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College of Liberal Arts and Sciences University of Florida
Faculty Member UF Department of Chemistry

UF Department of Chemistry

Leigh Hall 202A

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Alexander Jacobs

Associate Instructional Professor

Teaching Focus

Teaching: CHM3120: Introduction to Analytical Chemistry CHM3120L: Analytical Chemistry Laboratory CHM4130L: Instrumental Analysis Laboratory Research: Research focuses on new, application-based laboratories that help facilitate the use of analytical chemistry and bridge the different chemistry disciplines. Classroom pedagogy focuses on application-based use of analytical instrumentation to teach material and evaluate student learning.

Education and Training

2012–2017: Ph.D. Chemistry, Indiana University (Lab of David Clemmer)

2010–2012: M.S. Forensic Science, Virginia Commonwealth University (Virginia Department of Forensic Science, Drug Analysis, under Robert Steiner)

2005–2009: B.S. Chemistry, Indiana University

Selected Awards

2026 DivCHED Travel Award from the ACS Division of Chemical Education (2026)

Anderson Scholarship Faculty Honoree (2019)

Selected Activities

Chair, Undergraduate Laboratory Committee Member, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee

Selected Publications

Jacobs A.D.* Utilizing Take-Home Examinations in Upper-Level Analytical Lecture Courses in the Wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic. J. Chem. Educ. 2021, 98, 689–693.

Jacobs A.D.; Hoover H. S.; Smith E.; Kim C.; Clemmer D.; Kao, C.C.* The Intrinsically Disordered N-Terminal Tail of the Brome Mosaic Virus Coat Protein Specifically Recognizes the Promoter for RNA Replication. Nuc. Acid. Res. 2018, 1, 324–335.

Jacobs A.D.; Cheng F-M; Morrison L.; Dilger, J.; Wysocki V.; Clemmer D.; Giedroc D.* Resolution of Stepwise Cooperativities of Copper Binding by the Homotetrameric Copper-Sensitive Operon Repressor (CsoR): Impact on Structure and Stability. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 12795-12799.