MAHER ATTEYA  Ph.D.

Professor of Chemistry Georgia State University Clarkston Campus

Office Phone Number: 678-891-3350 

Office Number CC 1122

Address: 555 N. Indian Creek Dr. Clarkston, GA 30021

E-Books Publications:

Survey of Chemistry of Chemistry 1 eBook – 2019 [ALG Grant] 

https://gsusurveychemistry.org/

https://gsusurveychemistry.org/courses/content-marketing/

Survey of Chemistry of Chemistry 2 eBook – 2020 [ALG Grant] 

https://gsusurveychemistry.org/

https://gsusurveychemistry.org/courses/chem-1151/

Principle of Chemistry 1 eBook – 2021 [ALG Grant] 

https://gsuprincipleschemistry.org/

https://gsuprincipleschemistry.org/courses/chem_1211/

Principle of Chemistry 2 eBook – 2022 [Proposal to be submitted to ALG] Draft: 

https://sites.google.com/site/maheratteyaphd/publications-books?authuser=0

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UadpXCRbeiaKcFPKGZ9_hKQF4JqHHYWc/view

Survey of Chemistry 1 Online Lab Using a Kit published in iCollege Survey of Chemistry 1 Hybrid Lab published in iCollege

Survey of Chemistry 1 Online Lab Template using Simulations/ Videos published in iCollege Survey of Chemistry 1 – Kitchen Based Lab Experiments posted in iCollege

Survey of Chemistry 2 – Kitchen Based Lab Experiments to be published

University Students’ Clubs:

Co – Advisor of Science Club

Co – Advisor of Pre - Professional Chemistry Club 

MSA Club Active Member

Webpages

1.    LinkedIn Webpage:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/maher-atteya-ph-d-b36681a1 

2.    Google Sites Webpage: 

https://sites.google.com/site/maheratteyaphd

3.    My Personal Webpage:

http://maher.mitinc.net

Academic Achievement

 EDUCATION

September 1994 – June 1996: Post-Doctoral Studies in surface/Heterogeneous

Catalysis related to the Environment

(UNIVERSITY OF DENVER - Denver, Colorado

September 1990 – June 1994 Ph.D. in Applied Chemistry Minor: Petroleum Engineering

(COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES – Golden, Colorado)

August 1987 – September 1990 M.S. in Chemistry 

(KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY - Manhattan, Kansas)

August 1976 – June1982 B.S. & M.S. in Chemical Engineering

(Technische Hochschule Carl Schorlemmer - Leuna- Merseburg - Former DDR Universität merged with Martin- Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg in 1993)

OTHER TRAININGS 

2009 Quality Matters Certification

Quality Matters Program for Evaluating Online Courses 

April 1998 – 2003 Diploma in Computer Repair (PROFESSIONAL CAREER DEVELOPMENT – Norcross, Georgia)

 March 1994 – February 1998 Diploma in Computer Programming and Operation

(CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF ELECTRONICS – Cleveland, Ohio)

June 1991 – June 1992 Diploma in Automotive Mechanics

(INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOLS – Scranton, Pennsylvania)

HONORS AND SPECIAL RECOGNITION

Clark Atlanta University Center of Nano Science and Technology Fellowship – 2 year Colleges representative

2008 Who is who for Best Educator?

2007 Emory University PRISM Program Fellowship

Governor Excellent Teacher’s Fellowship – University System of Georgia

 Excellent National Educator for 2-Year Colleges (NISOD) for 2005

 Excellent National Educator for 2-Year Colleges (NISOD) for 2018

Certificate of Achievement Connecting Teachers and Technology Georgia Perimeter College – Clarkston, Georgia)

1996 Outstanding Achievement Award

(UNIVERSITY OF DENVER - Denver, Colorado)

1996 Certification and Acknowledgment

(UNIVERSITY OF DENVER - Denver, Colorado)

1994 Recognition Award

(COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES - Golden, Colorado)

1992 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award

(COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES - Golden, Colorado)

1991 Karen Morehouse Best Paper Award

1991 conference on Hazardous Waste Research

(KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY- Manhattan, Kansas)

PUBLICATIONS

1. M. Atteya and K. J. Klabunde Nanoscale: Metal Oxide Particles as Chemical Reagents: Heat of Adsorption of Heteroatom – Containing Organic on Heat – Treated Magnesium Oxide Samples of Varying Surface Areas, Chem. Materials, 3, 182 (1991).

2. M. Atteya, Y. Xi Li, O. Koper and K.J. Klabunde; Adsorption and Decomposition of Organophosphorus Compounds on Nanoscale Metal Oxide Particles: In Situ GCMS of Pulsed Microreactions over Magnesium Oxide, Chem. Materials, 4 323 (1992)

3. A. R. Chughtai, M. M. O. Atteya, B K. Konowalshuk, M. L. Rosenberger, D. M. Smith, "Interaction of SOx and NOx with Soot, " Symposia Preprints, Div. Fuel. Chem,. Am. Chem. Soc., 41 (1), 189-194 (1996).

4. D. M. Smith, M. M. O. Atteya, B. K. Konowalchuk, M. L. Rosenberger, A. R. Chughtai, "Absorbed Molecular Oxygen  and the Surface  Behavior  of Soot,"  Symposia Preprints, Div. Fuel. Chem., Am. Chem. Soc., 41 (1), 133-137 (1996).

5. A.R. Chughtai, M.M.O. Atteya, J. Kim, B.K. Konowalchuk, and D.M. Smith, "Adsorption and adsorbate interaction at soot particle surfaces", Carbon, 36(11), 1573-1589 (1998).

6.  A.R. Chughtai, G.R. Williams, M.M.O. Atteya, N.J. Miller, and D.M. Smith, "Carbonaceous particle hydration", Atmos. Environ., 1999, in press.

7. HETEROGENEOUS CHEMISTRY OF CARBON AEROSOLS ; Annual Review of Physical Chemistry ; Vol. 57: 105-128 (Volume publication date May 2006) Oct 26, 2005 ... reactive ClONO2 uptake on nitric acid  trihydrate. ......  Rogaski CA, Golden  DM, Williams LR. 1997. Reactive uptake and hydration ex- ... berger ML,  Atteya  MMO, Smith DM. 1996

8. General chemistry 1 : laboratory manual By Maher Atteya (51 pages); April 30, 1998; TX0005288347 / 2000-09-11

9. General chemistry 2 : laboratory manual By Maher Atteya (108 pages); April 30, 1999; TX0005258867 / 2000-09-11

10. Fabrication of Functional Conductive Nanofibers:Autjor: Olubi, Omotunde, Laurisa London,   Deepti   Gadi,   Biswajit   Sannigrahi,   Maher   Atteya   and   M.D.    Williams. Fabrication of Functional Conductive Nanofibers Compose of A,_-bi-DNP-poly(2- methoxystyrene), Polystyrene Including Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes for Studying Materialcell Interactions  and Gold  Nanoparticles/synthetic Functional Polymer Nanofibers for  B," Polymer Preprints, v.51, 2010, p. 650

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

2006 - Present

Polymer Chemistry: Carbon Nano Fibers and Polymer Nano Fibers

1994 – 1996

Surface/heterogeneous catalysis of Hexane Soot:

EPR studies of hexane soot with various pollutant Gases such as SO2, NO2, and O3

Adsorption/desorption studies of SO2, water vapor temperatures.

1991 – 1994

Kinetic Studies of Fuel Thermal Instability

Autoxidation of hydrocarbons and hydrocarbon mixtures.

Jet Fuel Thermal Oxidation Tester used for kinetic studies at various temperatures, pressures and flow rates

Effects of metal surfaces on instability of fuels.

Effects of nitrogen/sulfur organic compounds on fuel instability.

1988 – 1990

Heat adsorption of Phosphorus and sulfur organic Compounds on Heat Treated MgO

Heat of adsorption determination by solution calorimeter.

Various phosphorus/sulfur organic compounds tested as environmental pollutants and chemical warfare agents.

MgO surface area characterization by BET, FT- IR, X- Ray diffraction.

Possible usage of MgO as catalyst for destruction of air pollutants.

Various commercial and lab go sources with variable sized surface areas examined

1981 – 1982

NH3 Adsorption on crystalline Alumosilicates and amorphous SiO2 – Al2 O3 Solids

Zeolites with variable Si/Al ratios investigated.

NH3 adsorption/desorption followed bye TPD method and IR.

The average acid strength of zeolites determined from the peak maximal of higher temperatures.

Surface characterization of amorphous SiO2 – Al2O3 solids by IR – TPD methods.

Editorial

Editor of Central European Science Journal 

Editor of International Journal of Science

Introducing New Technology at Campus

Development of an E – lab with corporation of Ken Moss (Technology Staff) Using WebCT Vista in all courses taught:

a. Development of 4 templates for Survey Chemistry 1 and 2 and their Corresponding labs

b. Development of 4 templates for Principle Chemistry 1 and 2 and their Corresponding labs

c. Development of very comprehensive Web page (which includes over 60 pages).

d. Lectures and Labs hand written Notes are posted on the web (web page) using PDF format

Professional Growth and Development

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES AND RELATED ORGANIZATIONS

2002 Georgia Adopt-A-Stream Society

2001 – present 2YC3 Chemical Society

2001 – present Georgia Academy of Science

1990 – 2008 American Chemical Society

1989 – 1990 Phi Lambda Upsilon

PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS

“The Use of Magnesium Oxide as Adsorbent for Many Organic and Hazardous Waste” Conference of Hazardous Waste, Manhattan, Kansas, December 1991.

“How to Load A Calendar into WebCT Using Microsoft Word” Technology Workshop Series, Georgia Perimeter College, Math and Science Department, Decatur, Georgia, April 2001

“The Smog and Lung Cancer” Science Club, Georgia Perimeter College, Math and Science Department, Decatur, Georgia, October 2002

“How to Prepare for a Science Class”, Center of Advising and Counseling, Georgia Perimeter College, Decatur, Georgia, February 2003

“Chemistry   of    Cancer”,   STEM   Initiative   Presentation,                     Georgia Perimeter College, Clarkston, Georgia, October 2012

PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES ATTENDED

1991 Conference of Hazardous Waste

2000 – present Online Webinars and Seminars in Teaching and Learning

2001 – present Georgia Academy of Science Annual Conference 

2002 Teleconferencing -Advanced Network for E-Learning (Readynet Conference)

2002 Teaching and Learning with Advanced Technologies Conference

2003 Instructional Teaching Council – Conference on TeleLearning

2008 – present Excellence in Teaching and Learning – Kennesaw State University

Service to the Institution

2012 – present Professor of Chemistry

2004 – 2008 Interim Department Chair for Sciences

Co – interim chair of Math/Science/ Physical Education department

2005 Associate Professor of Chemistry

2004 Chair Chemistry Screening Committee

2004 Chair Technology Committee - Decatur Campus

2004 Science Executive Committee

2004 Alternate Campus Senator at Faculty Senate

2004 Decatur Campus Math Club Volunteer

2003 Taskforce Committee on Implementation of WebCT Vista

2003Taskforce Committee for Forensic Sciences Course Development

2003 Chair Course Material Review Committee

2003 Chemistry Screening Committee

2000 – present Chemistry Curriculum Committee –Survey of Chemistry and Biochemistry

2000 – Chemistry Curriculum Committee – Principles of Chemistry

2000- present Science Club – Decatur and Clarkston Campuses

2000 – 2008Technology Committee

2000 – present Georgia Science Olympiad Competition Developer/Advisor

2000 – 2008 Distance Learning Committee

2001 – 2013 College Court Committee - Decatur and Clarkston Campuses

2001   MAP

2000 – 2008 Academic and Professional Development Committee

2001 – 2008 Facility Committee

2002 – 2008 Student Exclusion Committee

2003 – 2008 Event Committee

Service to the Community

2004 Life Enrichment Program (for Senior Citizen) Volunteer

2003 Keep Dekalb – Keep Georgia Clean Volunteer

2000 – present Georgia Science Olympiad Volunteer

2002 – 2008 Georgia-Adopt-A-Stream Volunteering Program

2002 – present Somali – African Refugee Program Volunteer

Employment History

Clark   Atlanta   University  Nano  Research  Center    Representative   of  2 - year community  colleges  at  the Nano Science  Research and Technology

2009 – 2008 Adjunct Faculty

Teaching General Chemistry Labs (Agnes Scott College Decatur, Georgia)

2012 – present Professor of Chemistry (PERMITER COLLEGE – Clarkston Campus)

2004 – 2008 Interim Department Chair for Sciences

2006 – 2011 Associate Professor of Chemistry 2000 – 2005 Assistant Professor of Chemistry

Teaching Survey Chemistry 1 and 2 lectures and labs, Principal of Chemistry 1 and 2 lectures and labs on Campus.

Teaching Survey Chemistry 1 and 2 lectures and labs, Principal of Chemistry 1 and 2 lectures and labs online Using WebCT Vista (PERMITER COLLEGE – Decatur Campus)

1998 – 2000 Instructor of Chemistry

Teaching General Chemistry I and II lectures and labs, developing labs and Web classes in general chemistry I and II. (LIFE UNIVERSITY - Marietta, Georgia)

1998 – 2000 Adjunct Assistant Professor

Teaching introduction to Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry lectures. (CLAYTON COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY - Morrow, Georgia)

1998 – 2000 Adjunct Assistant Professor

Teaching introduction to Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, general chemistry 1 and 2 lectures and Labs.

(GEORGIA PERMITER COLLEGE – (DEKALB COLLEGE) - Clarkston, Georgia)

1996 – 1998 Adjunct Assistant professor

Teaching General Chemistry I and II Lectures, and General Chemistry labs. (COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES – Golden, Colorado)

1994 – 1995 Visiting Professor at Colorado School of Mines

1994 – 1998 Adjunct Faculty

Teaching general, Principal Chemistry labs and Analytical Chemistry lab.

(METROPOLITAN STATE COLLEGE – Denver, Colorado)

1993 – 1994 Lab Coordinator

Managing and dispensing chemicals and glassware. Preparing solutions of Physical Chemistry, Organic and integrated labs. Trouble shoot and maintain HPLC, GC, GC-MS,

(COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES – Golden, Colorado)

1991 – 1993 Graduate Teaching Assistant

Courses Taught: General Chemistry lab, sophomore Quantitative  Analytical  chemistry  lag, senior/junior Chemistry integrated lab (which  includes  analytical organic and analytical inorganic projects using various chemical instrumentation such as GC, H  – NMR, GC – MS, UV visible, IR, Atomic absorption HPLC,

boiling and melting determination instrumentation, Jet Fuel Thermal Oxidation Tester (JFTOT)).

(COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES – Golden, Colorado)

1990 – 1993 Graduate Research Assistant

Sophomore/junior Physical Chemistry  lab including various  physical experiments intended for chemical engineers and applied chemists

(COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES – Golden, Colorado)

1988 – 1990 Graduate Research Assistant

Working with and developing high vacuum apparatus made of glass and used for catalyst activation / regeneration. Working with surface area characterizing instrumentation such as solution calorimeter, BET

Surface   Area   Determination   Instrument,   X   –   ray   Diffraction    (KANSAS               STATE UNIVERSITY - Manhattan, Kansas)