Douglas Sawyer

Retired Faculty or Staff,

School of Applied Sciences and Arts - Science, Mathematics and Social Sciences - Nair Grants

UNIVERSITY CENTER (UCENT) 411 N. CENTRAL AVE STE 300 PHOENIX, AZ 85004
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Long Bio

Doug Sawyer began teaching chemistry in 1988 at Arizona State University. He moved to Scottsdale Community College in 1992. Sawyer retired from SCC in 2013. He worked as a chemist in the corporate world until his second retirement in 2015. He resumed his teaching career in the Fall of 2015 at the ASU Downtown campus, where he currently teaches Introductory Chemistry and General Chemistry courses.

Education

Ph.D. Inorganic Chemistry, 1988, Iowa State University

B.A. cum laude, Chemistry, 1983, Coe College

Honors / Awards

Faculty Emeritus - Scottsdale Community College

Faculty of the Year - Scottsdale Community College, 2008-2009

Industry Positions

Directory of Chemistry, NJOY Electronic Cigarettes, 2013 - 2015

Chief Scientist, Pylam Products, Inc.; 2015 - present

Expertise Areas

Chemistry

Chemical Education

Science Education