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Joshua B. Halpern -

EMAIL: jhalpern

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SNAIL MAIL: J.B. Halpern, Chemistry, Howard University, Washington, DC 20059, USA

JOSHUA B. HALPERN

Department of Chemistry

Howard University

525 College St NW

Washington, D. C. 20059

WEB SITE:

www.coas.howard.edu/chem/jhalpern

EMAIL:

jhalpern at howard dot edu

TELEPHONE: 202-***-****

FAX: 202-***-****

EDUCATION

Ph.D. Physics Brown University June 1972

B.A. Physics The Johns Hopkins University June 1966

CURRENT POSITIONS

Professor of Chemistry Howard University August 1990

- to present

Director Howard University /Johns Hopkins

University

Prince George's Community College

Partnership for Research and Education in Materials June 2006 to present

Associate Director DC Space Grant Consortium March 1995 to present

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Co-Director NASA Faculty and Student Team Program

Goddard Space Flight Center

2006

- present

Co-Director NASA Faculty Fellowship Program

Goddard Space Flight Center 1994 - 2005

Adjunct Research Professor American University 1999 - 2004

Visiting Scientist Physikalisches Institut,

Universitaet Muenster, Germany March 2002 - August 2002

Visiting Scientist Combustion Research Facility, Sandia National Labs, CA November 2001 - February 2002

Director DC Space Grant Consortium March 1991 - February 1995

Fellow

Research Group on the Interactions of

Oriented Molecules

Zentrum fuer Interdisciplinar Forschung,

Universitaet Bielefeld October 1996 - January 1997

Visiting Scientist

Fachbereich Physik,

Universitaet Essen

June 1996 - September 1997

August

1993 - July 1994

Associate Professor Howard University August 1984 - July 1990

Visiting Scientist Physical Chemistry Laboratory, Oxford

University July 1986 - July 1987

Assistant Professor of Chemistry Howard University August 1979 - July 1984

Assistant Research Professor Howard University October 1976 - July 1979

Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter Fakultaet fuer Physik, Universitaet

Bielefeld July 1973 - October 1976

Post-doctoral Assistant Radiation Laboratory, University of Notre

Dame July 1971-June 1973

HONORS

Visiting Fellow Trinity College, Oxford 1986

Sigma Chi Brown University 1968

NASA Fellowship Brown University 1969 - 1972

NDEA Fellowship Brown University 1966 - 1969

General & Departmental Honors Johns Hopkins University 1966

RESEARCH INTERESTS

*Energy transfer in small molecules

*Laboratory studies of planetary atmospheres

*Fabrication of nitride nanowires

*Laser pulsed desorption growth of III-V material

*Spectroscopy and kinetics of small

free radicals. *Dissociation dynamics

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

American Chemical Society American Geophysical Union

Materials Research Society

American Physical Society AAAS

REVIEWER FOR

Journal of Physical Chemistry

NASA

Department of Energy

Chemical Physics Letters

NSF Journal of Chemical Physics

UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE RESPONSIBILITIES

Member University Teaching, Learning &

Technology Committee 2004 - 2008

Chair College Technology Committee 2002 – 2004

Member College Appointments, Promotions and

Tenure Committee 2003 - 2007

Chair University Joint Research Advisory

Committee 1989 - 1993

Member University Senate Research Committee 1990 - 1992

Member University Senate Budget Committee 1988 - 1990

Member Graduate School Executive Committee 1989 - 1992

RECENT DEPARTMENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Associate Chair

Department of Chemistry 2005 - 2006

Chair Service Course Committee 2004 – 2008

Chair Appointments, Promotions and Tenure

Committee 2005 - 2006

Chair

Safety Committee 2002 - 2004

Chair

Strategic Planning Committee 2001 - 2002

Member

Executive Committee 1995-1996, 1999-2001, 2004-

Member

Undergraduate Education Committee

2003-4

COURSES TAUGHT

General Chemistry Topics in Quantum Chemistry

General Chemistry Laboratory Kinetics of Chemical Reactions

Physical Chemistry Mathematical Methods for Chemistry

Physical Chemistry Laboratory Advanced Physical Chemistry

RECENT COLLABORATORS (48 months)

Virginia Ayers, Michigan State University, Lansing, MI

John Burris, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt,

MD

Askar Fahr, National Institutes of Science and Technology,

Gaithersburg, MD

Wen-Bin Gao, Hangzhou Institute of Electronic Engineering,

China

Garry Harris, Howard University, Washington, DC

Mao Qi He, Howard University, Washington, DC

Steven J. Klippenstein, Sandia National Laboratory,

Livermore, CA

Andrew McIlroy, Sandia National Laboratory, Livermore, CA

Charles Pibel, American University, Washington, DC

(currently at NSF)

L.J. Salamanca Riba, University of Maryland, College

Park, MD

Frank Streibel, Universitaet Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe,

Germany

Craig Taatjes, Sandia National Laboratory, Livermore, CA

R.D. Vispute, University of Maryland, College Park, MD

Helmut Zacharias, Universitaet Muenster, Muenster,

Germany

RECENT RESEARCH STUDENTS

Katina Patrick (Ph.D. 2002) now Assistant Professor at Norfolk

State University

DaNa Carlis (M.S. 2001) now with National Weather Service,

Washington, DC

Recent Undergraduate Research Students: Calvin Archibald, Tricia

Silverton

Current Undergraduate Research Students: Iverson Bell, Tiffany

Hall, Courtney Goode, Aminebueh Bello

Current Graduate Student: Marc N’Duomi

ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Director, Howard University/Johns Hopkins University/Prince

Georges Community College Partnership for Research and Education

in Materials (6/2006) see http://www.coas.howard.edu/PREM for details

Member Department of Chemistry Executive Committee (2005 - )

Responsibilities include supervision of the service courses

(General Chemistry Lecture and Lab, Chemistry for the Health

Sciences Lecture and Lab, Organic Chemistry Lecture and Lab)

Associate Chair, Department of Chemistry, Howard University

(2005 - 2006) and

chair of the department Appointments, Promotions and Tenure

Committee.

Co-Director, ESMD Summer Research Program at Goddard Space

Flight Center(2006)

Academic Dean (Summer 2005)NASA Faculty Summer Research

Opportunity (NSFRO)

Co Director (1995 - 2004)NASA Faculty Fellowship Program (NFFP)

at Goddard Space Flight Center – The NFFP brought ~ 30 faculty to NASA/GSFC (including GISS in

NYC) each summer for ten weeks of research. The follow on NSFRO

was a smaller program this year. Goddard has recently been

awarded ~$225,000 for a faculty summer research program which I

designed and wrote the winning application. I am responsible

for administration of the program including recruitment (in

collaboration with the American Society of Engineering

Education), selection (with the GSFC University Affairs Office),

operation of the program during the summer, and evaluation (with

the University Space Research Association). This responsibility

has linked me to hundreds of Fellows from universities across

the nation, as well as the community of Co-Directors at other

NASA Centers, NASA center UAO officers, many scientists and

engineers at NASA, and ASEE and USRA staff.

Director (1991 - 95), Associate Director (1995 -) DC Space Grant

Consortium– Space Grants are a congressional established national network of

colleges and universities which supports NASA's aeronautics and

space programs through science, and engineering education,

research, and outreach. I was the founding Director of the DC

Space Grant Consortium, and wrote the winning proposal. I now

serve as Associate Director and the Consortium point of contact

at Howard University. Through the DC Space Grant I have (had)

contact with many university colleagues across the nation, and

many NASA scientists, engineers and administrators. The DC SGC

at Howard provides scholarships and fellowships, support of

teaching and small research support grants, obtains and

refurbishes surplus computer equipment and provides software

licenses for teaching and research.

Chair (2002-4), College Technology Committee –

Under my leadership the Committee has drafted a Technology Plan

for the College of Arts and Sciences. It is now under

consideration by the faculty. A copy is available on request.

Chair (2002-4), Department Safety Committee

– I drafted a new Safety Handbook for the Department which was

approved by the faculty. I then took the lead in instituting

the plan across the department. A copy is available on request.

Department Strategic Plan (2001) – In 2001 I drafted a Strategic Plan for the Department of

Chemistry which was adopted and has guided the program since.

One outcome of this planning exercise has been our selection as

a partner department in the Carnegie Initiative on the

Doctorate. A copy is available on request.

Chair (1989 – 93), University Joint Research Advisory Committee

– This committee is responsible for awarding and administering

the start-up and internal research grants at Howard.

Approximately 1.8 M$ was awarded by the committee each year. In

my time as Chair, we emphasized support of new faculty, as well

as establishing technical shops and shared facilities.

Grants and contracts: ~ $5.1 Million in research grants spanning chemical dynamics,

photochemistry, atmospheric science, materials science and

biology. ~ $3.1 Million in education grants. Also I

have been a member of two large (> $1 Million/year) research

centers at Howard. The first was materials science oriented (MSRCE),

and the second atmospheric science oriented. I wrote the

winning proposal for the atmospheric science center (CSTEA).

SKILLS

Fluent in German, all

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