Bio
Dr. Spence Pilcher grew up on a dairy farm in Kansas, OK. He received two B.S. degrees
from Northeastern State University, one in Chemistry and the other in Mathematics.
Dr. Pilcher went on to receive his Ph.D. from Oklahoma State University in Chemistry
(Organic emphasis). Prior to coming to NSU, he taught for four years at NWOSU in
Alva, OK, and has spent two summers as a Visiting Assistant Professor at SMU in Dallas
and then at University of Tennessee in Knoxville.
Dr. Pilcher's research interests include microwave assisted organic syntheses (MAOS),
polymerization in microemulsions, and ionic liquids.
Dr. Pilcher enjoys teaching General Chemistry I lecture, Organic Chemistry I and II
(lecture and labs), Polymer Chemistry, Chemistry Seminar, Research in Chemistry, Nature
of Matter, Essentials of Organic Chemistry, and University Strategies.
Courses Taught:
- GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LECTURE - CHEM 1123 - Spring 2021
- ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II LECTURE - CHEM 3223 - Spring 2021
- HONORS RESEARCH IV - BIOL 4401 - Spring 2021
- GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LECTURE - CHEM 1123 - Fall 2020
- ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I LECTURE - CHEM 3123 - Fall 2020
- UNIVERSITY STRATEGIES - UNIV 1003 - Fall 2020
- HONORS RESEARCH III - BIOL 4402 - Fall 2020
- ESS OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - CHEM 2004 - Summer 2020
- GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LECTURE - CHEM 1123 - Summer 2020
- ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II LECTURE - CHEM 3223 - Spring 2020
- ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II LAB - CHEM 3231 - Spring 2020
- ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II LAB - CHEM 3231 - Spring 2020
- HONORS RESEARCH II - BIOL 3402 - Spring 2020
- RESEARCH IN CHEMISTRY II - CHEM 4813 - Spring 2020
- NATURE OF MATTER - SCI 5313 - Fall 2019
- ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I LECTURE - CHEM 3123 - Fall 2019
- UNIVERSITY STRATEGIES - UNIV 1003 - Fall 2019
- ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I LAB - CHEM 3131 - Fall 2019
- ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I LAB - CHEM 3131 - Fall 2019
- HONORS RESEARCH I - BIOL 3401 - Fall 2019
- GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LECTURE - CHEM 1123 - Summer 2019
- ESS OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - CHEM 2004 - Summer 2019
- RESEARCH IN CHEMISTRY II - CHEM 4812 - Summer 2019
- ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II LECTURE - CHEM 3223 - Spring 2019
- ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II LAB - CHEM 3232 - Spring 2019
- POLYMER CHEMISTRY - CHEM 4223 - Spring 2019
- ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I LECTURE - CHEM 3123 - Fall 2018
- ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I LAB - CHEM 3132 - Fall 2018
- ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I LAB - CHEM 3132 - Fall 2018
- NATURE OF MATTER - SCI 5313 - Fall 2018
- UNIVERSITY STRATEGIES - UNIV 1003 - Fall 2018
