Dr. Paris Svoronos

Education:

Ph.D. (1979) in Organic Chemistry, Georgetown University

Honors:

• Selected for inclusion in the ninth edition of “Who’s Who Among American Teachers
• Selected for inclusion in the 32 nd“Dictionary of International Biography.
• 2004: American Chemical Society- Long Island section- Director at Large
• 2003: Outstanding Community College Professor of the Year- selected by the CASE/Carnegie Endowment Foundation
• 2002: American Chemical Society-Long Island Section- Chair.
• 1997, 1998, 2002, 2004: Who's Who of American Teachers
• 1987: Chemistry Department nominee for the Two-Year College Chemistry Teacher Award given by the Chemical Manufacturers Association.

Courses taught

CH-120/121
CH-127
CH-128
CH-130/131 (lasttime offered in 1985)
CH-151
CH-152
CH-251
CH-252

Teaching Philosophy

I believe that the true meaning of teaching should extend beyond the classroom. I believe that the development of a faculty member in a teaching institution such as Queensborough must involve the students. I am an ardent supporter of frequent testing (as many as seven per semester) and believe in the ability of my better students to conduct workshops for the courses they have just completed. I frequently take my students to the American Chemical Society seminars as well as other talks by invited faculty and require that they submit a written summary. I also believe that a student masters the problem only when he works it out on the blackboard and is forced to explain the answer to the rest of the class. Moreover doing supervised research, however miniscule this may be, is the best way to use judgment in decision making and data interpretation.

Research Interests

Application of basic chemistry in microscale experiments; synthesis of tricoordinate organosulfur compounds

Synthesis, reactivity and electrochemistry of tri-coordinate organosulfur compounds with resaerch groups at Georgetown University and the National Bureau of Standards.

Student Presentations:

• Daqing Gao, Paris Svoronos. Tian Chu Xu and Debbie Maddalena, “An Undergraduate Computational Program at a Community College”, The 37 th Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting, Rutgers University, May 24, 2005 (poster presentation)
• Jorge Ubillus, Pedro Irigoyen and Paris Svoronos “Correlation of the van’t Hoff Factor with the Concentration of Inorganic Solutes Using Computer Interface Freezing Point Depression Measurements.” The 37 th MARM Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Rutgers University, May 24, 2005 (poster presentation).
• Imran Haque, Pedro Irigoyen and Paris Svoronos “Calculation of the Ionization Constant of Weak Carboxylic Acids in Aqueous Solutions Using Freezing Point Depression Measurements Obtained by Computer Interface” 37 th MARM Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Rutgers University, May 24, 2005 (oral presentation).
• Tolulope Falope, Pedro Irigoyen and Paris Svoronos “Comparison of various hot peppers using HPLC (High Pressure Liquid Chromatography) ” 37 th MARM Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Rutgers University, May 24, 2005 (poster presentation).
• Jian Yang, Paris Svoronos, Kathryn Emanuele, Vincent DiProssimo, Barry Moper and Lori Aleo “Mycotoxin: An FDA Concern” 37 th MARM Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Rutgers University, May 24, 2005 (poster presentation).
• Debbie Maddalena (student), Paris Svoronos and Daqing Gao, “Calculation of the pKa value of acetic acid in aqueous solution”, The 53 rd Undergraduate Research Symposium of the American Chemical Society- New York section, Stony Brook, May 7, 2005 (oral presentation)
• Imranul Haque, Paris Svoronos and Pedro Irigoyen “Determination of the Ionization Constant of Weak Carboxylic Acids Using Computer Interface Freezing Point Depression Measurements” The 53 rd Undergraduate Research Symposium of the American Chemical Society- New York section, Stony Brook, May 7, 2005 (oral presentation).
• Jorge Ubilus, Paris Svoronos and Pedro Irigoyen, “Correlation of the van’t Hoff Factor with the Concentration of Inorganic Solutes Using Computer Interface Freezing Point Depression measurements” The 53 rd Undergraduate Research Symposium of the American Chemical Society- New York section, Stony Brook, May 7, 2005 (oral presentation).
• Tolulope Falope, Pedro Irigoyen and Paris Svoronos, Comparison of the Degree of Hotness of Various Hot Peppers Using HPLC(High Pressure Liquid Chromatography)“ The 53 rd Undergraduate Research Symposium of the American Chemical Society- New York section, Stony Brook, May 7, 2005 (oral presentation).
• Jian Yang and Paris Svoronos “ Mycotoxin- A Major FDA Concern” The 53 rd Undergraduate Research Symposium of the American Chemical Society- New York section, Stony Brook, May 7, 2005 (oral presentation).
• Hilda Dan-Archibong (student), Daqing Gao and Paris Svoronos, “An Undergraduate Computational Research Program at a Community College Level”, The 1 st Annual QCC Honors Conference, April 15, 2005 (oral presentation)
• Jorge Ubillus, Paris Svoronos and Pedro Irigoyen “Correlation of the van’t Hoff Factor with the Concentration of Inorganic Solutes Using Computer Interface Freezing Point Depression Measurements”1 st Annual QCC Honors Conference, April 15, 2005 (oral presentation)
• Tolulope Falope, Pedro Irigoyen and Paris Svoronos “Comparison of the degree of “hotness” of various hot peppers using HPLC (High Pressure Liquid Chromatography)” 1 st Annual QCC Honors Conference, April 15, 2005 (oral presentation)
• Jian Yang, Paris Svoronos, Kathryn Emanuele, Vincent Di Prossimo, Barry Moper and Lori Aleo “Mycotoxin: An FDA Concern”,1 st Annual QCC Honors Conference, April 15, 2005 (oral presentation)
• Imran Haque, Paris Svoronos and Pedro Irigoyen “Determination of the Ionization Constant of Weak Carboxylic Acids Using Computer Interface Freezing Point Depression Measurements” 1 st Annual QCC Honors Conference, April 15, 2005 (oral presentation).

Own Presentations:

• Paris Svoronos “The Honors Program in Chemistry” 1 st Annual QCC Honors Conference, April 15, 2005
• Paris Svoronos “From GED to Medical School: Helping Community College Students Make This Transition” 2005 League Innovations, New York, NY, March 8, 2005.
• Paris Svoronos “Exploiting the Chemistry Abilities of a Community College Student” Invited presentation by the American Chemical Society-Nevada section, University of Nevada-Las Vegas, Las Vegas NV, November 8, 2004.
• Paris Svoronos “American Professoriate: A Status Report” Invited Presentation at the “Seminar for Higher Education Reporters”, sponsored by the Hechinger Institute Teachers College, Columbia University, New York NY, October 24, 2004.

Publications:  

• T.J. Bruno and P.D.N. Svoronos “Handbook of Basic Tables for Chemical Analysis” 2 nd edition. CRC Press, Boca Raton FL(Book publication)
• Irina Rutenburg and Paris Svoronos, Laboratory Manual for Introductory College Chemistry, Kendall Hunt, 2004.

Grants:

1. Daqing Gao and Paris Svoronos “Computational Study of Organic Host-Guest Chemistry and Carbon Acids in Solution”. CUNY Community College Incentive Research Grant ($30,000).
2. 2003: CUNY-equipment grant ($79,400) for the purchase of 1H and 13C NMR (co-PI)
3. 2002: Peer-tutoring (PLTL) grant ($5,000) funded by the National Science Foundation
4. 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998: Faculty development grants funded by CUNY ($2,800- $4,000 each).
5. 1987 and 1999: Equipment grants for undergraduate research funded by CUNY ($15,000).