Associate Professor of Chemistry, 1980 B.S. - Sioux Falls College,1969 Ph.D.- University of Minnesota, 1981 Email: mross@csbsju.edu Phone: 320-363-5482Official disclaimer
About Myself
I received my undergraduate degree in Chemistry in 1969 and took a position with 3M
Company (St. Paul) in product development for their Adhesives, Coatings and Sealers
Division. As a product development chemist, I worked mostly in their automotive OEM and
aftermarket group, developing adhesives for bonding vinyl trim to automobile interiors.
After four years in product development, I left 3M and took a position teaching chemistry
at a small junior college in Iowa. My experience teaching convinced me that I wanted to
stay in the teaching profession so I continued my education by going back to graduate
school. I came to Saint John's University in 1980, after completing my PhD in Analytical
Chemistry at the University of Minnesota.
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Growing up in Northern Idaho I think that my interest in environmental issues was piqued
by the mountains, rivers and lakes. The region I grew up in was in the mining district of
the Idaho Panhandle and noted for the negative environmental impact the Bunker-Hill
Sullivan Mining Company had on that region. For this reason, most of my research efforts have been in the area of
environmental analysis; air-sampling, surface water sampling, water nutrients, etc. All of
these research projects involve students in the collection, analysis and reporting of
results.
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Michael R. Ross
Chemistry Department, College of St. Benedict/St. John's University
St. Joseph, MN 56374
320-363-5482
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