College of Arts & Sciences

Faculty & Staff

Dr. Jeff Seela Professor & Coordinator of Chemistry Department Email: jseela@pi.ac.ae Phone:+971-2-607-5139 Office: 2007A (Bu Hasa)

Academic Qualifications

Ph.D., Indiana University, USA, 1989

Experience

2003 to now	Professor of Chemistry, College of Arts & Sciences, Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi
1998 to 2002	Associate Professor, Abraham Baldwin College, Tifton, Georgia, USA
1997 to 1998	Associate Professor, University of Tenaga Nasional, Kuala Lumpur, Malysia
1991 to 1997	Assistant Professor, Abraham Baldwin College, Tifton, Georgia, USA
1990 to 1991	Assistant Professor, University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia, USA
1989 to 1990	Visiting Lecturer, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA
1987 to 1989	Visiting Lecturer, Institute Technology Mara, Shah Alam, Malaysia

Research Interests

All types of inorganic synthesis – high to low temperature, high to low pressure, air and moisture free.

IR, UV, NMR, magnetic, electrochemical, and simple MO characterizations.

Teaching Interests

Writing laboratory materials for beginning chemistry students.

Chemistry for all types of majors – science, engineering, non-science, nursing, middle school and high school teachers.