About the Author

Dr. Barbara van Kuiken is a full professor of chemistry at Southern Virginia University, a teaching institution where the focus is on providing excellent instruction to the students.  She has taught organic chemistry for 22 years and was twice nominated as Teacher of the Year for the Commonwealth of Virginia.  She earned her Ph.D from the University of Cincinnati, and holds an endowed chair (Kaye and Michael Elton Professor of Chemistry) at Southern Virginia University.  She is a member of The American Chemical Society.
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HARBOUR BOOKS, an imprint of Mariner Publishing

Since 2011 Harbour Books has been publishing nonfiction historic text, experiential mathematics teaching guides, general chemistry workbooks and organic chemistry teaching methods. Our Understand OCHEM program was beta tested in universities and community colleges for three years. Our texts are used across the country by trade organizations, high schools, colleges, and universities.