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Faculty & Staff

Chairperson

David R. Manke
David Manke

Associate Professor / Chairperson

Chemistry & Biochemistry
Violette Research 201B

508-910-6554
dmanke@umassd.edu

Research

Research interests

  • Organometallic Chemistry
  • Covalen Metal-Organic Networks
  • Catalysis and Small Molecule Activation
  • Metal-Organic Frameworks
  • Historical Werner Complexes

Secretary

Rachel White
Rachel White

Administrative Assistant I

Chemistry & Biochemistry
Science & Engineering 307

508-999-8232

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Faculty

Catherine Neto
Catherine Neto

Professor

Chemistry & Biochemistry
Science & Engineering 301A

508-910-6928
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Research

Research interests

  • Phytochemicals with anti-cancer, antimicrobial, and antioxidant activity from cranberries and other plant sources
  • Bioactivity, purification, and analysis of natural products
  • Factors influencing production of secondary metabolites including functional food factors
Emmanuel Ojadi
Emmanuel Ojadi

Associate Professor

Chemistry & Biochemistry
Science & Engineering 307A

508-999-8252
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Maolin Guo
Maolin Guo

Professor

Chemistry & Biochemistry
Violette Research 218

508-999-8871
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Research

Research interests

  • Biochemical Processes
  • Drug Design
Maricris Mayes
Maricris Mayes

Associate Professor

Chemistry & Biochemistry
Science & Engineering 311B

508-999-8420
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Research

Research interests

  • Quantum Chemistry
  • Computational Chemistry and Material Science
  • Machine Learning in Chemistry
  • Self-Assembly of Materials
  • Photochemistry
Shuowei Cai
Shuowei Cai

Professor

Chemistry & Biochemistry
Violette Research E201

508-999-8807
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Sivappa Rasapalli
Sivappa Rasapalli

Associate Professor

Chemistry & Biochemistry
Violette Research 216

508-999-8276
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Wei-Shun Chang
Wei-Shun Chang

Assistant Professor

Chemistry & Biochemistry
Dion 112

508-999-8247
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Research

Research interests

  • Plasmonics and metamaterials
  • Electocatalysis and photocatalysis
  • Optoelectronics (2D materials, hybrid structures)
  • Chiral metamaterials
  • Single molecule/particle spectroscopy development
Xiaofei Jia
Xiaofei Jia

Associate Professor

Chemistry & Biochemistry
Violette Research 211B

508-999-8212
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Research

Research interests

  • Understanding the immune evasion strategies used by the HIV-1 virus at the molecular and structural level

Faculty Emeritus

Teaching Professors

Brian Blanchette

Associate Teaching Professor

Chemistry & Biochemistry
Science & Engineering 310

508-999-8059
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Anne Liberty

Associate Teaching Professor

Chemistry & Biochemistry
Science & Engineering 301C

508-910-6476
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Segun Dele Olubanwo, Chemistry
Olusegun Olubanwo

Associate Teaching Professor

Chemistry & Biochemistry
Dion 117A

508-910-6975
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Research

Research interests

  • Asymmetric Catalysis
  • Diastereoselective/Enantioselective Synthesis
  • Organometallic catalysis
  • Synthesis of Small Molecules as potential scaffold for new class of antibiotics
Yibin Wei
Yibin Wei

Associate Teaching Professor

Chemistry & Biochemistry
Science & Engineering 304B

508-999-8234
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Jamie Lawton
Jamie Lawton

Associate Teaching Professor

Chemistry & Biochemistry
Science & Engineering 304A

508-999-8246
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Melissa Silvia

Associate Teaching Professor

Chemistry & Biochemistry
Science & Engineering 302

508-910-6909
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Christine Piva

Associate Teaching Professor

Chemistry & Biochemistry
Science & Engineering 308B

508-999-8297
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Technical Staff

Carl Leidhold III

Professional Technician I

Chemistry & Biochemistry
Science & Engineering 305

508-999-8243
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Paula Wilson

Professional Technician I

Chemistry & Biochemistry
Science & Engineering 308A

508-999-9269
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