Robert Q. Topper, Chair and Associate Professor
We are interested in DNA-carcinogen interactions...
Here's a chunk of bismuth ore. Bismuth nanoclusters and wires are also
of great interest.
Education and professional experience
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Chair and Associate Professor, Department
of Chemistry, Medical Technology and Physics, Monmouth
University, 2003 - present.
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Associate Professor of Chemistry,
School
of Engineering, The Cooper Union, 1999 - 2003.
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Assistant Professor of Chemistry, School of Engineering, The Cooper Union,
1993 - 1998.
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Postdoctoral
Research Associate, Department
of Chemistry, University
of Rhode Island, 1992-1993.
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow,
Department
of Chemistry and
Minnesota Supercomputer
Institute,
University of Minnesota,
1990-1992.
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Ph.D., Theoretical Physical Chemistry,
Yale
University, 1990; M.S., M.Phil., Physical Chemistry, Yale University,
1989.
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B.S., Physics and Chemistry,
Florida
State University, 1986.
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Instructor, Tutor and Computer-Aided Instruction Coordinator, Department
of Mathematics, Florida State University and Tallahassee
Community College, 1983-1986.
Research interests and methods
First-principles computation of properties of materials, atomic and
molecular nanoclusters, superheated gases and biomolecules. Applications
of computational molecular modeling and quantum chemistry to structure
predictions of covalent DNA-carcinogen and nucleotide-carcinogen complexes.
Order-disorder and structural phase transitions of nanoclusters and inorganic
materials. Fourier path-integral Monte Carlo calculations of molecular
free energies in the combustion regime. New techniques and applications
of Monte
Carlo methods, path integrals, molecular dynamics and chaos theory.
Kinetics and dynamics of isomerization reactions.
Courses at Monmouth (2003-present):
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General Chemistry I, CE 111
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General Chemistry Laboratory I, CE 111L
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General Chemistry II, CE 112
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General Chemistry Laboratory II, CE 112L
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Research in Chemistry, CE 350
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Advanced Inorganic Chemistry, CE 401
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Advanced Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, CE 401L
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Computational Chemistry and Molecular Modeling, CE 475
Courses Taught at Cooper Union (1993-2003):
- General Chemistry, Ch110
- General Chemistry Laboratory, Ch111
- Physical Principles of Chemistry, Ch160
- Physical Chemistry I, Ch261
- Physical Chemistry II, Ch262
- Advanced Physical Chemistry, Ch363
- Selected Problems in Chemistry, Ch380
- Research Problem I-VIII, Ch391-Ch398
- Mechanical Engineering Projects, ME163
- Capstone Senior ME Design, ME164
- (Master's)Thesis/Project, ChE 499
Publications (reprints available on request)
Organizations
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Alpha Chi Sigma
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Gamma Beta Chapter at
Florida State University
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American Chemical Society
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Biophysical Subdivision of ACS
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Computers in Chemistry Division
of ACS
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New York and
North
Jersey Local Sections of ACS
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Physical Chemistry Division
of ACS
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Theoretical Chemistry
Subdivision of ACS
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(Other ACS Divisions)
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American Physical Society
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Chemical Physics
Division of APS
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Computational Physics Division of APS
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History of Physics Forum of
APS
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New York State Section of the APS
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American Society for Engineering Education
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Council on Undergraduate Research
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Chemistry Division of CUR
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Engineering Affinity Group
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Address
Prof. Robert Topper, Chair
Department of Chemistry, Medical
Technology and Physics
Monmouth University
West Long Branch, NJ 07764
(732) 571-4418
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