Cornelius B. Murphy, Jr., PhD

SENIOR FELLOW FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND SUSTAINABLE SYSTEMS, STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, COLLEGE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & FORESTY

Prior to being President of SUNY-ESF (2000-2013), Neil held various positions at O’Brien & Gere, starting out as a Laboratory Technician in June 1970 and working his way up to President in 1993 and Chairman of the Board in 1998.

He is an advisor to or board member of the following:  Upstate Medical University Foundation; Center State CEO; University Hill Corporation; CNY Biotech Accelerator; Syracuse Center of Excellence; Audubon New York; Commission for New York State Parks & Recreation; Syracuse 20/20; Biomass R&D Technical Advisory Committee for the USDA & USDOE; Central New York Regional Economic Development Council; Say Yes Syracuse Scholarship Governance Board and the Onondaga Environmental Institute Board.  Neil also serves as Vice Chair of University Hill Corporation and Co-Chair of Consensus.

Neil’s technical expertise lies in the areas of environmental science and engineering, hazardous waste management, renewable energy systems, limnology, urban runoff planning, and industrial wastewater treatment. He has a BA in Chemistry from St. Michael’s College (magna cum laude), a PhD in Chemistry from Syracuse University (NASA Fellow), and an MBA from Syracuse University.