Dr. Terhorst has eight years experience in instruction of chemistry, including general and organic chemistry lecture and lab courses, both as a teaching fellow, teacher’s assistant, and individual tutor. In this time he has received and been nominated for teaching excellence awards based on student reviews. His experience working in groundbreaking computational and wet-lab research environments brings a rare, real-world perspective of science to students. John has a strong passion for teaching and mentoring, especially through undergraduate research. He has been invited to give guest lectures to both college-level ("Computers in Drug Discovery," University of Redlands, Redlands, California) and middle school-level ("Chemistry Through Computers," St. John Middle School, Encinitas, California) audiences and can successfully communicate science to all audiences, regardless of age or experience. See the Education and Publications sections for more information.
Teaching Experience
2010, Graduate Teaching Fellow, Organic Chemistry
Prof. Seth Herzon, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
2009-2010, Science & Quantitative Reasoning Tutor, Organic Chemistry
Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
2008, Graduate Teaching Fellow, General Chemistry
Prof. R. James Cross, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
2006-2007, Graduate Teaching Fellow, Organic Chemistry Lab
Dr. Christine DiMeglio, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
2004-2006, Subject Tutor, Organic Chemistry
Prof. David Soulsby, University of Redlands, Redlands, California
2004-2006, Teaching Assistant, Organic Chemistry
Prof. David Soulsby, University of Redlands, Redlands, California
2003-2004, Subject Tutor, General Chemistry
Prof. Teresa Longin, University of Redlands, Redlands, California