David N. Harpp

EDUCATION:

A.B. - Middlebury College - 1959

M.A. - Wesleyan Univ. - 1962

Ph.D. - Univ. of North Carolina - 1965

EXPERIENCE:

1965-1966: Research Associate, Cornell Univ.

1966-1971: Assistant Professor, McGill Univ.

1971-1974: Associate Professor, McGill Univ.

1975-       : Professor, McGill Univ.
2001-       : Macdonald Professor, McGill Univ.

AWARDS:

• Union Carbide Award for Chemical Education, Chemical Institute of Canada, 1982
• McGill University Faculty of Science, Leo Yaffe Award for Excellence in Teaching (Inaugural Award), 1982
• Chemical Manufacturer's Association National Catalyst Award (U.S., Canada), 1988
• The Royal Society of Canada's McNeil Medal for the Public Awareness of Science (Inaugural Award), 1992
• Beppo Award for the Popularization of Science, from the "Conseil de Développement du loisir Scientifique du Québec", 1993
• The Edward Leete Award of the Organic Division of the American Chemical Society for Excellence in Teaching and Research (Inaugural Award), 1995
• McGill University Graduate Faculty's David Thomson Award for Excellence in Graduate Supervision and Teaching, 1996
• John A. Timm Award for Furtherance of the Study of Chemistry, New England Association of Chemistry Teachers, 1996
• Michael Smith Award by the Government of Canada for the Promotion of Science, 1996
• 3 M Teaching Fellow, 1998
• D.Sc. (honoris causa), Acadia University, Wolfville, N.S., 2000
• Principal's Prize for Excellence in Teaching (Inaugural Award), Full Professor, 2001
• James Flack Norris Award, N.E. Section of the ACS for excellence in teaching, 2003
  Lifetime Achievement Award for Leadership in Learning, McGill University (Inaugural Award), 2010
  
  

COURSES TAUGHT:

• Organic Chemistry Principles, (shared, ca . 230 students in 3 years)
• Freshman Seminar Course, (ca. 150)
• Introductory Organic Chemistry, 2 courses (ca. 17,100)
• Intermediate Organic Chemistry (ca. 1,000 students)
• General Chemistry (Organic Chemistry section, ca. 600 students )
• Advanced Organic Chemistry (4th year, shared, ca.120 students )
• Special Topics in Organic Chemistry (graduate course, shared, ca. 50 students )
• Recent Advances in Organic Chemistry (graduate course, shared, ca. 15 students)
• The World of Chemistry, 4 courses (ca. 25,300 students in 29 years) [~44,500]
  
  

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

Synthetic and mechanistic chemistry with an emphasis on organosulfur and selenium molecules; computer simulations and calculations; new methods of synthesis; teaching innovations. [more]

PUBLICATIONS:

232 in refereed journals: (208 in chemical research, 24 in teaching) [Selected References].

INVITED LECTURES:

Over 500 presentations to conferences, universities, schools and interest groups.

"MAGIC OF CHEMISTRY" PRESENTATIONS:

Over 230-with Professors A.E. Fenster and J.A. Schwarcz.

"CHEMISTRY FOR THE PUBLIC" (MCGILL UNIVERSITY) PRESENTATIONS:

Over 60-with Professors A.E. Fenster and J.A. Schwarcz.

EXHIBITIONS:

Organized, with Professors A.E. Fenster and J.A. Schwarcz, the "Man and His World" (1980-81) and "Expotec-95" (1995) chemistry exhibitions in Montreal for 80,000 and 370,000 visitors respectively.