Name: Aaron M. Hartel
Title: Professor of Chemistry
Education: Ph.D., Organic Chemistry, Duke University
B.S., Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University
Office: 314B Sims Science Building
Phone: 803/323-4942
E-mail: hartela@winthrop.edu
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Area(s): Organic synthesis, organic methodology, chemistry pedagogy
Dr. Hartel received his undergraduate degree in chemistry from the Pennsylvania State
University and his Ph.D. in organic chemistry from Duke University. He then went
on to teach as an instructor at the University of Georgia, where he served as director
of the undergraduate organic chemistry instructional laboratories. In 2004, Dr. Hartel
came to Winthrop University as an assistant professor of chemistry.
Dr. Hartel teaches introductory lecture and laboratory courses in organic chemistry
(CHEM 301, 302, 304 and 310) as well as advanced courses including an organic synthesis
laboratory (CHEM 570) and an organic reactions and synthesis lecture (CHEM 571).
His research interests are in the creation of novel synthetic methodologies involving
silicon and in the development of instructional laboratory experiments that use tangible
'everyday' materials. To date, ten of the fifteen students that have graduated after
conducting research with Dr. Hartel have gone on to graduate studies, and two others
have gone on to pharmacy and medical schools.