Karen Lou
Karen Lou

Senior Lecturer in Chemistry
General Chemistry Coordinator
Office: S333 Science and Engineering
Phone: (518) 388-6251
Fax: (518)388-6795
Email: louk@union.edu

Education Courses Research



Education:
B.A. Chemistry, Williams College, 1979
Ph.D. Inorganic Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1985

Courses:

CHM 101 Introductory Chemistry I
CHM 101 Lab
CHM 102 Introductory Chemistry II
CHM 102 Lab
CHM 110 Accelerated Introductory Chemistry

CHM 240 Analytical Chemistry
CHM 240 Lab
CHM 340 Chemical Instrumentation
CHM 340 Lab
CHM 351 Kinetics and Thermodynamics
CHM 351 Lab

Research Interests:

I am interested in outgassing of a variety of materials at high temperatures in ultrahigh vacuum. The materials are generally of interest in industrial processes, and have included graphite, molybdenum alloys, and silica.