Charles Hummel, Ph.D.

Faculty Profile - Department of Life Sciences

Charles Hummel, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Chairperson
E-mail: chummel@nyit.edu

Education

Dr. Charles F. Hummel is responsible for the life sciences department at the Old Westbury and Manhattan campuses of New York Institute of Technology. Hummel received his Bachelor of Science in chemistry from Iona College in 1967 and his doctorate in organic chemistry from Fordham University in 1973. He studied the photochemical and thermal decompositions of nitrogen molecules as a postdoctoral fellow at Rockefeller University in Manhattan. He moved to the Downstate Medical Center SUNY in 1974 as a research scientist studying the synthesis of nucleoside derivatives and their reaction and kinetics with the enzyme Ribonuclease A. In addition, he worked on a series of biochemical and bioorganic projects that studied the calcification enzymes involved in long bone formation in cows, a study of the effects of these enzymes on human arthritis development.

Academic Appointments

In 1983, Hummel started at New York Institute of Technology and has been the coordinator and director of NYIT's New York College of Osteopathic Medicine Bachelor of Science/Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine program. He has engaged in several student projects that studied the method of determining the age of human bones by looking at the bones' amino acid content. He teaches general chemistry, organic chemistry, human physiology, and bioorganic chemistry.

Certifications and Memberships

• New York State certified Emergency Medical Technician
• EMT certified instructor and coordinator
• First Aid and CPR instructor for American Heart Association and the American Safety and Health Institute
• Member of the Glendale Volunteer Ambulance Corps
• Member of the executive board of the New York State Volunteer Ambulance and Rescue Association