Saumil Christian is a Professor of Chemistry. He received his Bachelor's degree in Biochemistry from City College of New York in 2007 and his Master's degree in Chemistry from the same institution in 2009. His Master's thesis was on investigating the natural degradation of a discontinued pesticide in the environment. His scientific interests include medicinal chemistry, organic synthesis and instrumental analysis of molecules. Outside of scientific interests, he enjoys database programming, video gaming, and plant gardening.

Education

City College of City University of New York --- Masters in Chemistry (2009)

• Master's Thesis: H-NMR Study of Dichlorvos Degradation - Kinetics and Product Identification

City College of City University of New York --- Bachelors in Chemistry (with Biochemistry option) (2007)

• Undergraduate Research: NMR Dichlorvos Degradation in D2O under neutral and basic conditions.

Publication

1. Christian, Saumil, Padmanava Pradhan & Urs Jans. (2017). Investigation of the Nucleophilic Attack of Dichlorvos by Reduced Sulfur Species Using 1H NMR. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 66(2), 424-431.

Experience

San Antonio College (2016-present)

2 years of ft teaching at Bronx Community College of NYC (2014-2016)

Adjunct Instructor at City College of CUNY (2015)

Lab Technician at City College of CUNY (2015)

Technician at International Flavors and Fragrances(2014)