User:Naimglloxhani

Naim Glloxhani is AAAS-Merck Scholar and Honors College student at the College of Staten Island, City University of New York. He is working toward his Bachelor of Science Degrees in Biochemistry and Chemistry. He participated in a Summer Research Program (REU) sponsored by the National Science Foundation and AAAS-Merck. Currently he is working as Research Assistant at the CUNY Center for Engineered Polymeric Materials (CePM). His research interests lie in synthesis of Platinum, Nickel and Palladium Nanoparticles and their application as catalyst for synthesis of hybrid inorganic / organic polymers. He has presented his research work at the 3rd International Workshop on Silicon-Based Polymer (ISPO 2003-Abstract P-19). He has co-authored one published paper based on his research and several additional papers are pending publication. He has won several awards such as Collegiate All-American Scholar Award, National Dean's List (2005) and NYC Council Peter F. Vallone Academic Award. He is the recipient of numerous scholarships including CSI Presidential Scholarship, and American Association for the Advancement of Science-Merck Scholarship. Apart from his academic and research activities, he is actively involved in student activities as President of CSI Chemistry Club and as Vice-President of CSI Pre-Medical Society. In the future, he wants to go to professional school and receive Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) Degree. Naim is a member of several scientific organizations and societies, including the American Chemical Society.