John Domyancich
STEM Learning Pathways Manager
Biography
John Domyancich leads the STEM Learning Center, where he develops hands-on training programs for students that bring Argonne’s science and research to life. These immersive experiences connect students with the groundbreaking work and mission of the lab. John plans and orchestrates Argonne’s summer camp and high school research programs, and he is also responsible for the Learning Lab field trips. His goal is to inspire and equip the next generation of the STEM workforce by creating impactful pathways to discovery and innovation.
John taught high school science for 11 years before joining Argonne in 2015. During his teaching career, he created student-centered classrooms and developed STEM curricula to integrate collaboration, technology and conceptual model development into the learning experience. To prepare himself for a career teaching science, he earned an M.A. in Secondary Education from Western Illinois University as well as a B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Iowa.
John is a member of the American Modeling Teachers Association and the Illinois Association of Chemistry Teachers.
Presentations
Domyancich, J., Kim, H. and Sturner, K. 3 November 2017. Think Like a Scientist! Scientific Dispositions and NGSS Practice Skills. Northwestern STEM Summit, Chicago, IL.
Domyancich, J. 13 June 2016. Under the Lab Coat: What Scientists Really Do. Northwestern STEM Summit, Lemont, IL.
Publications
Marcum-Dietrich, N., Bruozas, M., Domyancich, J. (2022). Does This Count as Work? Nurturing Computational Thinking in the Science Classroom. The Science Teacher, 89(6),. 12 – 15.
Domyancich, J. M. (2014). The development of multiple-choice items consistent with the AP chemistry curriculum framework to more accurately assess deeper understanding. Journal of Chemical Education (9), 1347-1351.
Hay, D. N., Adams, J. A., Carpenter, J., DeVries, S. L., Domyancich, J., Dumser, B., …& Messerle, L. (2004). Facile reduction of early transition metal halides with nonconventional, mild reductants. 6. A new, lower-temperature, solid-state synthesis of the cluster hexamolybdenum dodecachloride Mo6Cl12 from MoCl5, via chloromolybdic acid, (H3O)2[Mo6(μ3-Cl)8Cl6]·6H2O. Inorganica chimica acta, 357 (3), 644-648.