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Prof. Dr. Nicole Graulich

Postdoc, Research Associate

Institut für Didaktik der Chemie

Justus-Liebig Universität Gießen

Heinrich-Buff-Ring 17

35392 Gießen

 

 

 

 

 

 

Areas of research: 

heuristic chemistry, pericyclic reactions, thermal rearrangements, addition and elimination reactions, educational psychology, development of new basic concepts and heuristic principles in organic chemistry
 

Studies:  

French studies and chemistry for the high-school teaching profession  
10/2001 – 05/2007

Intermediate Examination: 9/2003(chemistry) 3/2004 (french)
1st. state examination: 5/2007
Final Thesis: 11/2005 - 2/2006
Title: „Synthese und Charakterisierung von Dithiolthionen als chemopräventive Wirkstoffe in der Krebsprophylaxe“ (rewarded for the final thesis 6/2007) 

 

Ph.D Studies:

Under the supervision of Prof Dr. P. R. Schreiner
Since 11/2007
Since 01/2009 Graduiertenstipendium (Justus-Liebig University Giessen)
Title: Heuristic Chemistry


Promotion:

Under the supervision of Prof Dr. P. R. Schreiner
11/2007 – 6/2011
01/2009 – 6/2011 Graduiertenstipendium (Justus-Liebig University Giessen)
Title: “Heuristic Chemistry”

 

Teaching experience:

2/2003 – 8/2006 Graduate assistant in the Institute for Didactics in Chemistry at the JLU
Since 11/2007: Assistant in the laboratory courses and seminars for organic chemistry at the JLU
2002 – 2006 Coach at Mind Unlimited (company providing courses in learning methodology and science camps for students)

 

List of Publications:

1.   N. Graulich, H. Hopf, P. R. Schreiner, “Heuristic Thinking Makes A Chemist Smart”, Chem. Soc. Rev.
      2010, 39 (5), 1503–1512.
2.   N. Graulich, H. Hopf, P. R. Schreiner, “Heuristic Chemistry – Addition Reactions”, Chem. Eur. J. 2010, 17
      (1), 30-40.
3.   N. Graulich, “The Cope Rearrangement – The First Born of a Great Family”, WIREs – Computational
      Molecular Science
2011, 1 (2), 172-190.
4.   N. Graulich, P. R. Schreiner, “Struktur-Eigenschafts-Beziehungen in der Organischen Chemie – Über die
      Entwicklung neuer Lehrkonzepte”, CHEMKON 2011, in press.
5.   N. Graulich, H. Hopf, P. R. Schreiner, “Heuristic Chemistry – Elimination Reactions”, Chem. Asian J.
      2011, accepted for publication.

 

Conference Proceedings:

1.   N. Graulich, R. Tiemann, P. R. Schreiner, “Heuristic Chemistry – A Qualitative Case Study”, in D.
      Höttecke (Ed.), Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung als Beitrag zur Gestaltung partizipativer Demokratie.
      GDCP-Jahrestagung in Potsdam 2010, Lit-Verlag: Berlin, 2010, p. 408-410.
2.   N. Graulich, H. Hopf, P. R. Schreiner, “Heuristic Chemistry”, in D. Höttecke (Ed.), Entwicklung
      naturwissenschaftlichen Denkens zwischen Phänomen und Systematik. GDCP-Jahrestagung in
      Dresden 2009, Lit-Verlag: Berlin, 2009, p. 449-451.