Faculty Bio

Diane Nutbrown

Asst. Professor of Chemistry/Director of Science in Motion

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Diane Nutbrown joined the faculty at Juniata College in 2008 as assistant professor of chemistry and director of Science in Motion.

She earned a bachelor's degree in chemistry in 2000 from Allegheny College in Meadville, Pa. She went on to earn a master's degree in 2004 and a doctoral degree in inorganic chemistry in 2008, both from the University of Wisconsin, in Madison, Wis.

Nutbrown also worked as an outreach specialist for the university's Institute for Chemical Education from 2002 to 2007. In that capacity she coordinated the program's summer Chemistry Camp from 2002 to 2006, and managed Students Participating in Chemical Education, which coordinated chemistry-related demonstrations, information booths and activities at public spaces. She also designed activities for two new camps, 'Fun with Forensic Science' and 'Fun with Chemistry.'

She worked as a teaching assistant at Wisconsin throughout her graduate career and earned a Delta Certificate in Research Teaching and Learning in 2003. Before starting her graduate studies, she worked for two years as a technology coordinator for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Spartanburg in Spartanburg, S.C. from 2000 to 2002. While there, she created, SCI ENCountErs, a science club for local teenagers.

She has been active as a member of the American Chemical Society, including serving as National Chemistry Week coordinator for the Wisconsin Section from 2004 to 2006.

She has received numerous awards, including the Farrington Daniels Ethical Leadership Award in 2007 and the K. Patricia Cross Future Leader in Higher Education Award from the Association of American Colleges and Universities in 2006. She also received two American Chemical Society ChemLuminary Awards in 20065 and 2007.

She is a member of several professional associations, such as the Council on Undergraduate Research, the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the American Chemical Society.