Edyta M Greer

Professor

Weissman School of Arts and Sciences

Department: Natural Sciences

Areas of expertise:

Email Address: edyta.greer@baruch.cuny.edu

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Education

Ph.D., Chemistry, Graduate Center, CUNY

M.S., Chemistry, Warsaw University

SemesterCourse PrefixCourse NumberCourse Name
Spring 2024CHM6003HHonors - Chemistry Honors III
Fall 2023CHM6002HHonors Chemistry II
Fall 2023CHM5000Independent Study Chemistry I
Fall 2023CHM5000Independent Study Chemistry I
Spring 2023CHM6001HHonors Chemistry I
Spring 2023CHM4010Medicinal Chemistry
Spring 2023CHM4010Medicinal Chemistry
Spring 2023CHM4010Medicinal Chemistry
Fall 2022CHM3006Prin Organic Chem II
Fall 2022CHM3006Prin Organic Chem II
Fall 2022CHM3006Prin Organic Chem II
Fall 2022CHM1003LFundamentals of Chemistry
Fall 2022CHM1003LFundamentals of Chemistry
Fall 2022CHM1003LFundamentals of Chemistry
Fall 2022CHM5000Independent Study Chemistry I
Spring 2022CHM3003Prin Organic Chem I
Spring 2022CHM4010Medicinal Chemistry
Spring 2022CHM4010Medicinal Chemistry
Spring 2022CHM5000Independent Study Chemistry I
Fall 2021CHM6003HHonors - Chemistry Honors III
Fall 2021CHM3006Prin Organic Chem II
Fall 2021CHM3006Prin Organic Chem II
Spring 2021CHM6002HHonors Chemistry II
Spring 2021CHM4010Medicinal Chemistry
Spring 2021CHM4010Medicinal Chemistry
Fall 2020CHM5001HHON Independent Study CHM II
Fall 2020CHM3006Prin Organic Chem II
Fall 2020CHM3006Prin Organic Chem II
Fall 2020CHM3006Prin Organic Chem II
Fall 2020CHM6001HHonors Chemistry I
Spring 2020CHM4010Medicinal Chemistry
Spring 2020CHM3006Prin Organic Chem II
Spring 2020CHM4010Medicinal Chemistry
Spring 2020CHM5000Independent Study Chemistry I
Fall 2019CHM3006Prin Organic Chem II
Fall 2019CHM3006Prin Organic Chem II
Fall 2019CHM3006Prin Organic Chem II
Spring 2019CHM4010Medicinal Chemistry
Spring 2019CHM3006Prin Organic Chem II
Fall 2018CHM3006Prin Organic Chem II
Fall 2018CHM3006Prin Organic Chem II
Fall 2018IDC3002HHon Sci & Tech NYC
Summer 2018CHM1004Fund Of Chemical Lab Techq
Spring 2018CHM5003Independent Study Chemistry IV
Spring 2018CHM4010Medicinal Chemistry
Fall 2017CHM5000Independent Study Chemistry I
Fall 2017CHM3006Prin Organic Chem II
Fall 2017IDC3002HHon Sci & Tech NYC
Fall 2017CHM5001Independent Study Chemistry II
Fall 2017CHM5001Independent Study Chemistry II
Spring 2017CHM5000Independent Study Chemistry I
Spring 2017CHM5000Independent Study Chemistry I
Spring 2017CHM5000Independent Study Chemistry I
Spring 2017CHM4010Medicinal Chemistry
Spring 2017CHM4010Medicinal Chemistry
Fall 2016CHM3003Prin Organic Chem I
Fall 2016CHM3003Prin Organic Chem I
Fall 2016CHM3003Prin Organic Chem I
Fall 2016IDC3002HHon Sci & Tech NYC
Spring 2016CHM2003General Chemistry I
Spring 2016CHM3006Prin Organic Chem II
Fall 2015CHM5000Independent Study Chemistry I
Spring 2015CHM5001Independent Study Chemistry II
Spring 2015CHM4010Medicinal Chemistry
Spring 2015CHM3006Prin Organic Chem II
Spring 2015CHM4010Medicinal Chemistry
Spring 2015CHM5001Independent Study Chemistry II
Fall 2014CHM5000Independent Study Chemistry I
Fall 2014CHM3003Prin Organic Chem I
Fall 2014CHM3003Prin Organic Chem I
Fall 2014CHM3003Prin Organic Chem I
Spring 2014CHM3006Prin Organic Chem II
Spring 2014CHM3006Prin Organic Chem II
Spring 2014CHM4010Medicinal Chemistry
Spring 2014CHM5001Independent Study Chemistry II
Fall 2013CHM3003LChemistry 3003 Lecture
Fall 2013CHM5000Independent Study Chemistry I
Fall 2013CHM5000Independent Study Chemistry I
Spring 2013CHM5000Independent Study Chemistry I
Spring 2013CHM4010LMedicinal Chemistry Lecture
Spring 2013CHM6002HHonors Chemistry II
Spring 2013CHM4010Medicinal Chemistry
Spring 2013CHM3006Prin Organic Chem II
Fall 2012CHM3003Prin Organic Chem I
Fall 2012CHM5000Independent Study Chemistry I
Fall 2012CHM3003LChemistry 3003 Lecture
Fall 2012CHM6001HHonors Chemistry I
Spring 2012CHM5002Independent Study CHM III
Spring 2012CHM3006Prin Organic Chem II
Spring 2012CHM4010Medicinal Chemistry
Spring 2012CHM5001Independent Study Chemistry II
Fall 2011CHM6003HHonors - Chemistry Honors III
Fall 2011CHM2003General Chemistry I
Fall 2011CHM3003LChemistry 3003 Lecture
Fall 2011CHM5000Independent Study Chemistry I
Fall 2011CHM3003Prin Organic Chem I
Spring 2011CHM6002HHonors Chemistry II
Spring 2011CHM3006Prin Organic Chem II
Fall 2010CHM6001HHonors Chemistry I
Fall 2010CHM3003LChemistry 3003 Lecture
Fall 2010CHM3003Prin Organic Chem I
Fall 2010CHM1000Chemistry and the Environment
Fall 2010CHM6002HHonors Chemistry II
Spring 2010CHM6001HHonors Chemistry I
Spring 2010CHM5000Independent Study Chemistry I
Spring 2010CHM3006Prin Organic Chem II
Spring 2010CHM1000Chemistry and the Environment
Spring 2010CHM1000LLect Chem & Environm
Fall 2009CHM1000LLect Chem & Environm
Fall 2009CHM1000LLect Chem & Environm
Fall 2009CHM5000Independent Study Chemistry I
Fall 2009CHM1000Chemistry and the Environment
Spring 2009CHM1000LLect Chem & Environm
Spring 2009CHM5000Independent Study Chemistry I
Spring 2009CHM5001Independent Study Chemistry II
Spring 2009CHM4900Biochemistry
Fall 2008CHM1000LLect Chem & Environm
Fall 2008CHM1000Chemistry and the Environment
Fall 2008CHM1000LLect Chem & Environm

Journal Articles

(2023). Synthesis, Characterization, and Photocleavage of Bis-decyl Pteroic Acid: A Folate Derivative with Affinity to Biomembranes. Photochem. Photobiol.,

(2022). Computational Evidence for Tunneling and a Hidden Intermediate in the Biosynthesis of Tetrahydrocannabinol. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 144. 7646-7656.

Sosa, M. J., Noel Urrutia, M., Schilardi, P. L., Quindt, M. I., Bonesi, S., Denburg, D., Vignoni, M., Greer, A., Greer, E., & Thomas, A. H. (2021). Mono- and Bis-Alkylated Lumazine Sensitizers: Synthetic, Molecular Orbital Theory, Nucleophilic Index, and Photochemical Studies. Photochemistry and Photobiology, 97. 80-90.

Eisenman, H. C., Greer, E. M., & McGrail, C. W. (2020). The Role of Melanins in Melanotic Fungi for Pathogenesis and Environmental Survival. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 104. 4247-4257.

Karimi, S., Ma, S., Qu, M., N/A, B. C., Ramig, K., Greer, E., Szalda, D. J., Neary, M. C., Berkowitz, W. F., & Subramaniam, G. (2020). A New Synthesis of Biologically Active Pyrroles: Formal Synthesis of Pentabromopseudilin, Bimetopyrol, and Several Antitubercular Agents. Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry, 57. 327-336.

Ghosh, G., Belh, S. J., Chiemezie, C., Walalawela, N., Ghogare, A. A., Vignoni, M., Thomas, A. H., McFarland, S. A., Greer, E., & Greer, A. (2019). Chiral Linker Induced U Shape with a Facial Sensitizer and Photocleavable Ethene Group. Photochemistry and Photobiology, 95. 293-305.

Bejcek, L. P., Garimallaprabhakaran, A. K., Suyabatmaz, D. M., Hersh, W. H., Greer, A., Greer, E., & Murelli, R. P. (2019). Maltol- and Allomaltol-Derived Oxidopyrylium Ylides: Methyl Substitution Pattern Kinetically Influences [5 + 3] Dimerization versus [5 + 2] Cycloaddition Reactions. Journal of the Organic Chemistry, 84. 14670-14678.

Greer, E., & Kwon, K. (2018). Density Functional Theory and ab Initio Computational Evidence for Nitrosamine Photoperoxides: Hammett Substituent Effects in the Photogeneration of the Nitrooxide Intermediate. Photochemistry and Photobiology, 94. 975-984.

Walalawela, N., Vignoni, M., Noel Urrutia, M., Belh, S. J., Greer, E., Thomas, A. H., & Greer, A. (2018). Kinetic Control in the Regioselective Alkylation of Pterin Sensitizers: A Synthetic, Photochemical, and Theoretical Study. Photochemistry and Photobiology, 94. 834-844.

Doubleday, C., Adams, R., Walker, D., Cosgriff, C. V., & Greer, E. (2017). Heavy-Atom Tunneling Calculations in Thirteen Organic Reactions: Tunneling Contributes to the Rate, and Bell’s Formula Closely Approximates Multidimensional Tunneling at = 250 K. Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English, 56. 13099-13102.

Ghogare, A., Debaz, C. J., Silva Oliveira, M., Abramova, I., Mohapatra, P., Kwon, K., Greer, E., Manso Prado, F., Valerio, H. P., Di Mascio, P., & Greer, A. (2017). Experimental and DFT Computational Insight into Nitrosamine Photochemistry—Oxygen Matters. Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 121. 5954-5966.

Karimi, S., Ma, S., Liu, Y., Ramig, K., Greer, E., Kwon, K., Berkowitz, W. F., & Subramaniam, G. (2017). Substituted Pyrrole Synthesis from Nitrodienes. Tetrahedron Letters, 58. 2223-2227.

Greer, E., Kwon, K., Greer, A., & Doubleday, C. (2016). Thermally Activated Tunneling in Organic Reactions. Tetrahedron, 72. 7357-7373.

Ramig, K., Subramaniam, G., Karimi, S., Szalda, D. J., Ko, A., Lam, A., Li, , Coaderaj, A., Cavdar, L., Bogdan, L., Kwon, K., & Greer, E. (2016). Interplay of Nitrogen-atom Inversion and Conformational Inversion in Enantiomerization of 1H-1-Benzazepines. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 81. 3313-3320.

Greer, E., Quezada, C. S., & Cosgriff, C. V. (2015). Butylated Hydroxytoluene Enediyne: Access to Diradical and Electrophilic Quinone Methide Intermediates. Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry, 28. 365-369.

Silva Oliveira, M., Ghogare, A. A., Abramova, I., Greer, E., Manso Prado, F., Di Mascio, P., & Greer, A. (2015). Mechanism of Photochemical O-atom Exchange in Nitrosamines with Molecular Oxygen. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 80. 6119-6127.

Karimi, S., Ma, S., Ramig, K., Greer, E., Szalda, D. J., & Subramaniam, G. (2015). Oxidative Ring-contraction of 3H-1-Benzazepines to Quinoline Derivatives. Tetrahedron Letters , 56. 6886-6889.

Ko, A., Lam, A., Li, J., Greer, E., Szalda, D. J., Karimi, S., Subramaniam, G., & Ramig, K. (2014). Regioselective Alkylation Reactions of 2,4-Diphenyl-3H-1-benzazepine Give Either 3-Alkyl-3H-1-benzazepines or 1-Alkyl-1H-1-benzazepines. Tetrahedron Letters, 55. 4386-4389.

Karimi, S., Ramig, K., Greer, E., Szalda, D. J., Berkowitz, W., Prasad, P., & Subramaniam, G. (2013). Tandem Ring Contraction/Decarbonylation of 2,4-Diphenyl-3H-1-benzazepine to 2,4-Diphenylquinoline. Tetrahedron, 69. 147-151.

Ramig, K., Greer, E., Szalda, D. J., Karimi, S., Ko, A., Boulos, L., Gu, J., Dvorkin, N., Bhramdat, H., & Subramaniam, G. (2013). NMR Spectroscopic and Computational Study of Conformational Isomerism in Substituted 2-Aryl-3H-1-Benzazepines: Toward Isolable Atropisomeric Benzazepine Enantiomers. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 78. 8028-8036.

Greer, E., Cosgriff, C. V., & Doubleday, C. (2013). Computational Evidence for Heavy-Atom Tunneling in the Bergman Cyclization of a 10-Membered-Ring Enediyne. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 135. 10194-10197.

Greer, E., & Cosgriff, C. V. (2013). Reaction Mechanisms: Pericyclic Reactions. Annual Reports on the Progress of Chemistry, Section B (Organic Chemistry), 109. 328-350.

Greer, E., Cosgriff, C. V., & Lavinda, O. (2012). A Curtin-Hammett Pentamethylene Chain Symmetrization Process in the Bergman Cyclization of an 11-Membered-ring Enediyne. Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry, 25. 1293-1298.

Greer, E., & Cosgriff, C. V. (2012). Reaction Mechanisms: Pericyclic Reactions. Annual Reports on the Progress of Chemistry, Section B (Organic Chemistry), 108. 251-271.

Greer, E., & Tolmachova, M. (2011). Marie Curie: Pioneering Discoveries and Humanitarianism. Helvetica Chimica Acta, 94. 1893-1907.

Greer, E., & Lavinda, O. (2010). Theoretical Study of the Bergman Cyclization of 2,3-Diethynyl-1-nitrotropylium Ion: Formation of the Nitroxide Radical Amenable to EPR Detection for Biological Applications. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 75. 8650-8653.

Ramig, K., Greer, E., Szalda, D. J., Razi, R., Mahir, F., Pokeza, N., Wong, W., Kaplan, B., Lam, J., Mannan, A., Missak, C., Mai, D., Subramaniam, G., Berkowitz, W. F., Prasad, P., Karimi, S., Lo, N. H., & Kudzma, L. V. (2010). Experimental and Theoretical Studies of a One-flask Synthesis of 3H-1-Benzazepines from 2-Fluoroaniline and a,ß-Unsaturated Ketones. European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2363-2371.

Greer, E., & Hoffmann, R. (2010). Metalla-Cope Rearrangements: Bridging Organic and Inorganic Chemistry. Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 114. 8618-8624.

Greer, E., Aebisher, D. J., Greer, A., & Bentley, R. (2008). Computational Studies of the Tropone Natural Products, Thiotropocin, Tropodithietic Acids, and Troposulfenin. Significance of Keto-Thiol Tautomerism. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 73. 280-283.

Frank, A. T., Farina, N. S., Sawwan, N., Qi, M., Greer, E., Grasso, F. W., Haberfield, P., & Greer, A. (2007). Natural Macromolecules Have a Limited Structural Diversity. Molecular Diversity, 11. 115-118.

Greer, E., Paulynice, M., Bentley, R., & Greer, A. (2007). Planar Chirality Due to a Polysulfur Ring in Natural Pentathiepin Cytotoxins. Implications of Planar Chirality for Enantiospecific Biosynthesis and Toxicity. Chemical Research in Toxicology, 20. 1046-1052.

Aebisher, D. J., Greer, E., Adaickpillai, M., & Greer, A. (2007). Regioselective (Biomimetic) Synthesis of a Pentasulfane from ortho-Benzoquinone. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 72. 2951-2955.

Greer, E., Hoffmann, R., & Parish, C. A. (2007). Tuning the Bergman Cyclization by Introduction of Metal Fragments at Various Positions of the Enediyne. Metalla-Bergman Cyclizations. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 129. 4401-4409.

Aebisher, D. J., Greer, E., Sawwan, N., Ovalle, R., & Greer, A. (2007). Implication for the Existence of a Heptasulfur Linkage in Natural ortho-Benzopolysulfanes. Journal of Natural Products, 70. 1492-1494.

Sawwan, N., Greer, E., & Greer, A. (2005). Substituent Effects on the Reactivity of Benzo-1,2-dithiolan-3-one-1-oxides and their Possible Application to the Synthesis of DNA-Targeting Drugs. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 70. 6968-6971.

Greer, E., & Greer, A. (2004). Polysulfane Antitumor Agents from ortho-Benzyne. An Odd-Even Alteration Found in the Stability of Products ortho-C6H4Sx (x=1-8). Journal of Organic Chemistry, 69. 5483-5485.

Greer, E., & Greer, A. (2003). The Role of Amine in the Mechanism of Pentathiepin (Polysulfur) Antitumor Agents. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 125. 396-404.

Book Chapters

Greer, E., & Kwon, K. (2018). Overview of Computational Methods for Organic Chemists. Applied Theoretical Organic Chemistry (pp. 31-65).

Media Contributions

Greer, E. M. (2012). The Ticker.

(2012). the Baruch Alumni Magazine.

(2012). CUNY Research Newsletter 2012, 7, 8.

(2012). The Ticker.

(2011). The Ticker.

(2011). The Ticker.

(2009). The Ticker, The Alumni Magazine of Baruch College.

Presentations

Fetman, E., Kutuzov, A., Essang, S., Greer, A., & Greer, E. M. (2024, May 28). From whale waste product to perfume: A theoretical study of 1O2 oxidation of the natural product ambrein. 51st Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society. Graduate Center, CUNY

Greer, E. M., Siev, V., Segal, A., Greer, A., & Doubleday, C. (2024, November 28). Computational Evidence for Tunneling and a Hidden Intermediate in the Biosynthesis of Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). 51st Physical Organic Mini-Symposium POMS. Queen's University, Kingston, ON

Greer, E. M., Uritsky, F., Harrera, B., Benavides, F., Greer, A., & Doubleday, C. A quantum battle in tautomerization of the Guanine-Cytosine base pair: tunneling vs vibrational zero-point energy (ZPE). Physical Organic Chemistry Gordon Research Conference. Holderness School 33 Chapel Lane Holderness, NH, United States

Greer, E. M., Siev, V., Segal, A., Greer, A., & Doubleday, C. Computational Evidence for Tunneling and a Hidden Intermediate in the Biosynthesis of Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). Reaction Mechanisms Conference (RMC) 2022. Boulder, Colorado

Herrera, B., & Greer, E. M. Errors in DNA Structure: How Often do DNA Tautomerizations Occur?. International Conference of Undergraduate Research (ICUR). Baruch College

Choi, M., Wong, E., & Greer, E. M. (2024, May 10). Pill Pal: Designing an Accessible Pill Dispenser. Research and Creative Inquiry Expo. Baruch College

Uritsky, F., Zheng, S., Rahman, A., & Greer, E. M. (2024, May 10). Adrena-me: An Epinephrine Auto-Injector. Research and Creative Inquiry Expo. Baruch College

Liang, J., Run, C., & Greer, E. M. (2024, May 10). Auto Blood Draw Device. Research and Creative Inquiry Expo. Baruch College

Kraker, L., Hasan, A., & Greer, E. M. (2024, May 10). Individualized Hip Resurfacing for Increasing Mobility. Research and Creative Inquiry Expo. Baruch College

Castro, J., Sosa, M., Petroselli, G., Erra-Balsells, R., Quindt, M., Greer, A., Greer, E. M., Bonesi, S., Thomas, A., & Vignoni, M. Synthesis, Characterization, and Photocleavage of Bis-decyl Pteroic Acid: A Folate Derivative with Affinity to Biomembranes. 41st American Society for Photobiology Biennial Meeting. Albuquerque, NM

Castro, J., Sosa, M., Petroselli, G., Erra-Balsells, R., Quindt, M. I., Greer, A., Greer, E. M., Bonesi, S., Thomas, A., & Vignoni, M. A New Folate Derivative with Affinity to Biomembranes. Bis-decyl Pteroic Acid: Synthesis, Structural Characterization and Photochemical Properties. 264th ACS National Meeting & Exposition. Chicago, IL

Uritsky, F., & Greer, E. M. Computational Studies of the Decarboxylation of Cannabidiolic Acid to Cannabidiol. International Conference of Undergraduate Research (ICUR). Baruch College

Law, B., Agathocleous, O., & Greer, E. M. (2024, May 10). 3D Designing a Heart Valve. Research and Creative Inquiry Expo. Baruch College

Greer, E. M., Siev, V., Segal, A., Greer, A., & Doubleday, C. Theoretical Evidence for Carbon and Hydrogen Tunneling in a Four-step Reaction from Quinone Methide of Cannabigerolic acid to Tetrahydrocannabinol. 263rd American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition. San Diego, CA

Greer, E. M., & Herrera, B. (2024, May 10). Mechanistic Studies of Tautomerizations of Cytosine-Guanine Base Pairs . Research and Creative Inquiry Expo. Baruch College

Greer, E. M., & Uritsky, F. (2024, May 10). Computational Studies of the Decarboxylation of Cannabidilic Acid to Cannabidiol. Research and Creative Inquiry Expo. Baruch College

Greer, E. M., Sosa, M., Urrutia, M., Schilardi, P. L., Quindt, M. I., Bonesi, S., Greer, A., & Thomas, A. H. mono- and bis- Alkylated Lumazine Sensitizers: Synthetic, Molecular Orbital Theory, Nucleophilic Index, and Lumazine Studies. 261st ACS National Meeting & Exposition. on-line

Denburg, D., Sosa, M., Vignoni, M., Urrutia, M., Quindt, M., Bonesi, S., Greer, A., Thomas, A., & Greer, E. M. Photochemical and Photophysical Study of Bis-alkylated Lumazine and Pterin Photosensitizers. Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting (MARM). Newark, DE

LoGuirato, K., Oyuela, G., Velez, A., & Greer, E. M. (2024, May 9). iYOUd: Personalized Intrauterine Device. Creative Inquiry Day. Baruch College. Online

Greer, E. M. (2024, June 10). Photochemical and Photophysical Study of bis-Alkylated Lumazine and Pterin Photosensitizers. 2021 Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting. online

Greer, E. (2024, February 26). Introductory Remarks. Celebrating Prof. Mahesh Lakshman 20 years at CUNY. online

Shapiro, V., Elvir, A., Chang, H., & Greer, E. M. (2024, May 9). Healthy Hands: The Ultimate Eczema Glove. Creative Inquiry Day. Baruch College. Online

Tabassum, T., Rony, J., Gurtenboim, I., & Greer, E. M. (2024, May 9). Nasal Flow: Portable Sinus Cleansing System. Creative Inquiry Day. Baruch College. Online

Choudhry, A., Hamid, S., & Greer, E. M. (2024, May 9). QR Code Controlled Pill Dispenser System. Creative Inquiry Day. Online

Elvir, A., Shapiro, V., Chang, H., & Greer, E. M. Healthy Hands, the Ultimate Eczema Gloves. International Conference of Undergraduate Research (ICUR). Baruch College. Online

Greer, E., Tang, S., & Gandelman, S. (2024, May 7). Designing an Accessible Medicine Dropper. Creative Inquiry Online.

Greer, E., Siev, V., Doubleday, C., & Greer, A. (2024, May 7). Atomic Tunneling in the Chugeav Elimination Reaction. Creative Inquiry Online. : Baruch College.

Greer, E. M., Milashevich, K., Denburg, D., & Dong, F. (2024, May 7). A Simple Reminder: The Dosage Tracker. Creative Inquiry Online. : Baruch College.

Greer, E., Rahman, S., & Samura, B. (2024, May 7). Easy, Breathable Face Mask: 2x the Filter 2x the Ventilation. Creative Inquiry Online.

Greer, E., Callahan, B., Grondecki, K., & Hinty, M. (2024, May 7). Modernizing Pill Bottles: Child-Proof and Accessible. Creative Inquiry Online. : Baruch College.

Denburg, D., Sosa, M., Urrutia, M., Schilardi, P. L., Quindt, M. I., Bonesi, S., Vignoni, M., Greer, A., Greer, E. M., & Thomas, A. H. (2024, May 7). mono- and bis-Alkylated Lumazine Sensitizers: Synthetic, Molecular Orbital Theory, Nucleophilic Index and Photochemical Studies. Creative Inquiry Online. : Baruch College.

Greer, E., & Segal, A. (2024, May 7). Tunneling in Elimination Reactions: Converting THC and CBD. Creative Inquiry Online. : Baruch College.

Sosa, M., Urrutia, M., Castro, J., Schilardi, P. L., Bonesi, S., Junqueira, H. C., Baptista, M. S., Itri, R., Walalawela, N., Ghosh, G., Denburg, D., Vignoni, M., Greer, A., Greer, E. M., & Thomas, A. H. Synthesis, Characterization, and Initial Membrane Binding Properties of mono- and gemini-Decyl-chain Lumazines. 259th ACS National Meeting & Exposition. Philadelphia, PA

Greer, E., Wu, H., & McGrail, C. (2024, May 4). Diels-Alder Cycloaddition of metalla-Butadiene with Singlet Oxygen, Nitrosomethane and Triazolinedione. The 67th Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS). Queens College

Greer, E. (2024, June 24). New Frontiers: From Chemical Evolution to Quantum Computing. The Physical Organic Chemistry Gordon Research Conference. Holderness, NH

Greer, E., Wu, H., & McGrail, C. (2024, May 9). Computational Analysis of metalla-Diels-Alder Reactions with Rhodium. Creative Inquiry Day. Baruch College

Greer, E. (2024, August 31). Quantum Tunneling Involving Carbon: Evidence that it Occurs Widely and is Surprisingly Easy to Predict. The 3rd Annual Natural Sciences Retreat. Baruch College

Greer, E., Tran, T., Alexandratos, S., & Zhu, X. (2024, January 19). Using Computational Chemistry to Study Uranium Recovery: Solvent Effects on Stabilities of Reactions of Amidoxime and Uranium Complexation and H-Bond Energies of Complexes Involved in Uranium Recovery. Winter Natural Sciences Retreat. Advanced Science Research Center, Graduate Center/CUNY

Doubleday, C., Walker, D., Armas, R., Cosgriff, C. V., & Greer, E. (2024, August 19). Studies of Heavy-¿Atom Tunneling in Organic Reactions. The 256th American Chemical Society National Meeting and Exposition. Boston, MA

Greer, E., & Benavides, F. (2024, May 14). Calculating the Hydrogen Shifts of DNA Base Pairs. Departmental External Review. Baruch College

Greer, E., & Benavides, F. (2024, May 10). Calculating the Hydrogen Shifts of DNA Base Pairs. Creative Inquiry Day. Baruch College

Greer, E., & Benavides, F. (2024, May 5). Calculating the Hydrogen Shifts of DNA Base Pairs. The 66th Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS). York College

Greer, E., & Tran, T. (2018, May 5). Theoretical Study of the Bergman Cyclization of 1,6-Diethynylcyclohepta-1,3,5-triene Derivatives: Formation of 1,6-Methano[10]annulene Based Diradicals. The 66th Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS). York College

Greer, E., & Benavides, F. (2024, May 3). Calculating the Hydrogen Shifts of DNA Base Pairs. BioMed Society Meeting. Baruch College

Greer, E., & Tran, T. (2024, May 3). Theoretical Study of the Bergman Cyclization of 1,6-Diethynylcyclohepta-1,3,5-triene Derivatives: Formation of 1,6-Methano[10]annulene Based Diradicals. BioMed Society Meeting. Baruch College

Greer, E. (2024, August 31). Healthcare Innovations: Fostering Creative Process in Classroom by Incorporating 3D Printing into Curriculum. The 3rd Annual Natural Sciences Retreat.

Font Hernandez, A., Kabariti, J., Taylor, T., & Greer, E. (2024, September 26). Assistive Utensil: A Spork for Hand Tremors and Spatial Awareness. The 5th Annual International Conference of Undergraduate Research (ICUR). Baruch College

Greer, E., & McGrail, C. (2024, October 20). Differences in the Energy and Reactivity of Malemide Enediynes. The 21st Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Chemical and Biological Sciences. University of Maryland, Baltimore County, MD

Walalawela, N., Vignoni, M., Urrutia, M., Belh, S., Greer, E., Thomas, A., & Greer, A. (2024, August 19). Kinetic Control in the Alkylation of Pterin Photosensitizers: Synthetic, Photochemical, and Theoretical Studies. The 256th American Chemical Society National Meeting and Exposition. Boston, MA

Greer, E. (2017, November 9). Invited Lecture: Organic Chemistry and Solving the Mysteries Behind Tunneling in Reactions. Bridges to the Baccalaureate Program and Chemistry Club Meeting. New York City College of Technology

Greer, E., Tran, T., Alexandratos, S., & Zhu, X. (2017, November 30). Using Computational Chemistry to Study Uranium Recovery: Solvent Effects on Stabilities of Reactions of Amidoxime and Uranium Complexation and H-Bond Energies of Complexes Involved in Uranium Recovery. BioMed Society Meeting. Baruch College

Greer, E., Tran, T., Alexandratos, S., & Zhu, X. (2017, October 27). Using Computational Chemistry to Study Uranium Recovery: Solvent Effects on Stabilities of Reactions of Amidoxime and Uranium Complexation and H-Bond Energies of Complexes Involved in Uranium Recovery. Frontiers of Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry Lecture Symposium. Columbia University, NY

Greer, E., & Fraser, C. (2017, May 4). Tunneling, Origin of Life & Aging. BioMed Society Meeting. Baruch College

Greer, E., Benavides, F., & Kwon, K. (2017, May 6). Isomerization of Ibuprofen. The 65th Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS). Fordham University, NY

Greer, E., & Tran, T. (2017, May 6). Exploring the Tautomerization of Thiotropocin and Tropodithietic Acid. The 65th Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS). Fordham University, NY

Greer, E., Ahmed, B., Jeong, R., Bogdan, L., Kwon, K., Szalda, D. J., & Ramig, K. (2017, May 6). Effect of Nitrogen-atom Substituents on Ring-flip and Geometric Isomerism in 1H-1-Benzazepines. The 65th Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS). Fordham University, NY

Greer, E., Benavides, F., & Kwon, K. (2017, May 19). Isomerization of Ibuprofen. Creative Inquiry Day. Baruch College

Greer, E., Doubleday, C., Armas, R., Walker, D., & Cosgriff, C. (2017, May 23). Heavy-Atom Tunneling Calculations in Thirteen Organic Reactions: Tunneling Contributes to the Rate, and Bell’s Formula Closely Approximates Multidimensional Tunneling at = 250 K. Quantum Atomic & Molecular Tunneling in Solids and Other Condensed Phases (QAMTS 2017). Madison, WI

Greer, E., & Tran, T. (2017, September 27). Exploring the Tautomerization of Thiotropocin and Tropodithietic Acid. The 4th Annual International Conference of Undergraduate Research (ICUR). Baruch College

Greer, E. (2017, September 8). Heavy-Atom Tunneling Calculations in Thirteen Organic Reactions: Tunneling Contributes to the Rate, and Bell’s Formula Closely Approximates Multidimensional Tunneling at = 250 K. The 2nd Annual Natural Sciences Retreat. Baruch College

Doubleday, C., Armas, R., Walker, D., Cosgriff, C., & Greer, E. (2017, August 20). Heavy-Atom Tunneling Calculations in Thirteen Organic Reactions: Tunneling Contributes to the Rate, and Bell’s Formula Closely Approximates Multidimensional Tunneling at = 250 K. The 254th American Chemical Society National Meeting and Exposition: A Symposium in Honor of Roald Hoffmann. Washington, DC

Doubleday, C., Armas, R., Walker, D., Cosgriff, C. V., & Greer, E. (2017, June 26). Heavy-Atom Tunneling Calculations in Thirteen Organic Reactions: Tunneling Contributes to the Rate, and Bell’s Formula Closely Approximates Multidimensional Tunneling at = 250 K. The Physical Organic Chemistry Gordon Research Conference. Holderness, NH

Greer, E., Ghogare, A., Debaz, C., Silva, M., Abramova, I., Mohapatra, P. P., Kwon, K., Prado Manso, F., Valerio, H. P., Di Mascio, P., & Greer, A. (2017, June 4). Experimental and DFT Computational Evidence for New Nitrosamine Peroxide Intermediates Generated by Photooxidation. The 45th Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society. Hershey, PA

Greer, E., Fraser, C., Kwon, K., Badziai, A., & Votto, E. (2016, October 22). DFT Investigation of Metalla-Diels-Alder: Triggering Chemoselectivity via the Introduction of Metal Fragments to 1,3-Butadiene. The 19th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Chemical and Biological Sciences. University of Maryland, Baltimore County, MD

Coaderaj, A., Subramaniam, G., Karimi, S., Szalda, D. J., Ko, A., Lam, A., Li, J., Cavdar, L., Bogdan, L., Kwon, K., Greer, E., & Ramig, K. (2016, May 7). The Interplay of Nitrogen-atom Inversion Conformational Inversion in Enantiomerization of 1H-1-Benzazepines. The 64th Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS). Lehman College, NY

Greer, E., Viswanathan, R., Ghogare, A. A., Debaz, C., Abramova, I., Silva, M., Manso Prado, F., Di Mascio, P., & Greer, A. (2016, May 7). Physical-Organic Study of the Photooxygen-atom Exchange of Nitrosamines with Molecular Oxygen. The 64th Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS). Lehman College, NY

Greer, E., Kwon, K., Votto, E., & Badziai, A. (2016, May 19). Theoretical Investigation of Metalla-Diels-Alder: Introducing Transition Metal Fragments to 1,3-Butadiene to Trigger Chemoselectivity. Creative Inquire Day. Baruch College

Greer, E., Ghogare, A. A., Debaz, C., Silva, M., Manso Prado, F., Di Mascio, P., & Greer, A. (2016, October 5). Mixed Dioxygen Relay and O-¿Atom Transfer Mechanisms of Nitrosamine Photoreactions. The 41st Northeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society. Binghamton, NY

Greer, E., Ahmed, B., Jeong, R., Bogdan, L., Kwon, K., Szalda, D. J., & Ramig, K. (2016, October 22). Effect of Nitrogen-atom Substituents on Ring-flip and Inversion in 1H-1-Benzazepines. The 19th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Chemical and Biological Sciences. University of Maryland, Baltimore County, MD

Greer, E., Kwon, K., Votto, E., & Badziai, A. (2016, May 7). Theoretical Study of the Chemoselectivity in Metal Fragment-containing 1,4-Butadiene and Ethylene in Metalla-Diels-Alder Reaction. The 64th Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS). Lehman College, NY

Greer, E., Badziai, A., & Votto, E. (2015, October 3). Theoretical Study of the Metalla-Diels-Alder Cyclization: An Examination of the Effect of Rhodium, Cobalt, and Osmium Replacement of C-H in 1,3-Butadiene via the Isolobal Analogy. The 18th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Chemical and Biological Sciences. University of Maryland, Baltimore County, MD

Greer, E., Kwon, M., & Marino Creto, J. (2015, August 16). Hybrid Functional Approach to the Investigation of the Isosteric Substitutions on Garratt-Braverman Cyclization and its Implications. The 250th American Chemical Society National Meeting and Exposition. Boston, MA

Greer, E., Ghogare, A. A., Oliveira, M. S., Abramova, I., Prado, F. M., Di Mascio, P., & Greer, A. (2015, August 16). New Photooxygen-atom Exchange Reaction of Nitrosamines with Molecular Oxygen: Dependence on Nitrosamine Substituents. The 250th American Chemical Society National Meeting and Exposition. Boston, MA

Greer, E., Mahendran, A., Ghogare, A., Gong, Y., Bittman, R., Arthur, G., & Greer, A. (2015, August 16). Synthesis and Antiproliferative Acitivity of Poly(ethylene glycol) and Ceramide Conjugated Benzopolysulfanes that Resemble Tunicate-derived Natural Products. The 250th American Chemical Society National Meeting and Exposition. Boston, MA

Greer, E., & Votto, E. (2015, August 16). Theoretical Study of the Metalla-Diels-Alder Cyclizations: An Examination of the Effect of Rh replacement of CH2 and CH in Ethylene and 1,3-Butadiene via the Isolobal Analogy. The 250th American Chemical Society National Meeting and Exposition. Boston, MA

Greer, E. (2015, June 21). Mechanistic Studies of Diradicals and Oxygen Exchange Processes. The Physical Organic Chemistry Gordon Research Conference. Holderness, NH

Greer, E., & Votto, E. (2015, May 9). Introduction of Metal Fragments at Various Positions of 1,3-Butadiene and Ethylene in the Diels-Alder Cyclization. The 63th Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS). Queensborough Community College, NY

Greer, E., Kwon, M., & Marino Creto, J. (2015, May 9). Theoretical Studies of the Garratt-Braverman Cyclization Involving the Effects of Isosteric Substitutions. The 63th Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS). Queensborough Community College, NY

Greer, E., Cosgriff, C. V., & Doubleday, C. (2015, March 12). Computational Evidence for Heavy-Atom Tunneling in the Bergman Cyclization of a 10-Membered Ring Enediyne. The 2015 Christopher S. Foote Symposium - 50th Anniversary of Foote/Wexler Discovery. University of California, Los Angeles, CA

Ghogare, A. A., Silva Oliveira, M., Abramova, I., Greer, E., Manso Prado, F., Di Mascio, P., & Greer, A. (2015, March 12). Mechanism of Photochemical O-Atom Exchange in Nitrosamines with Molecular Oxygen. The 2015 Christopher S. Foote Symposium - 50th Anniversary of Foote/Wexler Discovery. University of California, Los Angeles, CA

Silva Oliveira, M., Ghogare, A. A., Abramova, I., Greer, E., Manso Prado, F., Di Mascio, P., & Greer, A. (2015, January 1). A Preliminary Mechanistic Study of Photoinduced 18O-Atom Exchange in Nitrosamines: Dependence on Nitrosamine Substituents. The 24th Winter Inter-American Photochemical Society (IAPS) Conference. Sarasota, FL

Greer, E., Marino Creto, J., & Kwon, M. (2014, October 25). Theoretical Studies of the Effect of Isosteric Substitution on the Garratt-Braverman Cyclization. The 17th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Chemical and Biological Sciences. University of Maryland, Baltimore County, MD

Greer, E. (2014, June 23). Discovery of the Bergman Cyclization Reaction and How it Impacted my Research Direction and Career. The 35th Reaction Mechanisms Conference. University of California, Davis, CA

Greer, E. (2014, May 29). Pushing Back the Onset of Alzheimer’s Disease: Computed Design of Cognition-enhancing Drug Candidates. Eugene M. Lang Foundation Faculty Research Fellows Reception/Lunch. Baruch College

Greer, E. (2014, March 13). Theoretical Organic Aspects of Enediyne and Benzazepine Reactions Bordering on Drug Design. BioMed Society Meeting. Baruch College

Bogdan, L., Cosgriff, C. V., Doubleday, C., & Greer, E. (2014, May 8). A Theoretical Investigation of the Effect of Quantum Tunneling on the Myers-Saito Cyclization of Enyne-allene. Creative Inquiry Day. Baruch College

Bogdan, L., Cosgriff, C. V., Doubleday, C., & Greer, E. (2014, April 1). Determining the Significance of Thermally-Activated Heavy-Atom Tunneling (TAHAT) in Diradical-forming Myers-Saito Cyclization Reaction. The CUNY Research Poster Exhibition to the New York State Legislators. Albany

Lee, J., Ko, A., Lam, A., Greer, E., Szalda, D. J., Karimi, S., Subramaniam, G., & Ramig, K. (2014, May 3). Regioselectivity in Alkylation Reactions of 2,4-Diphenyl-3H-1-benzazepine. The 62nd Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS). St. John's University, NY

Lam, A., Li, J., Ko, A., Bogdan, L., Greer, E., Szalda, D. J., Karimi, S., Subramaniam, G., & Ramig, K. (2014, May 3). Computational Analysis of the Temperature-dependent Interconversion of N-alkylated 2,4-Diphenyl-3H-1-benzazepine Enantiomers. The 62nd Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS). St. John's University, NY

Bogdan, L., Cosgriff, C., Doubleday, C., & Greer, E. (2014, May 3). A Theoretical Investigation of the Effect of Quantum Tunneling on the Myers-Saito Cyclization of Cyclonona-1,2,3,7-tetraen-5-yne. The 62nd Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS). St. John's University, NY

Greer, E., Cosgriff, C. V., & Doubleday, C. (2014, March 21). Computational Evidence for Heavy-Atom Tunneling in the Bergman Cyclization of a 10-Membered Ring Enediyne. The 5th Annual New York Theoretical and Computational Chemistry Conference. Stony Brook University, NY

Cosgriff, C., Doubleday, C., & Greer, E. (2013, January 24). A Theoretical Investigation of the Effect of Quantum Tunneling in the Bergman Cyclization of the 10-Carbon Cyclic Enediyne Utilizing Variational Transition State Theory Coupled with Modified BLYP/6-31G(d). The 2013 New York Theoretical and Computational Chemistry Conference. The Graduate Center, The City University of New York

Greer, E., & Quezada, C. (2013, May 2). Enediyne with a Butylated Hydroxytoluene Type Radical Scavenging Motif. BioMed Society Meeting. Baruch College, New York

Cosgriff, C. V., Doubleday, C., & Greer, E. (2013, April 27). A Theoretical Investigation of the Effect of Quantum Tunneling in the Bergman Cyclization of the 10-Carbon Cyclic Enediyne Utilizing Variational Transition State Theory Coupled with Modified BLYP/6-31G(d). The 61st Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS). The City College of New York, NY

Quezada, C., & Greer, E. (2013, April 27). Enediyne with a Built-in Butylated Hydroxytoluene-type Radical Scavenging Motif. The 61st Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS). The City College of New York, NY

Cosgriff, C. V., & Greer, E. (2013, May 9). The Design of New Cognition-enhancing Drugs: Computationally Guided Structure-based Design of Novel Ampakines. Poster Session for Baruch College Undergraduate Honors Thesis Writers.

Ko, A., Boulos, L., Gu, E., Ramig, K., Greer, E., Szalda, D. J., N/A, S. K., & Subramaniam, G. (2013, May 9). Synthesis and Analysis of Alkylated 1-Benzazepines for Use as Prospective Analogues for Targeted HIV-1 Drug Therapy. Poster Session for Baruch College Undergraduate Honors Thesis Writers. Baruch College

Greer, E., Cosgriff, C. V., & Doubleday, C. (2013, June 23). Computational Evidence for Heavy-Atom Tunneling in the Bergman Cyclization of a 10-Membered-ring Enediyne. The Physical Organic Chemistry Gordon Research Conference. Holderness, NH

Greer, E., & Cosgriff, C. V. (2013, July 22). The Design of New Cognition-enhancing Drugs: Computationally Guided Structure-based Design of Novel Ampakines. The Computer Aided Drug Design Gordon Research Conference. West Dover, VT

Greer, E., Bogdan, L., & Cosgriff, C. V. (2013, October 26). A Virtual Screening Study Utilizing Quantum Polarized Ligand Docking and an MM-GBSA Free Energy Based Scoring Function to Predict the EC50 of a Series of Ampakines. The 16th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Chemical and Biological Sciences. University of Maryland, Baltimore County, MD

Greer, E., Bogdan, L., & Ortiz, J. (2013, December 5). Examination of Quantum Tunneling in the Myers-Saito Reaction. BioMed Society Meeting. Baruch College

Greer, E., & Cosgriff, C. V. (2012, May 5). Theoretical Study of the Metalla-Diels-Alder Cyclizations: an Examination of the Effect of Os(PH3)4 Replacement of CH2 in Ethylene and 1,3-Butadiene via the Isolobal Analogy. The 60th Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS). SUNY College at Old Westbury, Old Westbury, New York, NY

Greer, E., & Khushenazarova, I. (2012, May 5). Theoretical Study of the Effects of the Nitroso Group on the Bergman Cyclization and the C1-C5 Cyclization of Enediynes. The 60th Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS). SUNY College at Old Westbury, Old Westbury, New York, NY

Ko, A., Dvorkin, N., Boulos, L., Gu, J., Ramig, K., Greer, E., Szalda, D. J., Karimi, S., & Subramaniam, G. (2012, May 5). NMR Spectroscopic and Computational Study of Conformational Mobility in 2,4-Diaryl-3H-1-Benzazepines. The 60th Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS). SUNY College at Old Westbury, Old Westbury, New York, NY

Greer, E., Ramig, K., Szalda, D. J., Ko, A., Dvorkin, N., Boulos, L., Gu, E., Karimi, S., & Subramaniam, G. (2012, May 8). NMR Spectroscopic and Computational Study of Conformational Mobility in 2-Aryl-3H-1-Benzazepines. Poster Session for Baruch College Undergraduate Honors Thesis Writers. Baruch College

Greer, E., Cosgriff, C. V., & Lavinda, O. (2012, June 19). The Bergman Cyclization of Ring-Constrained Enediynes. The 34th Reaction Mechanisms Conference. University of Missouri, Columbia, MI

Quezada, C., Erdos, M., & Greer, E. (2012, October 20). The Effect of Nitro and Nitroso Groups on the Bergman Cyclization of Enediynes. The 15th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Chemical and Biological Sciences. University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Greer, E., Cosgriff, C. V., & Lavinda, O. (2012, August 20). Towards the Development of New Anticancer Drugs: the Bergman Cyclizatin of an 11-Membered Ring-Constrained Enediynes. The 244th American Chemical Society National Meeting and Exposition. Philadelphia, PA

Greer, E., & Cosgriff, C. V. (2012, January 23). The Effects of Metal Fragments on the Diels-Alder Reaction via the Isolobal Analogy-Computational Studies. The 2012 New York Theoretical and Computational Chemistry Conference. Graduate Center, CUNY

Greer, E., & Khushenazarova, I. (2012, January 23). Theorotical Study of the Effects of the Nitroso Group on the Bergman Cyclization and the C1-C5 Cyclization of Enediynes. The 2012 New York Theoretical and Computational Chemistry Conference. Graduate Center, CUNY

Greer, E., & Erdos, M. (2012, November 29). The Effect of Nitro and Nitroso Groups on the Bergman Cyclization of Enediynes. BioMed Society Meeting. Baruch College, New York

Cosgriff, C. V., Doubleday, C., & Greer, E. (2012, October 20). A Theoretical Investigation of the Effect of Quantum Tunneling in the Bergman Cyclization of the 10-Carbon Cyclic Enediyne Utilizing Variational Transition State Theory Coupled with Modified BLYP/6-31G(d). The 15th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Chemical and Biological Sciences. University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Greer, E., Cosgriff, C. V., & Lavinda, O. (2012, July 21). Towards the Development of New Anticancer Drugs. The Bergman Cyclization of an 11-Membered-Ring Enediyne. Roald Hoffmann’s 75th Birthday Symposium. Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Greer, E., & Lavinda, O. (2011, January 14). Tuning the Bergman Cyclization for the Formation of a Nitroxide Radical Amenable to EPR Detection for Biological Applications. The 2011 Theoretical and Computational Chemistry Conference. The Graduate Center, CUNY

Greer, E., Ramig, K., Cosgriff, C., & Lavinda, O. (2011, May 7). Mechanistic Studies of the Bergman Cyclization of the 11-Carbon Cyclic Enediyne. The 59th Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS). College of Mount Saint Vincent, New York

Greer, E., & Petrovitch, J. (2011, May 7). Computational Studies of 7-Hydroxytropolone and its Derivatives. The 59th Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS). College of Mount Saint Vincent, New York

Greer, E., Dvorkin, N., Gu, J., Boulos, L., Ramig, K., & Szalda, D. J. (2011, May 7). Computational Analysis of Benzazepine Derivatives. The 59th Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS). College of Mount Saint Vincent, New York

Greer, E. (2011, May 12). . The Second Annual Christopher S. Foote Lecture with Professor Cynthia J. Burrows. University of California, Los Angeles, CA

Greer, E., & Lavinda, O. (2011, June 26). Tuning the Bergman Cyclization for the Formation of a Nitroxide Radicals Amenable to EPR Detection for Biological Applications. The Physical Organic Chemistry Gordon Research Conference. Holderness, NH

Ramig, K., Greer, E., Szalda, D. J., Ko, A., Dvorkin, N., Boulos, L., Gu, J., Karimi, S., & N/A, G. (2011, October 22). NMR Spectroscopic and Computational Study of Conformational Mobility in 2-Aryl-3H-1-Benzazepines. The 14th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Chemical and Biological Sciences. University of Maryland, Baltimore County, MD

Greer, E., & Khushenazarova, I. (2011, October 22). Theorotical Study of the Effects of the Nitroso Group on the Bergman Cyclization and the C1-C5 Cyclization of Enediynes. The 14th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Chemical and Biological Sciences. University of Maryland, Baltimore County, MD

Greer, E., Cosgriff, C. V., & Lavinda, O. (2011, December 5). Towards the Development of New Anticancer Drugs. The Bergman Cyclization of Ring-Constrained Enediyne. Invited Lecture. Stern College of Yeshiva University

Greer, E., & Cosgriff, C. V. (2011, November 14). Exploring the Effects of Metal Fragments on the Diels-Alder Reaction via the Isolobal Analogy. Marie Curie Nobel Centennial Symposium. Baruch College

Ramig, K., Greer, E., Szalda, D. J., Ko, A., Dvorkin, N., Boulos, L., Gu, J., Karimi, S., & Subramaniam, G. (2011, November 14). NMR Spectroscopic and Computational Study of Conformational Mobility in 2-Aryl-3H-1-Benzazepines. Marie Curie Nobel Centennial Symposium. Baruch College, New York

Greer, E., & Khushenazarova, I. (2011, November 14). Theorotical Study of the Effects of the Nitroso Group on the Bergman Cyclization and the C1-C5 Cyclization of Enediynes. Marie Curie Nobel Centennial Symposium. Baruch College, New York

Greer, E., & Cosgriff, C. V. (2011, October 22). Exploring the Effects of Metal Fragments on the Diels-Alder Reaction via the Isolobal Analogy. The 14th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Chemical and Biological Sciences. University of Maryland, Baltimore County, MD

Greer, E., Missak, C., Mannan, A., & Ramig, K. (2010, May 8). Factors Influencing the Isomer Distribution of Substituted 1-Benzazepines. The 58th Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS). Adelphi University, Garden City, NY

Greer, E., & Lavinda, O. (2010, August 23). The Thorpe-Ingold Effect on the Bergman Cyclization of an Eleven-carbon Monocyclic Enediyne: Theoretical Studies. The 240th American Chemical Society National Meeting and Exposition. Boston, MA

Greer, E., Ramig, K., Lam, J., Missak, C., & Mannan, A. (2010, November 12). Unraveling the Mechanism of a One-flask Synthesis of 3H-1-Benzazepines. The 38th Ontario-Québec Physical Organic Mini-Symposium. University of Guelph, Canada

Greer, E., & Lavinda, O. (2010, November 12). A Theoretical Study of the Bergman Cyclization of 2,3-Diethynyl-1-nitrotropylium Ion: Formation of a Nitroxide Radical Amenable to EPR Detection for Biological Applications. The 38th Ontario-Québec Physical Organic Mini-Symposium. University of Guelph, Canada

Greer, E., Lavinda, O., & Mai, D. (2010, January 11). Theoretical Investigation of the Bergman Cyclization of Tropylannelated Enediyne Ligands for Dual Function Metal-Containing Drugs. NY Theory Conference. The Graduate Center of CUNY.: NSF.

Greer, E., & Lavinda, O. (2010, May 8). Theoretical and Experimental Studies of the Thorpe-Ingold Effect on the Bergman Cyclization of an 11-Carbon Monocyclic Enediyne. The 58th Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS). Adelphi University, Garden City

Greer, E., & Petrovitch, J. (2010, May 8). Theoretical Studies of the Activation of Thiotropocin by Thiol. The 58th Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS). Adelphi University, Garden City

Greer, E., & Mai, D. (2010, May 8). Theoretical Studies on the Intramolecular Hydrogen Bond and Tautomerism of 7-Hydroxytropolone and its Derivative, 7-Hydroxythionotropolone. The 58th Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS). Adelphi University, Garden City

Greer, E., Ramig, K., Lam, J., Mannan, A., & Missak, C. (2010, May 8). Unravelling the Mechanism of a One-flask Synthesis of Benzazepines. The 58th Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS). Adelphi University, Garden City, NY

Ramig, K., Greer, E., Christopher, M., Mannan, A., & Lam, J. (2010, May 8). Factors Influencing the Isomer Distribution of Substituted 1-Benzazepines. The 58th Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS). Adelphi University, Garden City, NY

Greer, E., Ramig, K., Szalda, D., Razi, R., Mahir, F., Pokeza, N., Wong, W., Kaplan, B., Lam, J., Mannan, A., Missak, C., Mai, D., Subramaniam, G., Berkowitz, W., Prasad, P., Karimi, S., Lo, N., & Kudzma, L. (2009, November 13). Efficient, One-step Synthesis of Aryl- and Alkyl-substituted 3H-1-Benzazepines from 2-Haloanilines and a,ß-Unsaturated Ketones. 37th Ontario-Québec Physical Organic Mini-Symposium. University at Buffalo, SUNY, Buffalo, NY: POMS.

Greer, E., & Mai, D. (2009, December 3). Tropolone Based HIV Integrase Inhibitor (IN) Drug Candidates. BioMed Society Meeting. Baruch College, NY

Greer, E., Lavinda, O., & Mai, D. (2009, November 13). Theoretical Investigation of the Bergman Cyclization of Tropylannelated Enediyne Ligands for Dual Function Metal-Containing Drugs. 37th Ontario-Québec Physical Organic Mini-Symposium. University at Buffalo, SUNY, Buffalo, NY: POMS.

Greer, E. (2009, September 3). The Jonas E. Salk Scholarship Awards. BioMed Society Meeting. Baruch College, NY

Greer, E., Adaickapillai, M., Vuong, A., Aebisher, D., & Greer, A. (2009, July 26). Biomimetic Synthesis and Mechanism for Introduction of Sulfur Atoms for Natural Benzopolysulfanes. The 2009 Natural Products Gordon Research Conference. Tilton, NH

Greer, E., Lavinda, O., & Mai, D. (2009, June 12). Theoretical Studies of the Bergman Cyclizations of a New Class of "Enediynes" that Incorporate a Nonbenzenoid Aromatic Ring in Place of the Olefin Site. The 3rd Annual Advances in Biomolecular Engineering: Protein Design Symposium. The New York Academy of Sciences, NY

Greer, E., & Lavinda, O. (2009, January 22). Theoretical Studies of the Bergman Cyclizations of a New Class of “Enediynes” that Incorporate a Nonbenzenoid Aromatic Ring in Place of the Olefin Site. Translational Cancer Research Symposium. Hunter College, NY

Greer, E., & Lavinda, O. (2009, March 22). Theoretical Studies of the Bergman Cyclizations of a New Class of “Enediynes” that Incorporate a Nonbenzenoid Aromatic Ring in Place of the Olefin Site. The 237th American Chemical Society National Meeting and Exposition. Salt Lake City, UT

Greer, E., & Lavinda, O. (2009, April 30). Theoretical Studies of the Bergman Cyclizations of a New Class of "Enediynes" that Incorporate a Nonbenzenoid Aromatic Ring in Place of the Olefin Site. BioMed Society Meeting. Baruch College, NY

Greer, E., Hoffmann, R., & Parish, C. A. (2007, April 30). Studies in the Theoretical Design of Analogues of Biologically Active Natural Products Containing Matal Center. The 1st Postdoc Research Day. Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Aebisher, D., Greer, E., Adaickpillai, M., & Greer, A. (2006, September 30). Suggested Biosynthetic Pathway of Tunicate-derived Benzopolysulfanes. The 232th American Chemical Society National Meeting and Exposition. San Francisco, CA

Greer, E., & Hoffmann, R. (2006, September 30). Theoretical Design of a Novel Series of Enediynes Containing Metal Center. The 232th American Chemical Society National Meeting and Exposition. San Francisco, CA

Greer, E., & Greer, A. (2005, September 30). Equilibrating Polysulfane Anticancer Agents. Experimental Aspects of the Equilibration Betweeen Benzotrithiole, Pentathia-benzocycloheptene, and Heptathia-benzocyclonane Compounds. The 230th American Chemical Society National Meeting and Exposition. Washington, DC

Greer, E., & Greer, A. (2005, October 31). Polysulfane Natural Products as Evolved Chemical Warfare Agents. Biomimetic Synthesis and Mechanistic Studies. Christopher S. Foote Memorial Symposium. UCLA, Los Angeles, CA

Greer, E., & Greer, A. (2005, May 31). Biomimetic Synthesis and Mechanistic Studies of Natural Product Polysulfanes. Brooklyn College Science Research Day. Brooklyn, NY

Greer, E., & Greer, A. (2005, March 31). Biomimetic Inorganic H2Sx Reaction which Yields Polysulfane Products from ortho-Quinone. The 229th American Chemical Society National Meeting and Exposition. San Diego, CA

Greer, E., & Greer, A. (2005, May 31). Polysulfane Natural Products as Evolved Chemical Warfare Agents. The 37th Middle Atlantic American Chemical Society Regional Meeting. Rutgers University, NJ

Greer, E., & Greer, A. (2004, August 31). Polysulfane Antitumor Agents from Benzyne: an Odd-Even Alteration Found in the Stability of Products, ortho-C6H4Sx (x=1-8). Brooklyn College Science Research Day. New York, NY

Greer, E., & Greer, A. (2004, August 31). Polysulfane Antitumor Agents from ortho-Benzyne: an Odd-Even Alteration Found in Stability of Products, ortho-C6H4Sx, (x=1-8). The 228th American Chemical Society National Meeting and Exposition. Philadelphia, PA

Sawwan, N., Greer, E., & Greer, A. (2004, August 31). Structural Peturbation of the Sulfinyl Core in a Series of Benzofused 1,2-Dithiolan-3-one-1-oxides: DNA-cleaving Agents Related to the Natural Product Leinamycin. The 228th American Chemical Society National Meeting and Exposition. Philadelphia, PA

Sawwan, N., Greer, E., & Greer, A. (2004, May 31). DNA Cleaving Agents Related to the Natural Product Leinamycin. Brooklyn College Science Research Day. New York, NY

Greer, E., & Greer, A. (2004, March 31). Polysulfane Antitumor Agents from Benzyne. An Odd-even Alteration Found in the Stability of Products, ortho-C6H4Sx (x=1-8). Science Day at the Graduate Center of teh City University of New York. New York, NY

Greer, E., & Greer, A. (2003, September 30). Pentathiepin DNA-Cleaving Agents. Is Sulfur Shedding to Involve ortho-Benzyne a Possibility in Analogy to Calicheamicin, which is Known to Produce a Phenyl Diradical. The 226th American Chemical Society National Meeting and Exposition. New York, NY

Greer, E., & Greer, A. (2003, February 28). Pentathiepin DNA-Cleaving Agents. Is Sulfur Shedding to Involve ortho-Benzyne a Possibility in Analogy to Calicheamicin, which is Known to Produce a Phenyl Diradical. Third New York Metropolitan Area Poster Program for Graduate Students in Chemical Science. New York University, New York

Greer, E., & Greer, A. (2003, May 31). Mechanism of Action of Pentathiepin Antitumor Agents. Brooklyn College Science Research Day. New York, NY

Greer, E., & Greer, A. (2003, May 31). Pentathiepin DNA-Cleaving Agents. Is Sulfur Shedding to Involve ortho-Benzyne a Possibility in Analogy to Calicheamicin, which is Known to Produce a Phenyl Diradical. Brooklyn College Science Research Day. New York, NY

Greer, E., & Greer, A. (2003, March 31). Pentathiepin DNA-Cleaving Agents. Is Sulfur Shedding to Involve ortho-Benzyne a Possibility in Analogy to Calicheamicin, which is Known to Produce a Phenyl Diradical. Science Day at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. New York, NY

Greer, E., & Greer, A. (2002, August 31). Why are Some Pentathiepin Molecules more Bioactive than Others? An Activation Process and the Role of Amine in the Naturally Occurring Cytotoxins Varacin and Lissoclinotoxin A. The 224th American Chemical Society National Meeting and Exposition. Boston, MA

Greer, E., & Greer, A. (2002, March 31). Mechanism of Action of Pentathiepin Antitumor Agents. Science Day at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. New York, NY

Research Currently in Progess

Greer, E., & McGrail, C.(n.d.). Antibody-tagged, pH-Dependent, and Light-controlled Therapeutic Enediynes. In Progress.

Greer, E., McGrail, C., & Wu, H.(n.d.). Cyclopropane Formation via a [4 + 2] Cycloaddition of the Rhoda-Butadiene and Ethylene. metalla-Diels-Alder Cyclizations. In Progress.

Greer, E., & Doubleday, C.(n.d.). Hydrogen Shifts of DNA Base Pairs in DNA Models. In Progress.

Greer, E., & Doubleday, C.(n.d.). Mechanistic Studies on the Garratt-Braverman Rearrangements: Carbon Tunneling in Cyclization of Heteroatom-bridged Tetramethyldiallenes. In Progress.

Greer, E., & Dobrushe, D.(n.d.). The Computational Chemistry of Nitrogen-rich Compounds. In Progress.

Greer, E.(n.d.). The Design of New Cognition-enhancing Drugs: Computationally Guided Structure-based Design of Novel Ampakines. In Progress.

TitleFunding Agency SponsorStart DateEnd DateAwarded DateTotal FundingStatus
Determining the Significance of Thermally-Activated Heavy-Atom Tunneling in Organic ReactionsPSC CUNY 5307/01/202206/30/202304/15/20223499.38Completed
Contributions of thermally-activated heavy-atom tunneling in organic reactionsPSC-CUNY 5107/01/202012/31/202204/17/20203500Completed
Role of Tunneling in the Garratt-Braverman Cyclization/[1,5]-H shift of Tetramethylallenyl SulfonePSC-CUNY 4907/01/201806/30/201904/15/20183498.88Completed
Computational Evidence for Heavy-Atom Tunneling. Toward a Simple Estimation of the Transmission Coefficient ?PSC-CUNY 4807/01/201706/30/201804/14/20173499.5Completed
Determining the Significance of Thermally-Activated Carbon-Atom Tunneling (TACAT) in the Diels-Alder CycloadditionPSC-CUNY 4707/01/201606/30/201704/15/20163499.5Completed
Thermally-Activated Heavy-Atom Tunneling (TAHAT) in the Garratt-Braverman Diradical-Forming ReactionPSC-CUNY 4607/01/201506/30/201604/17/20153499.5Completed
Determining the Significance of Thermally-Activated Heavy-Atom Tunneling (TAHAT) in Diradical-Forming Concerted Cycloaromatization ReactionsPSC-CUNY 4507/01/201406/30/201504/15/20143499.5Completed
Design of Cognition-Enhancing a-Amino-3-hydroxy- 5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic Acid Receptor Modulators Guided by QM/MM Docking and MM-GBSA CalculationsPSC-CUNY 4407/01/201306/30/201404/15/20133500Completed
Computational studiesPSC-CUNY 4307/01/201206/30/201304/17/20123499.99Completed
Synthesis of Derivatives of the Eleven-Carbon Monocyclic Enediyne with The Thorpe-Ingold Design Elements for Photoinduced Bergman CyclizationPSC-CUNY 4207/01/201106/30/201204/15/20113496.8Completed
Synthesis and evaluation of biological activity of inhibitors of HIV-1 integrasePSC-CUNY 4007/01/200906/30/20103500Completed
Determining Correlations Between Tunneling Region and Barrier width in Electrocyclizations of Helicenes.PSC-CUNY 5407/01/202306/30/202404/18/20233499.38Funded - In Progress
RUI: Contributions of Heavy-Atom Quantum Tunneling to Reactivity in Organic ChemistryNational Science Foundation06/01/202005/31/202404/02/2020250000Funded - In Progress
Honor / AwardOrganization SponsorDate ReceivedDescription
The Greer Group member, Benjamin Herrera, won 1st for the presentation at the Research and Creative Inquiry Expo2022-05-10
Prof. Edyta Greer was nominated as a co-vice-chair and co-chair of the Physical Organic Chemistry Gordon Research Conference, Holderness, NH2019
The Greer Group members, Henry Wu and Carolyn McGrail, won 2nd Place at the Creative Inquiry Day: Natural Sciences category2019
Prof. Edyta Greer chaired a session entitled "New Frontiers: From Chemical Evolution to Quantum Computing" at the Physical Organic Chemistry Gordon Research Conference, Holderness, NH2019
The Greer Group member, Carolyn McGrail, was 2nd Place poster winner at the 21st Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Chemical and Biological Sciences at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County2018
The Greer Group member, Thouong Tran, won 1st Place at the Creative Inquiry Day: Natural Sciences category2017
Three Students, Ruth Hartke, Victoria Slavinsky, Revekka Plotinskaya, in Prof. Edyta Greer Medicinal Chemistry class received The MakerHub Student Design Award at the Creative Inquiry Day2017
The Greer Group member, Kitae Kwon, won 3rd Place in CUNY Nobel Science Challenge in Chemistry2016
The Greer Group member, Kitae Kwon, won 1st Place at the Creative Inquiry Day: Natural Sciences category2016
Prof. Edyta Greer received The MakerHub Faculty Assignment Design Award2016
The Greer Group member, Kitae Kwon, was awarded the Division of Organic Chemistry Travel Award by the American Chemical Society2016
The Greer Group members, Anastasiya Badziai and Elena Votto, were 1st Place poster winners at the 18th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Chemical and Biological Sciences University of Maryland, Baltimore County2015
The Greer Group member, Lukasz Bogdan, was 1st Place Poster Winner at the Creative Inquiry Day2014
The Greer Group member, Christopher Cosgriff, won the 2014 Jonas E. Salk Scholarships2014
Prof. Edyta Greer presented a talk and chaired a session dedicated to the Bergman cyclization at the 35th Reaction Mechanisms Conference at University of California, Davis, CA2014
Dr. Edyta Greer was invited to write a review for <i>Tetrahedron Reviews</i>2014
Prof. Edyta Greer was invited to give a talk at the Physical Organic Chemistry Gordon Research Conference, Holderness, NH2014
The Greer Group members, Jade Marino Creto and Mikey Kwon, were 2nd Place poster winners at the 17th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Chemical and Biological Sciences at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County2014
The Greer Group member, Christopher Cosgriff, won 1st Place in CUNY Nobel Science Challenge in Chemistry2013
Prof. Edyta Greer's poster was selected for a short talk at the Physical Organic Chemistry Gordon Research Conference, Holderness, NH2013
Prof. Edyta Greer won Eugene M. Lang Foundation Faculty Research Fellowship2013
The Greer Group member, Christopher Cosgriff, won the Kanner Prize for Best Honors Thesis2013
The Greer Group member, Christopher Cosgriff, was 1nd Place poster winner at the 15th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Chemical and Biological Sciences University of Maryland, Baltimore County2012
Dr. Edyta Greer won Eugene M. Lang Foundation Faculty Research Fellowship2010
ICAM Travel Award DMR 0456669 2007
Robert Ginell Memorial AwardChemistry Department2005
Alfred Alberts Award in Biochemistry2002

College

Committee NamePosition RoleStart DateEnd Date
Member of the Honors Admissions CommitteePresent
Awards CommitteeCommittee MemberPresent
Developed Medicinal Chemistry Course (CHM 4010) at Baruch College (CUNY)Present
Member of the CUNY-wide Salk Undergraduate Award Committee. Advised Seven Baruch College Salk Scholarship Winners: Christopher Lopez, Irina Mironova, Christopher Cosgriff, Allen Ko, and Ma Su Su Aung, Illya Aronskyy, Katsiaryna MilashevichCommittee MemberPresent
WSAS Pod Mentorship ProgramFaculty AdvisorPresent
Member of the Creative Inquiry Day Organizing CommitteePresent
Faculty at the Leadership AcademyPresent
Participated in the Development of the Biology Major at Baruch College (CUNY)Present
Member of the Executive CommitteeCommittee MemberPresent
Member of the Emil Gernert Jr. BioMed Award Selection CommitteePresent
Member of the Natural Sciences Department Recommendation CommitteePresent
Mentored and co-Mentored Undergraduate Students: Emma Fetman, Dobrushe Denburd, Victor Siev, Ayelet Segal, Henry Wu, Carolyn McGrail, Frankie Banevides, Thuong Tran, Kitae (Mikey) Kwon, Anastasia Badziai, Elena Votto, Jade Marino Creto, Lukasz Bogdan, John Ortiz, Michael Erdos, Cesar Quezada, Christopher Cosgriff, Irina Khushenazarova, Nathan Dvorkin, Dat Mai, Rose Connor, Janna Petrovich, Olga Lavinda, Christopher Missak, Ayesha Mannan, Joanne LamFaculty MentorPresent
Participated in Departmental External Review5/14/2018
Helped to Create the Emil Gernert Jr. BioMed Award11/20/2017
Member of the Honors Admissions Committee1/31/2017
Advised Baruch College Honors Undergraduate Students Emma Fetman, Dobrushe Denburg, Christopher Cosgriff, Nathan Dvorkin, and Olga LavindaFaculty Mentor12/31/2013
Representative to the School of Public Affairs9/30/2013
Member of the College Committee on Research5/31/2012
Co-organized the Marie Curie Nobel Centennial Symposium (turned to the Creative Inquiry Day) at Baruch College,11/14/2011

University

Committee NamePosition RoleStart DateEnd Date
Member of the PSC-CUNY Chemistry Proposals Review Panel12/1/20081/31/2009

Professional

OrganizationPosition RoleOrganization StateOrganization CountryStart DateEnd DateAudience
Reviewer of Manuscripts for ACS Omega, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, Chemical Reviews, Journal of the American Chemical Society, Journal of Organic Chemistry, Organometallics, Journal of the Physical Organic Chemistry, Organic Letters, Journal of Computational Chemistry, Theoretical Chemistry Accounts, Structural Chemistry, Journal of Sulfur Chemistry, and New Journal of Chemistry9/1/2008Present
Member of the National Science Foundation Review Panel "CSDM-B Mechanisms"2/25/20162/26/2016
Session Chair at the "35th Reaction Mechanism Conference"California6/22/20146/25/2014
Session Chair of "Physical Organic Chemistry: Calculations, Mechanisms, Photochemistry, and High-energy Species" Session at the 244th American Chemical Society National Meeting and ExpositionPA 8/20/20128/20/2012
Session Chair of "Physical Organic Chemistry: Calculations, Mechanisms, Photochemistry, and High-energy Species" Session at the 240th American Chemical Society National Meeting and ExpositionMassachusetts8/23/20108/23/2010

Public

OrganizationPosition RoleOrganization StateOrganization CountryStart DateEnd DateAudience
Performed demonstrations and experiments with children from PK3-6 grades at St. Stanislaus Kostka Catholic Academy in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NYProgram OrganizerNew YorkUnited States1/1/2011PresentLocal
American Chemical Society1/1/2002Present
Children’s Smile FoundationVolunteerNew YorkUnited States12/3/202212/3/2022Local
The New York Academy of Sciences12/31/2006