Materials-Enriched Products

“Optical Transform Kit,” ICE, 1991, 1993.

“Solid-State Model Kit,” ICE, 1992, 1994.

“Teaching General Chemistry: A Materials Science Companion,” ACS Books, 1993.

“Teaching Chemistry: A Materials Science Anthology,” ACS Satellite Seminar, 1994.

“You Do Teach Atoms, Don’t You? A Case Study in Breaking Science Curriculum Gridlock,” The LEAD Center, 1995.

“Solid State Resources CD,” JCE Software, Macintosh, 1995; Windows, 1996; 2nd ed., 2000.

1. J. A. Olsen, M. A. Chesnik, K. J. Nordell, M. S. Rzchowski, S. M.Condren, C. R. Landis, G. C. Lisensky, A. B. Ellis, "A Classroom Demonstration of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and Magnetic Resonance Imaging", J. Chem. Educ. in press.
2. D. J. Campbell, A. B. Ellis, G. C. Lisensky, S. M. Condren, B. A.Socie, "Exploring Materials Science with LEGOs", in preparation.
3. G. C. Lisensky, H. Beall, A. B. Ellis, D. J. Campbell, "Build a better CD Player: How Can You Get Blue Light from a Solid?" NSF ChemLinks educational module, John Wiley & Sons: New York.
4. *D. J. Campbell, J. A. Olson, C. E. Calderon, P. W. Doolan, E. A. Mengelt, A. B. Ellis, G. C. Lisensky, "Chemistry with Refrigerator Magnets:From Modeling of Nanoscale Characterization to Composite Fabrication."J. Chem. Educ. Vol. 76, 1205 (1999)
5. *P. Enzel, N. Adelman, K. J. Beckman, D. J. Campbell, A.B. Ellis,G. C. Lisensky, "Preparation of an Aqueous-Based Ferrofluid."J. Chem. Educ. Vol. 76, 943 (1999).
6. *G. C. Lisensky, A. A. Lucas, K. J. Nordell, A-M. L. Jackelen, S.M. Condren, R. H. Tobe, A. B. Ellis, "B-DNA Optical Transform Kit", Institute for Chemical Education (ICE), University of Wisconsin-Madison, April, 1999.
7. A. B. Ellis, T. F. Kuech, G. C. Lisensky, D. J. Campbell, S. M. Condren,K. J. Nordell, "Making the Nanoworld Comprehensible: Instructional Materials for Schools and Outreach" J. Nanoparticle Research, March, 1999.
8. *D. J. Campbell, K. J. Beckman, C. E. Calderon, P. W. Doolan, R. H.Moore, A. B. Ellis, G. C. Lisensky, "Replication and Compression of Bulk Surface Structures with Polydimethylsiloxane Elastomer." J. Chem. Educ. Vol. 76, 537 (1999).
9. *K. J. Nordell, A-M. L. Jackelen, S. M. Condren, G. C. Lisensky, A.B. Ellis, "Liver and Onions: DNA Extraction from Animal and Plant Tissue"J. Chem. Ed. Vol. 76, 400A (1999).
10. D. J. Campbell, T. F. Kuech, G. C. Lisensky, J. K. Lorenz, M. S. Whittingham,A. B. Ellis, "The Computer as a Materials Science Benchmark."J. Chem. Educ. Vol. 75, 297 (1998).
11. J. K. Lorenz, J. A. Olson, D. J. Campbell, G. C. Lisensky, A. B. Ellis,"A Refrigerator Magnet Analogy to Scanning-Probe Microscopy."J. Chem. Educ. Vol. 74, 1032 (1997).
12. A. B. Ellis, "Elements of Curriculum Reform: Putting Solids in the Foundation," J. Chem. Ed., 74,1033 (1997).

Those publications marked with an asterisk(*) have student lab write-ups.

Amato, I. Stuff:the materials the world is made of; Harper Collins: New York, 1997.

Ball, P. Made to Measure: New Materials for the 21st Century; Princeton University:Princeton, NJ, 1997.

Ball, P. Designing the Molecular World: Chemistry at the Frontier; Princeton University:Princeton, NJ, 1996.

Kaplan, E., Ed.; Materials World Modules; Northwestern University: Evanston, IL , 1998.

Livingston, J. D. Driving Force: The Natural Magic of Magnets; Harvard University: Cambridge,MA, 1996.

White, M. A.; Properties of Materials; Oxford University Press: New York, NY , 1999.

Woolf, L. D. The Line of Resistance:Using a Graphite Pencil to Explore the Electrical Properties of Materials and Circuits; Cargille, C. L., Ed.; Institute for Chemical Education:Madison, WI, 1997.