Mamoun M. Bader
Associate Professor of Chemistry
The Pennsylvania State University
Hazleton, PA 18202

Office:
Kostos 108

Phone:
(570) 450-3385

E-mail: mmb11@psu.edu

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Education

•  1990 Ph.D., Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California Thesis title: "Synthesis and Characterization of New Organic Materials for Nonlinear Optical Applications". Advisor: Professor Larry R. Dalton

•  1985 B.Sc. in Chemistry and Physics, Excellence (Equivalent to Magna Cum Laude), Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.

Experience

•  2003-Present Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, Hazleton, PA 18201.

•  1997-2003 Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, Hazleton, PA 18201.

•  1993-1997 Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, UAE University, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates.

•  1992-1993 Post Doctoral Research Associate, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Advisor; Professor Michael D. Ward.

•  1992-1993 Chemistry Instructor, University of Minnesota, Health Sciences.

•  1990-1992 Visiting Researcher, Hitachi Research Laboratory, Hitachi City, Japan. Advisors; Dr. Atsushi Kakuta & Dr. A. Mukoh.

Visiting Professor

•  Qatar University 2006/2007

•  Montana State University 1999

•  University of Southern California 1996

•  University of Minnesota 1994, 1995, 2001-2004, 2006

Associations

•  Member of the American Chemical Society (ACS) 1986 - Present

• Member of the Materials Research Society 1989 - Present

Service Activities

•  Member of the research committee at PSU-Hazleton (1997-Present)

•  Chair of the research committee (1998-2002)

•  Member of the lecture committee (1997-Present)

•  Faculty advisor and member for the honors program (1998-present)

•  Strategic Planning Committee, PSU-Hazleton, chair, 2005-2006, member 2004-Present

• Promotion and Tenure Committee alternate member

• Recent invited talks:
  Al-Quds University, PHysics Department, January 2008
  QU University Polymer Symposium, April 2008
  2nd QU Science Teaching and Learning Symposium co-organizer, March 2008
  Texas A&M University Qatar, January 2007
  UAE University Physics Department, December 2006

Courses Taught At Penn State University and Other Institutions

Generla, Polymer, Physical and Organic Chemistry

•  Lecture and Laboratory Courses

•  Directed Undergraduate Research Students

 Current Schedule - to be posted