Lloyd Parker
Associate Professor of Chemistry
Lloyd Parker, Associate Professor of Chemistry, received his B.S. in Chemistry from Berry College in 1972, his M.S. in Analytical Chemistry from Emory University in 1974 (thesis title, Analytical Chemical Applications of Pattern Recognition and Experimental Optimization), and his Ph.D. from the University of Houston in 1978 (dissertation title, Computer-Assisted Optimization in Analytical Chemistry). His research has been primarily in the field of optimization in chemistry, using the sequential simplex algorithm. Chemical systems he applied this to included gas chromatography, atomic absorption spectroscopy, and automated clinical chemistry analyzers.
One of his interests involves incorporating writing into chemistry courses. Students in his General Chemistry class write several out-of-class essays. Students in his Discovery Seminar class write their own Sherlock Holmes story.
Class Materials:
Education
BS| Berry College| 1972
MS| Emory University| 1974
PhD| University of Houston| 1978
Courses Taught
Chemistry 150 (Structure and Properties), the first chemistry class for science majors and prehealth students
Chemistry 261 (Spectroscopy: How It Works)
Discovery Seminar 101 (Forensic Chemistry from Sherlock Holmes to CSI)
Research Interests
Coordination compounds in analytial chemistry