G. Marc Loudon

Distinguished Professor of Medicinal Chemistry Emeritus, Purdue University
G. Marc Loudon

My current active interests are in teaching and the developing of instructional materials. I am the principal author (with Jim Parise of Duke University) of Organic Chemistry, 7th Edition, published by Macmillan Learning, and I am a co-author (also with Jim Parise) of the accompanying Study Guide and Solutions Manual. I have, in collaboration with the late George Bodner in the Division of Chemical Education, developed a group-study approach to teaching organic chemistry, which has been implemented in the 22 years prior to my retirement in my organic chemistry course at Purdue (which has 200-240 students). Prior to my retirement, I participated in an effort to recast the beginning pre-health professions organic chemistry course into a more biologically-focused course as part of the HHMI NEXUS project.