Dr. Michael Waxman

Professor, Chemistry

Natural Sciences Department

mwaxman{atuws}

ph. 715-394-8261

office. Barstow Hall 302C

hours.

MON. 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
MON. 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
WED. 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
WED. 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
FRI. 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Curriculum Vitae

Education

1992-93 Department of Chemistry, TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY, College Station, Texas. Post-doctoral training in Physical Chemistry.

1990-92 School of Chemistry, TEL-AVIV UNIVERSITY, Tel-Aviv, Israel. Ph.D. in Chemistry, 1993.

1975-80 NOVOSIBIRSK ELECTRIC ENGINEERING INSTITUTE, Novosibirsk, USSR. Department of Engineering Physics. M.S. in Physical Electronics and Lasers. (Diploma with honors, 1980)

Honors and Awards

1999 Gustav Ohaus Award for Innovation in College Science Teaching. - Presented by the National Science Teachers Association.

2001 Annual Award for Excellence in Research, University of Wisconsin - Superior.

2005 Annual Award for Excellence in Scholarship, University of Wisconsin - Superior.

2010 Max H. Lavine Award for Scholarly Contributions to Contemporary Concerns.

Research Interests

Laser spectroscopy, kinetic phenomena in gases, polymer thermodynamics, biofuels; chemistry and physics pedagogy.

Recent Pubications

Michael A.Waxman Helping Students to Grasp the Formula for Centripetal Acceleration. - Journal of College Science Teaching 39, no. 2, p. 8 (2009).
Michael A.Waxman Exploring Rotations Due to Radiation Pressure: 2D to 3D Transition Is Interesting! - The Physics Teacher 48, no. 1, p. 30 (2010).
Michael A.Waxman Using physics to investigate blood flow in arteries: A case study for pre-med students. - American Journal of Physics 78, no. 9, pp. 970-973 (2010).
James W. Lane, Paul Hlina, Kurt Hukriede, Adam Jersett, Damodar Koirala, Aaron Stewart, and Michael A.Waxman Probing Wisconsin Highbush Cranberry (V. Trilobum), Dotted Horsemint (M. Punctata), and American Hazelnut (C. Americana) as Potential Biodiesel Feedstocks. - Industrial Crops and Products 36, n. 1, pp. 531-535 (2012).
James W. Lane, Kurt Hukriede, Adam Jersett, Damodar Koirala, Dan Levings, Aaron Stewart, and Michael A.Waxman Synthesis And Characterization Of New Biodiesels Derived From Oils Of Plants Growing In Northern Wisconsin And Minnesota. - Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society 89, n. 4, pp. 721-725 (2012).
Donghua Zuo, James W. Lane, Dan Culy, Michael Schultz, Allison Pullar, and Michael A. Waxman Sulfonic acid functionalized mesoporous SBA-15 catalysts for biodiesel production. - Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 129, pp. 342-350 (2013).
Michael A. Waxman Reinforcing Harmonic Oscillators in Electrostatics. – Physics Education 32, issue 1, pp. 1 - 4 (2016).
Michael A. Waxman Raising Personal Interactions And Feedback In Distance-Learning Introductory And Advanced Science Classes. – In: Proceedings of the 32nd Distance Teaching and Learning Conference, August 9-11, 2016, Madison, WI, p. 232.

Michael teaches in the subjects:

Chemistry
Physics

Michael is the Advisor for these Student Organizations:

Pre-Health Club (PHC)

Michael is involved with these committees:

Michael is a member of:

Natural Sciences Department

Spring Classes
Fall Classes

UW-Superior Schedule of Classes for Waxman, Michael A
Spring Semester 2019

For up to date information on all schedules, please refer to the class search page in the E-Hive portal.

Note: the Class Schedule information below reflects data as of December 9, 2018 11:45 AM.

Class Section Identifier Key

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Class Nbr.	Catalog Nbr.	Course Title/Course Topics	Class Sect.	Credits	Bldg.	Room	Days	Time	Seats Open
Spring Semester 2019
CHEM - Chemistry
1814	CHEM 345	Physical Chemistry Lect I 01/23/2019 - 05/10/2019 All Natural Science classes will be assessed a program fee of $12 per credit	001	4.00	BARS	0210	MWThF	10:00AM- 10:50AM	20 of 24 open Wait List: 15 of 15
		01/23/2019 - 05/10/2019 All Natural Science classes will be assessed a program fee of $12 per credit
1817	CHEM 491	Senior Research 01/23/2019 - 05/10/2019 Instructor Consent Required All Natural Science classes will be assessed a program fee of $12 per credit	003	1.00 - 4.00				ARR	5 of 5 open
		01/23/2019 - 05/10/2019 Instructor Consent Required All Natural Science classes will be assessed a program fee of $12 per credit
1820	CHEM 496	Senior Paper 01/23/2019 - 05/10/2019 Instructor Consent Required All Natural Science classes will be assessed a program fee of $12 per credit	003	1.00				ARR	5 of 5 open
		01/23/2019 - 05/10/2019 Instructor Consent Required All Natural Science classes will be assessed a program fee of $12 per credit
1823	CHEM 497	Senior Seminar In Chemistry 01/23/2019 - 05/10/2019 Instructor Consent Required All Natural Science classes will be assessed a program fee of $12 per credit	003	1.00				ARR	6 of 6 open
		01/23/2019 - 05/10/2019 Instructor Consent Required All Natural Science classes will be assessed a program fee of $12 per credit
PHYS - Physics
1840	PHYS 108	Algebra-Based Physics II 01/23/2019 - 05/10/2019 All Natural Science classes will be assessed a program fee of $12 per credit	101	4.00	SWEN	1055	MWF	1:00PM- 1:50PM	13 of 24 open Wait List: 15 of 15
		01/23/2019 - 05/10/2019 All Natural Science classes will be assessed a program fee of $12 per credit
1841	PHYS 108	Algebra-Based Physics II Lab 01/23/2019 - 05/10/2019	501	0.00	BARS	0210	T	1:00PM- 2:50PM	13 of 24 open Wait List: 15 of 15
		01/23/2019 - 05/10/2019

UW-Superior Schedule of Classes for Waxman, Michael A
Fall Semester 2018