Faculty Fun Facts
Who was a star swimmer while in college at Duke?
Dr. Gawalt
What's the name of Pittsburgh's soccer team?
Riverhounds
What is Beer's Law?
A=εbc
Where are the juniors traveling for the Spring 2020 ACS Conference?
Philadelphia :(
Why should you never trust an atom?
They make up everything :O
Which professor has 5 wiener dogs?
Dr. Evanseck
Who is the famous playwright from Pittsburgh's Hill District?
August Wilson
What does the Sn2 reaction do to a molecule's stereochemistry? (sorry freshmen)
inverts it
Where did the seniors travel for the "ACS Conference" last year? (it is where dreams come true)
Disney World :)
What do you call something made of copper and tellurium?
CuTe
Which professor recently had their second baby?
Dr. Bloomfield
What vaccine was developed at the University of Pittsburgh in 1950?
Polio
According to Le Chatelier's Principle, which way does the equilibrium shift in an exothermic reaction when heat is added?
Towards the reactants/to the left
Is Laura Falk Lecture Hall on the Bayer or field side of Mellon?
Bayer
What do you do with a dead chemist?
Hint: it's ELEMENTARY my dear Watson
barium
Who is the only professor who studies electrochemistry?
Dr. Khan
What more important molecule was accidentally discovered at Duquesne University?
Ferrocene!
Which gas law states the relationship between pressure and volume?
Boyle's Law
Who should you cc on all of your emails to Dee or Val?
Denise V
What does a chemist call a circular amusement park ride made of iron(II)?
ferrous wheel
Which professor does not believe in global warming?
Dr. Bruce Beaver
What shape is in the Pittsburgh Steelers' logo?
hypocycloids
Write the equation to find energy for particle in a box model.
E=(n2h2)/8mL2
What did Dean Reeder earn a PhD in?
geography
What do you call an acid with an attitude? (think biochem)
a-mean-o acid (amino lol)