Marcus Abramovitch, recipient of the Amit and Meena Chakma Award for Exceptional Teaching by a Student, 2019

Chemistry

Marcus Abramovitch, a PhD candidate in the department of Chemistry, is recognized by students and faculty members for his leadership, patience, and dedication in teaching. A student described Abramovitch’s teaching as exceptional because of “his passion towards the subject and his passion towards his students.” Abramovitch is characterized by his students as “very open and approachable” who often went out of his way to be available and present in his students’ learning. He would “question, probe, and attempt to get the student to explain his/her reasoning for their thoughts instead of simply giving the answer”. Many students reflected that Abramovitch had made a significant impact on their learning personally and made working with him very engaging and beneficial. A faculty member who supervised Abramovitch in his teaching commented that he “put himself 300% into the course material, not just in time, but in effort that was well appreciated by the students”. Additionally, he filled in for six lectures “with aplomb and excellence.” A student highlighted that Abramovitch “went above and beyond the expectations for his role as a TA and even took on teaching the course.”  

Abramovitch has been a teaching assistant for CHEM 310.