Background in organic and polymer chemistry.Experience in polycondensation, free radical polymerization, polymer modification and multistep organic synthesis.

COMPANY	POSITION HELD	DATES WORKED
(Confidential)	Researcher	5/2012 - Present
SUNY-ESF	Instructional Support Specialist	2/2012 - 5/2012
SUNY-ESF	Visiting Professor	8/2011 - 1/2012

SCHOOL	MAJOR	YEAR	DEGREE
SUNY-ESF	Polymer Chemistry	2007	Doctorate Degree
SUNY-ESF	Polymer Chemistry	1998	Master Degree

Highlights:

Innovatively designed a synthetic procedure for chemically and thermally stable aromatic polymers bearing phosphonate ester side groups. The procedure involved several difficulties and pitfalls but resulted in a US Patent. Potential uses include adhesives and metal ion binding. Hydrolysis yields the corresponding all-aromatic polyphosphonic acids. Though water insoluble in acid form, these materials may be formed into membranes by casting their sodium salts from aqueous solution. Under fuel cell testing conditions a typical membrane sample gave a maximum power density of 0.98 W/cm2 (target: 0.75 W/cm2 under the same conditions). Current density: 2 A/cm2 (0.2V) at 110C. Membrane is thermally stable to 600C in nitrogen. Fine structure solved by extensive NMR analysis and synthesis of model compounds. Model compounds were new multifunctional phosphonate esters at the time of synthesis and isolation. Structures completely solved and published. In other work, I have carried out polycondensation of polyethylene glycols with phosphite esters with minimal side reactions achieving degrees of polymerization (DP) as high as DP = 9. Hydrolytic stability of the formed polyphosphonates was investigated. Products characterized by 1H, 13C, 31P NMR, GPC. Awards: Michael M. Szwarc Chemistry Emeritus Faculty Award - SUNY-ESF. Promising Inventor Award - The Research Foundation of the State University of New York. John A. Meyer Graduate Fellowship Award - SUNY-ESF. John Feldsine Award - Broome Community College. John Kushner Award - Broome Community College.

Companies I like:

Novomer, Momentive, Kodak, Xerox, AMRI, Bausch+Lomb, BASF, SABIC, Corning Incorporated

Technology Solutions
Sales Support
Requirements Analysis & Specification
polymer synthesis
organic synthesis
spectroscopic characterization

• polymerization
• modification
• NMR
• synthesis
• polyphosphonate
• polybenzimidazole
• polycondensation
• polyionomer

Have synthesized, purified and characterized several small molecules, both new and known, some potentially useful as complexing agents, others as pharmaceuticals. Polymeric materials that I have discovered and/or prepared are useful in either the medical field or as electrochemical cell membrane materials.