Kimberly Buffie

Title: Instructor
Phone: 204.786.9046
Office: 2RC031 - Lab: 3RC030
Building: Richardson College for the Environment and Science Complex
Email: ki.buffie@uwinnipeg.ca

Degrees:

M.Sc. (Chemistry) University of Manitoba, 2007
B.Sc.  (Honours) The University of Winnipeg, 2005

Biography:

Kimberly decided she wanted to be an instructor in her senior year of undergrad and has never looked back. She has now been teaching at UWinnipeg for over 15 years. She started her career instructing analytical and introductory labs. She now instructs CHEM 2401 and 3401 inorganic labs in addition to lecturing CHEM 0100 Foundations of Chemistry and CHEM 1111 Introduction to the Chemical Properties of Matter.

Kimberly has been active on several University and Departmental committees with a focus on safety and scholarships.

Uniter Profile - Kimberly Buffie

Courses:
CHEM 0100 Foundations in Chemistry
CHEM 1111 Introduction to Chemical Properties
CHEM 1111 Introduction to Chemical Properties - Lab
CHEM-1111L Introduction to Chemical Properies Lab Coordinator
CHEM-1112L Basic Chemical Reactivity Lab Coordinator
CHEM-2302 Quantitative Chemical Analysis - Lab
CHEM 2401 Inorganic Chemistry I - Lab
CHEM-3302 Methods of Chemical Analysis - Lab
CHEM 3401 Inorganic Chemistry II - Lab

Research Interests:

Pedagogy Research

Research Gate

Publications:

K.Charleton, E. Prokopchuk. Coordination Complexes as Catalysts: The oxidation of Anthracene by Hydrogen Peroxide in the Presence of VO(acac) 2 . Journal of Chemical Education 2011 88(8), 1155-1157.

K. Charleton, A. Smith, and D. Goltz. Microsampling and Determination of Metals in Iron Gall Ink. Analytical Letters. 42, 2009, 2533-2546.

D. Goltz, K. Charleton, E. Cloutis, P. Grinberg, and C. Collins.  Identification of Darkened Pigments in Cultural Objects by Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy and Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry. Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, 22, 2007, 140-146.

K. Charleton, T. Buffie, and D. Goltz. Low Power Electro-Corrosion for Sample Preparation: Identification of Metals in Alloys. Talanta, 15, 2007, 7-13.

D. Goltz, A. Walton, P. Grinberg, C. Collins, K. Charleton, and E. Cloutis. Pigment Darkening in Cultural
Artifacts. Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, 22, 2007, 140 - 146.

D. Goltz, M. Boileau, I. Plews, K. Charleton, and M.W. Hinds. Properties of Low Power Spark Ablation in
Aqueous Solution for Dissolution of Precious Metals and Alloys. Spectrochimica Acta Part B-Atomic
Spectroscopy, 61, 2006, 817-823.