Karl Scheidt Selected as the Alumnae of Northwestern University Teaching Professor

27 May 2009

Karl Scheidt Selected as the Alumnae of Northwestern University Teaching Professor

Congratulations to Karl Scheidt for being selected as the 2009 Alumnae of Northwestern University Teaching Professor. This prestigious three year appointment is awarded to a single faculty member across the entire University who has consistently demonstrated outstanding performance in classroom teaching, or who has developed significant innovations which have also influenced the methods and teaching effectiveness of other faculty.

Karl A. Scheidt, the Irving M. Klotz Professor of Chemistry, joined the faculty in the department of chemistry in 2002. He became one of the youngest faculty members ever to receive a Weinberg College Distinguished Teaching Award in 2005. He teaches the first-quarter organic chemistry course, a challenging class. Although the class can enroll as many as 100 students, Scheidt knows the students by name and can engage each student during the lecture. Scheidt also teaches a challenging graduate course, Advanced Organic Chemistry. His success in the classroom reflects his ability to motivate students by making them feel as though they are part of a team as they explore new material. He makes complex concepts comprehensible through innovative strategies and individual attention to each student. Scheidt serves as a mentor for graduate and undergraduate students, currently leading a laboratory with 20 coworkers. An expert in the areas of catalysis and chemical synthesis, his research is supported by the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health and numerous foundations.

For the university-wide announcement, see: Northwestern News Center.