Mid-Hudson Section
American Chemical Society

2011 Officers and Committee Chairs 

Chair

George Ruger

Chair Elect

John Edwards

Past Chair

Joseph Tanski

Treasurer

Joan Skinner

Secretary

Jocelyn Nadeau

Councilor

George Ruger

Alternate Councilor

Daniel Freedman

Member-at-Large

Cynthia McMahon

Member-at-Large

John Galbraith

Member-at-Large

Neil Fitzgerald

Program Chair

Open

Publicity Chair

Chet Dziobkowski

Membership Chair

Open

Awards Chair

Patti Cusatis

Olympiad Chair

Lynn Maelia

Government Affairs Chair

David Straus 

National Chemistry Week Chair

Daniel Freedman

Web Master

John Edwards

Mid-Hudson Chemist: Editor

Gissel Mentore

Mid-Hudson Chemist: Publisher

Gissel Mentore

YCC Chair

George Ruger

Women Chemist Committee Chair

Janet Petroski

Margaret Larousse

 Biographical Information

 

Chair

George Ruger (gruger04@yahoo.com )

Occupation:

Analytical Chemist, Nice Pak Products

Education:

B.A. Chemistry - Boston University 

Affiliations:

American Chemical Society since 2008

AAAS Member, ASTM Member

Activities

 
YCC Chair - Mid-Hudson Section (2008)

Chair-Elect

John Edwards (john@process-nmr.com     Website )

Occupation:

Manager of Process and Analytical NMR Services,

Process NMR Associates, LLC

Education:

Ph.D. Physical Chemistry, University of South Carolina, 1990                                                                             

 

B.Sc. Chemistry, University of Durham, U.K., 1986

Affiliations:

Member American Chemical Society since 1988

Society of Applied Spectroscopy, American Oil Chemists Society, Coblentz Society
Activities

ACS Section Secretary 2005, 2007-2009

ACS Section Chair-Elect 2006

ACS Mid-Hudson Section Chair 2007

Research Interests

 NMR and IR Spectroscopy, Chemometrics, Process Analytical Technology, Petroleum Chemistry

 

Past-Chair

Joseph Tanski  (jotanski@vassar.edu  Website )

Occupation:

Associate Professor of Chemistry, Vassar College

Education:

Ph.D. Cornell University, Inorganic Chemistry, 2000

 

A.B. Vassar College, Chemistry, 1995

Affiliations:

Member of the ACS, since 1996

 

Member Council of Undergraduate Research

Activities:

Chair - 2005-2007, Mid-Hudson Section Undergraduate Research Symposium

Research Interests: 

Bioinorganic Lewis Acid Catalysis, X-Ray Crystallography, Extended Structure Coordination Chemistry Inorganic Medicinal Chemistry and Inorganic Chemistry

 

Treasurer

Joan L. Skinner (joan.skinner@roche.com)

Occupation:

Information Scientist

Education:

B.S. Chemistry, Douglas College

 

M.S. Computer Science / Information Systems, Marist College

Affiliations:

Member ACS since 1991

 

Member ACS Mid-Hudson Section                                                                                  

 

Member ACS Chemical Information Section

Activities:

Production of Monthly Publication--ACS Mid-Hudson Chemist 1999-2001

Mid-Hudson Section Treasurer, 2000-2009

Secretary

Jocelyn Nadeau (Jocelyn.Nadeau@marist.edu)

Occupation:

Assosciate Professor of Chemistry, Marist College

Education:

Ph.D., Chemistry, Brown University, 2003

 

B.A., Chemistry, Smith College, 1997

Affiliations:

Member of the ACS (2000-)

 

Member Council of Undergraduate Research (2003-)

Member of Sigma Xi (1997-)

Activities:

Substitute Mid-Hudson ACS Member at Large 2005

Research Interests: 

 Synthesis of conducting polymers for charge-transport studies and sensor applications

 

Councilor

George Ruger (gruger04@yahoo.com )

Occupation:

Analytical Chemist, Nice Pak Products

Education:

B.A. Chemistry - Boston University 

Affiliations:

American Chemical Society since 2008

AAAS Member, ASTM Member

Activities

 
YCC Chair - Mid-Hudson Section (2008)

 

Members-at-Large

Cynthia MacMahon (cyndypg@aol.com)

Occupation:

Lecturer at Orange County Community College

Previously employed by BOC gases, Texaco, Millipore, John Jay High School            

Education:

M.S., Computerized Organic Chemistry, Purdue University            

 

B. S. Chemistry, Drew University

Affiliations:

American Chemical Society since 1988; STANYS

John Galbraith  (john.galbraith@marist.edu  Website )

Occupation:

Assosciate Professor of Chemistry, Marist College , Current

Research/Teaching post-doctoral, University of Washington, 1999-2001

Post-doctoral, Hebrew University, 1997-1999

Education:

Ph.D. Physical Chemistry, University of Georgia , 1997

 

B.A. Chemistry, Colorado College , 1992

Affiliations:

Member of American Chemical Society         

Activities

Hosted Mid-Hudson Section 2003/2004 Undergraduate Research Symposium

Chair - Mid-Hudson Section (2005)

Neil Fitzgerald (neil.fitzgerald@marist.edu)

Occupation:

Assosciate Professor and Interim Dean of Science, Marist College                                                                                    

Education:

Ph.D. Analytical Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, 1999

M.Sc. Analytical Chemistry, Loughborough University of Technology, 1993

B.Sc. Chemistry, University of Kent at Canterbury, U.K. , 1991

Affiliations:

American Chemical Society since 2000

Member Royal Society of Chemistry since 1994

Activities 

Co-Organizer – 2003 and 2004 Mid-Hudson Section Undergraduate Research Symposium

National Chemistry Week Coordinator - 2005

Secretary - Mid-Hudson Section (2006)

 

Alternate Councilor

Dan Freedman (freedmad@newpaltz.edu   Website )

Occupation:

Associate Professor of Chemistry, SUNY-New Paltz, since 1999                                                                      

 

Previously, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Bard College

Education:

Ph.D. Inorganic Chemistry, University of Minnesota, 1992

 

BA Chemistry, McAlester College (St. Paul, MN), 1986

Affiliations:

Member of American Chemical Society 

Activities

Secretary of Mid-Hudson Section 2002-2004;

Chair-elect of Mid-Hudson Section (2005)

Chair Mid-Hudson Section (2006)

NCW Chair (2007)

 

 

Olympiad Chair

Lynn Maelia (maelia@msmc.edu  Website )

 

Occupation:

Associate Professor, Mt. Saint Mary College

Education:

B.S. Chemistry, Wilkes College

 

Ph.D. In Inorganic Chemistry from SUNY, Stony Brook, 1985

Affiliations:

ACS member for 22 years

 

Council on Undergraduate Research

Activities

Mid-Hudson ACS: chair-elect (1999); chair  (2000);

 past-chair (2001)

 

Awards Committee Mid-Hudson, 1997-1998

 

Chemistry Olympiad Chair, Mid Hudson ACS 2001-present

 

Member at Large, Mid-Hudson Section, 1997-1998, 2002-2004

 

Co-PI on NSF grant for improving math and science teaching

 

Awards Chair

Patti Cusatis (PATTI63@aol.com)

 

Occupation:

Manager, Technical Service - BASF

Education:

BS. Chemistry, SUNY New Paltz

 

MS. Analytical Chemistry, University of Massachusetts

Affiliations:

Member ACS since 1985 

 

Member ACS Analytical Division
Activities

Participated in National Chemistry Week Events-1989, 1991,1993

 

Secretary, Mid-Hudson Section: 1995-1996

 

Mid-Hudson Section: Chair-elect (1998); chair (1999); past chair (2000)

 

Editor of Mid-Hudson Chemist: 1994-1997, 2000-2003

 

Mid-Hudson ACS awards chair: 2004-09

 

 

Newsletter Editor/Publisher

Gissel Mentore (mentoreg@newpaltz.edu)

 

Occupation:

 Lecturer at SUNY New Paltz, Fall 04-Present

Education:

 
B.Sc.,Chemistry,Polytechnic University 1991

 

 
Ph.D.,Physical Chemistry,Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 2001

Affiliations:

Iota Sigma Pi (since 2000)

Americal Chemical Society (since 1992)

Sigma Xi (Ramapo College Chapter Secretary, since 2002 )

Society for Applied Spectroscopy since 1998
Activities

Participated in Family Night National Chemistry Week Events at SUNY New Paltz

 

Mid-Hudson Chemist editor/publisher since 2004

 

 

 

 

 

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