CHEMISTRY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

Professor Robert Conley  will be awarded a Special Recognition Award for the years of diligent work he has done for the EOP students on Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at EOP's Annual Awards Ceremony.

Undergraduate Student Receives Multiple Awards for Research. Ms. Camila Rohr Modenesi, working under the guidance of her advisor Dr. Lev Krasnoperov and also Dr. Larisa Krishtopa,  has recently received recognition for her work on "The Destruction of Freons in Corona Discharge".  Corona discharges produce non-thermal plasmas, where the temperature of electrons is much higher than the temperature of ions and neutral species.  In her research, Ms. Modenesi studied chemical transformations of freons in the environment similar to that occurring in the natural electrical phenomena in the stratosphere caused by severe thunderstorms.  

Ms. Modenesi took first place in the Second Annual Provost's Student Research Showcase at NJIT on April 12, 2006.  Additionally, she won second place in the McNair Symposium at NJIT on April 9, 2006 and second place at the LRIG (Laboratory of Robotics Interest Group) Mid Atlantic Chapter Student poster contest held at Montclair State University on March 23, 2006.

Graduate Student Receives NSF Student Scholarship. Hao Wang, a Ph.D. student in Environmental Science has recently received an NSF Student Scholarship to cover a portion of his expenses to attend the 10th Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference June 26-30, 2006 in Washington, D.C.  Mr. Hao is presently working on his dissertation focusing on the study of ionic liquids for bioremediation with Dr. Sanjay Malhotra.

Dr. Frank Ellis Guest Speaker at Science National Honor Society's 2nd Induction Ceremony at Science Park High School. On March 23, 2006 Dr. Frank Ellis made quite a memorable speech as the guest speaker at Science Park High School's 2nd induction ceremony for the Science National Honor Society.

  

NJIT Student Wins First Prize in Poster Contest Sponsored by The Laboratory Robotics Interest Group of the American Chemical Society. Nirupama Gupta, a Ph.D. student at NJIT was awarded 1st prize and $200 in a poster contest sponsored by The Laboratory Robotics Interest Group of the American Chemical Society Meeting at Montclair State University on March 23rd, 2006, 3 to 9 pm.  Ms. Gupta's poster was about   Biodegradation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons by Bacterial Laccases Using Laccase Mediator Systems.  She is part of a research group working with Dr. Edgardo Farinas at NJIT.