Lawrence J. Kaplan

Halford R. Clark Professor of Natural Science
Professor of Chemistry
Chair, Legal Studies Program
Williams College
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Selected Publications, Presentations, and Workshops

Russell, C. B., Collard, D. M., Kaplan, L.J., and Smith, J. C., “Development of Topical ‘Communities of Scholars’ by the Center for Workshops in the Chemical Sciences,” presented at the 236th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Philadelphia, PA, August 2008.

Kaplan, L.J., Thomas, T. M., Shulman, M. L., Tshudy, D., Gauthier, C. V., Beussman, D. J., “Forensic Science Workshop,” two sessions presented at the 20th Biennial Conference on Chemical Education, Bloomington, IN, July 2008.

Smith, J. C., Collard, D. M., Kaplan, L.J., and Russell, C. B., “Center for Workshops in the Chemical Sciences (CWCS): Overview and Impact,” National Science Foundation, course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement, Principal Investigators Meeting, Washington, DC, August 2008

Collard, D. M., Russell, C. B., Kaplan, L.J., and Smith, J. C., “Center for Workshops in the Chemical Sciences (CWCS): Promoting Innovation in Chemical Education Through Workshops and the Development of Learning Communities,” 20th Biennial Conference on Chemical Education, paper presented during the symposium the Center for Workshops in the Chemical Sciences, L.J. Kaplan organizer, Bloomington, IN, July 2008.

Kaplan, L.J., Forensic Science, Workshop in the Chemical Sciences, Williams College, Williamstown, MA, June 2001, June 2002 (two workshops), June 2003 (2), June 2004, June 2005 (2), June 2006, June 2007 (Introductory Workshop and Advanced Workshop), June 2008 (Introductory Workshop and Advanced Workshop).

Collard, D., Smith, J. C., and Kaplan, L.J., “The Center for Workshops in the Chemical Sciences,” 234th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, paper presented during the symposium the Center for Workshops in the Chemical Sciences- Forensic Science, L.J. Kaplan organizer and presiding, Boston, MA, August 2007.

Kaplan, L.J., “Forensic chemistry: A CWCS workshop and the birth of a Community of Scholars,” paper presented at the 233rd National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, during the symposium the Center for Workshops in the Chemical Sciences- Forensic Science, L.J. Kaplan organizer and presiding, Chicago, IL, March 2007.

Smith, J. C., Collard, D., and Kaplan, L.J., “The Center for Workshops in the Chemical Sciences,” 233rd National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, during the symposium the Center for Workshops in the Chemical Sciences- General Topics, L.J. Kaplan organizer, Chicago, IL, March 2007.

Kaplan, L.J. and Gehring, A., " Isolation, Purification and Characterization of Beta-Galactosidase: A Semester Long Biochemical Investigation," paper presented at the 19th Biennial Conference on Chemical Education, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, July 2006.

Kaplan, L.J., Breyer, E. D., Collard, D. M., and Smith, J. C., "The Center for Workshops in the Chemical Sciences (CWCS) ," paper presented at the 19th Biennial Conference on Chemical Education, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, July 2006.

Kaplan, L.J. , "Chemistry and Crime: From Sherlock Holmes to Modern Forensic Science" invited seminar at Rider University, Lawrenceville, NJ, April 2006.

Kaplan, L.J. , "Old Wine in New Flasks: Modern Forensic Science Takes a New Look at Historical Cases," invited public lecture at Rider University, Lawrenceville, NJ, April 2006.

Kaplan, L.J., "Forensic Science: Where Chemistry and Crime Collide," paper presented at the Middle Atlantic Association of Liberal Arts Chemistry Teachers, Widener University, Chester, PA, October 2005.

Kaplan, L.J., "Forensic Science: Where Chemistry and Crime Collide in the Undergraduate Curriculum," paper presented at the Pittsburgh Conference (Pittcon), Orlando, FL, March 2005.

Kaplan, L.J., "Where Chemistry and Crime Collide: Aspects of Forensic Science for Teaching Chemical Concepts," paper presented at the 228th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Philadelphia, PA, August 2004.

Kaplan, L.J., "Forensic Chemistry: An Example of a Center for Workshops in the Chemical Sciences (CWCS) Workshop," paper presented at the 228th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Philadelphia, PA, August 2004.

Kaplan, L.J ., "Forensic Science: An Interdisciplinary, Multidisciplinary Course for Teaching Science and Critical Thinking," paper presented in the "Forensic Science Courses and Programs" symposium at the 18th Biennial Conference of Chemical Education, Ames, IA, July 2004.

Kaplan, L.J., "Forensic Chemistry: An Example of a Successful CWCS Workshop," paper presented at the symposium "NSF-sponsored Programs for College Chemistry Educators" at the 55th Southeast Regional Meeting of the ACS (SERMACS), Atlanta, GA, November 2003.

Collard, D., Smith, J. C., Breyer, E., and Kaplan, L.J., "NSF-Sponsored Workshops for Teaching Faculty: Development of the CWCS National Consotium," paper presented at the 54th Southeast Regional meeting of the ACS (SERMAC), Charleston, SC, November 2002.

Kaplan, L.J., Breyer, E. D., Collard, D. M., and Smith, J. C., "The Center for Workshops in the Chemical Sciences (CWCS) ," paper presented at the 17th Biennial Conference on Chemical Education, Bellingham, WA, July 2002.

Kaplan, L.J., "Forensic Science: An Interdisciplinary, Case-Oriented, Interactive-Multimedia Approach for Teaching Basic Science and Critical Thinking in a Liberal Arts Education," paper presented at the 17th Biennial Conference on Chemical Education, Bellingham, WA, July 2002.

Kaplan, L.J., Calnan, D. R., Dineen, S. M., and Williams, K. D., "Biophysical Characterization of the Forces that Stabilize DNA and Selected Oligonucleotides," paper presented at the 17th Biennial Conference on Chemical Education, Bellingham, WA, July 2002.

Collard, D., Smith, J. C., Breyer, E., and Kaplan, L.J., "Workshops for Teaching Faculty: The Center for Workshops in the Chemical Science (CWCS)," paper presented at the 223rd National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Orlando, Florida, April 2002.

Smith, J. C., Breyer, E., Collard, D., and Kaplan, L.J., "CWCS: A National Experiment in Chemical Education," paper presented at the 223rd National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Orlando, Florida, April 2002.

Kaplan, L.J., Nelson, D. W., and Furlow, D., "Project Sherlock: Forensic Science Education Through Interactive Multimedia," paper with computer animations presented upon invitation at the 153rd Two-Year College Chemistry Consortium Conference, Hudson Valley Community College, Troy, NY, October 2000.

Kaplan, L.J., Nelson, D. W., and Furlow, D., "Project Sherlock: Forensic Education Through Interactive Multimedia," paper with computer animations presented upon invitation at the first Forensic Sciences & Crime Scene Technology Conference and Exposition (FRENZY), Washington, DC, May 2000.

Koehler, B.G., Park L.Y., and Kaplan, L.J., "Science for Kids Outreach Programs: College Students Teaching Science to Elementary School Students and Their Parents." Journal of Chemical Education, 76(11), 1505-1509 (1999). (See supplementary material at the J. Chem. Educ. accompanying web site.)

Kaplan, L.J. "Chemistry and Crime: From Sherlock Holmes to Modern Forensic Science" invited presentation at the Tenth International Conference on College Teaching and Learning, "Teaching, Learning & Technology: Innovation in a Global Learning Community," Florida Community College, Jacksonville, Florida, April.1999.

Kaplan, L.J. "Forensic Experiments for Your Classroom" workshops conducted at the 60th Annual Summer Conference "One Hundred Years of Chemistry Education," of The New England Association of Chemistry Teachers, Keene State College, Keene, New Hamphshire, August 1998.

Kaplan, L.J., Woodnutt, D., Sohn, E. H., and Dresden, G., "The Isothermal Titration Microcalorimeter in the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Laboratory." Presented at Satellite Meeting "2001: Biochemistry Education for the Millenniun," held in conjunction with the 17th International Congress of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, San Francisco, August 1997.

Kaplan, L.J., Woodnutt, D., and Sohn, E. H., "The Use of the Isothermal Titration Microcalorimeter in the Undergraduate Chemistry and Biochemistry Laboratory." Presented during the "New Approaches to Teaching Thermodynamics" symposium at the 213th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, San Francisco, April 1997.

Kaplan, L.J., Selder, A., Beery, A., and Zill, H., "Sherlock: A Multimedia Forensic Chemistry Project." Presented at the 213th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, San Francisco, April 1997.

Kaplan, L.J. "Forensic Science: An Interdisciplinary Vehicle for Teaching Critical Thinking in a Liberal Education." Presented at the 213th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, San Francisco, April 1997.

Humphrey, S.L., Sadighi, J., and Kaplan, L.J. "Chromatographic Analysis of Forensic Samples by TLC, HPLC, GC, and GC-MS." Presented at the symposium "Forensic Science: Crime in the Chemistry Curriculum," organized by L.J. Kaplan at the 210th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Chicago, Illinois, August 1995.

Kaplan, L.J. "Chemistry and Crime: An Introduction to Forensic Science."  Presented at the symposium "Forensic Science: Crime in the Chemistry Curriculum," organized by L.J. Kaplan at the 210th National Meeting of the Amercian Chemical Society, Chicago, Illinois, August 1995.

Kaplan, L.J. "Chemistry and Crime: An Introduction to Forensic Science." Presented at the 13th Biennial Conference on Chemical Education, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, August 1994.

Kaplan, L.J. and Tong, R. Controlling Our Reproductive Destiny: A Technological and Philosophical Perspective, MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, April 1994.

Kaplan, L.J. "Forensic Science: Crime in the Chemistry Curriculum." Journal of Chemical Education, 70, 574 (1993).

Kaplan, L.J. "Chemistry and Crime: From Sherlock Holmes to Modern Forensic Science - A Science Course for Non-Science Majors." Crime Laboratory Digest, 19(4), 107-132 (October 1992; Actually published in February 1993).

Kaplan, L.J., Bauer, R., Morrison, E., Langan, T.A. and Fasman, G.D. "Structure of Chromatin Reconstituted with Phosphorylated H1. Circular Dichroism and Thermal Denaturation Studies." Journal of Biological Chemistry, 259, 8777 (1984).

Kaplan, L.J., Barr, F.G., Daims, M., Nelson, D. and Tanner, T.B. "The Use of Lectin Affinity Chromatography for the Selective Isolation of Plasma Membranes."Preparative Biochemistry, 14, 149 (1984).