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Mark D. Aparece is an Assistant Professor of Instruction in the Department of Chemistry at Northwestern University's Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences. He holds a B.S./M.S. from DePaul University and a Ph.D. from Boston College. His teaching focuses on undergraduate Organic Chemistry lectures and laboratories, emphasizing pedagogical approaches centered on pattern recognition over memorization. He also teaches Green Chemistry, an upper-level course addressing sustainable practices in modern chemistry, including waste minimization and toxin metabolism analysis.
His research interests include analyzing pollutants in Chicago park soils through collaborations with Chicago Public Schools and Northwestern colleagues. He explores the Anthropocene and science-society intersections, informed by extensive reading. Outside academia, Aparece is a classically trained violist, tenor, and composer-arranger of sacred choral music, with works performed in Chicago parish churches.
No scientific awards or grants are explicitly listed in the provided information. His current projects aim to integrate Green Chemistry principles into mainstream Organic Chemistry curricula.
