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Ronald O. Ragsdale INORGANIC CHEMISTRY Professor B.S., Brigham Young University. 1957 M.S., Univ. of Illinois, 1959 Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1960 Phone: 801-581-7621 Office: 2112 HEB-N Email: ragsdale@chem.utah.edu Research Group Publications

Activities & Awards

• Science Educator Award by the Utah Science Teachers Association, 1980
• College National Catalyst Award by the Chemical Manufacturers' Association, 1983
• Distinguished Service Award by the Utah Teachers Association, 1989
• Governor's Medal for Science and Technology, 1990
• University Professor for Liberal Education,1991-1992
• The Utah Award from the Salt Lake and Central Utah Sections of ACS, 1993
• University of Utah Distinguished Teaching Award, 1993
• The Park Teacher's Fellowship, 1994-1995
• Robert W. Parry Teaching Award in Chemistry, 1997
• The Park Teacher's Fellowship, 1999-2000
• Calvin S. and JeNeal N. Hatch Prize in Teaching, 2001
• University of Utah Chapter of Sigma Xi Distinguished Service award, 2002

Research Interests

Dr. Ragsdale is a leader in national and international chemistry education. He is heavily involved in the international baccalaureate program, the chemistry olympiad and numerous ACS committees on teaching chemistry. He teaches much of the introductory chemistry in our department as well as being a leader in local high school programs.

Selected Publications

• R.O. Ragsdale, "Lecture Outline to Accompany Essentials of General Chemistry," D. Ebbing, S. Gammon, and R.O. Ragsdale, Eds., Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston, 2003.
• D. Ebbing, S. Gammon, and R.O. Ragsdale, "Essentials of General Chemistry," Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston, 2003.
• R.O. Ragsdale, "Test Bank" for 7th Ed. Of General Chemistry by D. Ebbing and S. Gammon, Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston, 2002.
• R.O. Ragsdale, "Lecture Outline to Accompany Chemistry," (4th Ed.), W. Masterton and C. Hurley Eds, Harcourt College Publishers 2001.
• R. O. Ragsdale, "Student Lecture Outline To Accompany Chemistry and Chemical Reactivity," (4th ed.), Harcourt College Publishers Philadelphia, 1999.

• R. O. Ragsdale, J.C. Vanderhooft and A.P. Zipp, "Small Scale Kinetic Study of the Catalyzed Decomposition of Hydrogen Peroxide," J. Chem. Educ., 75, 215 (1998).
• R.O. Ragsdale, "Lecture Outline to Accompany Chemistry," (3rd Ed.), W. Masterton and C. Hurley Eds., W.B. Saunders (1997).
• J.A. Pergler, R.O. Ragsdale and T.G. Richmond, "Crystallization of Supersaturated Sodium Acetate and the Temperature Dependence of the Autoionization Constant of Water," J. Chem. Educ. 72, 1027 (1995).