Paul Charlesworth

Contact

pcharles@mtu.edu
906-487-2702
Chem Sci 708A

Associate Professor, Chemistry
Affiliated Associate Professor, Psychology and Human Factors

PhD, Keele University, Staffordshire, UK
BS, Keele University, Staffordshire, UK
BSc, Chemistry / Geology

Biography

Paul Charlesworth is an associate professor at Michigan Technological University with joint appointments in the departments of chemistry, and education, with research interests in chemical education. He has well cited publications in the field of photochemistry, has several peer-reviewed publications and has presented several recent papers on the use and evaluation of web-based educational technology in general chemistry. Dr. Charlesworth has extensive experience working with, and evaluating, educational technologies such as the World Wide Web and WebCT, digital video and streaming media, conceptual animations, and virtual instrumentation. He is the principal investigator on a current NSF-CCLI proposal (DUE#0127025). Prior to his appointment at Michigan Technological University, Dr. Charlesworth was a postdoctoral associate at Iowa State University. During this time, he developed web-based distribution of virtual instruments for the Iowa General Chemistry Network, and later collaborated on projects with the NSF funded ChemLinks Coalition.

Dr. Charlesworth currently serves as the University Conflict of Interest Coordinator. For more information, visit the Research Integrity and Compliance webpage.

Research Interests

Chemical education
Technology-supported learning
Online and Blended Classrooms
Flipped Classrooms
Spatial Ability

Presentations

Charlesworth, P., Vician, C., Leveraging Technology for Chemical Sciences Education: WebCT Usage in First-Year Chemistry Courses.34th Great Lakes Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, June 02 - 04, 2002. University of Minnesota Campus, Minneapolis, Minnesota (Oral Presentation)
Vician, C., Charlesworth, P., Seely, N., McKellar, E. N., Panel discussion for Web-based learning and teaching track of IRMA 2001: Implementing web-based teaching and learning for university communities: A partnership perspective. Proceedings of the 2001 Information Resource Management Association International Conference, May, Toronto, Canada, 1211 (Oral Presentation)
Charlesworth, P., and Vician, C., "RediNotes" as an aid to student note-taking. 220th ACS National Meeting, Washington DC, August 2000 (Oral Presentation)
Charlesworth, P., Vician, C., West, A., Using information technology to rejuvenate general chemistry instruction: An investigation of WebCT.220th ACS Meeting, Washington DC, August 2000 (Oral Presentation)
Charlesworth, P., and Jenks, W. S., Mechanisms of sulfoxide quenching. 210th ACS National Meeting, Chicago, IL, August 20 - 24, 1995 (Poster Presentation). Charlesworth, P., Vician, C., West, A., WebCT@MTU: Revitalizing general chemistry.Biennial Conference on Chemical Education, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan July 29 - August 04, 2000 (Oral Presentation)
Wessels, J. M., Charlesworth, P., Rodgers, M. A. J., Singlet oxygen luminescence spectra: A comparison of Interferometer and Grating Based Spectrometers.209th ACS National Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, 1994 (Poster Presentation)
Charlesworth, P., Kessel, D., Medforth, C. J., Smith, K. M. and Truscott, T. G., Photophysical properties of sterically hindered porphyrins, Fifth Congress of the European Society for Photobiology September 19-26, 1993, Philipps-Universität, Marburg, Germany (Poster Presentation)