Kristi Closser

Data Processing with MATLAB: Formation Energies of Titanium Oxides part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:Past Workshops:MATLAB Workshop 2020:Activities
Titanium dioxide (TiO2) is an extremely common chemical substance and finds uses ranging from serving as a pigment for white paint, sunscreen and even toothpaste, to serving as a photosensitizer in waste water ...

Specifications-Based Grading for Assessing Student Learning part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:Past Workshops:MATLAB Workshop 2018:Essays
This webpage is an academic essay from the 2018 MATLAB Workshop hosted by SERC, detailing a faculty member's implementation of specifications-based (mastery) grading in chemistry courses, emphasizing its benefits for student learning, reduced anxiety, improved office hour engagement, and applicability to computation-focused classes through structured reassessment, EMRN rubrics, and incentive-based retake systems.

Alleviating computational anxiety of chemistry students part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:Past Workshops:MATLAB Workshop 2017:Essays
This webpage is an essay from a 2017 MATLAB workshop discussing computational anxiety in chemistry students, emphasizing the need for integrating computational tools like MATLAB into chemistry education to build student confidence and competence in quantitative reasoning, with insights on pedagogical strategies and curriculum design.