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Robie, Daniel

Overview

Curriculum Vitae

  1. Education


    Degree Institution Field Dates
    PhD  University of Illinois at Chicago  Chemistry  1987 
    BA  Reed College  Chemistry  1975 

  2. Full-Time Academic Experience


    Institution Rank Field Dates
    York College, CUNY  Assistant professor  Chemistry  2001- 
    Barnard College  Assistant professor  Chemistry  1992-2001 

  3. Part-Time Academic Experience


  4. Non Academic Experience


    Place of Employment Title Date
    Process Measurements Division, Chemical Sciences and Technology Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology  Visiting Scientist  1998-9 
    Center for the Study of Fast Transient Processes, University of Southern California  Postdoctoral Research Associate  1989-92 
    Molecular Physics Laboratory, SRI International  Postdoctoral Research Fellow  1987-9 

  5. Employment Record At This Institution

  6. Publications In Field Of Expertise

    1. Books:
    2. Papers in Professional Journals:
      1. Articles:

        D.C. Robie. "Effects of intercollisional interference on line strengths in the 3-0 quadrupole band of H2." Chemical Physics Letters. 428 2006: 39-41.

        D.C. Robie and J.T. Hodges. "Line positions and line strengths for the 3-0 electric quadrupole band of H2 1+g." Journal of Chemical Physics. 124 2006: 024307-12.

        N. Seiser and D.C. Robie. "Pressure broadening in the oxygen b singlet sigma g +(v = 1) - X triplet sigma g -(v = 0) band measured by cavity ring-down spectroscopy." Chemical Physics Letters. 282 1998: 263-7.

        S.A. Reid, D.C. Robie and H. Reisler. "Fluctuations in the unimolecular decomposition of jet-cooled NO2: Implications for overlapping resonances and the transition state." Journal of Chemical Physics. 100 1994: 4256-71.

        M. Hunter, S.A. Reid, D.C. Robie and H. Reisler. "The monoenergetic unimolecular reaction of expansion-cooled NO2: NO product state distributions at excess energies of 0 to 3000 cm-1." Journal of Chemical Physics. 99 1993: 1093-1108.

        J. Brandon, S.A. Reid, D.C. Robie and H. Reisler. "Experimental probes of dissociative states: Fano profiles in the state-specific dissociation of FNO." Journal of Chemical Physics. 97 1992: 5246-91.

        M. Hunter, D.C. Robie, J. Bates and H. Reisler. "Product state distributions in the photodissociation of expansion-cooled NO2 near the NO(X doublet pi) v=1 threshold." Chemical Physics Letters. 193 1992: 413-22.

        D.C. Scott, J. de Juan, D.C. Robie, D. Schwartz-Lavi and H. Reisler. "The reactions of C(1D) with H2 and HCl: Product state excitations, -doublet propensities and branching ratios." Journal of Physical Chemistry. 96 1992: 2509-18.

        D.C. Robie, J. de Juan and H. Reisler. "Assignment of the 278.2 nm peak of the CCl A-X system as the 0-0 P1 bandhead." Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy. 150 1991: 296-9.

        D.C. Robie, L.E. Jusinski and W.K. Bischel. "Generation of highly vibrationally excited H2 and detection by 2+1 resonantly enhanced multiphoton ionization." Applied Physics Letters. 56 1990: 722-4.

        D.C. Robie, J.D. Buck and W.K. Bischel. "Bandwidth and tuning range of an ArF laser measured by 1+1 resonantly enhanced multiphoton ionization of NO." Applied Optics. 29 1990: 3961-5.

        J.D. Buck, D.C. Robie, A.P. Hickman, D.J. Bamford and W.K. Bischel. "Two-photon excitation and excited-state absorption cross sections for H2 E,F singlet sigma g (v=6): measurement and calculation." Physical Review A. 39 1989: 3932-41.

        D.C. Robie, S. Arepalli, N. Presser, T. Kitsopoulos and R.J. Gordon. "The intramolecular kinetic isotope effect for the reaction O(3P)+HD." Journal of Chemical Physics. 92 1990: 7382-93.

        D.C. Robie, S. Arepalli, N. Presser, R.J. Gordon and T. Kitsopoulos. "Evidence for tunneling in the reaction O(3P) + HD." Chemical Physics Letters. 134 1987: 579-81.

        B.C. Garrett, D.G. Truhlar, J.M. Bowman, A.F. Wagner, D. Robie, S. Arepalli, N. Presser and R.J. Gordon. "Ab initio predictions and experimental confirmation of large tunneling contributions to rate constants and kinetic isotope effects for hydrogen atom-transfer reactions." Journal of the American Chemical Society. 108 1986: 3515-6.

        S. Arepalli, N. Presser, D. Robie and R.J. Gordon. "Detection of Cl atoms and HCl molecules by resonantly enhanced multiphoton ionization." Chemical Physics Letters. 118 1985: 88-92.

        S. Arepalli, N. Presser, D. Robie and R.J. Gordon. "The detection of bromine atoms by resonantly enhanced multiphoton ionization." Chemical Physics Letters. 117 1985: 64-6.

      2. Proceedings:
        1. Refereed Proceedings
        2. Non-Refereed Proceedings
    3. Chapters in Books:
    4. Government Reports or Monographs
    5. Book Reviews:

  7. Other Publications

    1. Books:
    2. Papers in Professional Journals:
      1. Articles:
      2. Proceedings:
        1. Refereed Proceedings
        2. Non-Refereed Proceedings
    3. Chapters in Books:
    4. Government Reports or Monographs
    5. Book Reviews:

  8. Presented Papers, Lectures, And Exhibitions And Performances

    "Quantitative literacy in general education: models, examples, imperatives" February 2009: York College, New York, New York.

    "Contravariant and covariant vectors" March 2008: York College, New York, New York.

    "Effects of intercollisional interference on measured line strengths in the 30 quadrupole band of molecular hydrogen" March 2006: 231st National Meeting of the American Chemical Society.

    "Atmospheric water absorption by cavity ring-down spectroscopy" May 2005: 53rd Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium of the New York Chemistry Students’ Association, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook.

    "Lasers in chemistry" March 2004: New York City College of Technology, New York, New York.

    "Cavity ring-down spectroscopy" November 2002: York College, New York, New York.

    "Global warming" May 2002: Brooklyn College, New York.

    "Cavity ring-down spectroscopy of diatomic molecules" October 1999: St. John’s University, New York, New York.

    "Cavity ring-down spectroscopy of the 3-0 quadrupole overtone band of hydrogen" June 1999: 54th Ohio State University International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy, Columbus, Ohio.

    "Pressure broadening in oxygen measured by cavity ring-down spectroscopy" March 1998: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland.

    "Pressure broadening in the visible O2 B band measured by cavity ring-down spectroscopy" October 1997: Pacific Conference on Chemistry and Spectroscopy, Irvine, California.

    "Pressure broadening in the visible O2 band by cavity ring-down spectroscopy" July 1997: Conference on the Dynamics of Molecular Collisions, Gull Lake, Minnesota.

    "Pressure broadening of the O2 B band measured by cavity ring-down spectroscopy" June 1996: 51st Ohio State University International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy, Columbus, Ohio.

    "Pressure broadening in visible O2 absorption bands by cavity ring-down spectroscopy" May 1996: 44th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium of the New York Chemistry Students’ Association, Wagner College, New York, New York.

    "Absorption spectroscopy by the cavity ring-down technique" April 1995: Connecticut College, New London, Connecticut.

    "Photodissociation of cold NO2 near D0" January 1992: Ninth Informal Symposium on Kinetics and Photochemical Processes in the Atmosphere, Los Angeles, California.

    "Photodissociation of cold NO2 near threshold" September 1991: Seventh International Laser Science Meeting of the American Physical Society, Monterey, California.

    "The reactions of C(1D) with H2 and HCl" June 1990: XIXth Informal Conference on Photochemistry, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

    "Production of vibrationally excited H2 on surfaces" May 1989: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California.

    "Generation and detection of highly vibrationally excited H2" May 1989: Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois.

    "Generation of H2(v = 4-11) and its laser spectroscopy" April 1989: 1989 Quantum Electronics Laser Science Conference of the Optical Society of America, Baltimore, Maryland.

    "Laser-based detection of highly vibrationally excited H2 for plasma diagnostics" January 1989: OE/LASE ’89 sponsored by the Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers, Los Angeles, California.

    "Laser-based detection of highly vibrationally excited H2 for plasma diagnostics" November 1988: Meeting of the Optical Society of America, Santa Clara, California.

    "Laser-based detection of highly vibrationally excited H2 for plasma diagnostics" October 1988: 41st Annual Gaseous Electronics Conference of the American Physical Society, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

    "Two-photon ionization of NO at 193 nm for ArF laser diagnostics" November 1987: Third International Laser Science Conference of the American Physical Society, Atlantic City, New Jersey.

    "The intramolecular kinetic isotope effect for the reaction O(3P)+HD" June 1986: XVIIth Informal Conference on Photochemistry, Boulder, Colorado.

    "A study of the intramolecular isotope effect in the reaction of O(3P) + HD" October 1985: Amoco/Chicago Area Poster Session, sponsored by Amoco Chemicals Company, Naperville, Illinois.

    "The reaction of oxygen atoms with hydrogen molecules" June 1983: Conference on the Dynamics of Molecular Collisions, Gull Lake, Minnesota.

  9. Patents

    None

  10. Work In Progress

    1. Books in progress:
    2. Papers in Progress:
    3. Papers submitted to journals for consideration:
    4. Research in progress:

  11. Professional Honors, Prizes, Fellowships

  12. Grants-In-Aid

    National Science Foundation, Noyce Mathematics and Science Teachers (MaST) Scholars Program. 2009-: $899,900.

    City University of New York, York College-FDA Internships in Natural Sciences and Health Sciences. 2004: $34,944.

    City University of New York, York College-FDA Internships in Natural Sciences and Health Sciences. 2003: $37,940.

    City University of New York, Computerized analytical data acquisition. : $112,500.

    PSC-CUNY Research Award Program, Cavity ring-down spectroscopy of quadrupole overtone bands in hydrogen. 2004: $4668.

    PSC-CUNY Research Award Program, Cavity ring-down spectroscopy of quadrupole overtone bands in hydrogen. 2003: $3700.

    Graduate Research Technology Initiative, The City University of New York, Laser diagnostic system. 2002: $77,436.

    President’s Incentive Awards to Faculty for Sponsored Research, York College, Cavity ring-down spectroscopy of weak transitions and excited states. 2002: $2985.

    Chancellor’s Fund, The City University of New York, Cavity ring-down spectroscopy of weak transitions and excited states. 2002: $35,000.

    American Chemical Society-Petroleum Research Foundation, Cross sections of weak absorptions by cavity ring-down spectroscopy. 1997-2001: $23,000.

    Barnard College, Measuring the high overtone quadrupole spectrum of hydrogen. 1996: $1300.

    Barnard College, Measuring the high overtone quadrupole spectrum of hydrogen. 1995: $1440.

    American Chemical Society-Petroleum Research Foundation, Tests of mode-selective chemistry in polyatomic molecules. 1994: $5000.

  13. Institutional Service

    1. Service to the Department

      Chair, Curriculum Committee: 2003-.

      Personnel and Budget Committee: 2007-.

    2. Service to the School
    3. Service to the College

      Committee on Elections: 2002-4.

      Radiation Safety Committee: 2001-4.

      Curriculum Committee: 2006-.

      Science Education Committee: 2002-3.

      Teacher Academy Advisory Committee: 2006-.

      Noyce Scholarship Project Director: 2009-.

      Director, York College/Food and Drug Administration Internship Program: 2003-5.

    4. Service to the Graduate Center
    5. Service to the University

      CUNY Chemistry Advisory Council for the Teacher Academy: 2007.

  14. Offices Held In Professional Societies

    Treasurer, York College Sigma Xi: 2001-.

  15. Other Professional Activities And Public Service

    Review panel, Major Research Instrumentation Program, National Science Foundation: 2001.

    Scientific Advisory Board, Holographic Medical Systems, Inc.: 995-2002.

  16. Teaching Activities At This Institution

    1. Courses Taught (List)
      Course Description
      Chemistry 100  Chemical Calculations 
      Chemistry 101  Chemical Principles I 
      Chemistry 121  Chemistry in Our Time 
      Chemistry 241  Methods of Instrumental Analysis 
      Chemistry 321  Physical Chemistry I 
      Chemistry 321H  Physical Chemistry I Honors 
      Chemistry 322  Physical Chemistry II 
      Chemistry 341  Instrumental Analysis I 
      Chemistry 342  Instrumental Analysis II 
      Chemistry 421  Physical/Inorganic Laboratory 
      Chemistry 49x  Independent Study in Chemistry 
    2. New courses/programs developed (list):

      Chemical Calculations, Chemistry 100.