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Anil B. Waghe

Assistant Professor of Chemistry

Office phone number: (603) 535-3243
e-mail: awaghe@plymouth.edu

Administrative contact: Christine Hoch
Administrative contact phone number: (603) 535-2325

Profile
Dr. Waghe has earned his Bachelors and Masters Degrees in chemistry concentration from top ranked Universities in India. His Ph.D and Postdoctoral study are from internationally known top notch advisors from US universities. He earned various awards during this period. He worked in various fields of chemistry during this period which includes dyes, drugs, polymers, small organic molecules, sensors, environmental projects, catalysts etc. He is also experienced in R&D area from pharmaceuticals & fine chemicals and electroplating industry.
Degrees and Education
  • Postdoctoral Work, Environmental Science/Civil Engineering, University of Oklahoma at Norman
  • Ph.D., Organic/ Surface Science, University of Maine at Orono
  • M.S., Organic/ Polymer, Indian Institute of Technology, India
  • B.S., Chemistry/Physics, University of Bombay, India
Research Interests
  • Two Undergraduate Research Posters were submitted and accepted for 235th Natioanl meeting of the American Chemical Society April 2008 at New Orleans
    • PAPER ID: 1161768 "Green polymer adhesives" (final paper number: 707)
    • PAPER ID: 1161726 "Fate and transport of PCBs in rural New Hampshire" (final paper number: 1091)
  • Water purification and analysis. Work Presented at NSCRC conference on April 06 with PSU student Jack Yukica
  • Organic Dye Cell. Work Presented at NSCRC conference and USNH Entrepreneurial Contest on April 06 and Nov 06 with PSU student Frank Horan & Adam Gilbert
  • Other areas of interest are metal oxide sensors, polymer adsorbents for water treatment and natural product chemistry
Publications
  • "Adsorption of the quinolone antibiotic nalidixic acid onto anion-exchange and neutral polymers", K.A.Robberman, A.B.Waghe, D.A.Sabatini, E.C.Butler Chemosphere 63 (2006) 934-941
  • "Infrared study of uv-irradiated tungsten trioxide powders containing adsorbed dimethyl phosphonate and trimethyl phosphate", Waghe, Anil; Kanan, Sofian M.; Abu-Yousef, Imad; Jensen, Bruce; Tripp, Carl P. Research on Chemical Intermediates, Vol 32(7) 2006 pp.613-623
  • "Dual WO3 based sensors to selectively detect DMMP in the presence of alcohols"; Sofian M. Kanan, Anil Waghe, Bruce L. Jensen and Carl P. Tripp; Source: Talanta, Volume 72, Issue 2, 30 April 2007, Pages 401-407
Associations, Boards and Committees
  • American Chemical Society ( Organic & Environmental Chemistry Divisions)
  • National Science Teachers Association
  • American Chemical Society National Science Teachers Association
Academic Distinctions
  • Outstanding Teaching Awards for years 1997-2000 from the University of Maine
Professional Experience
  • Worked as R & D chemist at a Pharmaceutical & Fine Chemical Industry ( Chemspec Chemicals)
  • Worked as a Technical Officer at the Electroplating Industry ( Grauer & Weils Ltd)
  • Chaired and organized American Chemical Society, Science teachers workshop at the St. Thomus University, St.Paul, MN in Aug 2007
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