B.S., 1978, Wake Forest University
Ph.D., 1982, North Carolina State University
Postdoctoral Research Associate, 1982-83, University of Florida

Fulbright Research Scholar, 1990-91, The Weizmann Institute of Science
Program Director, 1998-99, National Science Foundation, Division of Undergraduate Education
Phi Beta Delta
Phi Lambda Upsilon

W. E. Wine Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2005, Virginia Tech
Alumni Award for Excellence in Team Outreach, 2004, Virginia Tech
Cultural Diversity Award, College of Arts and Science, 1999, Virginia Tech
Certificates of Teaching Excellence, 1995-96 and 1998-99, Virginia Tech

My research interests involve studies in environmental analytical chemistry and chemical education. Environment projects concern the development of new sampling and analysis methods of heavy metals in groundwater. Ongoing environmental projects include:

• Selective ion traps for Cr(VI) and Cr(III) in contaminated waters
• Evaluation of chelate based extraction technologies for contaminated soils

My education projects involve the development of undergraduate curricula in the areas of Analytical Chemistry and General Chemistry. These projects include:

• Development of tutorials and labs for undergraduate Analytical Chemistry
• Development of tutorials and demonstration experiments for General Chemistry

Another aspect of my work involves an outreach project to high school chemistry students and teachers in Southwestern and Southside Virginia. Projects include:

• Mobile Chemistry Laboratory
• ChemKit Program
• Summer Workshops for Teachers

1. G. Long, B. Bunn, C. Slebodnick, S. Derozier and M. Johnson, Enhancing High School Chemistry Programs with a Mobile Chemistry Laboratory, submitted to J. Chem. Ed.
2. G. L. Long and S. D. Long, Math Toolkit for Chemistry, the Central Science, 10th ed, (Theodore L. Brown, H. Eugene LeMay, Jr. and Bruce E. Bursten)Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 2005, 138 pp.
3. G. Long, Outreach to High Schools with a Mobile Chemistry Laboratory, Proceedings Conference on K-12 Outreach from University Science Departments: 2004. The Science House, NCSU, Raleigh, NC, 2004, 50-55.
4. G. Long, "Enhancing High School Chemistry with a Mobile Lab, ChemEd 2005, Vancouver, Canada, August 3, 2005, presentations S3-2-15 and S3-5-09.
5. G. Long, B. Bunn, S. Derozier, M. Johnson, "Thin Layer Chromatography of Common Analgesics", ChemEd 2003, Auburn, AL, July 27, 2003, presentation WF-022.
6. G. Long, B. Bunn, S. Derozier, M. Johnson, "Chemical Stoichiometry: Reaction of Cobalt Nitrate and Sodium Phosphate", ChemEd 2003, Auburn, AL, July 27, 2003, presentation WF-029.