Chair

Professor Ivana Radivojevic Jovanovic
Academic Complex, room A-516
Phone: 718-260-5850
Email: IJovanovic@citytech.cuny.edu

Description

Chemistry is at the heart of understanding the world around us. The biological process by which plants transform light into food is chemistry. The combustion that leads to global warming is chemistry. The experiments performed to analyze crime scene evidence are chemistry. Because chemistry is central to so many science and non-science fields, a degree in chemistry opens the door to a variety of professions. These include those you would expect like medicine, environmental science, and research and those you would be surprised by like agriculture, technical sales, and forensics.

Mission

The mission of the Department of Chemistry at New York City College of Technology is to provide comprehensive education and training for a new generation of chemists and chemical technologists to meet increasing demand in the applied chemical sciences.

Our students have widely differing secondary school educations; we seek to address the needs and skills of each student in an environment that is at once challenging and supportive.

We are committed to research in chemistry.

The department's members lead research projects that find external support and invariably include students.

Degree Programs

The associate in science in program provides graduates with the foundations for a bachelor’s degree or higher in disciplines such as chemistry, biochemistry, chemical engineering, education, applied mathematics and other related sciences. The AS in Chemical Technology also provides the preparation needed for transfer to professional schools in the health sciences in areas such as medical technology, pharmaceutical sciences, and physician assistant programs. The majority of graduates pursue higher education in baccalaureate programs within the City University of New York.

The bachelor of science in program is designed to provide a strong foundation in laboratory skills that will enable graduates to achieve “college-to-career” employment. This includes hands-on training in extensive laboratory course work, necessary for students to launch careers in chemical industry and in the broad range of industries that utilize analytical chemistry. While fulfilling its primary goal of excellent preparation for immediate entry into a career position, the program also prepares students for post-baccalaureate study and health profession schools.

Video: City Tech Chemistry—About the Field

Advisory Commission

Amy Brost, Assistant Media Conservator, The David Booth Conservation Department, The Museum of Modern Art

John Gilligan, Criminalist III, New York Police Department

Kelsey Hoontis, Associate Director Global Regulatory Affairs CMC, Novavax Inc.

Hebah Karoufeh, Doctor of Pharmacy, Pharmacare Pharmacy, Inc., Astoria, Queens

Paul F. Jackson, Scientific Director, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, a division of Johnson & Johnson

Tony Levorse, Research and Development, International Flavors and Fragances

Leina Morales, Assistant Director, New York Hotel Trades Council

Elizabeth Santiago, President and CEO, CeleBritAy New York, Inc.

Orane White, Senior Scientist, Merck

Name	Degree	Type	NYSED Code	HEGIS Code	CIP Code
Applied Chemistry	BS - Bachelor of Science	Major	37582 - CHB-BS	1905.00	40.0599
Chemical Technology	AS - Associate in Science	Major	01375 - CHS-AS	5305.00	41.0301

Department: Chemistry