Michael Milligan

Professor Michael Milligan has been a faculty member in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at SUNY Fredonia for 27 years. He holds dual bachelor's degrees in Chemistry (SUNY Fredonia) and Chemical Engineering (University at Buffalo), and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Prior to academia, he gained four years of industry experience as a chemical engineer.

Research Focus: His work centers on environmental chemistry and trace analysis, with emphasis on:

• Fate/transport of persistent bioaccumulative toxics in ecosystems
• Contaminant analysis in Great Lakes fish
• Atmospheric deposition processes
• Water chlorination byproduct formation
• Advanced chromatographic/mass spectrometry techniques

Teaching Portfolio: He instructs diverse courses including:

• Industrial and Environmental Chemistry
• Advanced Chromatographic Methods (lecture/lab)
• Instrumental/Analytical Chemistry (lecture/lab)
• General Chemistry (lecture/lab)
• Physical Chemistry lab