Carl Wagner was born in Phoenix, Arizona, and spent several summers and winters in Flagstaff during his childhood. His father, who has a doctorate in international relations, taught history, French, and economics in high school, and he endowed me with a love for reading, writing and classical music. Wagner's mother endowed him with a love of psychology and an abiding intuition that there is something more than what we feel and know. As a scientist, it is searching for the binding connections between distant and seemingly unrelated things that interests Wagner. Perhaps he chose chemistry as a focus, since he has always felt that matter has its own mind regardless of its form or animation.
His current research is two-fold. In one project, he focuses on the design and synthesis of small molecules that target the retinoid-X-receptor, a central nuclear receptor for which synthetic agonists have proven to be effective in the treatment of various forms of human cancers. In the second project, Wagner works on the design and construction of triarylamines with potential applications as hole transport materials in photonic devices. Several undergraduate students actively participate in these research projects each semester.
Additionally, understanding how students learn chemistry and developing more effective methods for teaching organic chemistry, both in lecture and laboratory classes, are top priorities for Wagmer. To this end, he continues to develop and assess new teaching tools and laboratory experiments with the help of his colleagues. Since the West campus has recently acquired a nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometer, he will be developing a laboratory experiment that will introduce undergraduates to this vital instrument for organic chemists.
Spring 2022 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
PTX 499 | Individualized Instruction |
LSC 499 | Individualized Instruction |
Fall 2021 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
CHM 233 | General Organic Chemistry I |
CHM 237 | Gen Organic Chemistry Lab I |
PTX 492 | Honors Directed Study |
LSC 493 | Honors Thesis |
PTX 499 | Individualized Instruction |
LSC 499 | Individualized Instruction |
Spring 2021 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
CHM 234 | General Organic Chemistry II |
CHM 238 | Gen Organic Chemistry Lab II |
LSC 492 | Honors Directed Study |
LSC 493 | Honors Thesis |
BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
LSC 499 | Individualized Instruction |
Fall 2020 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
CHM 233 | General Organic Chemistry I |
CHM 237 | Gen Organic Chemistry Lab I |
LSC 486 | Peer Mentoring in STEM |
LSC 492 | Honors Directed Study |
PTX 492 | Honors Directed Study |
LSC 499 | Individualized Instruction |
FOR 499 | Individualized Instruction |
BIO 499 | Individualized Instruction |
Spring 2020 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
CHM 234 | General Organic Chemistry II |
CHM 238 | Gen Organic Chemistry Lab II |
PTX 493 | Honors Thesis |
LSC 493 | Honors Thesis |
BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
LSC 499 | Individualized Instruction |
Fall 2019 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
CHM 233 | General Organic Chemistry I |
CHM 237 | Gen Organic Chemistry Lab I |
LSC 486 | Peer Mentoring in STEM |
PTX 492 | Honors Directed Study |
LSC 492 | Honors Directed Study |
BIO 499 | Individualized Instruction |
LSC 499 | Individualized Instruction |
Spring 2019 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
CHM 234 | General Organic Chemistry II |
LSC 493 | Honors Thesis |
LSC 499 | Individualized Instruction |
Fall 2018 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
CHM 233 | General Organic Chemistry I |
LSC 484 | Internship |
LSC 486 | Peer Mentoring in the Sciences |
LSC 492 | Honors Directed Study |
LSC 499 | Individualized Instruction |
BIO 499 | Individualized Instruction |
Summer 2018 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
LSC 592 | Research |
Spring 2018 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
CHM 234 | General Organic Chemistry II |
LSC 493 | Honors Thesis |
BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
LSC 499 | Individualized Instruction |
Fall 2017 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
CHM 233 | General Organic Chemistry I |
CHM 237 | Gen Organic Chemistry Lab I |
LSC 484 | Internship |
LSC 486 | Peer Mentoring in Life Science |
LSC 492 | Honors Directed Study |
LSC 499 | Individualized Instruction |
BIO 499 | Individualized Instruction |