Chemistry
2019 Chemistry Senior Symposium Presenters
2019 American Chemical Society Award Recipients
Chemistry Graduates Have a Variety of Post Graduation Opportunities
The Chemistry (CHEM) program offerings are designed for students who want to become chemists, for those who would like to use chemistry to understand the behavior of living systems, and for those who wish to apply chemistry to problems in physics, geology, environmental studies or marine science.
It is also an appropriate degree program for students pursuing careers in engineering, medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or science teaching at the secondary level.
About the Program
The program seeks to provide students an opportunity to acquire a sound foundation in chemistry, and to see its broader applications. Students are encouraged and expected to develop a comprehensive view of their subject as more than a simple sequence of courses. This requires attention to questions of methodology and intellectual style. Course offerings, laboratory experiments, seminars and independent study in the program are tailored to the background and goals of the individual student as much as possible. As the student progresses, emphasis shifts from relatively structured classroom and laboratory experiences to activities that require increasing independence and initiative on the student’s part. Undergraduate research is an integral part of the typical experience in the laboratory for juniors and seniors.
Program Chair:
Kristen Hallock-Waters
Associate Professor of Chemistry
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Kristen.Hallock-Waters@stockton.edu
Program Features
- All lecture classes taught by Ph.D. level faculty members, not graduate students.
- All instruments and equipment in the laboratories are available for undergraduate use
- Advanced instrumentation often used in teaching laboratories
- AllCHEMandBCMB majors complete a senior project
- Research done in conjunction with a faculty mentor on campus or as an off-campus internship
- Can span multiple semesters for credit of non-credit
- Graduating seniors present research at Senior Research Symposium at the end of each semester
Accreditation:
Additional Information
Curriculum
Chemistry provides an understanding of the behavior of living systems, and for those who wish to apply chemistry to problems in physics, geology, environmental science or marine science. It is also an appropriate degree program for students pursuing careers in engineering, medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or science teaching at the secondary level.
The Chemistry program has multiple concentrations of study:
- B.A. degree, appropriate as a general introduction to the physical sciences and for employment in chemistry.
- B.S. degree, suitable for employment or graduate study in chemistry and for professional programs in health-related fields.
- B.S. degree with American Chemical Society (ACS) Certification, for those wishing a traditional, intensive background in chemistry. This curriculum of the Chemistry program meets the undergraduate criteria established by the American Chemical Society (ACS) and is included in the ACS list of approved programs. Students who complete the ACS requirements will be certified to the Society upon graduation.
- B.S. degree: Environmental Chemistry Concentration, suitable for those interested in combining training in traditional chemistry with the ability to apply that knowledge to environmental problems. This concentration prepares students for employment or graduate study in this field.
- B.S. and B.S. Engineering Dual-Degree in Chemistry and Engineering, for those interested in chemical engineering. Stockton has established five-year dual-degree programs in liberal arts and engineering with the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Rowan University, and Rutgers University. Under this option, chemistry majors will spend their first three years at Stockton and last two years at NJIT, Rowan, or Rutgers. The dual-degree program is described in more detail in the Engineering program guide.
- B.A. degree: Education Concentration, suitable for those wishing to pursue a career as a high school chemistry teacher. This concentration includes education and related courses necessary for certification in the State of New Jersey.
Worksheet
To see the curriculum for your area of interest you’ll use the web program, Degree Works. This program is accessible even if you are not currently a student with Stockton University.
If you are a current student at Stockton University, access Degree Works through the portal, then choose the “what if” option to explore the various paths towards degree completion.
Prospective freshman or transfer students, can use the Curriculum & Transfer Equivalency Tool below. In addition, the program degree map below provides valuable degree information and is a guide to assist in planning academic coursework, but should not substitute academic advisement.
Instructions on How to Use Curriculum Tool
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- Respond to each prompt using the pull-down menu in the center of the page. [Please be patient. It may take a few seconds for the system to process your request. If you see a NO symbol, you need to wait a moment!]
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- Intended level (Choose“undergraduate”)
- What degree you will pursue? (Choose “Bachelor of Science” or “Bachelor of Arts”)
- What is your intended major? (Choose “Biochemistry Molecular Biology”)
- What is your intended concentration? (Choose “General”)
- What is your intended minor? (Choose “none” or select one - it is not required)
- For prospective students, choose “I’m all done" button.
- For transfer students, use the “class” button to see how courses already taken fit into the Stockton degree path.
- You will see an overview of the degree you have selected, including all requirements.
- At the bottom of the screen, you could save or print worksheet.
Minor
Students majoring in other fields may also be certified with a Minor in Chemistry by completing the following requirements (26 credits):
Students majoring in other fields may also be certified with a Minor in Chemistry
by completing the following requirements (26 credits):- Chemistry I with laboratory
- Chemistry II with laboratory
- Chemistry III with laboratory
- Chemistry IV with laboratory
- One (1) of the following upper-level courses:
- Survey of Instrumentation
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Laboratory Methods I
- Biochemical Laboratory Methods
- Advanced Organic/Organic Techniques
- One (1) additional, 4-credit Chemistry course at the 3000 or 4000 level
Note: Please refer to the current Academic Bulletin for specific information on minors in Chemistry and additional information on the
Chemistry program. For specific information on courses, please use the
Catalog of Courses.
Faculty
Dmytro Berbasov
Erin E. Brown (Podlesny)
Erin E. Brown (Podlesny)
Associate Professor of Chemistry / BCMB
BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Podlesny joined the faculty at Stockton as an Assistant Professor of Chemistry, after having received postdoctoral training in continuous flow chemistry at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Prior to her postdoctoral studies at MIT, she was a NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein and NIH Chemistry-Biology Predoctoral Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania, where she completed her Ph.D. in Organic chemistry, having studied the synthesis of chiral binaphthoquinones as precursors in natural product synthesis and as ligands for asymmetric catalysis.Ph.D., Organic Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania
B.S., Chemistry, minor in biology, Gettysburg College
Organic synthesis, asymmetric synthesis, continuous flow
Chemistry II: Organic Structure (CHEM 2120)
Chemistry II Lab (CHEM 2125)
Organic synthesis and methods, continuous flow chemistry, natural product synthesis
Metz, A. E.; Podlesny,E. E.; Carroll, P. J.; Klinghoffer, A. N.; Kozlowski, M. C. Axial Chiral Bisbenzophenazines:
Solid-State Self-Assembly via Halide Hydrogen Bonds Triggered by Linear Alkanes. J.
Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 10601–10604. JACS Spotlight, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136,
11197–11197.
Podlesny, E. E.; Kozlowski, M. C. A Divergent Approach to the Bisanthraquinone Natural Products:
Total Synthesis of (S)-Bisoranjidiol and Derivatives From Binaphtho-para-quinones.
J. Org. Chem. 2013, 78, 466–476.
Podlesny, E. E.; Kozlowski, M. C. 1,5-diaza-cis-decalin, first update. e-EROS Encylcopedia of Reagents
for Organic Synthesis article online posting: Sept. 14, 2012. DOI: 10.1002/047084289X.rn00646.pub2
Podlesny, E. E.; Carroll, P. J.; Kozlowski, M. C. Selective Oxidation of 8,8’-Hydroxylated Binaphthols
to Bis-spironaphthalenones or Binaphtho-para- and Binaphtho-ortho-quinones. Org. Lett.
2012, 14, 4862–4865.
Podlesny, E. E.; Kozlowski, M. C. Structural Reassignment of a Marine Metabolite from a Binaphthalenetetrol
to a Tetrabrominated Diphenyl Ether. J. Nat. Prod. 2012, 75, 1125–1129.
Podlesny, E. E.; Kozlowski, M. C. Enantioselective Total Synthesis of (S)-Bisoranjidiol, an Axially
Chiral Bisanthraquinone. Org. Lett. 2012, 14, 1408–1411. Highlighted in Synfacts 2012,
8, 588.
Kristen A. Hallock-Waters
Steve Kalman
Steve Kalman
Associate Professor of Chemistry
BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Steven Kalman grew up in northern New Jersey. He studied chemistry at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, PA. At Muhlenberg, Dr. Kalman got his first taste of inorganic chemistry while performing undergraduate research on the synthesis, characterization, and application of tungsten complexes of chiral tetraamine ligands. He also had additional opportunities to do undergraduate research in organometallic chemistry at North Carolina State University and the University of Virginia. After graduating with a B.S. in chemistry from Muhlenberg College in 2010, Dr. Kalman pursued a Ph.D. in inorganic chemistry at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA where he studied C-H activation and C-C bond forming reactions with iron complexes as well as hydrocarbon functionalization using iodine oxides. After earning his Ph.D. in 2015, Dr. Kalman happily moved back to NJ to join Stockton University as an assistant professor of chemistry. He was promoted with tenure to associate professor of chemistry in 2021. In his spare time, Dr. Kalman enjoys spending time with his wife and two kids.
Ph.D., Inorganic Chemistry, University of Virginia, 2015
B.S., Chemistry, Muhlenberg College, 2010
Inorganic chemistry, organometallic chemistry, catalysis
CHEM 2110/2115 Chemistry I
CHEM 2120 Chemistry II
CHEM 2140 Chemistriy IV
CHEM 3110 Inorganic Chemistry
GNM 2281 Science of Alternative Energy
Current projects in my lab are focused on the applications of ruthenium complexes featuring primary amido-functionalized N-heterocyclic carbene and imidazole ligands.
"Effects of Select Metal Oxides on the Onset, Rate and Extent of Low Temperature Ammonium Perchlorate Decomposition" Tolmachoff, E. D.; Baldwin, L. C.; Essel, J. T.; Hedman, T. D.; Kalman, S. E.; Kalman, J. Journal of Energetic Materials 2021, ASAP.
“Nickel Complexes of Primary Amido-Functionalized N-Heterocyclic Carbene Ligands:
Synthesis, Characterization, and Base-Free Transfer Hydrogenation” Roach, T. V.*;
Schmitz, M. L.*; Leach, V. A.*; Miller, M. D.*; Chan. B. C.; Kalman, S. E. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry 2018, 873, 8 – 14.
*Stockton University undergraduate students
“Mechanism of Hydrocarbon Functionalization by an Iodate/Chloride System: The Role of Ester Protection” Schwartz, N. A.; Boaz, N. C.; Kalman, S. E.; Zhuang, T.; Goldberg, J. M.; Fu, R.; Nielson, R. J.; Goddard III, W. A.; Groves, J. T.; Gunnoe, T. B. ACS Catalysis 2018, 8, 3138 – 3149.
“Combined Furan C-H Activation and Furyl Ring-Opening by an Iron(II) Complex” Taylor, K. H.; Kalman, S. E.; Gunnoe, T. B.; Sabat, M. Organometallics 2016, 35, 1978 – 1985.
“Molybdenum Complexes of Chiral C2-symmetric Picchxn-type Ligands: Synthesis, Characterization, and Structural Studies” Bennov, R. R.; Berko, D. A.; Burgess, S. A.; DiMeglio, J. L.; Kalman, S. E.; Ludlum, J. M.; Nash, B. W.; Palomaki, P. K. B.; Perlow, D. B.; Rubin, J. A.; Saunders, J. E.; Scarselletta, S. V.; Kastner, M. E.; Pike, R. D.; Sabat, M.; Keane, J. M. Inorganica Chimica Acta 2015, 438, 64-75.
“Phosphine and N-heterocyclic Carbene Ligands on Pt(II) Shift Selectivity from Ethylene Hydrophenylation toward Benzene Vinylation” Brosnahan, A. M.; Talbot, A.; McKeown, B. A.; Kalman S. E.; Gunnoe, T. B.; Ess, D. H.; Sabat, M. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry 2015, 793, 248-255
“Partial Oxidation of Light Alkanes by Periodate and Chloride” Kalman, S. E.; Munz, D.; Fortman, G. C.; Boaz, N. C.; Gunnoe, T. B.; Groves, J. T. Dalton Transactions 2015, 44, 5294-5298.
“Oxygen Atom Insertion into Iron(II) Phenyl and Methyl Bonds: A Key Step for Catalytic Hydrocarbon Functionalization” Mei, J.; Pardue, D. B.; Kalman, S. E.; Gunnoe, T. B.; Cundari, T. R.; Sabat, M. Organometallics 2014, 33, 5597-5605.
“The Formation of Hydroxyindenyl and Vinylidene Ligands by Reaction of Internal Alkynes with Cp*Fe(CO)(NCMe)Ph” Kalman, S. E.; Gunnoe, T. B.; Sabat, M. Organometallics 2014, 33, 5457-5463.
“Facile and Regioselective C-H Bond Activation of Aromatic Substrates by an Fe(II) Complex Involving a Spin-Forbidden Pathway” Kalman, S. E.; Petit, A.; Gunnoe, T. B.; Ess, D. H.; Cundari, T. R.; Sabat, M. Organometallics 2013, 32, 1797-1806.
Kelly A. Keenan
Kelly A. Keenan
Professor of Chemistry / BCMB
BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Keenan joined the Chemistry program at Stockton in 1993 and developed the B.S. in Biochemistry/Molecular Biology (BCMB) program. In addition to teaching her classes and learning new things from her students every single semester, she has carried out numerous research projects with students (more than 200) on a range of projects. She is committed to the value of research in undergraduate education.
Dr. Keenan joined the Chemistry program at Stockton in 1993 and developed the B.S. in Biochemistry/Molecular Biology (BCMB) program. In addition to teaching her classes and learning new things from her students every single semester, she has carried out numerous research projects with students (more than 200) on a range of projects. She is committed to the value of research in undergraduate education.
Biochemistry
CHEM 2110 Chemistry I
CHEM 2020 Chemistry for LIfe Sciences II
CHEM 3250 Biochemistry
CHEM 3350 Biochemical Laboratory Methods
CHEM 3550 Advanced Biochemistry
GNM 2179 Scientific Basis of Disease
Dr. Keenan's current research interests include identification and characterization of proteins from various sources.
Kennan, Kelly A., "Chapter 2" Medical Nutrition and Disease N.p. Wiley Blackwell, 2015. 49-94 Print
Keenan, Kelly A., Ph.D., "Enzyme and Protein Assay" n.d., Fungal Genetics Stock Center. Web (http://www.fgsc/teaching/Kennan)
Kennan, Kelly A., Ph.D., "Indentification of Unknown Mutants in Arginine Biosynthetic Pathway" n.d. Fungal Genetics Stockt Center. web (http://www.fgsc.net/teaching/keenanArg.pdf)
Daniel W. Ki
Daniel W. Ki
Associate Professor of Chemistry
BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Ki joined Stockton in 2016 after teaching and researching at the Rutgers University-New Brunswick. He completed his PhD degree at the Rutgers University-New Brunswick in the area of white light emitting phosphors. Dr. Ki pursued postdoctoral studies at the Purdue University and University of Washington to develop low-cost, efficient thin film solar cells. He had also industrial experience in silicon valley as a research scientist focusing on research and development of emerging solar cells.
PhD, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey,
New Brunswick, NJ
MS, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ
BS, Ajou University, Suwon, South Korea
Materials Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Solid State Chemistry
Chemistry I: General Principles (CHEM 2110)
Chemistry I Laboratory (CHEM 2115)
Chemistry IV: Theory & Applications (CHEM 2140)
Materials Chemisry (CHEM 3210)
Physical Chemistry I (CHEM 3410)
Survey of Instrumentation (CHEM 3035)
Nanotechnology in our Society (GNM 3340)
Korean Contemporary Culture (GAH 1358)
My research focuses on studying the structure and properties of emerging earth abundant semiconductor materials for energy related applications, such as phosphors for solid state lighting, electrodes for water splitting, and absorbers for thin film solar cells. We are also interested in developing multifunctional porous inorganic materials by using molecular precursor routes to control electron and mass transport, electronic and ionic conduction, electron-transfer kinetics to enhance device performance. Students will have an opportunity to learn the design, synthesis, and characterization of new semiconductor materials to understand their structural, physical, and chemical properties.
Ngo*, B. Averkiev, G. Reeves, A. Wu*, D.W. Ki “ Tin (IV) halide complexes with 5, 7-dimethyl-8-quinolinol: structures, optical and thermal properties” Journal of Coordination Chemistry, 2022, 75 (5-6), 796-807. * Stockton undergraduate students
W.Ki, X. Hei, H. T. Yi, W. Liu, S. J. Teat, M. Li, Y. Fang, V. Podzorov, E. Garfunkel,
and J. Li
“Two-Dimensional Copper Iodide-Based Inorganic–Organic Hybrid Semiconductors: Synthesis,
Structures, and Optical and Transport Properties” Chemistry of Materials. 2021, 33,
13, 5317–5325, DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.1c01421.
W.Ki, K. Ngo*, P. Ghosh, B. Averkiev, G.T. Reeves, I. Ailes*, B.C. Pemberton, K. Zhu, and J. Li. “Blue-shifted aggregation-induced enhancement of Sn(IV) fluoride complex: The role of fluorine on luminescence enhancement” Chemical Communications 2020, 56, 9648-9560. * Stockton undergraduate students
W. Ki and H.W. Hillhouse, “Earth-Abundant Element Photovoltaics Directly from Soluble Precursors with High Yield Using a Non-Toxic Solvent” Advanced Energy Materials 2011,1,732 (Highlighted in Nanowerk.com , Nov 18, 2011 and Most accessed article in 8/2011–7/2012).
W. Ki and H.W. Hillhouse, “A general route to earth abundant element absorber layers for thin film photovoltaics with high yield using molecular precursors and non-toxic solvents” 37th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 2011, 000246-000249
W. Ki and J. Li, “A Semiconductor Bulk Material That Emits Direct White Light” Journal of
American Chemical Society 2008, 130, 8114.
(Featured in C & EN News, June 16, 2008, 84(24), p48; Highlighted in Nature, July
17, 2008, 454, p256).
W. Ki, J. Li, E. Goki, and M. Chhowalla, “Direct White Light Emission from Inorganic- Organic Hybrid Semiconductor Bulk Materials”, Journal of Materials Chemistry 2010,20, 10676.
W. Ki, X. Huang, J. Li, D. Young and Y. Zhang, “Highly Conductive Group VI Transition Metal Dichalcogenide Films by Solution Processed Deposition” Journal of Materials Research 2007,22,1390.
Lan, K. Li, H. Wu, D. Olson, T. Emge, W. Ki, M. Hong, and J. Li, “A Luminescent Microporous Metal–Organic Framework for the Fast and Reversible Detection of High Explosives” Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2009, 48, 1.
J. Li, W. Bi, W. Ki, X. Huang, and S. Reddy, “Nanostructured Crystals: Unique Hybrid Semiconductors Exhibiting Nearly Zero and Tunable Uniaxial Thermal Expansion Behavior” Journal of American Chemical Society 2007, 129, 14140.
S. Park, W. Ki, J. Yu, and H. Du, “Sol-gel Synthesis of Highly Dispersed Cobalt Nanoparticles on Silica Thin Films” Journal of Materials Research 2005, 20, 3094.
Jennifer Martin
Robert J. Olsen
Barry Pemberton
Barry Pemberton
Associate Professor of Chemistry
BIOGRAPHY
Grew up in Minnesota loving the outdoors. I fell in love with chemistry because it's at the intersection of science, engineering and art. At MSUM I worked full time while volunteering with several organization and going to school full time. I took that dedication to hard work into my Ph.D. working on photochemical reactions within confined media.
In my spare time, I enjoy hiking, fishing and cycling. I try to get to as many live music events as possible and when the weather is bad, I'll watch a bad movie. If you stop by my office there will be a chance I'm listening to a new album.
B.A. Chemistry, Minnesota State University Moorhead, Moorhead, MN
Ph.D. North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND
Physical Organic Chemistry, Organic Photochemistry, Inorganic Photochemistry, Supramolecular Chemistry, Organometallic Chromophore Design
Physical Organic Chemistry, General Chemistry
Supramolecular Assemblies, Organic Photochemistry, Inorganic Photochemistry
Wang, J., Waters, J., Kung, P., Kim, S., Kelly, J., McNamara, L., Hammer, N., Pemberton, B.C., Schmehl, R., Gupta, A., Pan, S., A Facile Electrochemical Reduction Method for Improving Photocatalytic Performance of α-Fe2O3 Photoanode for Solar Water Splitting, ACS Appl. Mater. and Interfaces 2017 (In revision)
Khan, A.F., Wang, D., Pemberton, B., Talipov, M.R., Rathore, R., Toroidal delocalization of a single electron through circularly-arrayed benzophenone chromophores in hexakis(4-benzoylphenyl)benzene, J. Photochem. Photobiol., A.2016, doi:10.1016/j.jphotochem.2016.05.002
Vallavoju, N., Selvakumar, S., Pemberton, B.C., Jockusch, S., Sibi, M. P., Sivaguru, J., Organophotocatalysis: Insights into the Mechanistic Aspects of Thiourea-Mediated Intermolecular [2+2] Photocycloadditions Angewandte, 2016, 55, 5446-5451 (highlighted as a Frontispiece article, see citation below)
Pemberton, B. C., Ugrinov, A., Sivaguru, J., Evaluating photodimerization of 6-methylcoumarin mediated by cucurbit[8]uril through mechanical grinding – Supramolecular effects of additives J. Photochem. Photobiol., A. 2013, 225, 10-15.
Pemberton, B. C., Raghunathan, R., Volla, S., Sivaguru, J., From Containers to Catalysts: Supramolecular Catalysis within Cucurbiturils Chem. Eur. J. 2012, 18, 12178-12190.
Pemberton, B.C., Singh, R., Johnson, A.C., Jockusch, S., Da Silva, J.P., Ugrinov, A., Turro, N.J., Srivastava, D.K., Sivaguru, J., Supramolecular Photocatalysis: Physical Insights into Cucurbit[8]uril catalyzed photodimerization of 6-methylcoumarin Chem. Comm. 2011, 47, 6323-6325.
Ayitou, A. J.; Pemberton, B. C.; Kumarasamy, E.; Vallavoju, N.; Sivaguru, J., Fun with Photons: Selective Light Induced Reaction in Solution and in Water Soluble Nano-containers, Chimia, 2011, 65, 4, 202-209. (Review based on Grammaticakis-Neumann Prize lecture).
Pemberton, B. C., Kumarasamy, E., Jockusch, S., and Sivaguru, J., Photophysical aspects of 6 -methylcoumarin-Cucurbit[8]urils Host-guest Complexes Can. J. Chem. 2011, 89, 310-316
Pemberton, B. C., Barooah, N., Srivatsava, D.K., and Sivaguru, J., Supramolecular Photocatalysis by Confinement Photodimerization of Coumarins Within Cucurbit[8]urils Chem. Comm. 2010, 46, 225-227. (cited as a hot paper, see citation below)
Barooah, N., Pemberton, B. C., Johnson, A.C., and Sivaguru, J., Photodimerization and Complexation Dynamics of Coumarins in the Presence of Cucurbit[8]urils Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2008, 7, 1473-1479.
Barooah, N., Pemberton, B. C., and Sivaguru, J., Manipulating Photochemical Reactivity of Coumarins Within Cucurbituril Nanocavities, Org.Lett., 2008, 10, 3339-3342.
Elizabeth Pollock
Marc L. Richard
Marc L. Richard
Associate Professor of Chemistry
BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Marc Richard came to Stockton in Fall 2007 after serving as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Williams College. He completed his doctorate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2005 in the field of Materials Science with a focus on the structure-property relationship of ferromagnetic shape-memory alloys. Dr. Richard was awarded a B.S in Materials Science and Engineering from Northwestern University in 1999.
Sc.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
B. S., Northwestern University
Materials science, physical chemistry, trace explosive analysis, archaeometallurgy
Physical Chemistry I & II
Chemistry I: General Principles
Chemistry IV: Theory & Application
Chemistry Seminar
Introduction to Research
Experiential Chemistry
My research focuses on studying the properties of trace explosives in an effort to improve standards development and detection. I work closely with Dr. Louise Sowers and with collaborators at government laboratories. This work involves several different types of analytical instrumentation including gas chromatography/ECD, gas chromatography/mass spectrometry, differential scanning calorimetry, thermal gravimetric analysis, and ion mobility spectrometry. Past student projects have included method development, stability studies, and an analysis of particle collection efficiency.
S. Cydis, M. L. Galantino, C. Hood, M. Padden, & M. Richard. “Integrating and assessing essential learning outcomes: Fostering faculty development
and student engagement” Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 15(3)
(2015), 34–52.
M. Richard, K. Hallock-Waters, B. Rogerson, and S. Rajaraman. “Introduction to Research: engaging
first and second-year science majors in research through a multidisciplinary course”
Biennial Conference on Chemical Education, August 2014, (Grand Rapids, MI)
M. Richard and J. Griffiths. “Experiential Chemistry: a unique laboratory course for non-majors”
2013 Spring Meeting of the American Chemical Society, April 2013, (New Orleans, LA)
P. Lázpita, J. M. Barandiaran, J. Gutíerrez, J. Feuchtwanger, V. A. Chernenko, M. L. Richard. “Magnetic moment and chemical order in off-stoichiometric Ni–Mn–Ga ferromagnetic
shape memory alloys”, New Journal of Physics, 13 (2011) 033039.
Christine Snyder
Lori Vermeulen
Aaron Wolrab
Opportunities
Many Chemistry students choose to perform off campus work in a government, university or industrial laboratory, often as part of the National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates (NSF-REU) program. In addition, Stockton’s active Washington Internship program offers opportunities for placements in institutions like the National Academy of Sciences, the National Institutes of Health, or the National Institutes of Standards and Technology, located in the Washington, D.C. area. Academic credit will be granted for such experience, provided it contributes significantly to the student’s intellectual development. Credit will generally be contingent on a comprehensive report submitted after the experience is over. Students may choose to do some or all of their independent projects off campus.
The Chemistry Society is a Stockton student organization that fosters awareness of issues and concerns in the field of chemistry. This club is affiliated with the American Chemical Society (ACS) and is active in the South Jersey section of the ACS.
Careers
Successful completion of a degree program in Chemistry may be considered the initial step toward employment in industrial- or public-sector positions, including chemical and pharmaceutical manufacturing, sales, testing and evaluation, regulation and basic or applied research. It can also serve as a foundation for advanced study in science, human or veterinary medicine or dentistry, and for teaching at the secondary school or college level. Graduates of Stockton’s Chemistry program have, in fact, been successful in all of these areas.
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Overall employment of chemists and materials scientists is projected to grow 5 percent from 2019 to 2029, faster than the average for all
occupations.
Employment of chemists is projected to grow 5 percent. In pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing, chemists will be needed to develop nanotechnology for medicinal uses. And in chemical manufacturing, these workers will be needed for improving environmental safety in the workplace and community.
Employment of materials scientists is projected to grow 3 percent. Materials scientists will be needed to develop cheaper, safer, and better quality materials for a variety of purposes, such as electronics, energy, and transportation.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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