Associate Chairperson for Graduate and

 Undergraduate Studies and Industrial Relations

 Tiernan Hall, Room 150

 973-596-5656

 tomkinsr@adm.njit.edu

 Education  

•  University of London, UK, Ph.D.1966
• University of London, UK, BS (Chemistry and Physics) 1963  

 Research Interests  

•  Corrosion engineering; electrochemical methods for analysis; solubility of gases in molten salts.

 Publications  

•  D.Hanesian, L. Burr-Alexander, H. Kimmel, J. Kisutcza and R.P.T. Tomkins, Integrating Chemical Engineering into High School Science classrooms, Proc. of ASEE Annual Conference (2003
• R.P.T. Tomkins, J. Grow, D. Knox and B. Bilash III, The New Jersey Chemistry Olympics Revisited; J. Chem. Educ.; 80, No. 10, 1161-1164 (2003)
• R.P.T. Tomkins, Careers in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry: Foundations and Applications, Macmillan Reference, USA (2003)
• G.T. Hefter and R.P.T. Tomkins (editors); The Experimental Determination of Solubilities, John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. (629 pp) 2003
• R.P.T. Tomkins, Solubility of Gases in Molten Salts and Molten Metals in The Experimental Determination of Solubilities (G.T. Hefter and R.P.T. Tomkins, eds.) John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. (2003) 173-234

 Awards and Honors 

•  NJIT Foundation Overseers Public and Institute Service Award – 1987
• New Jersey Department of Higher Education: Faculty Recognition Award – 1989
• North Jersey Section of the American Chemical Society: Harvey
• Russel Award for Contributions to Chemical Education – 1999
• New Jersey Institute of Chemists: Honor Scroll Award – 1999
• Newark College of Engineering: Excellence in Advising Award - 1999