Microscale and Miniscale Organic Chemistry Laboratory Experiments, 2nd Edition

Melvin Druelinger has been Professor of Chemistry at Colorado State University-Pueblo, formerly the University of Southern Colorado, since 1984. He earned his Ph.D. in Chemistry (Organic) from the University of Wisconsin and his B.S. in Chemistry from Indiana University. After a postdoctoral stint at Iowa State University (Photochemistry), Dr. Druelinger began his academic career at Indiana State University. Subsequent positions were at the U.S. Air Force Academy (Distinguished Visiting Professor Program), and Millikin University (Chairman). In addition to teaching organic chemistry (lecture and labs) at all levels (introductory, advanced, and special topics), he also teaches polymer and industrial chemistry and has taught advanced inorganic chemistry, general chemistry, and instrumental methods of analysis. He served as Program Director in the Division of Undergraduate Education at the National Science Foundation. He is a member of the governing board of the Council of Undergraduate Research (CUR).

Dr. Druelinger is currently the Director of sponsored research and director of the Master of applied Natural sciences Program at CSU-Pueblo. Dr. Druelinger also maintains an active undergraduate research group that includes an occasional MS student. His current research interests focus on the synthesis of fluoroorganics via selective fluorinations (directed to the generation of biologically active materials) and also include cycloadditions, reactive intermediates, photochemistry, and polymer chemistry. He has conducted research at the Seiler Research Lab (Air Force Academy), Rocket Propulsion Lab (Edwards Air Force Base), DowElanco and IBM. His work has been sponsored by the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, and the Petroleum Research Fund. Dr. Druelinger, an active member of the Council on Undergraduate Research, has mentored many undergraduates (and high school students) in research, including many women and minority scholars. He has been active in organizing and hosting the annual Southern Colorado Undergraduate Research and Creative Works Conferences.

In his spare time (!), Dr. Druelinger is a marathoner (including the Pike's Peak Marathon) and enjoys the Colorado mountains as a climber and backpacker. As a mountaineer, he has climbed in Argentina, Ecuador, Mexico, Tanzania and Russia as well as all over the US. He has been active with the El Paso County (Mountain) Search and Rescue Team for twenty years - an activity he finds to be both very challenging and rewarding. Although born, raised and educated in the Midwest, he clearly has mountains in his blood. He is also very proud of his Cherokee heritage.