Associate Professor of Chemistry

Year Joined RCNJ: 1996

Contact Information

• Phone: (201) 684-7696
• Email: rmentore@ramapo.edu
• Office: G-404
• Office Hours: M 1:00-2:00; W 9:00-10:00; F 12:30-1:30

Education:

• B.S., McGill University
• M.S., Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Courses Offered:

• Physical Chemistry I and II Lecture and Laboratory
• First Year Seminar
• Fundamentals of Chemistry I and II Lecture and Laboratory

Teaching Interest:

• Physical Chemistry
• Materials Science
• Interdisciplinary Topics in Science

Research Interest:

• Biomaterials science
• Surface and colloid chemistry
• laser spectroscopy

Recent Publications:

• R. Mentore, “Body Chemistry 101” in Bergen Health & Life, Ed. R. Guarna, February 2007, Wainscot Media, Montvale NJ, 07645.
• Physical Chemistry I and II Laboratory Manuals, 2007