I'm Michael Stogsdill
a teacher, father, and self-proclaimed nerd
Click the button below to check out my resume or keep scrolling to learn a little more about me.
My Story...
I’m a chemist and educator operating within the great city of Flint, MI. I started my educational journey at Mott Community College. I ultimately finished both my undergraduate and graduate studies at the University of Michigan - Flint. My graduate work focused on electronic structure calculations. Which is a fancy way of saying that I used computers to model molecules. I’ve retained an interest in computing, technology, and engineering. Throughout my time at UMFlint, I worked for the university as a chemistry and math tutor, a laboratory assistant, and a graduate researcher.
After completing my studies, I took a position working in the laboratories at Kettering University where I participated in many research projects. I gained experience working with a wide variety of analytical instrumentation: including, XPS, NMR, GC-MS, LC-MS, IR, UV-VIs, IC, and PCR. Kettering was the first place I was exposed to teaching. I hadn't really ever considered it before. I was still more interested in taking classes myself 😉. So I did both. I taught chemistry courses while studying chemical engineering and business. My chemical engineering students thought it was funny when I took classes with them 😅.
Teaching soon became the most rewarding part of my work. So, in 2023, I decided to take a leap and transition to full-time teaching at Mott Community College. Back where my journey started. I really love my work and cherish the opportunity to give back to the community that has given me so much.
You may be interested in checking out my newest project ChemNotes.org.
Memories and Lab Antics
I'm posing for a picture while preparing to fill an NMR. That spout is pouring out a few dollars worth of super-cooled helium a second. Worth it 😜
Comments from Students...
Hearing stories and anecdotes from the professor's real experiences within the field of chemistry helped me learn and remain excited about my future career prospects. Having a professor that has practiced what they teach in a various settings gives students more perspective.
‒ Anonymous Student, Fall 2024
He was just an amazing instructor overall. He always offered help to everyone, always explained why things were the way they were. He always had slides and personal notes so he stays on track and he uses the whiteboard very often and it’s so helpful.
‒ Anonymous Student, Winter 2023
It does help that Mr. Stogsdill is friendly and relatively approachable like a cool uncle or a distant cousin. Additionally it helped that he was willing to go back through things that were a little more complex and if you still couldn’t understand it during that class period he would always offer to meet with you either later that day or the next day for tutoring Mr. Stogsdill takes a personalized approach to teaching making me and I’m sure others feel at home in his class.
‒ Anonymous Student, Fall 2024
Stogsdill establishes a comfortable environment from the beginning. The course work is extremely difficult and he is more than fair in grading. He does not waver in standards, but allows many attempts to repair a poor grade...
‒ Anonymous Student, Winter 2025
The professor was always willing to reach out and help me whenever I was in need and most of the time I didn't ask for help, he could just tell when I was struggling....
‒ Anonymous Student, Fall 2025
I guess people still look at ratemyprofessor.com? I thought this site died in the 00s 🤷♂️