Experience Summary
My first degree in chemical engineering was completed in Lviv, Ukraine with a first class, collecting a litany of awards during the period, especially in applied math and the sciences.My PhD was in Azerbaijan during the Soviet era. For over 20 years I have been in the academia as a professor , examiner, researcher, author,chair of a department and an inventor. I have just completed a research assignment with Virginia Tech as a visiting scholar and I am excited at the prospect of helping the young ones nurture the love for math and the physical sciences- chemistry and physics.
Teaching Style
To me there are no weak students. It is essentially a question of approach; how to motivate and inspire the individual to value and love a subject and discover the fun in the subject. Different students are motivated differently and the major challenge to any tutor is how to discover the motivational factors for each individual. This is where, I believe I have an edge to succeed where others may not.This is also why I see the one-on one- approach also as most helpful.