Resume

• 18349814

  New York State Teacher Certification

  Chemistry 7-12

  New York State Education Department

  Level 1 Track and Field Coach

  USATF

• 2009

  Sara Erlichman

  Poster Presentation: Liquid crystals are synthesized from chalcone-based monomers in an green reaction. Epichlorohydran was reacted with 4-hydroxyacetophenone in presence of acetone and sodium hydroxide in a ring-opening polymerization reaction to yield 1-[4-[3-(4-acetylphenoxy)-2-oxidopropoxy]phenyl}

  Green Chemistry of Chalcones: Synthesis of Liquid Crystals

  Kevin Kittredge

  Marina Kittredge

  Jason Hofstein

  Kyle McElHoney

  Lukasz Gauza

  Poster Presentation: We report the acid-catalyzed synthesis of biodiesel from vegetable oil. A variety of acid catalysts were examined (H2SO4

  Nafion NR 50

  p-toluenesulfonic acid

  MgO

  lauric acid

  DOWEX and Amberlyst). Two heating methods were explored

  conventional and microwave. The heats of combustion for the biodiesel produced were determined and found to be between 38.7493 and 40.5560 kJ/g and are similar to those reported in the literature. These values are within 11-13% of commercially available diesel fuel (45.5193 kJ/g).

  Evaluation of acid catalysts and conventional vs. microwave heating in the acid-catalyzed synthesis of biodiesel from vegetable oil

  Kevin Kittredge

  Marina Kittredge

  Convenient microwave-assisted synthesis of various N

  N-diethylamides

  Green chemistry: Scaled-up solvent-free synthesis of chalcones and epoxidation of synthesized chalcones with hydrogen peroxide

  Lauren Ritchie

  Green chemistry in the organic lab: An ongoing process at Siena College

  Kevin Kittredge

  Kyle McElhoney

  Sarah Amie

  Marietje Hauprich

  Microwave synthesis and characterization of biodiesel from used cooking oil

  Kevin Kittredge

  The Green Chemistry Summer Institute is a free 3-day workshop for high school teachers supported by funding from a US EPA Region 2 Pollution Prevention grant in partnership with the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation.\n\nI was a participating partner for the first two years (Summer 2013 and Summer 2014) of the program and helped to secure grant funding for the project.

  Green Chemistry in Higher Education: A Region 2 Faculty Workshop

  The Green Chemistry in Higher Education workshop was a three-day hands-on workshop\nfor EPA Region 2 colleges and universities. Funded through an EPA Region 2 Source\nReduction grant

  the goal of the workshop was to catalyze the adoption of green chemistry\nwithin chemistry programs at Region 2 higher education institutions. The workshop\nfeatured sessions on different methodologies for infusing green chemistry in to chemistry\ncourses

  including: implementing industrial case studies in higher education

  adopting\ngreener laboratory exercises

  green chemistry and toxicology in lecture courses and\nworking sessions on re-designing curricular materials.

  O'Brien

  Michael

  Germantown Central School District

  Siena College

  Siena College

  Siena College

  Adjunct Professor

  Albany

  New York Area

  Siena College

  Germantown

  NY

  • Instructing students in Chemistry

  General Chemistry I

  Green Technology

  and Chemistry Electives.\n\n• Instructing students on chemistry laboratory techniques and safety practices.\n\n• Developing curriculum to promote student learning

  student safety

  and green chemistry.\n\n• Serving as Class Advisor for the Class of 2016 and as a member of the 7-12 Curriculum and Instruction Committee.

  Secondary Teacher

  Germantown Central School District

  • Instructed undergraduate students on the laboratory techniques of general chemistry and organic chemistry. \n\n• Wrote and modified laboratory experiments to promote student learning and safety while reducing waste production.\n\n• Trained undergraduate students in NMR

  GC

  MS

  and UV-Vis spectroscopic techniques.\n\n• Instructed and provided guidance for undergraduate research students. \n\n• Worked

  in conjunction with New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and Beyond Benign

  to promote the use of green chemistry experiments in high school classrooms. \n\n• Developed a paperless laboratory reporting system incorporating Blackboard and Turn-It-In technology.\n\n• Developed a course in green technology and sustainability centered around the Siena College campus.

  Siena College

  Siena College

  Loudonville

  NY

  • Instructed undergraduate students on the laboratory techniques of general chemistry and organic chemistry. \n\n• Wrote and modified laboratory experiments to promote student learning and safety while reducing waste production.\n\n• Trained undergraduate students in NMR

  GC

  MS

  and UV-Vis spectroscopic techniques.\n\n• Instructed and provided guidance for undergraduate research students. \n\n• Worked

  in conjunction with New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and Beyond Benign

  to promote the use of green chemistry experiments in high school classrooms. \n\n• Developed a paperless laboratory reporting system incorporating Blackboard and Turn-It-In technology.\n\n• Developed a course in green technology and sustainability centered around the Siena College campus.

  Lecturer in Chemistry

  MS

  Adolescence Education

  The College of Saint Rose

  Curriculum and Instruction in Secondary Schools

  Disability in Education

  General Chemistry I

  Ecology

  Educational Research

  Analytical Chemistry II

  Adolescent Psychology and Development

  Advanced Writing

  Advanced Organic/Inorganic Chemistry

  Child Abuse Prevention

  General Biology I

  Assessment and Evaluation

  Calculus II

  Analytical Chemistry I

  Educational Foundations

  Calculus I

  AIDS/Communicable Diseases Workshop

  Cell Biology

  General Biology II

  Calculus III

• 2008

  Graduate Coursework

  Completed graduate courses in chemistry.

  Chemistry

  University of Oregon Graduate School

• 2004

  BS

  Chemistry

  Siena College

• NMR

  Problem Solving

  Research

  Microsoft Office

  Higher Education

  Science

  Public Speaking

  Chemistry

  Data Analysis

  Organic Chemistry

  PowerPoint

  Green Chemistry

  Proposal Writing

  Curriculum Development

  Word

  Microsoft Excel

  Science Education

  Biochemistry

  Excel

  Teaching

  CWCS Green Chemistry Workshop 2005: Changes in curriculum

  research and a department

  Hillary Hofstein

  CWCS Green Chemistry Workshop 2005: Changes in curriculum

  research and a department

  Transforming the Organic Chemistry Lab at Siena College: An Ongoing Experiment in Green Chemistry

  Jason Hofstein