Advances in Teaching Inorganic Chemistry, Volume 2

Rebecca M. Jones earned a PhD in inorganic chemistry from the University of Cincinnati and is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at George Mason University. She is a leader in the College of Science and STEM Accelerator, serving as director of the Undergraduate Research Colloquium and principal investigator for the Rural and Diverse Student Scholars Program funded by the National Science Foundation.Earning multiple nominations for teaching excellence awards, she has developed new courses and creative active learning activities to improve student outcomes. Her research interests include photographic chemistry, retention in STEM, and undergraduate research experiences. Dr. Jones is an active member of the AmericanChemical Society, an elected chemistry councilor on the Council on Undergraduate Research, issue editor for the journal Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research, and president of the George Mason University chapter of Sigma Xi. In2018, she coedited the ACS Symposium Series Volume 1275, Best Practices for Supporting and Expanding Undergraduate Research in Chemistry.