BS Wake Forest University, 1978
PhD North Carolina State University, 1982
Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Florida, 1982-83
Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Virginia Tech, 1983-1989
Associate Professor of Chemistry, Virginia Tech, 1989-present
Fulbright Research Scholar, The Weizmann Institute of Science, 1990-91
Program Director, National Science Foundation, Division of Undergraduate Education, 1998-99

Honors and Awards:
Phi Beta Delta
Phi Lambda Upsilon
Sigma Xi
President, Faculty Senate 2009-2010
Faculty Representative to the Board of Visitors, 2009-2010
Academy of Faculty Service, 2008
W. E. Wine Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2005, Virginia Tech
Academy of Teaching Excellence, 2005
Alumni Award for Excellence in Team Outreach, Virginia Tech, 2004
Academy of Outreach Excellence, 2004
Cultural Diversity Award, College of Arts and Science,  Virginia Tech, 1999
Certificates of Teaching Excellence, Virginia Tech, 1995-96 and 1998-99

My research interests involve studies in environmental analytical chemistry. Projects concern the development of new sampling and analysis methods for heavy metals in groundwater and soils. Present and past examples of such environmental projects include:

Development and evaluation of a supported liquid membrane based sampler for the in-situ collection and speciation of Cr(VI) and Cr(III) from contaminated waters.

Chelate Assisted Microwave Extraction for the extraction of metals from contaminated soils.

Chelate Assisted Supercritical Fluid Extraction for the extraction of metals from contaminated soils.

1. J. Zhang, C. Shu, J Reid, L. S. Owens, T. Cai, H. W. Gibson, G. L. Long, F. D. Corwin, Z. Chen, P. P. Fatouros, H. C. Dorn, “High Relaxivity Trimetallic Nitride (Gd₃N) Metallofullerene MRI Contrast Agents with Optimized Functionality”, Bioconjugate Chemistry, 2010, 21, 610-615.
2. G. L. Long and S. D. Long, Math Review Toolkit for General Chemistry, Principles and Application 10^th ed. (R. Petrucci, F. G Herring, J. D Madura, C. Bissonette), Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 2010, 135 pp.
3. Gary L. Long, Carol A, Bailey, Barbara B. Bunn, Carla Slebodnick, Michael R. Johnson, and Shad Derozier, Chemistry Outreach Project to High Schools using a Mobile Chemistry Laboratory and ChemKits, submission to J. Chem. Ed.
4. L. S. Owens and G. L. Long, “Cr(III) and Cr (VI) Speciation using Supported Liquid Membranes (SLMs)”, Pittcon Conference and Expo 2009, Chicago, IL March 11, 2009, abstra. 2000-2.
5. G. L. Long and C. A. Bailey, “Evaluations of e-Homework, e-Books, and e-Notes in General Chemistry, ChemEd 2009, Radford University, Radford, Virginia, August 5, 2009, paper 03-AM-CE10.