Dr. Michael Waxman

Professor, Chemistry

Natural Sciences Department

mwaxman{atuws}

ph. 715-394-8261

office. BARS 302C

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 programs:

Chemistry
Physics

Michael is the Advisor for these Student Organizations:

Pre-Health Club

Michael is involved with these Committees:

2016-2017 Student Retention Committee

Michael is a member of:

Natural Sciences Department

Fall Classes
Spring Classes

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

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 June 24, 2018 1:30 AM.

Class Section Identifier Key

Class Nbr.	Catalog Nbr.	Course Title/Course Topics	Class Sect.	Credits	Bldg.	Room	Days	Time	Seats Open
Fall Semester 2018
CHEM - Chemistry
1643	CHEM 100	Our Chemical Environment 09/05/2018 - 12/14/2018 All Natural Science classes will be assessed a program fee of $12 per credit	001	2.00	SWEN	1013	MW	11:00AM- 11:50AM	29 of 40 open Wait List: 15 of 15
		09/05/2018 - 12/14/2018 All Natural Science classes will be assessed a program fee of $12 per credit
1647	CHEM 105	General Chemistry I 09/05/2018 - 12/14/2018 All Natural Science classes will be assessed a program fee of $12 per credit	101	5.00	SWEN	1004	MWF	9:00AM- 9:50AM	4 of 30 open Wait List: 10 of 10
		09/05/2018 - 12/14/2018 All Natural Science classes will be assessed a program fee of $12 per credit
					SWEN	1055	Th	1:00PM-1:50PM
1648	CHEM 105	General Chemistry I 09/05/2018 - 12/14/2018 This class section 102 meets in Swenson 1004 from 9-9:50am on MWF with section 101. All Natural Science classes will be assessed a program fee of $12 per credit	102	5.00			MWF	9:00AM- 9:50AM	19 of 30 open Wait List: 15 of 15
		09/05/2018 - 12/14/2018 This class section 102 meets in Swenson 1004 from 9-9:50am on MWF with section 101. All Natural Science classes will be assessed a program fee of $12 per credit
					SWEN	1055	Th	2:00PM-2:50PM
1650	CHEM 105	General Chemistry I Lab 09/05/2018 - 12/14/2018	502	0.00	BARS	0310	T	1:00PM- 3:50PM	16 of 20 open Wait List: 15 of 15
		09/05/2018 - 12/14/2018
1651	CHEM 105	General Chemistry I Lab 09/05/2018 - 12/14/2018	503	0.00	BARS	0310	Th	9:00AM- 11:50AM	1 of 20 open Wait List: 15 of 15
		09/05/2018 - 12/14/2018
1660	CHEM 491	Senior Research 09/05/2018 - 12/14/2018 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
		09/05/2018 - 12/14/2018 Instructor Consent Required All Natural Science classes will be assessed a program fee of $12 per credit
1665	CHEM 496	Senior Paper 09/05/2018 - 12/14/2018 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
		09/05/2018 - 12/14/2018 Instructor Consent Required All Natural Science classes will be assessed a program fee of $12 per credit
1670	CHEM 497	Senior Seminar In Chemistry 09/05/2018 - 12/14/2018 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 Wait List: 5 of 5
		09/05/2018 - 12/14/2018 Instructor Consent Required All Natural Science classes will be assessed a program fee of $12 per credit

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