I am interested in the development and adoption of new methodologies in chemistry instruction that promote a shift from faculty-centered teaching to student-centered learning, such that students improve their understanding of Chemistry, their ability to apply learning to new situations, and enhance their critical thinking and experimental skills.

I am also interested in applying the powerful tool of mass spectrometry to the study of the kinetics, mechanisms, and product distributions of gas phase, bimolecular reactions. My research interests include the study of various ion-molecule reactions relevant to semiconductor plasmas, atmospheric chemistry, and reactions of biological interest, using the techniques of tandem mass spectrometry, in conjunction with GC and electrospray ionization techniques.

‡ Undergraduate Student
* Graduate Student

Madhu Mahalingam and Fred Schaefer, "Enhanced Learning Through Group Problem Solving"; Poster presented as part of Leahy Award submission for Teaching and Learning Day at USP, May 2004.

Madhu Mahalingam, "Group Problem Solving Sessions in Recitation"; Published in "Strategies for Success", a biannual Benjamin-Cummings publication for Higher Education, Spring 2004

Madhu Mahalingam, "Enhanced Learning through Group Problem Solving", American Chemical Society, 37th Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting, Busch Campus, Rutgers University, May 22-25, 2005.

Darryl Meehan, Madhu Mahalingam, Timothy Su, "Ion-Molecule Reaction Relevant to Semiconductor Plasmas: [CF₂]⁺ + HF", Poster presented at the Fourth Annual Sigma Xi Research Exhibit, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, MA, April 1998.