Biography

Columbus State University - Chemistry

Professor of Chemistry and Assistant Chair, Deaprtment of Chemistry, Columbus State University, Columbus, GA, USA
Anil
Banerjee
Columbus, Georgia
Teaching: general chemistry, physical chemistry; graduate courses on: Advanced physical chemistry, catalysis.
Research: heterogeneous catalysis; mentoring undergraduate and graduate research students in chemistry
Current research projects: Low temperature catalytic oxidation of carbon monoxide and methane; storage of hydrogen as fuel.

Recent conference presentation:

Banerjee, A. C., McGuire, J. Activity and mechanism of methane oxidation over Pd/Al2O3 catalyst ( Invited paper to be presented at the Natural Gas Symposium of The Division of the Energy and Fuels , American Chemical Society, New Orleans, 18-22 March, 2018.

Banerjee, A. C., McGuire, J., Gary, J., Bozack, M. (2017). Activity, XPS and STEM data of Pd/Al2O3 catalysts (Paper presented at a symposium of the Division of Catalysis Science and Technology, American Chemical Society National Meeting, 05 April, San Francisco, CA.)



Externally funded Grants: Federal Teacher Quality grant:"project guided inquiry"--- professional development of science teachers on content and use of science lab kits to improve instruction and student achievements ( received seven grants during 2006-2015) and conducted professional development of more than 100 science teachers in Southwest Georgia.

Service: Member of American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) ;member of American Chemical Society (ACS ); member of ACS general chemistry exam committee, ACS international affairs committee, chair ACS Auburn local section, adviser of ACS student chapter at CSU; chemistry graduate program coordinator at CSU: Coordinator CSU study abroad chemistry programs in India.

Honors: Senior Fulbright Fellow at the University of Iowa

Countries Visited: Vising Fellow at Curtin University and Flinders University, Australia: Utrecht University, The Netherlands