Dr. Edward Mottel specialized in inorganic chemistry and computers in chemical education throughout his 39 years on the Rose-Hulman faculty. He also helped educate Vigo County school teachers in how to incorporate chemistry concepts into their classroom activities, and coordinated Chemistry Olympiad events for local middle- and high-school students. Dr. Mottel was a faculty advisor for the campus’ Triangle fraternity chapter.
Dr. Mottel retired from the institute in 2019 before passing away in August 2020.
Academic Degrees
- BA, College of St. Thomas, 1970
- PhD, University of Iowa, 1976
Awards & Honors
Publications & Presentations
- Mottel, E. A., Bayley, and W., Smith, K., “The Chemistry Conversation Pit,” Hoosier Association of Science Teachers Annual Conference, 2005-2016
- Mottel, E. A., and Levitt, J., “The Great Lakes Fuel Cell Education Partnership,” National Science Teachers Association’s Annual Conference, Indianapolis, 2012
- Mottel, E. A., “So Maybe You’d Like to be a CPA? Chemistry Problem Analyzer,” Biennial Conference on Chemical Education, Denton, Texas, 2010
Research Experiences
- Fuel Cells
- Catalysis
Teaching Interests
- General chemistry
- Advanced inorganic chemistry
- Organometallic chemistry