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Faculty and Staff
The Chemistry Department prides itself in close student/professor relationships and the availability of individualized instruction. This helps account for the excellent
achievement and placement records of our graduates. Each faculty member is actively involved in classroom and laboratory instruction, and many conduct scholarly
research activities. Fields of specialization include biochemistry, organic, analytical, inorganic, physical and environmental chemistry as well as science education.
Faculty are listed below along with his or her areas of expertise and research interests.
Faculty Listing
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Associate Professor, Organic Chemistry.
Isolation and Characterization of Organic Compounds from Natural Sources. Investigations of the Biological Activities and Potential Pharmacological Relevance of Isolated Compounds
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Associate Professor, Organic Chemistry.
Dynamics and Catalytic Resolution of Selected Chiral Organolithiums
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Professor, Inorganic Chemistry.
Luminescence, Energy Transfer and Degradation Processes in Solid State Luminescent Systems
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Professor, Organic Chemistry.
Design and Synthesis of Inhibitors of Therapeutically Important Enzymes
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Professor, Computational Chemistry.
Theoretical and Computational Chemistry; Thermodynamics; Chemical Kinetics and Dynamics; Theoretical Study of Nanoclusters and Astronomical Species
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Brittany Holmes Lecturer
Quantitative Analysis and chemical residue testing for pesticides, veterinary drugs and target analytes
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Professor, Environmental Engineering Science.
Chemical composition of ambient aerosol particles.
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Associate Chair, Associate Professor, Biochemistry.
Identification and characterization of protein-protein interactions that induce frontal cortical areas of the brain
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Assistant Professor, Analytical/Environmental Chemistry. Investigations of Environmental and Biological Interactions of Functionalized Nanoparticles.
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Department Chair, Physical/Analytical Chemistry.
Spectroscopic investigations of macromolecular complexes of polyelectrolytes and surfactants. Investigations of the effect of nanoparticle metal oxides on the optical properties of polyelectrolyte/surfactant formulations.
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Professor, Chemical Education.
Supporting Student Inquiry in the Laboratory through a Research-Based Approach and Use of Computer-Based Measurement Technology.
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Senior Lecturer, Biochemistry.
Synthesis and Structure Activity Relationship Studies of Natural Product-Derived Compound Libraries.
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Graduate Coordinator, Professor, Biochemistry.
Mitochondrial Biochemistry, Reactive Oxygen Species, Toxicology
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Staff Listing
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Name |
Position | Phone |
| Emil Babik | Instrument Tech | 814.594.2408 |
| Tony Brown | Stockroom Manager/ Instructor | x1303 |
| Brian Finn | Computer Tech | 607.1212 |
| Daniel Hall |
Safety Representative Research Lab Manager |
x1307 |
| Lisa Stowe | Office Manager | x2811 |
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Chemistry News
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Beng Group Publishes Four PapersThe Beng Group publishes four papers in peer-reviewed journals in 2022. The research is detailed in
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