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CPT Seth M. Harbol, MS

Instructor

Chemistry & Life Science

seth.harbol [at] westpoint.edu
Captain Harbol is an instructor for CH101, General Chemistry. He graduated from USMA in 2014 with a BS in Chemistry and commissioned as a Chemical Corps Officer. Captain Harbol has served in various chemical battalions in the US and South Korea. He achieved a Masters in Chemistry at Oregon State in 2024 before returning to USMA.

M.S. in Chemistry - Oregon State University

 

B.S. in Chemistry - United States 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.

*Corresponding author