Faculty & Staff

Current Tenure Track Faculty

Donald W. Boerth (Chancellor Professor)
Physical organic chemistry, molecular orbital studies, structure-activity studies of mutagens, theoretical;
Ph.D., University of Minnesota, ‘74.
II-316 (508)-999-8244
dboerth@umassd.edu 

Shuowei Cai (Assistant Professor)
Bioanalytical chemistry
Ph.D., Univeristy of Massachusetts, '01
Violette-201 (508)-999-8807, Fax 8451
scai@umassd.edu

David Z. Goodson (Associate Professor)
Chemical physics, quantum chemistry, reaction rate theory.
Ph.D., Harvard University, '87
Violette 216 (508)-999-8420 Lab-9606
dgoodson@umassd.edu

Maolin Guo (Associate Professor)
Biochemistry and molecular biology, protein engineering, structural biology, bioinorganic, bioorganic chemistry, nutritional biochemistry and analytical biochemistry.
Ph.D., Edinburgh University, '00.
Violette-218 (508)-999-8871
mguo@umassd.edu

Harvey J. Hou (Assistant Professor)
Analytical biochemistry, photosynthesis, thermodynamics in photosynthetic reactions;
Ph.D., Peking University, '93.
II-311A (508) 999-8234
hhou@umassd.edu

David Manke (Assistant Professor)
Inorganic chemistry, solid state catalysis, small molecule activation
Ph.D., MIT, '05
II-310 (508)-910-6554
dmanke@umassd.edu

Catherine Neto (Associate Professor)
Chemistry of biologically active natural products, phytochemistry and health, organic analytical chemistry
Ph.D., Brown University, '87
II-301A (508)-910-6928 Lab 6654
cneto@umassd.edu

Sivappa Rasapalli (Assistant Professor)
Organic chemistry
Ph.D., University of Pune, India, '02
Violette #216 (508)-999-8276 Lab 9209
srasapalli@umassd.edu

Bal Ram Singh (Professor)
Physical biochemistry, studies of biomacromolecules, spectroscopy of proteins of membranes, studies of biosensors and neurotoxins
Ph.D., Texas Technological University, '87
Violette 210 (508)-999-8588; Lab-8250; Fax 8451
bsingh@umassd.edu

Timothy C.K. Su (Chancellor Professor)
Physical chemistry, ion-molecule reactions, polymer science
Ph.D., Wayne State University, '71
II-317 (508)-999-8238
tsu@umassd.edu

Yuegang Zuo (Professor)
Analytical chemistry, environmental chemistry, marine chemistry and photochemical transformation of organic and inorganic substances in the environment.
Ph.D., Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH2) ‘92.
II-325A (508)-999-8959 
yzuo@umassd.edu 

Faculty Emeritus

Alan H. Bates, inorganic chemistry; Ph.D., Harvard University, ‘70.

Russell R.Bessette, analytical chemistry, Ph.D. University of Massachusetts Amherst, '67.

William L. Dills, Jr., biochemistry Ph.D., University of Vermont, ‘73.

James A. Golen, physical inorganic chemistry, Ph.D., UMass Amherst, ‘70.

Michele I. Mandrioli, inorganic chemistry/course website development; Ph.D., Clark University, ‘77.

J. Donald Smith, biochemistry, Ph. D. University of Chicago, '69.

Margaret A. Wechter, analytical chemistry, Ph. D., Iowa State University, '67.

Chang-Ning Wu, organic chemistry, Ph.D. University of Iowa, ' 64.

Full-Time Lecturers

Brian Blanchette
Analytical-Biochemistry;
Ph.D. University of Massachusetts Lowell/Dartmouth, 02.

Anne Liberty
M.S., University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

Olusegun B Olubanwo
Organic Chemistry;
Ph. D. UMass Lowell/Dartmouth '10
II-310 (508)-910-6975
dele.olubanwo@umassd.edu

Melissa Silvia
II-301A (508)-910-6909
msilvia@umassd.edu

Technical & Administrative Staff

Carl Leidhold (Technician) 
II-314 (508)-999-8243
cleidhold@umassd.edu 

Paula Wilson (Technician)
II-308A (508)-999-9269
pwilson@umassd.edu

Maureen Jennings (Administrative Assistant)
Violette-211 (508)-999-8588, Fax 8451
mjennings@umassd.edu