Rate My Professor Daniel King

Daniel B. King is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Drexel University, where he also serves as Associate Department Head, Undergraduate Program Adviser, and Chair of the Undergraduate Affairs Committee. He earned a BA from Johns Hopkins University in 1990 and a PhD from the University of Miami/RSMAS in 1997. King's research specializes in chemical education, focusing on the assessment of active learning approaches, the use of technology to improve student learning, and the incorporation of real-world context into the chemistry curriculum. He is particularly interested in identifying the resources students use and determining which are most effective. His teaching portfolio includes general chemistry for chemistry and science majors and environmental chemistry, where he actively engages students through personal response devices, inquiry-based activities such as POGIL, and methods that create a comfortable learning environment. King collaborates with the Center for the Advancement of STEM Teaching and Learning Excellence (CASTLE) and the Drexel Teaching and Learning Center to promote evidence-based pedagogical practices.

King is a prominent figure in the chemical education research community. He previously served as Secretary of the American Chemical Society (ACS) Division of Chemical Education and currently holds a position on the ACS Committee on Education. He edited the 2023 ACS Symposium Series book Engaging Chemistry Students with Real-World Context: Volume 2 and has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals. Key publications include Everyday Chemistry: An Application-Focused Course (2023, ACS Symposium Series), Using a Molecular Modeling Application to Introduce Structural Isomerism (2023, Journal of Chemical Education), Teaching Kinetics and Equilibrium Topics Using Interlocking Building Bricks (2020, Journal of Chemical Education), Utilization of Clickers to Identify Muddiest Points in Large Classes (2011, Journal of Chemical Education), Gender differences in the use and effectiveness of personal response devices (2008, Journal of Science Education and Technology), and A simple combinatorial experiment based on Fischer esterification (2006, Journal of Chemical Education). King has earned two campus teaching awards for his innovative approaches.