COLLEGE OF STATEN ISLAND
The College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island, New York 10314
The College of Staten Island is located on a new 204-acre campus in a suburban borough of New York City. The College of Staten Island is accessible from other parts of the city by public transportation and from New Jersey via several bridges. Staten Island's proximity to the cultural, recreational, financial, and transportation centers of New York City as well as a certain remoteness from big city problems combine to make it an ideal setting for a growing educational institution.
The College of Staten Island's main thrust within the doctoral program is polymer chemistry. The polymer chemistry doctoral specialization, developed in response to the need for scientists with graduate training in the polymer field, is interdisciplinary in nature -- cutting across the traditional boundaries of chemistry as well as into areas of physics, engineering, and biology. The polymer chemistry student obtains a broad background in chemistry along with a multidisciplinary approach to polymer science. Course work in polymer chemistry is designed to give the student a background in the controlled synthesis of polymers, the chemical and physical characterization of synthetic and naturally-occurring polymers and their utilization.
The College of Staten Island moved to a newly-constructed 204-acre campus in 1993. The facilities include air-conditioned classrooms and laboratories and most of the latest instrumentation for polymer and chemical research. Our NMR facilities include Varian INOVA Unity 200 MHz and Unityplus 300 MHz instruments for solid-state and multi-nuclear solution experiments and a Varian Unity 600 MHz instrument for advanced solution NMR of natural and synthetic polymers. Other instruments available for research are Bruker EPR 380E electron paramagnetic resonance spectrometer, Waters 150C high temperature gel permeation chromatograph with viscometric and light scattering detectors, Jupiter membrane and vapor pressure osmometers, Dupont 2100 thermal analyzer with differential scanning calorimeter and thermogravimetic analyzer, Nicolet Magma 550 infrared spectrometer, Varian Cary 1E ultraviolet-visible spectrometer, Parr high pressure reactor system, Labconco controlled-atmosphere glove boxes, Jasco DIP-370 digital polarimeter, Hewlett-Packard 5890-II gas chromatograph, Hewlett-Packard 3D capillary electrophoresis, Applied Biosystems 433A peptide synthesizer, Brookhaven laser light scattering photometer, Hewlett-Packard 1050M and 1090 high pressure liquid chromatographs, microscopy instruments (atomic force, scanning electron, transmission electron, fluorescence), and Silicon Graphics Octane molecular modelling system.
The computer facilities include individual personal computers in all
offices and laboratories as well as an extensive SUN and SGI computer
network for the NMR facility. The departmental computers are connected
through a gigabit ethernet based network to the college and university
computer systems.
Doctoral Faculty and Research Interests
James D. Batteas
Adjunct Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley, 1995
Nanotechnology and Materials Chemistry: Nanoscale materials and device design, molecular/organic electrodes, single molecule devices, molecular forces, nanofabrication via self-assembly and scanned probe lithography, nanoscale metalic devices, biopolymer materials, plant surfaces, nanotribology.
Bhanu P. S. Chauhan
Associate Professor, Ph.D., Montpelier University, 1995
Polymer and Material: new Si based functional polymers; Si polymers as vehicles for controled and targeted drug delivery; nucleation and growth of nano-sized particles.
Howard Haubenstock
Professor Emeritus, Ph.D., University of Kansas, 1959
Polymer and Organic: Stereoselective ring-opening organic reactions and polymerization.
Qiao-Sheng Hu
Associate Professor, Ph.D., Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, 1994
Polymer and Organic: Design and synthesis of novel chiral catalysts including polymeric catalyts for catalytic asymmetric reactions.
Shi Jin
Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of Akron, 2001
Polymer and Photonics: Liquid crystals with high charge carrier mobility; organized polymeric materials for increasingly efficient photovoltaic devices; liquid crystalline light-emitting materials for better external quantum efficiency; extensively conjugated polymers for photonic applications; solid electrolytes for lithium batteries.
Michal Kruk
Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Kent State University, 1998
Polymer, Nanotechnology and Materials: Synthesis and characterization of polymer/inorganic nanocomposites, synthesis of ordered nanoporous materials by design, characterization of porous materials.
Kenrick Lewis
Adjunct Professor, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 1977
Process chemistry: catalytic transformations of silicon and silicon compounds; hydrosilylation and redistribution/disproportionation of organosilicon compounds; use of nanosized materials in catalyses. Materials Chemistry: structure property relationships among siloxane-polyether copolymers; surface modification of polysiloxanes and preceramic organosilicon products.
Fred Naider
Professor, Ph.D., Polytechnic Institute of New York, 1970
Polymer: Peptide synthesis and structural analysis; biopolymer conformation; peptide transport in microorganisms; structure and function of the yeast mating pheromones; synthesis of prenylated peptides and proteins; peptide hormones and signal transduction; design of antimicrobial agents.
George Odian
Professor Emeritus, Ph.D., Columbia University, 1960
Ralf M. Peetz
Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of Hamburg, Germany, 2000
Polymer Science/Material Science: Controlled synthesis and characterization of novel, useful materials; macromolecular engineering; material proerties; new polymerization methods; organic electronic/photonic materials; thermoplastic elastomers; hybrid polyurethanes.
Krishnaswami Raja
Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 1999
Bionanotechnology, Polymer Synthesis, Pharmaceutical Chemistry: Synthesis and conjugation of polymeric drugs to targeting proteins and bionanoparticles. Creation of synthetic macromolocular assemblies for therapeutic and material science applications.
Chwen-Yang Shew
Associate Professor, Ph.D., The City University of New York, 1995
Polymer and Theoretical: Polymers in confined tubes; polymers and optical spectroscopy; ionic binding of polyelectrolytes; development of simulation methods for polymerization processes; modeling of complex polymer and biopolymer systems; polymer physics.
Nan-Loh Yang
Professor, Ph.D., Polytechnic Institute of New York, 1969.
Polymer and Physical: Polyacetal chemistry; polymer degradation and stabilization; electro-responsive polymer systems.
Shuiqin Zhou
Associate Professor, Ph.D., Chinese University of Hong Kong
Polymer and Materials: Intelligent biodegradable biocompatible hydrogels and nanoparticles; self-assembly of amphiphiles; phase behavior of macromolecules and colloids; nanostructured materials; laser light scattering; x-ray scattering; rheometry.
Members of the chemistry doctoral faculty in other departments at City College:
Alexandre Zaitsev
Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Lebedev Physical Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Moscow, 1980
Nanotechnology and materials: Nanotechnology of carbon-based materials; nanostructuring with focused ion beams; electronic, optical and structural properties of light emitting diodes for quantum communication.