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Alvin Siegel
Professor
Physical Chemistry & Chemical Oceanography
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CONTACT INFORMATION
Address
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
1 University Plaza
Long Island University
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Telephone
(718) 488-1443
E-mail
Alvin.Siegel@liu.edu
PREVIOUS POSITIONS
Professor
Southampton College, Long Island University 1967 - 2005
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute Lab. 1961 - 1967
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Physical Chemistry (1962) Rutgers University
B.S., Biology/Microbiology (1953) City College of New York, CUNY
POSITIONS HELD
Academic Dean of the College; 1989 - 1995
Natural Science Division - Director
Marine Science Program - Director
Chair of Chemistry Department
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Chemical oceanography - trace metals and organic chelators
- Studies on extraction of chelating organics (amino acids) from seawater, interaction of trace
metal and organic species in seawater
- Effects of physical phenomena such as bubbling on the state of trace metals in seawater
- Environmental issues - climate change - emphasis on chemical issues