ABOUT THE AUTHOR Francis A. Carey is a native of Pennsylvania, educated Examination in Chemistry. Not only does he get to par- in the public schools of Philadelphia, at Drexel Univer- ticipate in writing the Chemistry Gre, but the annual sity(BS. in chemistry, 1959), and at Penn State(Ph. D. working meetings provide a stimulating environment for 1963). Following postdoctoral work at Harvard and mil- sharing ideas about what should (and should not) be itary service, he joined the chemistry faculty of the Uni- taught in college chemistry courses versity of Virginia in 1966 Professor Careys main interest shifted from With his students, Professor Carey has published research to undergraduate education in the early 1980s over 40 research papers in synthetic and mechanistic He regularly teaches both general chemistry and organic organic chemistry. He is coauthor(with Richard J. Sund hemistry to classes of over 300 students. He enthusi- berg) of Advanced Organic Chemistry, a two-volume astically embraces applications of electronic media to treatment designed for graduate students and advanced chemistry teaching and sees multimedia presentations as undergraduates, and(with Robert C. Atkins) of Organic the wave of the present Chemistry: A Brief Course, an introductory text for the Frank and his wife jill. who is a teacher/director one-semester organic course. of a preschool and a church organist, are the parents of Since 1993, Professor Carey has been a member three grown sons and the grandparents of Riyad and of the Committee of examiners of the graduate record Ava Forward Main Menu TOC Study Guide Toc Student OLCMHHE WebsiteABOUT THE AUTHOR Francis A. Carey is a native of Pennsylvania, educated in the public schools of Philadelphia, at Drexel Univer￾sity (B.S. in chemistry, 1959), and at Penn State (Ph.D. 1963). Following postdoctoral work at Harvard and mil￾itary service, he joined the chemistry faculty of the Uni￾versity of Virginia in 1966. With his students, Professor Carey has published over 40 research papers in synthetic and mechanistic organic chemistry. He is coauthor (with Richard J. Sund￾berg) of Advanced Organic Chemistry, a two-volume treatment designed for graduate students and advanced undergraduates, and (with Robert C. Atkins) of Organic Chemistry: A Brief Course, an introductory text for the one-semester organic course. Since 1993, Professor Carey has been a member of the Committee of Examiners of the Graduate Record Examination in Chemistry. Not only does he get to par￾ticipate in writing the Chemistry GRE, but the annual working meetings provide a stimulating environment for sharing ideas about what should (and should not) be taught in college chemistry courses. Professor Carey’s main interest shifted from research to undergraduate education in the early 1980s. He regularly teaches both general chemistry and organic chemistry to classes of over 300 students. He enthusi￾astically embraces applications of electronic media to chemistry teaching and sees multimedia presentations as the wave of the present. Frank and his wife Jill, who is a teacher/director of a preschool and a church organist, are the parents of three grown sons and the grandparents of Riyad and Ava