Dr. Ian Hawkins

 Ian Hawkins serves as the Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences and the Science Program Coordinator. He has bachelor’s degrees in both chemistry and biochemistry from East Carolina University, a master’s degree from Vanderbilt University in Molecular Biology, and a doctoral degree from Middle Tennessee State University in Chemistry Education. Has has co-authored a chapter for a Royal Society in Chemistry book entitled Problem Solving in Chemistry Education and has also been published in several scientific journals regarding work on RNA splicing. He is married to his wife, Katie, and they have two sons.

Education

• Ph.D. in Math and Science Education (Chemistry Concentration), Middle Tennessee State University (2013)
  Dissertation: “Part I: Virtual laboratory versus traditional laboratory: which is more effective for teaching electrochemistry? Part II: The green synthesis of aurones using a deep eutectic solvent.”
• M.S. in Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University (2006)
  Thesis: “RNA-Protein and Protein-Protein Interactions of SRrp86”
• B.S. in Biochemistry, East Carolina University (2001)

Areas of Interest

• Chemistry
• Biochemistry
• Biology

Select Publications

• “Problem Solving in the Chemistry Teaching Laboratory: Is this Something That Happens?” by ICHawkins, VK Hunter, MJ Sanger, Phelps, AJ. in Problems and Problem Solving in Chemistry Education: Analysing Data, Looking for Patterns and Making Deductions (Royal Society of Chemistry)
• “Synthesis of aurones under neutral conditions using a deep eutectic solvent” by IC Hawkins and ST Handy (Tetrahedron)

Select Courses

• Systems in Biological Science
• Microbiology
• Science, Christianity, and Origins