Jonathan Mitschele

Professor Mitschele teaches general chemistry, physical chemistry, and physics. His research interests involve studying the forces that hold substances together as liquids and solids, and developing a physical model of batteries. His academic interests include developing instructional materials for physics and chemistry, serving as a reviewer for The Journal of Chemical Education, and participating in textbook development for first year chemistry and physics.

Professor Mitschele worked with colleagues at the University of Wisconsin - Madison on a video collection of demonstrations of wave and particle properties, published by the Institute for Chemical Education as one of the series of Chemistry Comes Alive CD's. See http://www.jce.divched.org/JCESoft/CCA/cca8.html.

He has published articles in The Journal of Chemical Education, The Physics Teacher, and The American Journal of Physics. His personal interests include singing in a chorus, farming, hiking, canoeing, and backpacking in the mountains of the West.