Nancy Deluca is an Professor Emeritus in the Chemistry Department at UMass Lowell.

Nancy Deluca

Professor Emeritus

College
College of Sciences
Department
Chemistry
Phone
978-934-3679

Research Interests

My interests lie in the areas of science education (K-12 as well as at the University level), and in adaptations of science activities for learners with mobility, learning or sensory impairments. Recent professional activities have included a K-12 Faculty Training Institute to help school districts implement and incorporate the state science frameworks in their curricula. Dr. De Luca is also a scholar with The National Faculty.

Education

  • Ph.D.: Inorganic Chemistry, (1978), Ohio State University - Columbus, Ohio
  • MS: Inorganic Chemistry, (1974), Ohio State University - Columbus, Ohio
  • BA: Chemistry, (1972), The City University of New York - Queens, New York

Biosketch

My interests lie in the areas of science education (K-12 as well as at the University level), and in adaptations of science activities for learners with mobility, learning or sensory impairments. Recent professional activities have included a K-12 Faculty Training Institute to help school districts implement and incorporate the state science frameworks in their curricula. De Luca is also a scholar with The National Faculty

Selected Awards and Honors

  • Difference Makers Award (2012) - UMass Lowell Honors Program
  • Difference Makers Award (2012) - UMass Lowell Honors Program
  • Honors Faculty of the Year Award (2011) - UMass Lowell
  • Honors Faculty of the Year Award (2011) - UMass Lowell
  • Teacher Award (2008), Teaching - Student Government Association Academic Affairs Committee
  • Teacher Award (2008), Teaching - Student Government Association Academic Affairs Committee
  • Teacher Awards (2008), Teaching - Student Government Association Academic Affairs Committee
  • Excellence in Teaching Award (2001), Teaching - Department of Chemistry
  • Excellence in Teaching Award (2001), Teaching - Department of Chemistry
  • Excellence in Teaching Award (2001), Teaching - Department of Chemistry
  • Chairês Merit Award (1996), Service, Professional - UMass Lowell
  • Chairês Merit Award (1996), Service, Professional - UMass Lowell
  • ChairÕs Merit Award (1996), Service, Professional - UMass Lowell
  • Disability Service Award (1996), Service, University - Office of University Life
  • Disability Service Award (1996), Service, University - Office of University Life
  • Disability Service Award (1996), Service, University - Office of University Life
  • Diversity in Teaching Award (1996), Teaching - Council on Diversity and Pluralism
  • Diversity in Teaching Award (1996), Teaching - Council on Diversity and Pluralism for service to persons with disabilities
  • Diversity in Teaching Award (1996), Teaching - Council on Diversity and Pluralism for service to persons with disabilities
  • Congressional Resolution of Appreciation and Merit (1992), Service, Community - Committee on Science, Space and Technology for the Science Enrichment for the Disabled
  • Congressional Resolution of Appreciation and Merit (1992), Service, Community - Committee on Science, Space and Technology for the Science Enrichment for the Disabled
  • Congressional Resolution of Appreciation and Merit (1992) - Committee on Science, Space and Technology for the Science Enrichment for the Disabled program

Selected Presentations

  • Multi-Initiative Dissemination Project; Innovations in Chemical Education, March 2004 - Housatonic Community College, Bridgeport, CT
  • - Massachusetts Educational Computing Conference, June 2002
  • - 1996 Working Conference on Teaching Science to Students with Disabilities, March 1996 - St. Louis
  • Hands-on Activities in Science- a Multisensory Approach - Science Teachers Area Resource Swap, April 1995 - Tewksbury, MA
  • Science Activities for Students with Disabilities - Massachusetts Association of Science Teachers Conference, November 1994 - Worcester, MA
  • The Disabled Student in Higher Education, April 1994 - Lowell, MA
  • Outreach Activities, February 1992 - Cambridge, MA
  • Science Enrichment for the Disabled - National Science Foundation Young Scholars Project Directors Meeting, April 1991 - Washington, D.C.