Donald Carpenetti has been teaching college chemistry for more than 20 years. He spent some time at Marietta College and East Carolina University before finding the best fit for myself at Craven Community College where the small class sizes and opportunity to teach students across multiple courses gives him the impression that he is having the most positive influence for his students that he can. His current areas of research interest are transition metals and the environment, new pedagogy for introductory chemistry courses, and international issues in science education. He did his undergraduate work at the University of Pittsburgh where he earned Bachelor of Science degrees in both Chemistry and Biology and earned a partial scholarship after walking onto the varsity baseball team. He went on to a Master of Science in Inorganic Chemistry at West Virginia University. Prior to transitioning into teaching, he spent some time in industry, working at a chemical company designing catalysts for ethylene, 1-hexene copolymers and at an automotive systems company designing oxygen-storage materials for use in catalytic convertors. That job was what helped to spark his interest in environmental issues. Outside of college teaching, he is an active member of the National Science Teachers Association, currently serving on the Post-Secondary Science Teaching Committee and  is the author of textbook support manuals for Chemistry students.  Personally he enjoy dogs, science fiction, and anime.