S.W. Tina Choe
Dean and Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Media
Biography
Phone: 310.338.7405
Email: Tina.Choe@lmu.edu
Office: Pereira Hall 100
Tina Choe is a Professor of Chemistry and also the Dean of the Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering. She earned her B.S. and Ph.D. in Chemistry from University of California, Los Angeles and joined the LMU community in 1995 as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. She advanced to the rank of Professor in 2007.
After serving as Chair of the Chemistry and Biochemistry Department from 2008-2012, she continued providing leadership in the college as Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies from 2012-2014.
An organic chemist, Dr. Choe is interested in the development of new synthetic methods, natural product synthesis and in science education. In 2008, Dr. Choe was acknowledged for her dedication to teaching, research, and the Loyola Marymount University community with the Fritz B. Burns Distinguished Professor Award.
Education
University of California at Los Angeles
Ph.D.
Organic Chemistry
1994
University of California at Los Angeles
B.Sc.
Chemistry
1988
Areas of Expertise
Industry Expertise
Accomplishments
Award
2008-01-01
Received the Fritz B. Burns Distinguished Professor Award for her dedication to teaching, research, and the Loyola Marymount University community.
Media Appearances
S.W. Tina Choe Named Dean of Seaver College
LMU Newsroom online
2015-03-06
S.W. Tina Choe, Ph.D., professor of chemistry in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, has been named dean of the Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering. She is the 11th dean of the college and the first woman to hold that post.
Loyola Marymount Names First Woman Dean of the College of Science and Engineering
Patch online
2015-03-06
Chemistry Professor S. W. Tina Choe will become the first woman at the helm of the LMU Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering/
Articles
Sung-Won Tina Choe, PhD Teaching Philosophy
LMU Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry2008-01-01
It’s all about students. My approach to teaching is rooted in what serves my students best. Effective teaching requires not only mastery of the material but understanding the students and the way they learn. In addition, clearly communicating objectives and expectations and encouraging interactions with the students in and outside of the classroom are also critical in teaching.
Combination vs. Disproportionation in Dialkyl Biradicals. Selectivity Reversal in a Crystalline Solid.
Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences2006-03-01
While 1,6-biradicals produced by photodecarbonylation of dimethyl 11-oxodibenzo[c,h]bicyclo[4.4.1]undeca-3,8-diene-1,6-dicarboxylate (1) react exclusively by disproportionation in benzene solution, reactions in crystals lead to radical–radical combination reactions in almost quantitative yield.
Analyzing Scientific Literature Using a Jigsaw Group Activity: Piecing Together Student Discussions on Environmental Research
Journal of college science teaching2000-12-01
Presents a jigsaw activity that encourages students to critically analyze the collected literature on a certain topic from different viewpoints.
Preparation of various C-2 branched carbohydrates using intramolecular radical reactions
Carbohydrate Research2000-01-01
A new and efficient method for the facile synthesis of C-2 branched carbohydrates has been developed using an intramolecular radical cyclization-fragmentation reaction. The desired C-2 branched glucopyranosides were isolated in 40-84% yield. Additionally, an unexpected furanoside was obtained from a tributyltin iodide-promoted rearrangement of the radical intermediate.
