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Technician:
this is my
full-time gig!
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Laboratory
Specialist, Sciences I, Chemistry
► Lab Setup for
CHEM: 1A,
1B,
2,
10,
12A, 12B, 30A,
30B
► Departmental purchasing,
budgeting, and inventory control
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Hazardous material storage and disposal
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Health and Safety
Advisory Committee
► Student advisement and instructor resource person
► and
all sorts of other stuff too numerous to mention!
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Bio:
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I decided I wanted to be a chemist at the
age of eight or nine and have never regretted it. Understanding of chemistry,
the central science, leads to a vigorous appreciation of the power of the
human intellect, the wonders of life, and the fragility of our environment. As a high school senior in
1962 [before the grade-inflation era!] I scored an 800 on the CEEB Chemistry
Achievement Test.
I have been a full-time lab technician and a part-time instructor
at Monterey Peninsula College since late 1998, but have taught chemistry
full-time for over thirty years. Before
coming to MPC, I taught at several institutions of higher education in
the New York City area, including: St. Joseph's College, Ramapo College
of New Jersey, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Yeshiva University,
and the New York College of Podiatric Medicine, where I was chairman of
the biochemistry department and assistant dean of the basic sciences division. I
served for several years on the biochemistry test committee of the
National Board of Podiatry Examiners and have extensive experience in the
areas of admissions, health professions advisement, curriculum development,
and evaluation of student performance. I have been described by one of my colleagues at MPC as "a walking chemical encyclopedia."
I
am a member of the American Chemical Society, the American Association
for the Advancement of Science, the New York Academy of Sciences, the Lab Safety
Institute, National Fire Protection Association, California Campus
Environmental Health and Safety Association, American Association of
University Professors, and California School Employees Association, of which I
am currently the secretary of Chapter 245.
I read voraciously, play chess, pool, and darts, and am an aficionado
[and actually a former DJ in NYC] of reggae, socalypso, and world beat music. I also enjoy
classical music and
art. I also love hiking, camping, biking, and
swimming. Devoted to gastronomy, I enjoy dining at the many
excellent restaurants in the Monterey area, and, like most chemists I
know, I'm no slouch myself in the kitchen. I'm actively involved in community
recovery services ("I was a chemically - dependent chemist!"). My son is currently attending Cal Poly
(Pomona), where he
is majoring in computer science.
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Education:
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I hold a B.S. in
Chemistry from Case Western Reserve University,
a
M.A. in Chemistry from Columbia University,
and a Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences/Biochemistry
from the
City University of New York,
Mount Sinai School of Medicine.
[1967, 1968, and 1981, respectively, if you really have
to know!]
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Got to get a better pic!