CURRICULUM VITAE

A. J. REPAK, Ph.D.

Objective

My objective is to find a position where I can apply my knowledge and my administrative, communicative, educational, fund-raising, organizational and research skills.

Education

B.S. 1957-1961 University of Michigan (Zoology)
Ann Arbor, Michigan

M.S. 1961-1964 Long Island University (Microbiology)
Brooklyn, N.Y.

Ph.D. 1963-1967 New York University Biology (Protozoology)
New York, N.Y.

THESIS:

M.S. The infraciliature of Vorticella campanula & V. convallaria.

Ph.D. Cortical studies of Blepharisma and associated phenomena.

Work Experience

REAL ESTATE AGENT: 1999-Present
Prudential Connecticur Realty, Southington, CT 2008-present
Broker Price Opinions,2000-present
Keller Williams Realty, Cheshire, CT 2007-2008
Prudential CT Realty, Middletown, CT 2005-2007
William Raveis Real Estate & Home Services, Cheshire, CT 2000- 2005. E-Team Member
H. Pearse Co., Wallingford, CT 1999-2000
Accredit Buyer Representative(ABR), E-Certified
REALTOR
Member GHAR, CAR, NAR
Specialization: Residental, Land, Relocation, Rentals, Multifamily, BPOs
Board Committees: Membership, Standards & Procedures
Instructor: Principles & Practices of Real Estate, Feb. 2003 GNHAR

PROFESSOR OF BIOLOGY: 1979 -1999
Associate Professor of Biology: 1973-1979 (Tenured)
Assistant Professor of Biology: 1970-1973.
Dept. Biological Sciences, Quinnipiac College, Hamden, CT 06518.

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES TAUGHT: General Biology for Science & Non-Science Majors, General Microbiology, Nursing Microbiology, Public Health Microbiology, Environmental Microbiology, Protozoology, Research Methods in Biology, Independent Study, Cell Physiology, Word Processing & Data Spread Sheets.
GRADUATE COURSES TAUGHT: Advanced Parasitology, Medical Protozoology,
Biomedical Photography, Environmental Microbiology.

COMMITTEES & OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES:

Academic Calendar Committee (Chairman, 1984)
Academic Policies Committee 1980
Academic Standing Committee 1979
Admissions and Financial Aid
Appeals Committee for Graduation 1974-1975
Biointernship Director
Biology Core Curriculum Committee (Chairman, 1979)
Cross Roads II. A continued dialogue on the future of Quinnipiac College (Co-chairman Quality in Education Section, 1982)
Course Coordinator for General Biology, Microbiology & Pathology, Biomedical Photography, Cell Physiology & Research Methods in Biology
Department Web Site Creator
Faculty Congress (Chairman 1987-1990)
Faculty Search Committee
Freshman Core Experience Committee - 1997-1998
Graduate Advisor
Graduation Screening Committee
Learning Resources Committee (Chairman, 1972-1975)
President's Advisory Committee on The College Senate
Quinnipiac College Undergraduate Challenge Award - Chair, 1995-96
Review Committee for Faculty Reappointment, Tenure and Promotion: 1976-1978, 1994-1998
Chair - Review Committee 1996-1998
Senate Finance Committee (Chairman, 1977-1980)
Senate Research Committee 1990-1991
Senator at large (Chairman of the College Senate, 1981-1983),
Student Appellate Board Member 1978-1979
United Way Chairman (1979-1980)


CONSULTING EXAMINER FACULTY: 1990 - 1995. Committee on Math, Science and Technology. Charter Oak College, State of Connecticut, Newington, CT. Courses taught: Oceanography, Introduction to Genetics.

DIRECTOR: Science in Summer (1984 -1989);
Connecticut Junior Academy of Science & Engineering (1989- 1994).

ADJUNCT PROFESSOR:
1985-1989. Dept. Biology, University of New Haven, W. Haven, CT.
1983. Dept. Biology, Albertus Magnus College, New Haven, CT.
Courses taught: General Microbiology.
1980. Dept. Biology, Southern Conn. State Univ.,New Haven, CT.
Course taught: Advanced Microbiology.
1974. Dept. Biology, University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT.
Course taught: General Microbiology.

DIRECTOR OF CLINICAL LABORATORIES: 1968-1970. 801st Medical Group (SAC), Griffiss AFB, Rome, NY. Rank: Captain USAF BSC.
Specialties: Clin. Microbiology & Parasitology.
Duties: Management of all phases of clinical laboratory studies,
supervision of 7 technicians, 1 secretary in a 50 bed hospital.
Coordinated efforts with public health, veterinarian and flight
disaster investigation team.

CLINICAL LABORATORY INTERNSHIP: 1967-1968.Malcolm Grow USAF Hospital
Andrews AFB, Wash. DC.

LECTURER: 1965-1967. Dept. Biology City College, CUNY, NYC, NY
Courses taught: General Biology & Invertebrate Zoology

LECTURER: (PART TIME) 1965. Dept. Biology, NY Community College,
Brooklyn, NY. Course taught: General Biology

RESEARCH ASSISTANT: Summers 1964 & 1965. Dept. Marine Biology,
Lamont Geological Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades, NY. Duties: Responsible for various aspects of a study dealing with the ecology of marine microorganisms and their nutrition. Supervisors: Drs. Paul Burkholder and Kenneth Gold.

TEACHING ASSISTANT: 1963-1965.Dept. Biology, New York University,
University Hts. Campus, Bronx, NY. Courses taught: General Biology & Histology.

Honors

American Men & Women in Science, 1972-94
Jacques Cateel Press, Temple, Arizona
Beta Beta Beta Biological Honor Society, Upsilon Omicron Chapter, Quinnipiac College, 1971
Beta Lambda Sigma Honor Society in Biology, New York University, 1966
Conn. Science Educators' Award, 1988
Certificate of Excellence - Sigma Xi, 1994 (for Chapter Activities).
Certificate of Recognition, Sigma Xi, 1994 (for Increased Membership)
Chapter Status - Quinnipiac College Sigma Xi, May 18, 1994
Founders' Award, Quinnipiac College Sigma Xi Chapter, May 18, 1994.
Founder's Day Award for Scholarship, New York University, 1968
Project Team of the Year Award in Educational Project Management, 1989
Project Management Institute
Phi Sigma Society, Beta Gamma Chapter, Long Island University, 1964
Presidents Award, Outgoing President, 1993, Sequassen Alumni Association, CT.
Silver Beaver Award, 1978, Boy Scouts of America
Special Award of Merit, Quinnipiac College Sigma Xi Chapter, May 18,1994
Sigma Xi, New York University, 1966
Montclair Who's Who 2007-2008
Who's Who of Professionals (International)
Who's Who, Sterling, 1995
Who's Who in the East, ,1981,1983,1985,1988,1991,1994,1997,1999
Marquis, Chicago, IL.
Who's Who in Medicine & Healthcare. 1999-2000.
Who's Who in Science and Engineering, 1992,1996-1997,1998-1999, 2000-2001.
Marquis, Chicago, IL.
Who's Who Environmental Registry, 1992. Fort Dodge, IA.
Who's Who in America, 48th ed.,1993
Yale -Lilly Visiting Faculty Fellowship, 1977-1978
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Special Skills

OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES:

Allocations Committee, United Way of New Haven,1980-81
Associate Editor of Biology & Software, Conn. Journal of Science Education. 1987-1997
Biology Club Faculty Advisor, Quinnipiac College, Hamden, CT
Board of Directors, Ct. Science Fair Assoc. 1986-1991.
Board of Directors, Long Island Task Force of the Oceanic Society. 1988 -1989.
Board of Directors, Educators for Responsible Science, 1990-1993.
Secretary & Chair of the Editorial Committee.
Board of Directors, Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society 1990-96.
Board of Directors, Conn. Science Teachers Association 1998-present
(Higher Educational Representative)
Chairman, Quinnipiac College Academic Challenge Competition, 1995-present.
Chairman, Business Advisory Committee, Society of Protozoologists, 1994-1997.
Chairman, Cyberspace (Electronic Communications) Committee - Sigma Xi, 1995- 1996.
Chairman, Connecticut Science Fair 1985 & 1986
Chairman, Quinnipiac College Challenge (Research) Award Competition 1995-1996.
Chairman of Meeting, 2nd East Coast Conference on Protozoa. Quinnipiac College, Hamden, CT 06518. May,23 & 24, 1991.
Commissioner, Water Pollution Control Authority, Cheshire, CT. 1983-present
Commissioner, Erosion & Flood Control Board, Cheshire, CT. 1987-present
Consultant - Gifted Student Programs, Science Fairs, Connecticut Business & Industry Assoc., IBM, CT.State Board of Education.
Director & Founder,"Science in Summer" Program for High Ability Precollege Students.
1985-1989.
Director & Founder, "Connecticut Junior Academy of Science & Engineering" for gifted and talented precollege students. 1989-1994.
Ecological Consultant,inland wetland analyses, water pollution, algae as food sources.
Educational Instructional Specialist, IBM Corp. 1987 - 1991.
Host, WQUN AM radio spot - Science-The Human Enterprise. 1998-present
Lecturer, civic clubs, academic seminars, & societies.
Local Committee for 5th Intern. Congress of Protozoology,
New York, NY, and Co-Chairman of Poster Session (Summer,1977)
Math/Science Partnerships Steering Committee, CBIA Education Fdtn.
Member of National Sci. Fdtn. Young Scholars Panel 1988-89.
Radio Host, Science - The Human Enterprise, WQUN, Hamden, CT (1998-present)
Research Associate, Dept. Biology, Yale University,1981-82
Reviewer American Scientist, Conn. J.Science Education, Goodyear Publishing Co., Harper & Row, J. Exptl. Marine Biology & Ecology, Journal of Protozoology, Smithsonian Institute, Connecticut Journal of Science Education, Science & Children (science software), The Science Teacher (science software), IBM (educational software), Saunders College Publishing, Wadsworth Publishers, Wm C. Brown Publishers/McGraw Hill Higher Education.
Reviewer - CT. Common Core of Learning Performance Assessment,
CT State Dept. Education. 1990-1991.

GRANTS:

Americans for Medical Progress : CJASE '92.
American Scientist : Books for Quinnipiac College Library - 1989-1990.
Bayer Foundation : QC Sigma Xi Pre College Science Research Competition 1996
Boehringer-Ingelheim : Science in Summer '85, '86, '87, '88, '89.
Boehringer-Ingelheim : CT. Jr. Acad. Science & Engineering (CJASE) '90, '91.
Connecticut Pre-Engineering Program : CJASE '91.
Carolina Biological Supply Company: Grant: Heart Workshop, 1993.
Conn. Science Fair Assoc. Grant: Science Fair Project Workshop 1985.
Connecticut Valley Biological Supply Co.: Grant - Heart Workshop, 1993.
Dow Chemical USA: Science in Summer 1988, 1989.
Dow Chemical USA: CJASE 1990, 1991, 1992,1993.
Educators for Responsible Science - CT. Chapter: CJASE '91,'92.
General Dynamics, Electric Boat Div: CJASE 1991, 1992, 1993.
IBM: Science in Summer 1988.
Intern.Biotechnologies, Inc., Div. Kodak : Science in Summer 1988, 1989.
Intern.Biotechnologies, Inc., Div. Kodak : CJASE 1990.
Macalaster Bicknell Company: Science in Summer 1986.
MicroGenSys,Inc.: CJASE 1991.
Miles Pharmaceuticals: Science in Summer 1986,1987,1988,1989.
Miles Pharmaceuticals: CJASE 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993.
National Science Fdtn. - Small College Faculty Grant OCE-8007840. 1981
Olin Corp.: Science in Summer Program for Gifted Students (1985).
Pfizer Inc.: QC Sigma Xi Precollege Science Research Competiton, 1996, 1997, 1998.
Pfizer Inc.: Science in Summer 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989.
Pfizer Inc.: CJASE 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993.
Probus, North Haven, CT: QC Sigma Xi Precollege Science Research Competition, 1996.
Quinnipiac College Grant-in-aids: 1972-74, 1976,1977, 1981-84, 1988, 1991, 1994.
RMI Media Productions: Heart Workshop, 1993.
Rotary International: Science in Summer 1988.
Sigma Xi - Mathematics, Science & Engineering Grant: Protozoology Workshop, 1996.
Sigma Xi - Mathematics & Science Education Grant:Science in Summer 1986.
Sigma Xi - Committee on Centennial Planning Grant: Creation of the CT Sigma Xi Association Science Fair Award Endowment Fund 1986.
Sigma Xi - Science& Society Grant: Science Fair Project Workshop 1982
Sigma Xi - Science & Mathematics Education Grant: Science in Summer 1988.
Sigma Xi - Science, Mathematics & Engineering Education Grant: Heart Workshop, 1993.
Sigma Xi - Cyberspace Committee - Development of a Society Home Page, 1995.
Society of Protozoologists Grant: Protist Workshop, Spring, 1996.
State of Connecticut, Dept. Higher Educ. Title II (Fed. Gov't Educ.for Economic Security Act) grant for Science Fair Workshops for Primary & Secondary School Teachers (1986).
Stauffer Chemicals, div.Rhone-Poulenc, Inc.: Science in Summer,1989
Rhône-Poulenc Basic Chemicals,Inc.: CJASE 1990.
Uniroyal Chemicals: Science in Summer 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989.
Uniroyal Chemicals: CJASE 1990, 1991, 1992.
Upjohn: Science in Summer 1988, 1989.
Upjohn: CJASE 1990, 1991(Cash & Equipment), 1992, 1993.

WORKSHOPS:

Meeting Director: Science Fair Project Workshops for Primary & Secondary Teachers 1985, 1986. Quinnipiac College Sigma Xi Club & CT.Science Fair.

Meeting Director: Science, Mathematics & Literacy Computer Software Workshop for Primary & Secondary Teachers, 1987. QC Sigma Xi Club & IBM.

Project Director, Symposium on New Haven & The Long Island Sound. Quinnipiac College, May 20, 1988.
Session Instructor: Science Fair Project Workshops for Science Teachers & students.Connecticut College, Trinity College, University of New Haven & CT Science Fair, 1988, 1989, 1990.

Meeting Director: 2nd East Coast Conference on Protozoa, Quinnipiac College, May 23 - 24, 1991.

Educational Specialist for Computer Software for Science Education 1987 - present.
Workshops on various Science Software for IBM
Project Director, Heart Workshop, January & May 1993. Quinnipiac College.

Project Director, Scanned Images in the Classroom, January 16, 1996.Oct. 18,1996. May 14, 1997 Quinnipiac College.

Project Director, The World of Protist Workshop, April 20, 1996, Quinnipiac College.

Presenter, Protistan Fossils & Reaction Time at Alternatives to Lecture-Based Learning in Math & Science, Wheaton College, MA June 4, 1998.

Participant, Workshop on Molecular Visualization for Biological Teaching: RASMol & Chime. University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA June 16, & July 7, 1998

SEMINARS, TALKS & PANELS:

Contaminated Produce - Health with Hillegas, WQUN Guest Speaker,
Dec.12, 1998.10-10:30 AM.

Bringing Computers into the Science Lecture - Colloquium on Teaching & Research/ Quinnipiac College Sigma Xi Chapter, Nov. 18, 1998.

Protozoa in the News -Uniroyal Chemical Sigma Xi Chapter, Feb. 10, 1998; Quinnipiac College Sigma Xi Chapter, April 8, 1998.

The World of Protists - Hands On Workshop for Primary & Secondary School Teachers.
Report to Society of Protozoologists, Tucson, AZ June 11, 1996.

The Nature of Science - U.S. Coast Guard Academy, New London, CT, February 14, 1995.& Quinnipiac College, Hamden, CT March 23, 1995, Dec.3,1996 (Part of the Colloquia Series on Teaching and Research), April 11, 1997 (Emmanuel College, Boston, MA). May 23, 1998 (Uniroyal Chemical Sigma Xi Annual Dinner, Southbury, CT).

Panelist - The State of the Connecticut Environment: Current Legislative Options. Topic: History of Sigma Xi's Involvment in Legislation. New Haven Section of the American Chemical Society. Nov. 10, 1994, Wallingford, CT

Guest Speaker - Uniroyal Chemical Sigma Xi - 30th Anniversary, Oxford, CT. Oct. 18, 1994 Topic: Sigma Xi

Gifted & Talented Students in Science. Woods Hole Sigma Xi Club, Woods Hole, MA November 22, 1993.

Soil Microbes. Uniroyal Chemical Co. Sigma Xi Club, Middlebury, CT April, 1992.

Getting High Ability Precollege Students Interested in Science, SUNY at Albany Sigma Xi Club, Albany NY.Nov. 15,1991.

Science Fairs. Meriden Library Association, Meriden, CT February, 1991

Drop in US Scientists, C.W. Post College of LIU Sigma Xi Club, Long Island, NY April, 1989.

Connecticut Junior Academy of Science & Engineering. Sigma Xi National Meeting, Long Beach California. November, 1987. Vernon HS, Vernon, CT April, 1988.

The Ultrastructure of Encysting Fabrea salina. Quinnipiac College Sigma Xi, Hamden, CT
November, 1990.
Ther Fine Structure and X-Ray Analysis of the Resting Cyst of the Estuarine Ciliate Fabrea salina. Quinnipiac College Sigma Xi Club. Oct. 4, 1988.

Statistics in Biology. New Milford HS, New Milford, CT Oct. 1983.

Encystment and Excystment of a Fresh Water Ciliated Protozoan (Motion Pictures and Cytochemistry) Quinnipiac College Sigma Xi Club.Sept. 24, 1981

The Cyst Processes of the Freshwater Ciliated Protozoan, Blepharisma stoltei. University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT March, 1974. Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, NJ April, 1975. Lamont Geological Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades, NY . June, 1980.

Parasites and Dogs. Connecticut Kennel Society, East Haddum, CT November, 1977

My publication list (44 publications, 55 short communications and 104 reviews) is available upon request.

References

Dr. Richard Kiyomoto, 93 Perry Rd.,Ashford, CT 06278 (860)429-0589 r.kiyomoto@att.net

Dr. Louis Magnarelli, Director, CT. Agricul. Expt. Stn., Box 1106, New Haven, CT 06504. (203)974-8500. magnrelli@caes.state.ct.us

Dr. Albert Notation, Professor of Chemistry, Box 370 Quinnipiac University , Hamden, CT 06518-0569 (203)271-0791 Albert.Notation@quinnipiac.edu

Dr. Gerald Putterman, Senior Research Scientist (Retired), Compton Chemical Company, Home: 18 Wakefield St., Hamden, CT 06517. (203)281-3217. gerry_putterman@compton.com

Victoria Jacobs, Director, New Products Development, AccuStandard, Inc., Chemical Reference Standards. 135 Market St, New Haven, CT 06513 (203)786-5290 vj@accustandard.com