Chemistry Students Present Research
05/04/2009
Ten Chemistry, Biology, and Environmental Geochemical Science majors traveled to Mount St. Mary College in Newburgh to present their research at the annual Undergraduate Research Symposium sponsored by the Mid-Hudson Section of the American Chemical Society. Many of these ongoing projects are highly interdisciplinary in nature and involve faculty and students from different disciplines.
Maria Rodolis (Chemistry), Advisor: Preeti Dhar
SYNTHESIS OF MONOBACTAMS
Sanjana Reddy (Biology), Advisors: Maureen Morrow and Dan Freedman
CYTOTOXICITY OF Ru COMPOUNDS AGAINST CANCER
Chelsea Hull (Chemistry), Advisor: Pamela St. John
THERMODYNAMICS OF OLIGONUCLEOTIDE FOLDING
Giovanna DeLuca (Biology), Advisor: Preeti Dhar
SYNTHESIS OF alpha-PINENE DERIVATIVES
Kim Lundberg (EGS), Advisor: Megan Ferguson
Characterization of a membrane-bound biosurfactant produced by B. bacteriovorus
Jordan Sumliner (Chemistry), Advisor: Dan Freedman
Ru b-KETOIMINATE COMPLEXES:BIFUNCTIONAL CATALYSTS FOR
TRANSFER HYDROGENATION?
Alisha Philip (Chemistry), Advisor: Preeti Dhar
TYROSINASE STIMULATION BY P. CORYFOLIA
Nancy Nazzaro (Chemistry) and Darryl Steffen (Chemistry), Advisor: Dan Freedman
SYNTHESIS AND SEPERATION OF Ru-THIOCYANATO ISOMERS
Shyam Prajapati (Biology), Advisor: Preeti Dhar
MELANOGENESIS STIMULATORY EFFECTS OF H. MAXIMUM




Infrared Analysis of Automobile Exhaust in Instrumental Analysis
04/06/2009
The Instrumental Analysis class (taught by Dr. Megan Ferguson) is a core course for both the Chemistry and Environmental Geochemical Science majors. This course is a combination of theory and practice where the students learn how modern chemical instrumentation works and analyze a variety of samples using instrumental methods. The pictures below are from an experiment in which the students collected samples of automobile exhaust immediately after starting the engine and later after the engine had warmed up. The students used infrared spectroscopy to analyze for carbon monoxide (CO) in the exhaust.


Saturday, April 4th - School of Science and Engineering Open House
03/30/2009
The School of Science and Engineering at the State University of New York, New Paltz is pleased to announce an open house for 2009 accepted students. The event will be held on Saturday April 04, 2009 in the Coykendall Science Building (CSB) (please see Campus map) from 12:00 Noon to 2:00 PM.
Reception to take place in the Coykendall Science Building Lobby from 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM. Refreshments will be provided.
A general presentation will take place in the CSB Auditorium from 12:15 – 1:00 PM for the following majors: Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Environmental Geochemical Science, Geological Sciences, and Physics.
Following the general presentation the Chemistry department will have a Question and Answer session with faculty in CSB 320 from 1:15 to 2:00pm.
A tour of the Chemistry facilities will start at 2:00 PM after the Q and A session.
Contact Information
Department of Chemistry
Coykendall Science Building (CSB) 105
SUNY New Paltz
1 Hawk Drive
New Paltz, NY 12561
Phone: (845) 257-3790
Fax: (845) 257-3791

