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The University of Winnipeg

Devin Latimer

Devin Latimer Title: Instructor
Phone: 204.786.9002
Office: 2RC033 - Lab: 3RC034, 3RC030
Building: Richardson College for the Environment and Science Complex
Email: d.latimer@uwinnipeg.ca

Degrees:

M.Sc. University of Sydney, 1992
B.Sc. University of Winnipeg

 

Biography:

Devin Latimer has been lecturing intro chemistry, organic chemistry and environmental chemistry courses at The University of Winnipeg for more than 20 years.  He also coordinates and teaches organic labs.

Uniter Profile - Devin Latimer

 

Courses:
CHEM 0100 Foundations in Chemistry
CHEM 1111 Introduction to Chemical Properties
CHEM 1112 Basic Principals of Chemical Reactivity
CHEM-2202 Organic Chemistry I
CHEM 2202 Organic Chemistry I - Lab
CHEM 2202L Organic Chemistry I - Lab Coordinator
CHEM 2203 Organic Chemistry II
CHEM 2203 Organic Chemistry II - Lab
CHEM 2203L Organic Chemistry II - Lab Coordinator
CHEM 2801 Environmental Issues Chemistry
CHEM-3204L Organic Structure Determination - Lab Coordinator
CHEM 3205L Organic Synthesis - Lab Coordinator
CHEM 3206 Advanced Organic Chemistry - Lab

 

Research Interests:

Devin has a number of publications in chemical education and is currently focused on education in green chemistry.

Research Gate

 

Publications:

Recent Publications:

Chemistry and the Environment

Chemistry and the Environment, 2nd edition, Latimer, Devin R.; OpenStax/University of Winnipeg, 2022. https://pressbooks.openedmb.ca/chemistryandtheenvironment/

 

Journal Articles:

  1. Revisiting Elimination Reactions in the Pentanol and Bromopentane Series, Raza, R, Pattison, C., Zhou, W., Clarke, L., Latimer, D. and Merbouh, N.; J. Chem. Educ., 2023, 100 (8), 2999-3007. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.2c01052 
  2. Writing as a Mode of Learning: Staged Approaches to Chromatography and Writing in the Undergraduate Organic Lab, Clary-Lemon, J., Gervacio, R. and Latimer, D.; J. Chem. Educ., 2019, 96 (5), 969-969. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.9b00072 
  1. Overcoming the hurdle from undergraduate lab to research lab: A guided inquiry structural characterization of a complex mixture in the upper-division undergraduate organic lab, Latimer, D., Ata, A., Forfar, C.P., Kadhim, M., McElrea, A. and Sales, R.; J. Chem. Educ., 2018, 95 (11), 2046-2049. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.7b00421 
  1. Greening the organic chemistry laboratory: A comparison of microwave-assisted and classical nucleophilic aromatic substitution reactions; Latimer, D. and Wiebe, M.; Green Chem. Lett. Rev., 2015, 8 (2), 39-42. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17518253.2015.1065010 
  1. The Study of Substitution and Elimination Reactions Using Gas Chromatography: An Examination of the Effects of Alkane and Base Structure on Product Distributions; Wharry, D. and Latimer, D. (Supplementary Information); J. Chem. Educ., 2011, 88 (12), 1720 (Supp Info). https://doi.org/10.1021/ed1006019 
  1. The GC-MS Observation of Intermediates in a Stepwise Grignard Addition Reaction, Latimer, D.; J. Chem Educ., 2007, 84 (4), 699-701. https://doi.org/10.1021/ed084p699 
  1. The Study of Elimination Reactions Using Gas Chromatography; Latimer, D.; J. Chem. Educ., 2003, 80 (10), 1183-1184. https://doi.org/10.1021/ed080p1183 
  1. Bromination and Debromination of Cholesterol: An Inquiry-Based Lab Involving Structure Elucidation, Reaction Mechanism and 1H NMR; Grant, A. and Latimer, D.; J. Chem. Educ., 2003, 80 (6), 670-671. https://doi.org/10.1021/ed080p670

 

The Conversation

Green chemistry labs teach students a sustainable and innovative mindset; Latimer, D.; The Conversation, August 18, 2019.  https://theconversation.com/green-chemistry-labs-teach-students-a-sustainable-and-innovative-mindset-120806

 

Presentations:

2019: New Perspectives in Science Education, Florence, Italy (March 21-22)

2018: The Atlantic Basin Conference on Chemistry (ABCCHEM), Cancun, Mexico (January 23-26)

2016: The International Writing Across the Curriculum (IWAC) conference, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA (June 23-25)

2015: The International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Societies (PACIFICHEM), Honolulu, HI, USA (December 15-20)

2015: 5th Asia-Oceania Conference on Green and Sustainable Chemistry, New Delhi, India (January 15-17)

2013: Chemistry in Context textbook dialogues, American Chemical Society conference, New Orleans (April 5-7)

2012: Chemistry in Context textbook dialogues, American Chemical Society conference, Orlando (December 12-14)