Tro Chemistry
Nivaldo J. Tro, Santa Barbara City College
Actively engage students
Nivaldo Tro, an award-winning instructor and author, employs a consistent problem-solving approach and integrates active learning tools to turn students into expert problem solvers and critical thinkers. Drawing on extensive classroom experience, Tro’s chemistry textbooks actively engage students by connecting chemistry to real-world applications and emphasizing its relevance in daily life. Every aspect of Tro's content and features is crafted to facilitate learning and success in chemistry courses. His approach combines pedagogical innovation with insights from learning design and educational research, creating an active, integrated, and user-friendly framework.
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Nivaldo J. Tro
Santa Barbara City College
Nivaldo Tro has been teaching college chemistry since 1990 and is currently teaching at Santa Barbara City College. He received his PhD in chemistry from Stanford University for work on developing and using optical techniques to study the adsorption and desorption of molecules to and from surfaces in ultrahigh vacuum. He then went on to the University of California at Berkeley, where he did postdoctoral research on ultrafast reaction dynamics in solution. Professor Tro has been awarded grants from the American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund,the Research Corporation, and the National Science Foundation to study the dynamics of various processes occurring in thin adlayer films adsorbed on dielectric surfaces. Professor Tro lives in Santa Barbara with his wife, Ann, and their four children, Michael, Ali, Kyle, and Kaden. In his leisure time, Professor Tro enjoys mountain biking, surfing, and being outdoors with his family.
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