Marta Guron, PhD 
Assistant Teaching Professor of Chemistry | Villanova University
Villanova, PA, UNITED STATES
Marta Guron, PhD, is an expert in sustainability, plastics, recycling & environmental issues associated with plastics & recycling.
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Areas of Expertise (9)
Enviromental Issues
Inorganic Chemistry
Science Education
Elementary Science Education
Waste Disposal
Science Pedagogy
Polymers and Plastics
Plastics and the Environment
Recycling
Biography
Marta Guron, PhD, is an assistant teaching professor of Chemistry at Villanova University. Her areas of expertise include plastics, polymers, waste disposal, sustainability and how young people learn science. Dr. Guron's interests lie in addressing how different audiences with different needs get as many transferable skills as possible out of the class they take, and is involved in research on how young children interact with hands-on experiments.
Education (2)
University of Pennsylvania: Ph.D, Inorganic Chemistry 2009
Cornell University: B.A., Chemistry 2004
Select Accomplishments (3)
Kolbe Award for Outstanding Service and Dedication
2007
Change the Equation STEMworks Database Inclusion
Awarded for outstanding curriculum development
Junior Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching Nomination
2018
Links (1)
Affiliations (1)
- American Chemical Society (2004-present)
Select Media Appearances (2)
What Can You Do With a Chemistry Degree?
U.S. News & World Report online
2020-06-01
"Marta Guron, a member of the chemistry faculty at Villanova University who has a Ph.D. degree in inorganic chemistry, says aspiring chemistry students should know that a degree in the field doesn't automatically lead to a teaching or research career. "The truth is that beyond that, the career paths are far-reaching," Guron wrote."
Municipalities Continue to Struggle with Increasing Waste Streams
American Recycler online
2020-04-13
"Dr. Marta Guron, professor of chemistry at Villanova University, also teaches on plastics and sustainability to non-chemistry majors. Dr. Guron studies the lives of plastics from their creation to their (lengthy) demise from a holistic perspective and says the biggest issue facing municipal recycling programs now is the fallout effect of Chinese policies from 2018 which effectively block the U.S.’s ability to offload recyclables for true reuse, and make it a domestic problem that the country does not have the infrastructure for."
Research Grants (4)
Elementary Science Outreach Grant
Search Results Web Result with Site Links American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
2016
Development of Laboratory Experiences MiniGrant
Villanova Institute for Teaching and Learning (VITAL)
2019
Schoolhouse Science Elementary Outreach Program Grant
Villanova's Office of the President
2019
Select Academic Articles (5)
Incorporating Sustainability and Life Cycle Assessment into First-Year Inorganic Chemistry Major Laboratories
Journal of Chemical EducationGuron, M.; Paul, J.J.; Roeder, M. H.
2016-01-21
Issue 93 (4), page 639-644.
Template synthesis of 3D high-temperature silicon-oxycarbide and silicon-carbide ceramic photonic crystals from interference lithographically patterned organosilicates
Chemistry of MaterialsXu, Y.; Guron, M.; Zhu, X.; Sneddon, L. G.; Yang, S
2010-10-14
Issue 22 (16), page 4660-4668
Ruthenium-catalyzed metathesis reactions of ortho- and meta- dialkenyl-carboranes: Efficient ring-closing and acyclic diene polymerization reactions
Inorganic ChemistryGuron, M.; Wei, X; Sneddon, L. G
2011-06-03
Issue 49 (13), page 6139-6147.
Ordered mesoporous boron carbide based materials via precursor nanocasting
Chemistry of MaterialsBorchardt, L.; Kockrick, E.; Wollmann, P.; Guron, M.; Geiger, D.; Sneddon, L. G.; Kaskel, S.
2011-07-14
Issue 22 (16), page 4660-4668.
Preceramic polymer blends as precursors for boron-carbide/silicon-carbide composite ceramics and ceramic fibers
Chemistry of MaterialsGuron, M.; Wei, X.; Welna, D.; Krogman, N.; Allcock, H.; Sneddon, L. G.
2009-04-02
Issue 21 (8), page 1708-1715
