Assistant High School

Terry L. HELSER, Ph.D.

Professor

Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry

S.U.N.Y. College at Oneonta,

Oneonta, N.Y. 13820-4015

Phone: 607-***-****, or -3193;

Fax: 607-***-****

My home address is 706 Middlefield Road, Schenevus, N.Y. 12155-3511

(Phone: 607-***-****) Email to: ********@*******.***.

I joined the Chemistry

Department in September 1980, and was promoted to Associate Professor

in 1989 and Professor in 1999. I was elected Chairman for the 2000-01 year

and from 2004-2007.

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Education B.A. with Honors in Chemistry, Manchester College, N.

Manchester, IN, 6/67

Ph.D. in Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 1/72; studied

aminoglycoside antibiotic resistance in E. coli with Dr. Julian

E. Davies (see

)

Postdoctoral Training

Research Fellow from 9/75-9/77, Brown University, Providence, RI; studied

Cycloheximide effects on S. cerevisiae with Dr. Albert Dahlberg

(see )

Visiting Scientist from 1/75-9/75 in Oncology, Roswell Park Memorial Institute,

Buffalo, NY; studied prostate cancer with Dr. William Carter

Postdoctoral from 1/72-12/74 in Molecular Biology, U. of California, Irvine:

studied rRNA processing in S. cerevisiae with Dr. Calvin S. McLaughlin

(see

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Experience

Editorial consultant on textbooks for Addison Wesley (97,96), Brooks/ Cole

(95,96), J. Wiley (97,93-94), Wm. C. Brown (94,95,96), Worth (95) and West

(93,95) publishers

Sabbatic, 9/86-8/87 at U. of N. Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC with Dr. Howard

Fried, studying ribosome export from the nucleus in X. laevis oocytes.

NSF Fellow, 5-9/84 at SUNY @ Albany, NY with Dr.

Richard Zitomer, studying transcriptional control for the CYC7 gene

in yeast.

Visiting Professor, 5-9/80 at Hershey Medical Center, Pennsylvania State

U. with Dr. Anita K. Hopper, studying rna gene mutations in yeast.

Assistant Professor of Biology at Millersville State College, PA from 9/77-8/80.

My numerous word and rebus puzzles have been published in Chem Matters,

J.

Chem. Educ. and other journals (see

).

I have presented general and professional programs at local (Faculty

Research Show (01,02 & 04), MUG ONE, The Oneonta Chapter of Sigma Xi,

Educators' Open House, Career Day, SUNY Cobleskill, Hartwick College, and

SUNY Delhi) and national (Biennial Conference on Chemical Education, Conference

on Instructional Technology, etc.) venues. Examples of conferences I attended

are the A.S.M. Ribosome meeting, American Chemical Society and Sigma Xi

conventions, and Cornell Biotechnology and Leermaker Symposia. I have attended

other workshops on "Co-operative Chemistry Labs" at Clemson University,

"BioQUEST®" at Beloit College, and "Writing to Learn" at SUNY Oneonta.

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Membership in Professional Societies

My memberships include The American Chemical

Society since 1994, The American Society for

from 1972-98,The American Association for the Advancement of

since 1977,, The Scientific

Research Society, since 1980, The New York Academy of Science, 1980-90,

Text & Academic Authors Assn., Inc. 1996-98, and teachers' unions like

UUP, NYSUT, etc.

Grants

Among my successful awards were faculty development funding in 2008, three W.B. Ford Grants from SUNY @ Oneonta

in 2000, 1994 and 1989, a N.S.F. Science Faculty P.D.P. Grant for research

at SUNY @ Albany in 1984, a Research Corp. Cottrell Grant in 1982-84, a

SUNY Faculty Research Fellowship in 1981, another N.S.F. Science Faculty

P.D.P. Grant to work at Penn. State U., Hershey in 1980, and an Academic

Research Grant from Millersville State Univ. in 1978.

Teaching

Currently, I am retired, effective July 1, 2011, and looking forward to moving

to MD to be more involved in my grandchildren's lives. Someone has to teach

them to catch fish.formerly, I taught Undergraduate

Seminar one

Fall, Introductory

Biochemistry class and lab every semester and Biochemistry

II,

Spring semester for science majors. I also taught Chemistry

for Everyday Life class and/or labs, Introductory

GOB Chemistry and General

Chemistry 111-112 labs as needed. I also taught Biotechnology

class and labs Spring semesters (teamed with Biology Dept. and Columbia

Univ. faculty), First Year one Fall

and General Biology while at Millersville State University. My recent efforts were to introduce active, cooperative techniques into

both class and the lab (see ).

I converted my labs to a "discovery" format, more like science

is actually done, and removed the cookbook.

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Administrative Service

My departmental duties include being department chairman from 2004-2007 and

in the 2000-01 academic year. I was chairman of the Library Committee and

representative to the College Senate for ten terms. I volunteered as a new faculty mentor in 2009-10.

I was elected alternate SUNY faculty senator for 2007-08. I serve on the Food and Nutrition Programs Advisory Committee. Previously,

I served as Chairman and Treasurer of the Committee on Research. I have

been a member of the Divisional Council, Council of Chairs, the Faculty Administrative Council, the Academic Excellence

Committee, the Retention Advisement Committee, the Public Events Committee,

the Institutional Review Committee, the College Library Committee and the

Academic Priorities/ Resource Allocation Committee.

The Oneonta Chapter of Sigma Xi, the scientific honor society, elected

me president for 1996-00. I served as treasurer, (1991-96), secretary,

(1989-91), and continue on the Awards Committee, (1990 - present). I currently

serve as vice-president.

I organized the Teaching Breakfast Group from 1998-2000 where faculty,

staff and administrators meet informally to discuss teaching related issues.

I wrote the TB Times email minutes of the meetings.

This leads into community service.

I am currently Secretary of

(a Macintosh computer Users' Group), after

serving as Treasurer and Program Co-chair previously.

From 1988-95? I was a Head or Problem Judge for a regional Odyssey

of the Mind problem, and I judged a NY State competition in 1989. I

developed a toxic chemicals display for our Science Discovery Center. I

also prepared the site and judged a C.A.S.S.C. Science Fair, and judged

a Science Olympiad. Finally, I judged the Biochemistry and Physiology papers

at .

I participated in the Science-By-Mail project of NSF, acting as a scientist

pen pal to students.

Finally, I helped plan and chaperon a few of Oneonta High School's After-the-Prom

Parties.

Hobbies For relaxation, I fish for bass and bow hunt the 4 ft. grass carp in

my pond. With 15 acres of forest to manage, I mostly cut timber, clear

brush and mow meadows. I paint and repair the house, bake cookies and breads

(Most of my experiments are edible.), and read. My preferences are

mysteries and science fiction, or better yet a sci fi mystery. Favorite

authors: Anne McCaffrey, David Brin, Isaac Asimov and Tom Clancy. Now of

course there is Harry Potter. I hope to get back to this now that I will have

the time (I hope).

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For more information, please contact

Dr. W. Lawrence Armstrong

Phone: 607-***-****

(Email: ARMSTRWL @oneonta.edu)

Professor,

Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry,

S.U.N.Y. College @ Oneonta

Oneonta, NY 13820-4015

Dr. Kelly Gallagher

Phone: 607-***-****

(Email: PENCEHE @oneonta.edu)

Assistant Professor,

Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry,

S.U.N.Y. College @ Oneonta,

Oneonta, NY 13820-4015

Dr. William J. Pietraface

Phone: 607-***-****

(Email: PIETRAWJ @oneonta.edu)

Professor and Chairman, emeritus

Department of Biology,

S.U.N.Y. College @ Oneonta,

Oneonta, NY 13820-4015

Dr. Howard M. Fried

Phone: 919-***-****

(Email: REFRIED @email.unc.edu)

Professor,

Department of Biochemistry,

Univ. of North Carolina,

Chapel Hill, NC 27514-7260

Dr. Richard Zitomer

Phone: 518-***-****

(Email: RZ144 @cnsvax.albany.edu)

Professor,

Department of Biological Sciences,

S.U.N.Y. @ Albany,

Albany, NY 12222

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