Walter C. Eisenberg Emeritus Professor of Chemistry Director, Master of Analytical Chemistry Program
	B.S.:	University of Toronto
	Ph.D.:	University of Buffalo
	Office:	162 Life Sciences Building
	Phone:	312.567.3229       Fax:  312.567.3494
	e-mail:	eisenberg@iit.edu

Professional Interests

My research focuses on the chemistry and biochemistry of the oxidant, singlet molecular oxygen, ¹O₂. Using generation methods developed at atmospheric pressure I am studying the gas-phase reactions of 1O2 with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons as a possible source of environmental carcinogens. I am also interested in the biological effects of singlet oxygen. Having demonstrated the cytotoxity and genotoxity of ¹O₂ I am seeking to identify the sites and mechanisms of the ¹O₂ cytotoxity.

The mechanisms of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) transformations are also of interest. The photo-oxidation of PAH on model particulate is being studied to determine the oxidants including ¹O₂ responsible for these transformations.

Representative Publications

• Oxidation of Phosphatidylcholine Membranes by Singlet Oxygen Generated in the Gas Phase, W. C. Eisenberg, J. Anand, S. Wang and R. J. Stevenson, Photochemistry and Photobiology 56, 441-445 (1992)
  
  
• Atmospheric Gas Phase Generation of Singlet Delta Oxygen, W. C. Eisenberg, Advances in Oxygenated Processes, Vol. 3, pp 71-113, JAI Press, Inc., London, 1991.
  
  

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