Dr. Gregory P. Foy
1386 Sleepy Hollow Rd.
York, PA 17403
(717)845-8075
Physical Sciences Department
York College of Pennsylvania
York, PA 17403
(717)815-1523
Education
Ph. D. Analytical Chemistry
Miami University
August 1996
Oxford, Ohio
M. S. Organic Synthesis
Miami University
1993
Oxford, Ohio
B. A. Chemistry
College of Wooster
1984
Wooster, Ohio
Professional Experience
York College Sept., 1996-Present
Tenured Associate Professor of Chemistry 2002-Present
Assistant Professor 1996-2002
York, PA
Miami University
Visiting Associate Professor Fall 2003 Sabbatical
Oxford, Ohio
Miami University 1990-1996
Teaching Associate
Oxford, Ohio
West Virginia University 1990
Chemistry Instructor
Parkersburg, West Virginia
Washington Technical College 1989
Biology Instructor
Marietta, Ohio
Union Carbide 1989-1990
Chemist / Technical Writer
Sistersville, West Virginia
Oahu Foods Inc. 1985-1989
Plant Manager
Honolulu, Hawaii
Cosmicoat Inc. 1984-1985
Chemist / Technical Assistance
Wooster, Ohio
Teaching
My teaching responsibilities at Your College are General Chemistry, Quantitative Chemical
Analysis, Instrumental Analysis, Science and Religion, Internships, and Independent Studies.
Typically, I teach two sections of General Chemistry, one section of Quantitative Analysis
lecture and two Quantitative Analysis laboratory sections during the fall semester. During the
spring semester I teach two sections of Instrumental Analysis lecture, four Instrumental labs per
week, one section of Science and Religion, Chemistry Seminar, internships, and independent
studies.
General Chemistry
My emphasis in General Chemistry at York College for the last ten years has been to present
material in a number of different ways. Our General Chemistry course includes all science
majors, and a few non-science majors that need to fulfill their liberal arts requirement.
 My web site houses class notes, important links to other sources, links to the textbook
website, and links to past exams and quizzes among many of the resources. The main
emphasis of the site is to provide my students with the opportunity to view lecture notes
before and after class, and to allow access for all lecture materials.
 The use of “smart classrooms” that have a projector and computer internet connection
brings all of this technology into the lecture. I schedule all of my sections in “smart
classrooms, as well as all of the chemistry lectures in the department.
 I perform a number of demonstrations during the semester and bring in materials that
help in the understanding of key concepts. Examples of demonstrations include gas
excitation with a Tesla coil, and using liquid nitrogen to demonstrate a number of
concepts.
Analytical Chemistry
There are two one semester courses that constitute the Analytical series, Quantitative Analysis,
and Instrumental Analysis. Both courses have a very strong emphasis on laboratory techniques.
I teach two one-hour lectures per week and two three-hour labs per week and multiple sections of
Instrumental Analysis in the spring.
 In Quantitative Analysis students work on labs that are strongly directed, they then are
introduced to some guided inquiry labs, and the last third of the semester includes a class
designed group project that focuses on the techniques learned throughout the semester
and results in a formal presentation of results.
 In both analytical courses the students are required to post a summary report of their labs
on their own web pages, while recording details in their notebooks.
 In Instrumental Analysis, students focus on ten different instruments where they are
given an analyte and results that they are to obtain, but they are required to develop
procedures for both sample prep and instrument operation. The last five weeks of
Instrumental lab focuses on a class developed project culminating in a final presentation.
Science and Religion
I have been team teaching a course on science and religion with a religion professor for the last
seven years.
 Our approach in this course has been to stimulate discussion by presenting the different
themes from each chapter and by having groups present information on timely topics.
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Some of the topics include “What should be taught in school?”, and “The Scientific and
Religious ramifications of Cloning”.
We have had several guest lecturers including the author of the text that we use for our
course, John Haught. Professor Haught’s visit included lectures, and class discussion
Each group brings in an “articles of the week” from any source, and the class votes on the
article of focus for the week. The article is then copied, distributed, and discussed during
the next class.
The groups begin working on a major topic with a final presentation and discussion the
last two weeks of the semester.
Seminar on Ethics, Issues, and Experimental Design in Chemistry
I developed this course four years ago to introduce incoming freshmen and sophomore chemistry
majors to the issues, ethics, and experimental design considerations that chemists face.
 The primary goal of this course is to build a sense of community within the younger
chemistry majors.
 Throughout the semester one hour each week we have a discussion focusing on one of
the topics of the course. Students are also required to interview a Chemistry professional,
and ask questions that probe the ethics decision that are faced. The senior students that
have completed internships bring in their company policies on ethics.
Internships
With the tremendous success of the Chemistry Industry Advisory Council (described later), I
have been the primary faculty supervisor for Chemistry internships. Each year for the past seven
years, I have directed 3-4 internships each year, requiring developing close relationships with onsite supervisors.
 Our CIAC member companies consistently provide internship opportunities for our
students including Adhesives Research Inc. in their adhesives/coatings division and their
pharmaceutical adhesives division. BiMax Inc. has employed several students who work
on polymer synthesis projects.
Independent Study
Independent study projects have increased dramatically since I began at York College, due to the
increase in majors, and encouraging underclassmen to start independent study early and
complete multiple projects.
 Our Chemistry majors are required to complete a minimum of three credit hours of
independent research before graduation, and they are encouraged to complete more than
three credits. I have directed a wide range of projects in the last ten years including
“Extraction of the metabolite of cocaine from hair using supercritical fluids”, and
“Development of a method for identifying the primary components of gunshot residue
with Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectroscopy”. Typically I direct 3-6
projects each year.
College/Community Service
Committee Work
College Wide Committees / Leadership
 Student Scholarship Day Committee, Chair and Founder 1998-present
o One of my proudest accomplishments at York College is the establishment and
on-going success of Student Scholarship Week (SSW). This annual event has
been well received by students and faculty and is a tremendous contribution to the
YCP academic community. I organized SSW and encouraged 25 participants at
its inception. SSW has grown to over 150 participants representing all of the
academic departments last year.
 Faculty Senate Vice President 2005-2007
 Faculty task force for the Middle States Review, Chair 2004-2006
o Organized the task force on Faculty - prepared chapter for 10 yr
Middle States Review
 Faculty Enhancement Committee, Member 1997-present, Chair 1998-2005
o Increased funding for faculty from $65K/yr to $130K/yr
 Teaching and Evaluation Committee, Member 1999-2002
 Institutional Review Board, Member 1997-present
 Faculty Development Task Force 1999-2001
 Senate Executive Committee 1998-present
o As a member of the executive committee, helped with the restructuring of the
academic senate
 Trustees Honors Scholars Committee , Member 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004
 York College Forum, Member 1999-2000
Professional Organizations
 Organizing and Chairing two sessions for MARM ACS ‘06 (Middle Atlantic Regional
Meeting of the ACS)
 Southeastern Pennsylvania Section of the ACS, Chair Education Night 2002-present
 NUTRICORE Northeast initiative, member of the Advisory Board 2003-present
Chemistry Coordinator
I have served as the coordinator of the Chemistry Program since 1997
Facilities responsibilities
 In my second year at York College, I was responsible for planning and oversight of a
$2million renovation of the Chemistry facilities (Completed 2000). This included
working with architects, the physical plant director, the college president, the academic
dean, the general contractor, and several of the subcontractors
Personnel responsibilities
 Successfully expanded the Chemistry faculty to include a Forensic Chemist position –
hired 2005, tenure track Assistant Professor of Organic Chemistry 2005, tenure track
Assistant Professor of General Chemistry – hired in 2004, new laboratory coordinator –
2004, adjunct positions each year, 2005 totaling 13, part time CIAC liaison position
2003
General Management Responsibilities
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Manage full-time faculty and staff totaling 8 as of 2005
Manage scheduling of all Chemistry and Forensic Chemistry courses totaling 58
courses/sections
o 95% of all chemistry lecture sections are scheduled in “smart classrooms”
o Manage a yearly instrument budget that has grown from $30K-$40K/yr for
Instruments to $120K/yr
o Manage a yearly supplies budget that totals $60K/yr
Chemistry Industry Advisory Council
I created the council in 2000, with an initial membership of seven companies. The council has
grown to thirteen companies this year, and two companies that are being heavily recruited.
 Each member company provides dues of $2000/yr. which supplements the Chemistry
instrumentation budget
 Member companies provide 10-12 internship opportunities each year, and provide full
time employment for several Chemistry graduates each year
 A strong networking of member companies is developing which enhances recruiting
efforts
Conference Presentations
Foy, G. P. and Foy, R. L. “Our changing students: Computers and relevance in Analytical
Chemistry” American Chemical Society National Meeting, San Diego, CA, April 2001.
Foy, G. P., and Foresman, J. B. “Chemistry and Computers” The Middle Atlantic Association of
Liberal Arts Chemistry Teachers Meeting, St Mary’s College, October 2000.
Branda, D. J., and Foy, G. P. “Supercritical fluid extraction of cocaine and BZE from solid
matrices” The Pittsburgh Conference, March 2000.
Branda, D. J., Foy, G. P., Halbert, C., and Foy, R. L. “ A joint study of the water quality of the
Codorus Creek Basin York County, Pennsylvania” 76th Annual Pennsylvania Academy of
Science Meeting, Wyomissing, PA, April 2000.
Craft, M., and Foy, G. P. “ Analysis of non-FDA approved herbal supplements” 76th Annual
Pennsylvania Academy of Science Meeting, Wyomissing, PA, April 2000.
Foy, G. P., and Pacey, G. E. “Supercritical fluid extraction and its use in metal speciation” The
Pittsburgh Conference, March 1998.
Foy, G. P. And Pacey, G. E. “Application of Supercritical Fluid Extraction to Chromium
Speciation” The Pittsburgh Conference, 1996
Foy, G. P. And Pacey, G. E. “Investigation of Chelation Enhanced Fluorescence in the
Determination of Salicylic Acid, AMP, ADP, and ATP” The Pittsburgh Conference, 1995
Foy, G. P. And Pacey, G. E. “Feasibility of Metal Speciation by Supercritical Fluid Extraction”
Federation of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Societies Annual Meeting, 1995
Pittsburgh Conference 1994
Foy, G. P. And Pacey, G. E. “Investigation of Anthrylpolyamines as Analytical Anion Reagents”
Graduate Student Achievement Award, Miami University 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996.
American Chemical Society member for 15 yrs.
Publications
Foy, G. P., and Pacey, G. E. “Metal speciation using supercritical fluid extraction” Talanta,
2003, 61, 849.
Foy, G. P., and Pacey, G. E. “Speciation of metals using supercritical fluid extraction ” American
Laboratory, 2000, 32, 23, 34.
Foy, G. P., and Pacey, G. E. “Specific extraction of chromium (VI) using supercritical fluid
extraction” Talanta, 2000, 51, 339.
Foy, G. P. And Pacey, G. E. “Determination of ATP Using Chelation Enhanced Fluorescence”
Talanta 43 (1996).
Ongoing Research Projects
 Supercritical fluid extraction of drugs and their metabolites from hair.
 Synthesis and addition of functionalized thiols to gold nanoparticles. Research work
performed on sabbatical at Miami University with Gil Pacey and ongoing
 Collaborative research with Dr. Wayne Elban of Loyola University, Dr. Martha Goodway
of the Smithsonian Institute, and Dr. Larry Crawford of Bethlehem Steel testing metals
from 18th century wrought iron.
 A project with Dr. Nicholas Fell at the Army Research Labs in Adelphi, MD that focuses
on supercritical fluid extraction of bacterial endospores.
 Work on the extraction of environmentally toxic metals has been an ongoing
collaboration with Applied Separations Inc.
 Consultant to Adhesives Research Inc. in Glen Rock on the fluorescence of some of their
adhesive coatings.
 Developing a project with Dr. Karl Kleiner (YCP) to monitor and remediate the Codorus
Creek.