Dept. New Hire: Dr. Stefanie Habenicht, Lecturer, Organic Division

“Dr. Habenicht obtained her Dr. rer. nat. (Sc.D.) at the Friedrich Schiller University in Jena, Germany, where she developed novel small-molecule fluorophores. As an Adjunct Lecturer here at UF, she discovered that teaching is her passion. She tries to facilitate students? mastery of Organic Chemistry while maintaining a high standard, experimenting with different strategies, tools and classroom props to help students visualize and rationalize difficult concepts.”