Swaminathan Subramaniam

Professor

Miles College

Chemistry, Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics

Contact Information:
5500 Myron Massey Blvd
Fairfield, AL 35064
(205) 929-1549
ssubramaniam@miles.edu

Education
B.I.T.S. Pilani, India	B.S. and M.S.	1977	Chemistry
Mississippi State University	Ph.D.	1989	Analytical Chemistry

Positions & Employment
1997 - present	Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, Miles College, Fairfield, AL
1996 - 2002	Visiting Faculty, Part-time faculty Lawson State Community College, Birmingham, AL
Summer 1998	Visiting Faculty, Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama. part-time summer teaching
Summer 1995	Visiting Faculty, Birmingham Southern College, Birmingham, Alabama
1977 - 1982	Senior Chemist, Sarabhai Research Center, New Drugs Research Division, Vadhodara, India
1989, 1990 - 1994	Jacksonville State University, Dept. of Chemistry, Jacksonville, AL ENSOTECH, Sun Valley, CA, Quality Control Supervisor of Analytical Laboratories

Research Interests

Environmental analysis of Pharmaceuticals and priority pollutants in treated water, Nano technology using single walled and multi walled carbon nanotubes, Pharmaceticls in domestic waste effluents by GC/MS and HPLC. Nucleotide synthesis using synthetic organic chemistry techniques.

Publications

Chao Zheng, Swaminathan Subramaniam, Victor F. Kalasinsky and James R. During. Raman and infrared studies supported by ab initio calculations for the determination of conformational stability, silyl rotational barrier and structural parameters of cyclohexyl silane. Journal of Molecular Structure 785 (1-3): 143-159 March 6, 2006.

S. Subramaniam, M. J. Lance, C. J. Rawn, B. C. Chakoumakos and A. J. Rondinone. Raman Spectroscopic Studies on Structure I and Structure II Trimethylene Oxide Hydrate. Canadian Journal of Physics, 83, 2005, Pages 941-949, ISSN: 1208-6045

V.F.Kalasinsky, S. Subramaniam, C. F. Su and R. L. Cook. Raman, infrared, and microwave spectra and conformational preferences of meso-Bisoxirane. Journal of Molecular Structure 550: 521-530, Sp. Iss. SI Sep 5, 2000.

Grants Awarded (past 7 yrs.)

DoD instrumentation award

EPA award

RSEC visiting faculty research awards (two different institutions)

Research Mentoring

Served as an advisor to 5 undergraduate students, and as a committee member to 4 undergraduate students. These resulted in abstract presentations and poster presentations

Institution/Departmental Committee Memberships

Proposal committee
Teacher education committee
Research director for HBCU-UP program

Professional Memberships

ACS
Alabama Academy of Sciences
Cahaba River Society

Honors and Awards

-Recipient of Department of Defense Research grant to purchase of FT-NMR equipment in the Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics at Miles College (June 2007)
-Recipient of University of Minnesota-RSEC research fellowship in the department of chemistry. Research work was carried out on the analysis of pharmaceuticals in wastewater effluents using SPE/GC/MS and monitored the effect of chlorination on specific pharmaceuticals. Research Mentor: Dr. Kris McNeill. (Summer 2006)
-Recipient of UT-RSEC research fellowship (An NSF sponsored program at the Department of Chemistry, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN). Research work was done at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Organic and Biological Mass Spectrometry department. Carried out research on separation and quantification of PAHs and porphyrins by HPLC/APPI/MS and HPLC/APCI/MS. (2003 and 2004 summer)

Collaborators

University of Alabama at Birmingham and Tuscaloosa
University of Minnesota
University of Tennessee

Synergistic Activities or Collaborations

Summer 2008: Worked as a Co-PI and Subcontractor for EPA grant EP-C-07-014 on Identification and Treatment of Emerging Contaminants in Wet Weather Flows, in collaboration with the Environmental Institute, Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL.
PI: Dr. Robert Pitt, Professor, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL.

July 22 – July 27, 2007: Participated in the NSF sponsored CWCS workshop on Material Science and Nanotechnology for Chemists, conducted by the department of chemistry at Beloit College, Beloit, Wis. Advanced training in the nanotechnology and material science laboratory for undergraduate curriculum.

Summer 2007: HBCU-UP summer research at the Materials Engineering Department, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama. Research Mentor:
Dr. D. Dean, Professor. “Fictionalization of Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes and its epoxy polymer composites”

Summer 2006: Recipient of University of Minnesota-RSEC research fellowship in the department of chemistry. Research work was carried out on the analysis of pharmaceuticals in wastewater effluents using SPE/GC/MS and monitored the effect of chlorination on specific pharmaceuticals. Research Mentor: Dr. Kris McNeill.

Summer 2005: Participated in FaST (Faculty and Student Team) research at the Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY. Research work was carried out in the Environmental Technology Division with Dr. Terry Sullivan, on mercury profiling near a coal burning utility plant at Monticello, Texas.

2005: Book review: The Physical Universe, Krauskopf and Beiser, Mc Graw Hill, 11th Edition

2003 – Present: Chemistry faculty coordinator for the Health Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP), at Miles College. Conducted chemistry workshops and relevant laboratories for both college and high school students during summer.

1997: Book Reviewer for Mc Graw Hill, “Organic Chemistry”, Francis Carey, 4th Edition Book Reviewer for Mc Graw Hill, “General Chemistry’, Wang, 5th Edition

1997 - 2003: High School Science Day chief judge for posters from chemistry department, Chemistry curriculum development at Miles College and Lawson State College. Greening of Miles College through tree planting campaign. Incorporated micro scale laboratory techniques in organic chemistry curriculum.
Research on “Cahaba River” of Birmingham for pollutants using standard analytical methods.

1998 - 2003: Organizer of science shows in elementary and middle schools of Greater Birmingham

1999 - Present: Faculty advisor for Science Club at Miles College and Science News Letter publication

1998, 1999: Served on K-12 Teachers Education Program and participated in chemistry workshops.

Summer 2002: Oak Ridge Institute of Science Education, (ORISE), Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL); summer research at High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR). Research on neutron scattering studies on clathrate hydrates, and vibrational analysis of clathrate hydrates.

Summer 2001: Research training award in Materials Science and Engineering, Summer program, Department of Materials Engineering, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama

1999–2004: Miles College – Summer Science Faculty Grant, HBCU-UP program-support for summer research students and faculty stipend.

Summer 1997, 1998, 1999: Mentored three high school students in Alabama Project SEED, and ACS sponsored program

Existing Institution Research Laboratory or Research Center

Advanced instrumentation lab in the division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Miles College, Fairfield, Alabama - HBCU-UP funded research
Number of Participants - 3
Funding Agency - NSF
Role of Professor Subramaniam - Research Director

BNL Experiences

Year 1 - Dates: 6/8/05 through 8/20/05

Mentor - Dr. Terry Sullivan

Departments - Environmental Science and Technology

Project Name - Profiling of mercury near a coal burning power plant in Texas

Description - Sampling for and testing of mercury due to coal burning activities near power plants in Texas. Analysis and quantification was done using DMA mercury analyzer.

Number of participants - 3

Personal Comments

BNL is unique due to its location and motivating atmosphere for research. The mentor and the FaST officials were very helpful during our tenure at Upton, NY. The FaST program opened up new avenues of research and collaborations for Miles College students and faculty.

For more information about the Faculty and Student Team program, contact:

Noel Blackburn
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Building 438, PO Box 5000
Upton, New York 11973-5000
(631) 344-2890
(631) 344-5832 fax