Sharmistha Basu-Dutt, Ph.D.

Associate Dean and Professor of Chemistry
Dean's Office Dr. Perry College of Mathematics, Computing, and Sciences

678-839-6018
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Sharmistha Basu-Dutt, Ph.D.
  • B.S., Chemical Engineering, Jadavpur University, 1987
  • M.S., Chemical Engineering, Wayne State University, 1991
  • Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Wayne State University, 1995

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Chemistry of Carbon Nanotubes for Everyone Sharmistha Basu-Dutt, Marilyn L. Minus, Rahul Jain, Dhriti Nepal, and Satish KumarJ. Chem. Educ. 2012, 89, 2, 221–229 Publication Date:October 27, 2011https://doi.org/10.1021/ed1005163Copyright © 2011 The Ameri

Making Chemistry Relevant: Strategies for Including All Students in a Learner‐Sensitive Classroom Environment Editor Sharmistha Basu-Dutt John Wiley and Sons Print ISBN:9780470278987 |Online ISBN:9780470590591 |DOI:10.1002/9780470590591

Making Chemistry Relevant to Science and Engineering Majors Julie K. Bartley, Sharmistha Basu-Dutt, Victoria J. Geisler, Farooq A. Khan, S. Swamy-Mruthinti John Wiley and Sons First published: 24 February 2010 https://doi.org/10.1002/9780470590591.ch9

Making Chemistry Relevant to the Engineering Major Sharmistha Basu-Dutt, Charles Slappey, and Julie K. Bartley Journal of Chemical Education 2010, 87, 11, 1206-1212 (Article)Publication Date (Web):September 7, 2010DOI: 10.1021/ed100220q

A Statistical Mechanical Analysis of Energy and Entropy Kevin Gardner, Edward Croker, and Sharmistha Basu-Dutt The Chemical Educator ISSN: 1430-4171 (electronic version)Abstract Volume 8 Issue 1 (2003) pp 70-75

A Classical and Quantum Chemical Analysis of Gaseous Heat Capacity Edward L. Croker and Sharmistha Basu-Dutt The Chemical Educator ISSN: 1430-4171 (electronic version)Abstract Volume 7 Issue 3 (2002) pp 136-141

The Bioactive Conformation of Aminoalkylindoles at the Cannabinoid CB1 and CB2 Receptors:  Insights Gained from (E)- and (Z)-N Patricia H. Reggio, Sharmista Basu-Dutt, Judy Barnett-Norris, Marie T. Castro, Dow P. Hurst, Herbert H. Seltzman, Michael J. R

Feasibility of a photosynthetic artificial lung S Basu-Dutt 1, M R Fandino, S O Salley, I M Thompson, G C Whittlesey, M D Klein ASAIO Journal 1997 Jul-Aug;43(4):279-83PMID: 9242940

Feasibility studies for a photosynthetic artificial lung. Optimization of parameters affecting photosynthesis S Basu, S O Salley, G C Whittlesey, M D Klein ASAIO Journal PMID: 8555614 DOI: 10.1097/00002480-199407000-00098

Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

I view learning as a complex and multifaceted process that can be facilitated with a classroom environment that is challenging, yet casual, allowing students to find meaningful relationships between abstract ideas and practical applications in the context of the real world. I strive to look beyond the traditional methods of teaching to expand my students’ horizons. Teaching isn’t only about motivating students to learn - it’s teaching them how to learn. In the classroom, the most exciting, albeit challenging, component has been to find a curriculum that provides students with an opportunity to process content that makes sense to them in their frames of reference. My priority is to find ways to connect to a diverse student population so that they can learn concepts and techniques that will open doors of opportunity for them throughout their lives. I pay special attention to creating and designing a nurturing learning environment that incorporates social, cultural, physical and psychological experiences.

Over the last three decades, my career as a science/engineering educator at the University of West Georgia (UWG) and my passion for teaching and learning has allowed me to interact with students of various career interests and calibers. I have thoroughly enjoyed developing courses and curriculum that challenge motivated students with a well-focused engineering/science career goal. Equally fulfilling has been to participate in programs that provide the unsure and unfocused students with a little direction and encouragement to help them develop study habits, skills to manage time and think critically so that they can succeed in college and later in life. Every second I invest in instilling confidence in the K-12 schoolteacher appears worthwhile when I see an improvement in attitudes towards science teaching and learning in the classroom.