Maryuri Roca
Senior Teaching Professor of Chemistry
Office: CIS 310F
Phone: 518-580-8124
Email: mroca@skidmore.edu
At 91°µÍø since 2013
Education
- B.S. 2000, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela
- Ph.D. 2006, Baylor University
- Postdoctoral Fellow, 2007-2009, The University of Iowa
Research
The Roca group studies the stability of metal nanoparticles in aqueous solution. In order to understand and improve nanoparticle’s stability, we explore syntheses of nanomaterials with different stabilizing agents and characterize them via molecular spectroscopy and electron microscopy.
Teaching
CH 115 Fundamentals of Chemistry (lecture and lab)
CH 232 Analytical Methods in Chemistry (lab)
CH 341 Biochemistry: Macromolecular Structure and Function (lab)