Faculty Areas of Interest

ALAN H. BATES, Professor

Ph.D., Harvard University, 1970

Inorganic chemistry: organosilicon and organogermanium chemistry

DONALD W. BOERTH, Chancellor Professor

Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1975

Organic chemistry: theoretical and physical organic chemistry, theoretical studies of acidity and isotope exchange in nucleic acid components, allylic nucleophilic displacements, halogen oxidation of oxopurines - kinetics and mechanism, theoretical studies of proton transfer in serine-histidine proteases, computer graphics in chemistry

SHOUWEI CAI, Assistant Professor

PhD., University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2001

Bioanalytical and biophysical chemistry: protein chemistry, drug formulation, pharmaceutical biotechnology.

WILLIAM L. DILLS, JR., Chancellor Professor

Ph.D., University of Vermont, 1973

Biochemistry: metabolism of xylitol, chemistry and biochemistry of carbohydrate analogs, biosynthesis of polysaccharides such as cellulose, chitin, and glycogen, hands-on science exercises for K-12 classrooms

JAMES A. GOLEN, Professor

Ph.D., University of Massachusetts Amherst, 1970.

Physical inorganic chemistry: synthesis and molecular spectroscopy of inorganic compounds

MAOLIN GUO, Assistant Professor

Ph.D., University of Edinburgh, 2000

Biochemistry and molecular biology, protein engineering, structural biology, bioinorganic chemistry, nutritional biochemistry and analytical biochemistry.

HARVEY JIAN MIN HOU, Assistant Professor

Ph.D, Peking University, 1993

Bioanalytical chemistry

MICHELE I. MANDRIOLI, Professor

Ph.D., Clark University, 1977

Inorganic chemistry: transition metal chemistry, magnetic resonance, software development for chemistry education, computer science education in chemistry

CATHERINE C. NETO, Assistant Professor

Ph.D. 1988, Brown University

Natural Products: Phytochemicals with anticancer, antimicrobial, antioxidant and neuroprotective activity from cranberries and other plant sources; bioactivity, purification and structure elucidation of natural products with emphasis on triterpenes and polyphenolics; effects of plant physiology and plant nutrition on production of secondary metabolites including functional food factors; chemical education in the organic laboratory.

EMMANUEL C. A. OJADI, Associate Professor

Ph.D., Brandeis University, 1986

Physical chemistry: chemical physics, photophysics and photochemistry of biologically important molecules and their analogs, electron and energy transfer processes in the excited states, intramolecular electron transfer processes in dimeric porphyrins, synthesis of unusual porphyrins and charge transfer complexes of metal porphyrins, properties of polymeric porphyrins, adsorption studies on inorganic supports and tissue surfaces, surface modification processes and photochemical energy transduction

BAL RAM SINGH, Professor

Ph.D., Texas Tech University, 1987

Physical Biochemistry: structure-function relationship of biological macromolecules, spectroscopy of proteins and membranes, protein-membrane interactions, mode of action of botulinum and tetanus neurotoxins, enzymatic activity in non-aqueous solvents, light signal reception and signal transduction by a biosensor, phytochrome

TIMOTHY C. K. SU, Chancellor Professor

Ph.D., Wayne State University, 1971

Physical chemistry: trajectory calculations of ion-molecule interactions, ion-solid interactions, mass spectrometry, chemistry of the atmosphere

YUEGANG ZUO, Professor

B.S. 1982, Wuhan University

M.S. 1984, Institute of Environmental Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Science

Ph.D. 1992, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETHZ)

Analytical Chemistry: Environmental Chemistry, Marine Chemistry, Photochemistry and Photobiology

 Last Updated On: 9/7/07