Learning organic chemistry is like learning a foreign language; once you learn the basics you can begin to communicate and reason effectively as a scientist.
艾伦·黑德利博士.D. 教授
- 教师
As a young child growing up in Jamaica, Allan 赫德利 was always very curious, 让他的家人烦恼, teachers and friends with incessant questions. 年轻的黑德利喜欢观察他的药剂师叔叔混合神秘的液体来治疗疾病. This experience excited his curiosity and ultimately influenced his professional path. 几乎在同一时间, 黑德利从一位热情的老师那里开始了他的第一门化学课，这位老师鼓励他从事科学事业. 化学 provided answers to many of his questions. 现在，黑德利很喜欢教别人如何通过科学发现，批判性和分析性的思考来回答自己的问题.
与医生的对话. 赫德利
What would you tell a student who is thinking about attending A&移动商务?
“参加TAMUC的一个主要好处是教师提供的支持和友好的环境, staff and administrators. The faculty are eager to impart knowledge to students and equally important, 他们对学生的专业发展非常感兴趣，以确保他们为毕业后的工作环境做好充分的准备. Most of the classes at TAMUC are not very large. As a result, students get the opportunity of knowing and interacting with their professors. 参加TAMUC的另一个优势是有机会参与研究和从事具体的研究项目. For students interested in doing research, 学生有机会在教授的密切指导下从事不同的研究项目. TAMUC提供的这种密切的研究指导环境在一些较大的大学中是不常见的. 参与研究的学生也有机会参加不同的专业会议，展示他们的研究成果，并与其他机构的个人建立联系.”
What has been your favorite course to teach?
“多年来，我教过不同层次的学生不同的化学课程. I have enjoyed teaching various chemistry courses, but my favorite courses to teach are organic chemistry and introductory general chemistry. 我最喜欢教这些课程的一个原因是，我获得了一个新的挑战，那就是如何最好地向我的学生传达应用他们学到的各种化学概念来解决问题的极其重要的过程. By teaching these courses, 我有机会通过使用化学内容工具来解决化学问题的过程来加强我的学生. Upon graduation, the same process will carry out in their workplace. 员工s receive various tools to carry out their jobs, but they’ll have to figure out how to use these tools to accomplish necessary tasks. 利用不同的工具应用知识来解决问题是一个共同的主题，也是他们在化学学习中学到的.”
Tell us about a project you are currently working on or recently completed.
多年来, I have published several research journal articles. 我最具挑战性的, 然而,, 我最有价值的任务之一是编写我最近出版的有机化学教科书： 有机化学, Concepts, and Applications. I want to communicate to students through this textbook that by taking organic chemistry, they are not just acquiring a large body of scientific knowledge, 但是学习有机化学的过程可以帮助他们成为更好的批判性思考者, 问题解决者, 和科学家. 这本教材不仅涵盖了理解有机化学所需的基本概念，而且强调如何运用所学的概念来提高学生解决问题的能力，如何成为更好的科学家. 我经常提醒我的学生，学习有机化学就像学习一门外语，他们必须先学习基础知识，然后才能有效地使用这种语言进行交流. The language organic chemistry is unique in that it involves the use of symbols, 信, 数字, 下标, 标, Greek 信 and lines. 从这本教科书中, 学生学习如何成为有效的沟通者，不仅是有机化学，而且是一般的科学.”
Tell us a little about yourself.
多年来, I have held various administrative positions, which were all very rewarding, 特别是从影响大量个人的各种重要决策中获得的利益方面. 我还发现在培养下一代思想家的过程中传授知识是非常有成就感的. 我的化学课程不仅是为了向学生传达和强化化学内容信息，而且同样是为了展示如何使用所学内容来帮助学生发展和提高批判性思维和分析能力的重要性. 我希望学生们不仅用这种方法来解决化学问题，还能找到解决不同问题的创新方案. 我试着让我的学生们准备好运用在我的课程中学到的方法，成为更好的科学家，这样他们就能更好地准备好，以满足他们毕业后将面临的劳动力需求.”
教育背景
- 帖子.D., 化学, University of California, Irvine, 1983
- Ph.D., 化学, Howard University, 1982
- B.A., 化学, Washington Adventist University (Formerly Columbia Union College), 1976
学术地位
- Interim Department Head, 化学, 皇冠体育365赌博&M University-Commerce 2014-2015
- 教授, 化学, TAMUC, 2004-Present
- 研究生院院长 & Research, TAMUC, 2004-2012
- 教授, 化学, Texas Tech University, 2002-2004
- Associate 研究生 Dean, Texas Tech University, 1999-2004
- Associate 教授, 化学, Texas Tech University, 1995-2002
- Assistant 教授, 化学, Texas Tech University, 1989-1995
- Lecturer, 化学, University of California, Irvine, 1987-1989
- Lecturer, 化学, University of the West Indies, Jamaica 1983-1987
奖项及荣誉
- Distinguished Mentor of the Year, 2023
- Research Mentor of the Year, 2022
- 2001年度杰出教授，Alpha Epsilon Delta（医学预科荣誉协会），2021年
- Mayo 教授, TAMUC, 2020
- Eminent 教师 Award, TAMUC, 2020
- David Talbot Outstanding 教授 of the Year Award, 皇冠体育365赌博ssociation of Black Personnel in Higher Education, 2019
- Excellence in Teaching Award, The National Society of Leadership and Success, 2016
- Research Mentor of the Year, TAMUC, 2015
- 以上 & Beyond 教师 Mentor Award, TAMUC, 2015
研究兴趣
- Development of catalysts for reactions of pharmaceutical interest
- Development of environmentally friendly and recyclable catalysts
- Computational modeling to predict the outcomes of reactions of pharmaceutical interest
Professional Organizations
- American Chemical Society
特色课程
- 化学513 Organic Mechanism and Structure
- 化学2323 有机化学
- 化学1305 Survey of 一般 化学
- 化学201 有机化学 Tutorial I
- 化学1307 Survey of 有机化学 and Biochemistry
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