Norbert Pienta

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Norbert Pienta (born 1952) is an American chemist currently Professor at University of Georgia [1] and was the editor-in-chief of American Chemical Society's Journal of Chemical Education from 2009 to 2019. His current interests are browser web education research and tutorial and education in schools. [2] [3] He is currently retired.[ clarification needed ]

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Education

He earned his B.S. from University of Rochester in 1974 and his Ph.D. degree from University of North Carolina in 1978. [2]

Selected publications

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Editor in Chief". acs.org. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  3. "Norbert Pienta". uga.edu. Retrieved November 27, 2017.