IB Prep Course: Chemistry /
Prerequisites
none
Course description
Coming in the Summer of 2025
For Students Entering Year 1
The IBDP Chem Prep course is suitable for students that are starting IB Chemistry in Year 11 of their studies, and is aimed for high-performing students who are looking to get a head start on the demanding content of IB Chemistry.
The course will focus on four highly-demanding sections of the IB Chemistry syllabus: 1. Stoichiometry, 2. Thermochemistry, 3. Acids and Bases, and 4. Organic Chemistry.
Also, required skills for properly formulating an answer to a Paper 2 and/or Paper 3 question will be cultivated.
In order to follow this course effectively, students are expected to have a solid (10th grade level) background in Stoichiometry, Electronic Structure (Atoms and Molecules), Acids and Bases, and Organic Chemistry.
For further information and/or questions contact Dr. Ioannis Kerkines.
Course Start/End Date:
Coming in the Summer of 2025
Course Duration: 3 weeks
Cost: 450 Euros
Minimum Enrollment: 5 Students
If enrollment in a course fails to reach the minimum number of participants required for the class to run, the class will be cancelled and tuition will be reimbursed.
Fellow/Online Instructor(s)
Kerkines, Ioannis, Fellow
Dr. Kerkines received his B.Sc. in Chemistry (1997) and his M.Sc.(1999) and Ph.D.(2003) in Physical Chemistry from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA).
He worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the NKUA (2004-2006), at Emory University in Atlanta, GA, USA (2006-2008), and at the National Hellenic Research Foundation (2008-2011, 2013-2015). His research focus had been the application of Quantum Chemistry to novel main-group and transition-metal chemistry, as well as to the study of the interaction of materials with light for modern energy applications.
Dr. Kerkines has been teaching Chemistry since 2000. Before joining the ACS family in 2017, he had worked in the private sector as a content creator for e-learning courses and phone support for students from 4th to 12th grade (Chemistry, Physics, Math, Geography, Biology) as well as in a tutoring center for Panhellenic examinations. He also worked as a quality control head in a cosmetics company, being responsible for ISO and ΕΟΦ accreditations.
Dr. Kerkines has co-authored over 30 research papers in international peer-reviewed journals and has presented his work in scientific conferences in 12 countries. He has received scholarships from the Association of Hellenes from Egypt, the Hellenic State Scholarships Foundation, and the Marie Curie Foundation (twice). He received the 2008 Atlanta Area Chemical Physics award for his postdoctoral research, and he has briefly worked at CERN (Switzerland) and Karlsruhe University (Germany) as a visiting scientist. A firm supporter of the communication of science to the public, he received the honor to give invited talks at the Athens Science Festival/Cafe Scientifique Athens (2016, 2021), as well as at the inaugural Pint of Science Greece (2018).
Dr. Kerkines was born and grew up near the center of Athens, Greece. In his spare time, he enjoys lifting weights and engaging with website design and development.
email: kerkinesi@acs.gr