Curriculum Vitae 

Dr. Zeki Y. Al-Saigh



NAME: Zeki Y. Al-Saigh

MEMBERSHIP: American Chemical Society,  Alpha Chi Sigma, Alpha Lambda Delta, and Chi Beta Phi

Degrees



Ph. D. Physical Chemistry, 1973, University of Birmingham, U.K.

B.S. Chemistry, 1967, University of Mosul

Experience

2005    Professor of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Buffalo State, SUNY

            Buffalo, NY

2002    Professor and Chairman, Department of Chemistry, 

            Buffalo State, SUNY, Buffalo, NY

1999    Professor of Chemistry, Dept. of Chemistry and Geology

            Columbus State University, Columbus, GA

1995     Chairman and Professor, Dept. of Chemistry and Geology,

            Columbus State University, Columbus, GA

1990     Chairman and Associate Professor, Dept. of Chemistry and

            Geology, Columbus State University, Columbus, GA

1986     Head of the Chemistry Department and Associate

            Professor, University of Charleston, WV

1985   Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Cameron

            University, OK

1984     Lecturer in Chemistry, University of Texas, Austin, TX

1983     Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Texas,

            Austin, TX

1982     Postdoctoral Research Associate, Trinity University, TX

1981     Postdoctoral Research Associate, North Texas State

            University

1974   Assistant Professor, University of Mosul

Summer Research Experience


1975     University of Birmingham, UK

1979     Max-Plank Institute, Germany

1986     Case Western Reserve University, Ohio

1994     Georgia State University, GA

Fields of Research

Characterization of Polymer Blends (Alloys), Biodegradable polymers (starch) and Conducting Polymers

Photophysics of Polycyclic Hydrocarbons

Environmental Chemistry

Publications

Sixty-Three papers published in National and International Journals, among them are: Macromolecules, Polymer, Physical Chemistry, J. of Chromatography, European Polymer J., Organic Chemistry, Chemical Physics Letters, Trends in Polymer Science, International J. Of Polymer Analysis and Characterization, Trans. Farad. Society, Coordination Chemistry and Current trends in Polymer Science, Fluorine Chemistry. Three Invited reviews and one invited chapter in Encyclopedia of Analytical Chemistry: Instrumentation and Applications and one ACS Symposium chapter.