Ronald Jarret

Ronald Jarret serves as a Professor and Director of Summer Sessions in the Chemistry Department at College of the Holy Cross, specializing in Organic NMR spectroscopy and chemistry education innovation.

Education:

• Ph.D., Yale University

Research Interests: Professor Jarret leads pioneering work in developing "discovery" experiments for undergraduate organic chemistry courses, with multiple publications in the Journal of Chemical Education. His research extends to integrating advanced NMR spectroscopy across departmental research and the chemistry curriculum, including efforts to modernize instrumentation and pedagogical approaches.

Scientific Awards:

• No specific awards documented in available materials

Advising and Grants: As Principal Investigator, he secured a $485,500 NSF grant proposal (currently under review) for a new 400 MHz NMR spectrometer, demonstrating significant funding capacity. While no formal advisees are listed, his curriculum development work directly impacts hundreds of chemistry students annually through implemented laboratory experiments.