Rate My Professor Kelley Young

Young's research at Notre Dame has shifted to chemistry education, focusing on analyzing student-generated data from general chemistry courses and implementing evidence-based teaching practices as General Chemistry Coordinator. She teaches Introduction to Chemical Principles and physical chemistry laboratories. Her contributions to undergraduate education have earned her the 2024 Thomas P. Madden Award for exceptional leadership in teaching first-year students, highlighted by innovative adaptations during the COVID-19 pandemic for large classes; the 2024 Kaneb Center for Teaching Excellence Faculty Fellowship; and the 2022 Rev. Edmund P. Joyce, C.S.C. Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching. Young is a co-author of the eighth edition of Chemical Principles: The Quest for Insight. Her graduate publications include "Substrate Dependent Water Splitting with Ultrathin α-Fe₂O₃ Photoanodes" and other works on photoelectrochemical processes. Through her roles, Young profoundly influences student success in chemistry and STEM fields at Notre Dame.