Phone: 229-409-5530
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Degrees and Certifications:
1997 – earned Master of Science (Summa cum Laude) from Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia, major: Physical Chemistry 2002 – earned PhD in Chemical Physics, awarded by Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia 2003 – 2005 – Assistant Professor at the Constantine the Philosopher University, Nitra, Slovakia 2005 – 2013 – postdoctoral research associate at the University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 2014 – 2015 – part-time instructor of Chemistry at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, Tifton, GA 2015 – 2021 – science teacher at Tift County High School 2021 – present – science teacher at Fitzgerald High School College and Career Academy, currently teaching Honors Physical Science, Honors Chemistry, and Honors Physics. Since 2022, I've been serving as Beta Club sponsor and BRIDGE partnership coordinator for FHSCCA Author and co-author of 10 scientific publications 14 years teaching experience (6 years at a college level followed by 8 years of high school experience) Teaching Certificate Broad-field Science (6-12) Gifted-in-field endorsement edTPA exam passed AP Physics certified PRIZES AND AWARDS Award of the Provost of Comenius University (1996) Slovak Literary Fund Award (1996) Award of the Dean of Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University (1997) 2021 Awarded the Bright Ideas grant by Irwin EMC 2022 Selected as the Star Teacher in Tift County and named the Teacher of the Year by Tift County Board of Commerce
Dr. Adriana Gregusova
I was born and raised in Slovakia (which used to be a part of Czechoslovakia prior to 1993).
I've been happily married since 2001. We have two awesome sons: Anton (15) and Michal (19).
It is my calling to be an advocate for gifted students because of my own experience as a student. During my high school and college years, I participated in many conferences and summer institutes (the most influential by far was The European School of Quantum Chemistry in 1999, organized by Prof. Bjorn O. Roos, who at the time was a member of the Nobel Prize selection committee). I believe our students need to be exposed to challenging ideas perhaps slightly exceeding their current knowledge level in an environment that stimulates the natural curiosity they have been gifted with.
My schedule for SY 2023-2024:
FALL SEMESTER:
1st Block (7:15-8:43am) Honors Physics
Hurricane time (8:48-9:13am)
2nd Block (9:18-10:46am) Planning period
3rd Block (10:51am-12:47pm) Honors Chemistry
4th Block (12:52-2:20pm) Honors Chemistry
SPRING SEMESTER:
1st Block (7:15-8:43am) Honors Chemistry
Hurricane time (8:48-9:13am)
2nd Block (9:18-10:46am) Planning period
3rd Block (10:51am-12:47pm) Honors Physical Science
4th Block (12:52-2:20pm) Honors Physical Science
