Chemistry Faculty and Staff
Arij Farran Senior Administrative Assistant CAS | Chemistry
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Marjan Alaghmand Senior Professorial Lecturer CAS | Chemistry
Marjan Alaghmand received her Ph.D. from University of Maryland, College Park in chemistry. She was a postdoctoral research associate at chemistry department (analytical chemistry division) at Purdue …
Jennifer Axe Hurst Senior Professorial Lecturer CAS | Chemistry
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Christopher Blackwood Adjunct Professorial Lecturer CAS | Chemistry
Raychelle Burks Associate Professor CAS | Chemistry
After working in a crime lab, Dr. Burks returned to academia, teaching, and forensic science research. An analytical chemist, she enjoys the challenge developing detection methods for a wide-variety o…
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Albert Cheh Prof Emeritus
My research focuses on signatures of exposure to environmental carcinogens. I have also studied the enzymatic digestion of biomass to produce cellulosic ethanol biofuel, error-prone bypass DNA polymer…
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Shoaleh Dehghan Hurst Senior Professorial Lecturer CAS | Chemistry
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Douglas Fox Professor and Department Chair, Chemistry CAS | Chemistry
Douglas M. Fox received his BS in Chemical Engineering and his PhD in Chemistry at Michigan Technological University, in Houghton, MI. He spent two years at the Naval Research Laboratory and two years…
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James Girard Professor CAS - Chemistry
Dr. James Girard teaches analytical, environmental and forensic chemistry, as well as chemistry for non-science majors. He is the author of a textbook for environmental and chemistry students, Princip…
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Matt Hartings Associate Professor CAS | Chemistry
Matthew Hartings is a materials chemist and food scientist. His research aims to develop new materials (for 3D printing and environmental monitoring) and explore how materials are made by biology (bio…
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Monika Konaklieva Associate Professor CAS | Chemistry
Dr. Konaklieva’s research is in the area of exploring different approaches for delaying of microbial resistance. Current projects include computer-aided design and synthesis of novel beta-lactams as w…
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Michele Lansigan Hurst Senior Professorial Lecturer CAS | Chemistry
Michele Lansigan received her BS degree in Chemistry from the University of the Philippines-Los Banos where she also spent three years as a full time instructor teaching General Chemistry and Physical…
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Santiago Toledo Associate Professor CAS | Chemistry
Dr. Toledo is a bioinorganic chemist with a passion to uncover the role that metals play in biological systems. His research team focuses on two main themes: a. the synthesis and reactivity of biomime…
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Alexander Zestos Associate Professor CAS | Chemistry
Dr. Zestos completed his B.S./M.S. in chemistry from the College of William and Mary, a PhD in Chemistry from the University of Virginia, and was a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Mi…
Egidijus Zilinskas Director, Chemistry Laboratories CAS | Chemistry
Shouzhong Zou Professor CAS | Chemistry
Shouzhong Zou earned his B.S. in Chemistry in 1991 and completed his MS studies in 1994 from Xiamen University, China. He received his Ph.D. in Chemistry from Purdue University in 1999 under the direc…