Aida Khajeh
Adjunct Instructor
Department of Chemistry and Physics
Phone: (936) 261-3106
Email: aikhajeh@pvamu.edu
Elmer E. O’Banion Science Building
Education
| M.Sc. in Chemistry (Organic Chemistry), University of Isfahan, Iran, 2011 | |
| B.Sc. in Pure Chemistry, IA university of Isfahan, Iran, 2008 |
Professional Experience
2022 – Present Adjunct Faculty, Prairieview A&M University, Tx
2019 – Present Adjunct Faculty and Faculty Science Tutor III, Houston Community College, Tx
2019 – Present Adjunct Faculty, Lonestar College, Cyfair, Tx
Teaching philosophy
My goal in all the courses I teach is that each student develops a picture of the world at the atomic level and couples that picture to the mathematical language by which we study, explain, and predict chemical behavior. Chemicalplish this, the imagery, and words I use to explain chemical phenomena must be clearly presented. This does not mean, however, that I equate clarity with simplicity; to the contrary, simplistic explanations often raise more questions and create more misunderstandings than do organized lectures that carefully present the subtleties, nuances, and complexities of most concepts. Often, I find the most effective method of teaching is writing equations, reactions, and chemical processes on the board and explaining them to the class (whiteboard can still be a powerful teaching tool!).
Courses Taught
CHEM 1306: Introduction to General Chemistry
CHEM 1303: General Inorganic Chemistry-I
CHEM 1304: General Inorganic Chemistry-II