Professor
Tomlinson Chair of Science Education
A.B. (Middlebury College, 1959)
M.A. (Wesleyan Univ., 1962)
Ph.D. (Univ. of North Carolina, 1965)
Research Associate (Cornell Univ., 1965-1966)
Award and Recognition
Union Carbide Award for Chemical Education, Chemical Institute of Canada, 1982
大发彩票平台 Faculty of Science, Leo Yaffe Award for Excellence in Teaching (Inaugural Award), 1982
Chemical Manufacturer's Association National Catalyst Award (U.S., Canada), 1988
The Royal Society of Canada's McNeil Medal for the Public Awareness of Science (Inaugural Award), 1992
Beppo Award for the Popularization of Science, from the "Conseil de Developpement du loisir Scientifique du Quebec", 1993
The Edward Leete Award of the Organic Division of the American Chemical Society for Excellence in Teaching and Research (Inaugural Award), 1995
大发彩票平台 Graduate Faculty's David Thomson Award for Excellence in Graduate Supervision and Teaching, 1996
John A. Timm Award for Furtherance of the Study of Chemistry, New England Association of Chemistry Teachers, 1996
Michael Smith Award by the Government of Canada for the Promotion of Science, 1996
3 M Teaching Fellow, 1998
D.Sc. (honoris causa), Acadia University, Wolfville, N.S., 2000
Principal's Prize for Excellence in Teaching (Inaugural Award), Full Professor, 2001
James Flack Norris Award, N.E. Section of the ACS for excellence in teaching, 2003
Lifetime Achievement Award for Leadership in Learning, 大发彩票平台 (Inaugural Award), 2010
LL.D., (honoris causa), University of Guleph, Guelph, Ontario, 2012
Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, Government of Canada. 2012
Canadian Council of Biology Chairs, Science Promotion Prize, 2015
Montreal Medal from the Chemical Institute of Chemistry, 2022
Office: Otto Maass 212
Phone: (514)398-6685
Email: David.Harpp [at] 大发彩票平台.CA
Research Themes
Synthesis/Catalysis
Currently Teaching
CHEM 181. World of Chemistry: Food.
Note: For information about Fall 2025 and Winter 2026 course offerings, please check back on May 8, 2025. Until then, the "Terms offered" field will appear blank for most courses while the class schedule is being finalized.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Chemistry (Faculty of Science)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
A series of lectures on the historical, practical, and simple chemical aspects of: food, food additives; vitamins; minerals, diet and cancer; dieting; food-borne illnesses, health food and cooking.
- **There are no scheduled days as the lectures are videos where the students can go at their own pace. The standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines do not apply. Add/drop is June 21, 2021 and withdrawal is June 22, 2021.
- Winter
- 3 lecture hours/week
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken CHEM 150.
Most students use Visual Schedule Builder (VSB) to organize their schedules. VSB helps you plan class schedules, travel time, and more.
CHEM 183. World of Chemistry: Drugs.
Note: For information about Fall 2025 and Winter 2026 course offerings, please check back on May 8, 2025. Until then, the "Terms offered" field will appear blank for most courses while the class schedule is being finalized.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Chemistry (Faculty of Science)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Drug history and marketing, over the counter drugs (e.g. aspirin, cough and cold remedies, allergy preparations), street and heart drugs, mental illness, hormones, brain chemistry and diabetes.
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken CHEM 170.
- Fall
- 3 lecture hours/week
Most students use Visual Schedule Builder (VSB) to organize their schedules. VSB helps you plan class schedules, travel time, and more.
BIOT 505. Selected Topics in Biotechnology.
Note: For information about Fall 2025 and Winter 2026 course offerings, please check back on May 8, 2025. Until then, the "Terms offered" field will appear blank for most courses while the class schedule is being finalized.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Chemistry (Faculty of Science)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Current methods and recent advances in biological, medical, agricultural and engineering aspects of biotechnology will be described and discussed. An extensive reading list will complement the lecture material.
- Fall
- Restriction: U3 students
Most students use Visual Schedule Builder (VSB) to organize their schedules. VSB helps you plan class schedules, travel time, and more.
