Other faculty members:

Deborah Hokien, Ph.D.
email:
hokien@es.marywood.edu
website:
http://ac.marywood.edu/hokien/www

Educational Background: Ph.D., Analytical Chemistry, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA. B.S., Chemistry, University of Scranton, Scranton, PA.

General Science Interests: polymer surface chemistry, bioanalytical chemistry, and analytical instrumentation.

Teaching Interests: biochemistry, general chemistry, development of distance courses in chemistry and biochemistry

Professional Activities and Awards: American Society for Engineering Education, NASA-Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA (1997, 1998, and 1999). Oak Ridge Institute and Education, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, MD (1996).  Who's Who Among American Women (22nd Edition), Pennsylvania Academy of Science Judge Award (March, 2000), and American Business Women's Association Wyoming Valley Chapter Women of the Year Award (June, 1999).

Titles of Recent Research Articles: "The Antimicrobial Effects of Silver-Coated Nylon Fabrics," "Entropically Driven Reconstruction at a Polymer/Water Interface: The Role of Crosslinking and Rubber Elasticity," and "The Surface Stability of Polymers with Adsorbed Fibronectin."

Comments to Dr. Deborah Hokien, Associate Professor of Chemistry: hokien@es.marywood.edu

 Last update January 2007

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