Gerald (Jerry) D. Fong

Physical and Life Sciences Department

Alfred State College SUNY

Alfred, New York 14801

(607)-587-3692

fongjd@alfredstate.edu

Professional Preparation

Purdue University Chemistry Postdoctoral Fellow, 1979-81

University of Michigan, Chemistry Postdoctoral Fellow, 1978

University of Michigan, Physical Chemistry, Ph.D. 1978

University of Michigan, Physical Chemistry, M. Sc., 1975

College of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, B. Sc., Honors, 1973

Appointments

2006-2015 Program Coordinator, Forensic Science program, SUNY Alfred State College

2000-	Professor of Chemistry, SUNY Alfred State College

environmental chemistry, organic chemistry

1997-2000 Associate Professor of Chemistry , SUNY Alfred State College

chemical instrumentation, analytical chemistry, organic chemistry

1993-97 Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Alfred State College

chemical instrumentation

1991-92 K-12 science education coordinator for Corning Incorporated RD&E Division

1985-92 Senior Research Scientist, Materials and Glass Science, Corning Incorporated

high temperature electrochemistry, diffusion in glassy solids, electrochromics

Senior Scientist, Exploratory Research, Corning Incorporated

solar conversion, novel semiconductors, non-oxide glasses

Current Teaching Responsibilities

Introductory Chemistry 1013 ; General Chemistry 1114 ; Organic Chemistry 3514 and 4524 ; Analytical Chemistry 5414 ; Instrumental Methods 6614 ; Physical Chemistry 6854.

Recent Awards

2006	SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching

2005 SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Research and Scholarship

Publications , Grants and Patents (recent significant work)

ATE-NSF Proposal DUE 0402408 “A Collaboratory for Applications of 3D Visualization Technology in the College Classroom” (with S. Beck, P. Craig, A. Peskin and M. Plumb) 2004

Fong, J., Peskin, A., Plumb, M., A Next Step in Distance Education Delivery, Proceedings of the American Society of Engineering Education Annual Meeting, Albuquerque NM, June 2001

ATE-NSF Proposal DUE 0070910, “ A Two Year College Cooperative Applied

Research Initiative for Faculty and Students in the Engineering and Science Technologies” (with A. Peskin and M. Plumb) 2001

ATE-NSF Proposal DUE 0088392, “Bridging Institutions and Disciplines Using Shared Instrumentation,” (with R. DeRosa, G. McGowan, M. Hluchy) 2001

U.S. Patents : # 4,989,767 ; 4,892,857; 4,847,138; 4,788,165 ; 4, 658, 057

Graduate and Postdoctoral Advisors

Robert Kuczkowski, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan (retired)

Francis Fong, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana (retired)