Dr. Dorothy Mazzocchi
 
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Dorothy Mazzocchi began teaching organic chemistry at the University of Maryland in 1976. In 1982 she entered the graduate school and earned her doctorate in 1987. For two years she taught both general and organic chemistry at Prince George's Community College and in 1989 returned to the University of Maryland as an instructor and the coordinator of the sophomore organic chemistry laboratories. Until her retirement in June 2000, she developed the organic lab program, wrote lab manuals supervised and instructed teaching assistants and lectured organic chemistry. She is proud of her participation on the design team for the state-of-the-art organic teaching labs in the new chemistry wing at the University of Maryland.


Education:
B.S. Chemistry, Queens College, Flushing, New York, 1960
M.A. Organic Chemistry, Queens College, City University of New York, Flushing, New York, 1964
Ph.D. Natural Product Organic Chemistry, University of Maryland, College Park,
Maryland, 1987

Awards:
Excellence in Teaching Award, University of Maryland, 1996
Curriculum and Course Development Award, College of Life Sciences, University of Maryland, 2000.

Experience:
University of Maryland, College Park, Department of Chemistry, Instructor and
Organic Chemistry Lab Coordinator, 1989-2000.
Prince George's Community College, Physical Sciences Department, Associate
Professor, 1987-1989
University of Maryland, College Park, Department of Chemistry, Instructor and
Organic Chemistry Lab Coordinator, 1979-1982
University of Maryland, College Park, Department of Chemistry, Lecturer, 1976-1979
Queens College, City University of New York, Department of Chemisry, Lecturer,
1963-1965.