Distinguished Chemist
Radiation chemistry
Ionic liquids and molten salts (design, physical chemistry, structure, chemical reactivity therein, including electron transfer and radiation chemistry)
Studies of electron transfer and substitution mechanisms using high-pressure techniques
Development of new accelerators and new detection techniques in pulse radiolysis
Green and sustainable chemistry
Telephone #: (631) 344-4327
Education, experience and selected activities:
S. B., Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1979
Ph. D., Inorganic Chemistry, Stanford University, 1985
National Science Foundation Predoctoral Research Fellow, Stanford University, 1980-83
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Rutgers University, 1985-87
Staff Scientist, Brookhaven National Laboratory, 1987-present
Founding Organizer, International Conference on Ionizing Processes (ICIP 2016), Long Island, Oct. 10-14, 2016
Vice Chair, 2014 Gordon Research Conference in Radiation Chemistry
Maria Skłodowska-Curie Medal, Polish Radiation Research Society, 2019
16th Conférence Jean Perrin Lecturer, Division de Chimie Physique of the Société Chimque de France, 2nd European Conference on Physical Chemistry, Borgo, France, 2017
25th QUILL Lecturer, Queens University Ionic Liquid Laboratory, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 2012
New York City Lewis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation Keeper of the Alliance Flame, 2010
DOE Office of Science Undergraduate Research Programs Outstanding Mentor Award, 2006
Co-organizer, I&EC Section symposia on "Molten Salt Chemistry", Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Fall 2023 ACS National Meetings
Co-organizer, PHYS Section symposia on "Physical Chemistry of Ionic Liquids", ACS National Meetings, Fall 2006, Spring 2010, Fall 2014, Spring 2018, Spring 2024
Co-editor (with B. S, M. Rao), "Recent Trends in Radiation Chemistry," World Scientific, Singapore, (2010) (ISBN 978-981-4282-07-9)
Guest Editor (with E. W. Castner, Jr.), Journal of Physical Chemistry B special issue on "Physical Chemistry of Ionic Liquids", 111 (18), 2007
Co-editor (with D. G. Nocera) of "Photochemistry and Radiation Chemistry: Complementary Methods for the Study of Electron Transfer" Adv. Chem Ser. 254, American Chemical Society, Washington, DC, (1998) (ISBN 0-8412-3499-X)