Sandra Russo-Rodriguez

Lecturer in Chemistry:
Chemistry
Phone: +1 401 863 6380
Sandra_Russo-Rodriguez@brown.edu

Biography

Dr. Sandra Russo-Rodriguez is a Lecturer in the Chemistry Department at Brown University. She has a B.Sc. in Chemistry from the University of Puerto Rico in Rio Piedras, and a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. After a Postdoctoral at M.I.T. she worked in Research in Industry for a number of years, including work at Polaroid and Amgen. She has conducted synthetic research to support programs in Digital Imaging, Bioorganic Chemistry, Biotherapeutics, Pharmaceuticals, and custom synthesis. She is currently teaching Chem 33T and Chem 10 web; she is a tutor for Chem 33 and Chem 35. Dr. Russo-Rodriguez is currently involved in teaching and tutoring to increase the retention of all students in the Physical Sciences.

Degrees

Ph.D., B.Sc.

Awards

H.E.W. Graduate and Opportunities Program Predoctoral Fellowship, M.I.T. 1979-1982

U.P.R. Natural Sciences Faculty Award

U.P.R. Alumnae Association Award

P.R American Chemical Society Award

Isidoro A. Colon Award

Affiliations

American Chemical Society

Teaching

I currently teach Chem 0330T, and individualized program of study of Chem 330 or Equilibrium, Rate and Structure, and Chem 0100, Introductory General Chemistry. I am the Instructor for Chem 10-web, an online Summer preparatory Chemistry course directed to incoming first-year students.

Previously, I have taught General Chemistry I with Laboratory.