Faculty Profile

Jianwei Fan Associate Professor of Chemistry

Education:

• B.S.(1982), M.S.(1985), Shanghai Teacher's University
• M.Phil., Ph.D.(1992), City University of New York

Membership:

American Chemical Society, Sigma Xi

Teaching Interests:

Instrumental Analysis; Quantitative Chemical Analysis; Physical Chemistry Lab.; General Chemistry.

Research Interests:

Synthesis of various ruthenium(II) and rhodium(III) mixed-ligand diimine complexes. Characterization of the products by UV-visible, IR, fluorescence and NMR spectroscopy. Investigation of the photophysical and photochemical properties of these metal complexes with the excitation of lasers and other conventional light sources. These projects have been and will continue to be carried out in collaboration with undergraduates.

Recent Publications:

Tannin/Polyphenol Effects in Iron Sobulization in Vitro”, Gaffney, S.*, Williams, V., Flynn, P., Mowry, C., Dierenfeld, E., Babb, C., Fan, J., and Tramontano, W.A., Bios 75(2)43-52, 2004

Grants Awarded:

• Pew Foundation - Undergraduate Science Research Grant, summers 1995, 1996 and 1997
• Manhattan College Summer Grant, 1994

Contact Information:

• phone: (718) 862-7475
• fax: (718) 862-7814
• email: jianwei.fan@manhattan.edu
• office: Hayden Hall Room 408