Postdoctoral Fellow, UCLA , Ph.D., University of Wyoming Postdoctoral Fellow, UCLA - 1999 (Organic Chemistry) Ph.D., University of Wyoming - 1996 (Organic Chemistry)

Organic Chemistry and Photochemistry

Physical organic chemistry; photooxidation mechanisms; singlet oxygen; preparative-, theoretical- and photochemistry; molecular mechanisms of toxicity; enantiospecific toxicity; antitumor and antifungal compounds; natural products; organism chemical defense mechanisms; natural selection of biological agents; and chemical evolution. - See more at: http://www.gc.cuny.edu/Page-Elements/Academics-Research-Centers-Initiatives/Doctoral-Programs/Chemistry/Faculty-Bios/Alexander-Greer#sthash.Ae1HtRgh.dpuf

Ghosh, G., M. Minnis, A.A. Ghogare, I. Abramova, K. Cengel, T.M. Busch and A. Greer. "Photoactive Fluoropolymer Surfaces that Release Sensitizer Drug Molecules." Journal of Physical Chemistry B 119, 4155-4164. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2015

Walalawela, N. and A. Greer. "Remote Delivery of Singlet Oxygen Strategies." Singlet Oxygen: Applications in Biosciences and Nanosciences. Eds. S. Nonell and C. Flors. Royal Society of Chemistry. (Books and Publications: Forthcoming Publications) 2015

Balaban, A.T., A. Greer and J.F. Liebman. "Aromaticity and Conjugation in 1,2-Benzoquinone Valence Isomers and Congeners." Advances in Heterocyclic Chemistry, Volume 113. Ed. E. Scriven. Amsterdam: Elsevier. 111-42. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2014

Choudhury, R. and A. Greer. "Synergism Between Airborne Singlet Oxygen and a Trisubstituted Olefin Sulfonate for the Inactivation of Bacteria." Langmuir 30: 3599-605. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2014

Ghogare, A., I. Rizvi, T. Hasan and A. Greer. "Pointsource Delivery of a Photosensitizer Drug and Singlet Oxygen: Eradication of Glioma Cells in Vitro." Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology 90: 1119-25. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2014

Greer, A. A.T. Balaban and J.F. Liebman. "An Introduction to the Consequences of Spin and Bond Strength in the Chemistry of Diatomic Oxygen, Peroxides and Related Species." The Chemistry of Peroxides, vol. 3. Eds. A. Greer and J.F. Liebman. Chichester, United Kingdom: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 1-20. (Books and Publications: Chapter) 2014

Greer, A. and J.L. Liebman. The Chemistry of Peroxides, vol. 3. Chichester, United Kingdom: John Wiley & Sons. (Books and Publications: Edited Book) 2014

Rudshteyn, B., Á. Castillo, A. Ghogare, J.F. Liebman and A. Greer. "Theoretical Study of the Reaction Formalhydrazone With Singlet Oxygen. Fragmentation of the C=N Bond, Ene Reaction, and Other Processes." Photochemical Photobiology 90: 431-38 (dedicated to the memory of Professor Nicholas J. Turro). (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2014

Walalawela, N. and A. Greer. "Photoactive Chitosan: A Step Toward a Green Strategy for Pollutant Degradation." Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology 90: 1216-18. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2014

Zhao, Y., Y. Liu, Q. Xu, M. Barahman, D. Bartusik, A. Greer and A.M. Lyons. "Singlet Oxygen Generation on Porous Superhydrophobic Surfaces: Effect of Gas Flow and Sensitizer Wetting on Trapping Efficiency." Journal of Physical Chemistry A 118: 10364-71. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2014

Abramova, I. and A. Greer. "Ethnochemistry and Human Rights." Chemical Biodiversity 10: 1724-28. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2013

Aebisher, D., D. Bartusik, Y. Liu, Y. Zhao, M. Barahman, Q. Xu, A.M. Lyons and A. Greer. "Superhydrophobic Photosensitizers. Mechanistic Studies of 1O2 Generation in the Plastron and Solid/Liquid Droplet Interface." Journal of the American Chemical Society 135: 18990-98. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2013

Bartusik, D., D. Aebisher, A. Ghogare, G. Ghosh, I. Abramova, T. Hasan and A. Greer. "A Fiberoptic (Photodynamic Therapy Type) Device with a Photosensitizer and Singlet Oxygen Delivery Probe Tip for Ovarian Cancer Cell Killing." Photochemical Photobiology 89: 936-41. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2013

Bartusik, D., M. Minnis, G. Ghosh and A. Greer. "Autocatalytic-Assisted Photorelease of a Sensitizer Drug Bound to a Silica Support." Journal of Organic Chemistry 78: 8537-44. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2013

Miranda, M.S., J.C.G. Esteves da Silva, A. Castillo, A.T. Frank, A. Greer, J.A. Brown, B.C. Davis and J.F. Liebman. "Amino, Ammonio and Aminioethenes: A Theoretical Study of Their Structure and Energetics" Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry 26: 613-25. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2013

Rudshteyn, B., A. Castillo and A. Greer. "Theoretical Study of a Nonpeptidic Polydisulfide Alpha-Helix. Journal of Sulfur Chemistry 34: 3-6. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2013

"Human Rights And Indigenous Peoples" Chemical & Engineering News 90.13: 6. (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2012

Bartusik, D., D. Aebisher, A.M. Lyons and A. Greer. "Bacterial Inactivation by a Singlet Oxygen Bubbler: Identifying Factors Controlling the Toxicity of 1O2 Bubbles." Environmental Science & Technology 46: 12098-104. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2012

Bartusik, D., D. Aebisher, B. Ghafari, A.M. Lyons and A. Greer. "Generating Singlet Oxygen Bubbles: A New Mechanism for Gas-Liquid Oxidations in Water." Langmuir 28: 3053-60. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2012

Bartusik, D., D. Aebisher, G. Ghosh, M. Minnis and A. Greer. "Fluorine End-Capped Optical Fibers for Photosensitizer Release and Singlet Oxygen Production." Journal of Organic Chemistry 77: 4557-65. Featured article. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2012