CHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT FACULTY
| VLADIMIR E. FAINZILBERG
M.S. (Chemical Physics) Moscow Institute of Physics and
Technology
Ph.D. (Quantum Chemistry) Kishinev State University, Moldova |
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My teaching in the Chemistry department includes the classical
general chemistry course (lectures and laboratories), called Principles
of Chemistry (CHM 3, 4), lecture
and laboratory in Physical Chemistry (CHM
55, 56) and Quantum Chemistry (CHM
57). The Principles of Chemistry course provides the student with
a solid broad knowledge of general and descriptive chemistry with an emphasis
on experimental skills and principles for future employment applications
in the chemical industry or academia. Quantum Chemistry stresses the principles
of the quantum approach to chemistry necessary to grasp modern experimental
techniques and trends of electron (ESR) and nuclear spin resonance (NSR),
Mossbauer Spectroscopy and Optics. My current research interests are the
study of the magnetic properties of coordination compounds of transition
metals with fixed and variable valency, and their manifestation in radiospectroscopy
experiments. Clusters of transition metals exhibit unusual magnetic behavior
(computer memory chip applications), represent the active sites of natural
and synthetic enzymes (biological applications) and are important in understanding
cooperative phenomena in chemical bonding (fundamental research).
Contact Dr. Fainzilberg.
| ARTHUR S. GOLDBERG
B.A. New York University
M.S. New York University
Ph.D. University of Hawaii |
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Contact Dr. Goldberg.
| STEWART KARP
B.A. (Chemistry) Queens College (CUNY)
M.S. (Chemistry) Polytechnic University
Ph.D. (Chemistry) Polytechnic University |
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I teach introductory chemistry courses (CHM
3, 4) and advanced courses in analytical chemistry (CHM
37, 38). Research in analytical chemistry is performed in my laboratory.
For example, a number of students and I devised a method for determining
ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) along with its oxidized form. We also apply analytical
chemistry to solve problems. We analyzed the fluid in a canopic jar which
was found with a recently discovered Egyptian mummy.
Contact Dr. Karp.
| NANCY J. S. PETERS
B.S. (Chemistry) Cornell University
M.A. (Physical Chemistry) Princeton University
Ph.D. (Physical Chemistry) Princeton University |
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I spent 23 years at Southampton College before coming to C. W. Post.
I currently teach general chemistry lecture and laboratory (CHM
3, 4), although I've also taught Quantitative Analysis, Physical
Chemistry, and Advanced Inorganic previously at Southampton. I spend
time in assessment and testing: as a judge for the Siemens-Westinghouse
Science and Technology Competition, as an Advanced Placement chemistry
reader, and as a member of the NY State Department of Education committee
to prepare NYSTCE (exams) for future chemistry teachers. My research
interest is small molecules, their structure and energetics (primarily
of H, N, O, and F), using computer packages to complete molecular orbital
calculations.
Contact Dr. Peters.
| NICHOLAS J. RAMER
B.S. (Chemistry) Long Island University - C. W. Post Campus
B.S. (Mathematics) Long Island University - C. W. Post
Campus
Ph.D. (Theoretical Physical Chemistry) University of Pennsylvania
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I teach the half-year organic chemistry (CHM
25) and the half-year biochemistry (CHM
71) courses for health-science majors. The courses together prepare
these majors for advanced studies in nutrition as well as medical biology.
I am a theoretician and I study ferroelectric materials which of use in
many different devices, such as acoustic speakers, submarine SONAR and
non-volatile memories. Using large-scale quantum mechanical calculations,
I am currently designing new materials that are cheaper and more powerful
than the current generation of ferroelectrics.
Contact Dr. Ramer.
| LAWRENCE ROCKS
B.S. (Chemistry) Queens College, N.Y.
M.S. (Chemistry) Purdue University, Indiana
D.Sc. (Chemistry) Technische Hochschule, Austria |
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I teach a General Chemistry course for non-science majors
(CHM 1, 2) and a graduate course
in the Environmental Studies Program. The graduate course contains the
subjects of chemical pollution and its abatement in various industries.
I have authored two books on energy: "The Energy Crisis" and "Fuels for
Tomorrow". My main interests are in energy systems, such as, nuclear, solar,
wind, agricultural, and synthetic fuels.
Contact Dr. Rocks.
| JOAN E. SHIELDS
B.A. (Chemistry) Regis College
M.S. (Chemistry) Tufts University
Ph.D. (Organic Chemistry) Boston College |
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My teaching is concentrated in the Organic Chemistry courses
- Introductory Organic Chemistry (lecture and laboratory) (CHM
21, 22) and Spectroscopic Identification of Organic Compounds (CHM
24). My research interests have ranged from nitrogen and sulfur
organic compounds to Organic Photochemistry to synthesis of interesting
polycyclic hydrocarbons. Currently, my research program is focused on studying
the properties of organic compounds using molecular modeling to calculate
their strain energies and heats of formation. In this way one can predict
theoretically whether or not a specific compound can be synthesized.
Contact Dr. Shields.
