Dr Fadi Bou-Abdallah is a Professor of Chemistry at SUNY Potsdam.  He teaches lower and upper level chemistry courses for majors and non-majors. His research program is supported by over $1.5 million in research grants from several funding agencies including the National Science Foundation and the National Institute of Health. He is the recipient of multiple accolades including the SUNY Chancellor Award for Excellence in Research and Creative Activities and multiple national awards for teaching and research such as the Henry-Dreyfus Teacher-Scholars Award, the Research Corporation Cottrell Scholars Award, and the Outstanding Mentorship Award from the Council on Undergraduate Research.

Fadi has previously taught courses for SOAR entitled: "There's What In My Drinking Water?" and "Chemistry: From the Humorous and Fun Side."