrison, "Demonstrations of 2-Dimensional Crystal Lattices," J. Chem. Ed., 49, 558 (1972).
J. A. Driscoll, "Cupric-Cuprous Equilibrium," J. Chem. Ed., 50, A59 (1973).
J. A. Driscoll, "Line-Spectrum Demonstration for Large Lecture Halls," J. Chem. Ed., 51, 97 (1974).
J. A. Driscoll, "Water Pollution: The Dead Lake Demonstration," The Science Teacher, 42, (2), 56 (1975).
J. A. Driscoll, "Ultraviolet Absorption of Ozone," J. Chem. Ed., 54, 675 (1977).
J. A. Driscoll, "Burning Magnesium and Dry Ice," J. Chem. Ed., 55,450 (1978)
J. A. Driscoll, "Demonstration of the Heat of Vaporization," J. Chem. Ed., 57, 667 (1980).
M. Kameda, J. A. Driscoll and G. Kodama, "Formation and Reactions of Bis(trimethylphosphine)-Methylidiborane," Inorg. Chem., 29, 3791,1990.
R. 0. Ragsdale and J. A. Driscoll, "Rediscovering the Wheel: The Flame Test Revisited," J. Chem. Ed., 69, 828 (1992).
J. A. Driscoll, 'Visible Ion Exchange Demonstration," J. Chem. Ed., 73 1 (1996).
J. A. Driscoll, "Acid-Rain: The Formation of Nitrogen Oxides as a By-Product of High Temperature Flames in Internal Combustion Engines," J. Chem. Ed., 74, (1997).
Textbook: Introductory Chemistry. Published by Kendall/Hunt ISBN 0-7872-2911-3 1994.
Study Guide and Solution Manual to Introductory Chemistry, Published by Kendall/Hunt ISBN 0-7872-2912-1 1995.