
CPT Seth Harbol is an instructor for CH101, General Chemistry. He graduated from USMA in 2014 with a B.S. in chemistry and commissioned as a Chemical Corps Officer. He has served on staff in various chemical battalions in the United States and South Korea and commanded 4th Chemical Company before returning to USMA.
M.S., Chemistry - Oregon State University
B.S., Chemistry - U.S. Military Academy
Current Research
Captain Harbol’s research interests focus on organic synthesis and the development of organometallic catalysts. He has also conducted research in energetic materials.
Selected Publications
Jesse J. Sabatini*, Ernst-Christian Koch, Jay C. Poret, Jared D. Moretti, Seth M. Harbol. “Chlorine-Free Red-Burning Pyrotechnics.” Angew. Chem.Int. Ed. 2014, 54(34) 10068-10970.
Jared D. Moretti, Seth M. Harbol, Dawn E. Riegner, Nicholas Carlucci, Jesse J. Sabatini*, Jay C. Poret “Single-Point-of-Failure Mitigation: Prove-Out of a Green Light–Emitting Illuminant Composition in the Handheld Signal Cluster and 40-mm Parachute Configurations.” Journal of Energetic Materials, 2014, 32(4) 293–299.
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