Dr. Felix Rivas
Associate Professor Chemistry
Contact Information
Phone: (773) 995-2299
Email: frivas@csu.edu
Office: SCI-242
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Education
- B.S., University of Puerto Rico at Cayey
- Ph.D., University of Buffalo - SUNY
- Postdoctoral, University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee
Research Interests
Organic synthesis of heteroatom containing molecules: peptides, anthocyanins, and
benzimidazolium ions. Chemical Education Research.
- Synthesis of Anthocyanin Dyes for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Hawkins, R.; Rivas, F.
M. Alternative Energy Symposium 2010, Chicago, Illinois.
- Organic Dyes for Dye Sensitized Solar Cells Rivas, F. M. Alternative Energy Symposium
2009, Chicago, Illinois.
- Synthesis of Two Antibacterial Peptides: Cicadapeptins I and IIHowell, G.; Floyd,
Z.; Ntrawka, S.; Rivas, F. M., American Chemical Symposium 2009, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Member, American Chemical Society, Divisions: Chemical Education and Organic Chemistry
- 2010, Co-PI, NSF – $279,990 – “MRI-R2: Acquisition of a 400 MHz NMR Spectrometer at
Chicago State University”
- 2008, Co-PI, DOD-ARL – $1,400,000 – “Development of flexible solar cell for man-portable
power generator”
- 2008, PI, NIH – $9,000 – “Synthesis of Two Antibacterial Peptides: Cicadapeptins I
and II"
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