Chemistry Faculty
(listed in alphabetical order)Our faculty are well-known in the chemistry community, incuding one recipient of the National Medal of Science, one recipient of the Wolfe Prize, three editors of major ACS journals (Journal of Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, and Journal of the American Chemical Society), two members of the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering, and many other recipients of numerous prestigious awards.
The table below lists all of our faculty, as well as those in other departments with appointments in the Department of Chemistry. Click on the links below a faculty name to learn more about their research, or on one of the links on the right to view a list of faculty in a specific area. The Group listings show faculty associated with the typical chemical disciplines, while the Cluster links display the faculty associated with each of these cross-disciplinary areas.
♦ Professor Emeritus
‡ Research Professor
§ Primary Appt. in Another Dept.
Research Faculty
Robert K. Boeckman, Jr.
Marshall D. Gates, Jr. Professor of Chemistry and Chair
Synthetic Organic Chemistry
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Kara L. Bren
Professor of Chemistry
Bioinorganic and Biophysical Chemistry of Metalloproteins
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The Bren Group
Esther M. Conwell‡
Research Professor
Electrical and Optical Properties of Organic Semiconductors
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Lisa DeLouise§
Assistant Professor of Material Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Dermatology
Manipulation of materials at the molecular, nano, and micro scales to develop novel biomedical devices for therapeutic and diagnostic applications
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Joseph P. Dinnocenzo
Professor of Chemistry
Mechanistic Organic Chemistry
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The Dinnocenzo Group
Richard Eisenberg
Tracy H. Harris Professor of Chemistry
Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry: Synthesis, Structure and Reaction Chemistry
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The Eisenberg Group
Dmitri N. Ermolenko§
Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics
Single-molecule and ensemble studies of protein synthesis
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The Ermolenko Group
James M. Farrar
Professor of Chemistry
Reaction Dynamics and Photochemistry of Ionic Species
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The Farrar Group
Rudi Fasan
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Bioorganic chemistry, Chemo-enzymatic synthesis, and Chemical biology
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The Fasan Group
Ignacio Franco
Assistant Professor
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry - joins us July 1, 2013
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The Franco Group
Alison J. Frontier
Associate Professor of Chemistry
Synthetic Organic Chemistry
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The Frontier Group
Alan Grossfield§
Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics
Investigating membranes and membrane proteins via computer simulation
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The Grossfield Group
Patrick L. Holland
Professor of Chemistry
Synthetic Bioinorganic and Organometallic Chemistry
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The Holland Group
John R. Huizenga
Tracy H. Harris Professor Emeritus of Chemistry and Physics
Complex Nuclear Fission Processes and Nuclear Properties of Actinide Nuclei
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William D. Jones
C.F. Houghton Professor of Chemistry
Mechanistic Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis
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The Jones Group
Jack A. Kampmeier♦
Professor Emeritus of Chemistry
We are saddened at the loss of Jack Kampmeier who passed away this past March, 2011.
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Andrew S. Kende♦
C. F. Houghton Professor Emeritus of Chemistry
Strategy and Tactics in Organic Synthesis
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Clara L. Kielkopf§
Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics
Structural and Biophysical Basis of Normal and Disease-Associated pre-mRNA Recognition
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The Kielkopf Group
Todd D. Krauss
Professor of Chemistry, Optics
Nanoscale Materials and Devices
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The Krauss Group
Robert W. Kreilick♦
Professor Emeritus of Chemistry
Magnetic and Electrical Properties of Solids: Rapid Motion in Solids, Structure of Solids, Energy Transfer in Solids
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Thomas R. Krugh
Professor of Chemistry
Structure Determination of Nucleic Acids by NMR
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Damian J. Krysan§
Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Microbiology and Immunology
Fungal Cell Wall Biology and High Throughput Screening for Antifungal Drugs.
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David H. Mathews§
Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics
Predicting RNA Secondary Structure
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The Mathews Group
David W. McCamant
Associate Professor of Chemistry
Ultrafast Spectroscopy and Photophysics
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The McCamant Group
Benjamin Miller§
Professor of Dermatology
Developing new strategies for the sequence-selective recognition of RNA, and using the optical properties of nanostructured materials for the production of novel biosensors
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John S. Muenter♦
Professor Emeritus of Chemistry
Spectroscopic Studies of Molecular Properties and Dynamics
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Hitomi Mukaibo§
Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering
Development of microneedle-based gene delivery platform
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Michael L. Neidig
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Physical-Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis
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The Neidig Group
Bradley L. Nilsson
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Bioorganic, Protein and Biopolymer Engineering using Organic Synthesis
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The Nilsson Group
Eric M. Phizicky§
Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics
tRNA Biogenesis, Function and Quality Control
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The Phizicky Group
Oleg V. Prezhdo
Professor of Chemistry
Theory and modeling of quantum-classical dynamics of condensed phase chemical, physical and biological systems
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The Prezhdo Group
Lewis Rothberg
Professor of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering
Organic Device Science
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The Rothberg Group
William H. Saunders, Jr.♦
Professor Emeritus of Chemistry
Ab Initio and Valence Bond Calculations of Proton Transfer and Elimination Reactions
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Wolf-Udo Schröder
Professor of Chemistry and Physics
Dynamics of Complex Nuclear Reactions
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The Schröder Group
Alexander Shestopalov§
Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering
Nanosturctured materials, anisotropic materials, hybrid organic-inorganic interfaces
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The Shestopalov Group
Ching W. Tang§
Doris Johns Cherry Professor of Chemical Engineering and Professor of Chemistry
Applications of Organic Electronic Devices
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The Tang Group
Douglas H. Turner
Professor of Chemistry
Biophysical Chemistry of RNA Folding and Therapeutics
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The Turner Group
Joseph E. Wedekind§
Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics
Catalytic Strategies of Ribozymes
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The Wedekind Group
Daniel J. Weix
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Organic Methods Development, Organometallic Chemistry, and Catalysis
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The Weix Group
Instructional Faculty and Staff
Benjamin Hafensteiner
Instructional Faculty
General and organic chemistry instructor
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