Revathi Iyengar
Assistant Professor
EMAIL: riyengar@bmcc.cuny.edu
Office: N-686
Office Hours:
Phone: +1 (212) 220-8000;ext=7431
Expertise
Chemistry
Degrees
- B.S. Utkal University, Chemistry,1979
- M.S. Utkal University, Chemistry,1982
- M.S. City University of New York, Chemistry,1985
- Ph.D. City University of New York, Organic Chemistry,1987
Courses Taught
- This is an introduction to the chemistry of carbon compounds. The lecture emphasizes structure and bonding, reaction mechanisms, synthesis, stereochemistry, and applications to biological chemistry. The laboratory experiments illustrate the lecture topics.
Prerequisite: CHE 118, or CHE 121, or departmental approval
Course Syllabus - This course is a two-semester course sequence that introduces principles and concepts of general, organic and biological chemistry. The laboratory will provide experimental applications of these chemical topics. They are liberal arts electives. They are recommended for students intending to transfer to bachelor's degree Allied Health Science curricula. CHE 121-122 cannot be granted credit to fulfill degree requirements for Science (A.S.) and Engineering Science (A.S.).
Students intending to apply for admission to programs such as Dentistry, Exercise Physiology, Medical Laboratory Science, Medicine, Pharmacy, Physician Assistant, Physical Therapy, or Veterinary Medicine need to enroll in CHE 201 instead of CHE 121 to meet admission or curricula requirements for these programs. Students intending to apply for admission to programs such as Diagnostic Medical Imaging (Sonography}, Exercise Science, Public Health, Radiology, or X-ray technician need to determine whether admission or curricula requirements for these programs require CHE 121 or CHE 201.
Course Syllabus - This is a two-semester course sequence that involves the study of chemical principles including atomic and molecular theories, molecular structure, and reactivity. The laboratory will include experiments illustrating the chemical principles. CHE 201-202 two terms required. Required in A.S. (Science) and A.S. (Engineering Science). Fulfills science requirement for A.A. (Liberal Arts).
Prerequisite for CHE 202 is CHE 201
Course Syllabus - This is a two-semester course sequence that involves the study of chemical principles including atomic and molecular theories, molecular structure, and reactivity. The laboratory will include experiments illustrating the chemical principles. CHE 201-202 two terms required. Required in A.S. (Science) and A.S. (Engineering Science). Fulfills science requirement for A.A. (Liberal Arts).
Prerequisite for CHE 202 is CHE 201
Course Syllabus - This two-semester course sequence is the study of the structure and properties of the fundamental classes of organic compounds with emphasis on reactivity, reaction mechanisms, stereochemistry, electronic theory, and applications to allied fields. Two terms are required.
Prerequisite for CHE 230 is CHE 202 or 220a??Prerequisite for CHE 240 is CHE 230
Course Syllabus
Research and Projects
- Surface modification of bio-waste for improving phenol removal in waste water treatment processes
The goal of this project is to investigate whether tethering functional groups at the end of longer chains can compensate for the limited number of reactive sites that become available when bio-wastes are modified using ?green? chemistry. The purpose of modifying the surface of bio-waste is to improve its affinity for phenols that need to be removed from aqueous streams. This will be accomplished by preparing aminated tea leaves tethered with varying chain lengths and testing their efficacy for removing phenols from waste water. After determining the optimal chain length, the project will develop a scalable green process for making that version of aminated spent tea leaves with potential industrial applications in removal of phenols from waste water.
Publications
- Cell‐line‐based assay for the toxicity/benefit analysis of lipopolysaccharides in plants, Chemical Biology & Drug Design
- Optimizing Spacer Length for Positioning Functional Groups in Bio-Waste, Environments
- Comparison of chemical modification approaches for the improvement of copper(II) ions bioremoval, 3rd International Conference on Past and Present Research Systems of Green Chemistry
- On the Desalination of Saline Waters via Batch Adsorption with Spent Tea Leaves, Journal of Petroleum & Environmental Biotechnology
Honors, Awards and Affiliations
- PSC-CUNY Research Award
Surface modification of bio-waste for improving phenol removal in waste water treatment processes
