Chemistry Faculty
(biological only)Our faculty are well-known in the chemistry community, including three editors of major ACS journals (Journal of Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, and Journal of the American Chemical Society), one member of the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering, and the 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.
Kara L. Bren
Professor of Chemistry
Bioinorganic and Biophysical Chemistry of Metalloproteins
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The Bren Group
Rudi Fasan
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Bioorganic chemistry, Chemo-enzymatic synthesis, and Chemical biology
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Alan Grossfield§
Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics
Investigating membranes and membrane proteins via computer simulation
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The Grossfield Group
Clara L. Kielkopf§
Assistant 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
Associate Professor of Chemistry
Nanoscale Materials and Devices
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The Krauss Group
Thomas R. Krugh
Professor of Chemistry
Structure Determination of Nucleic Acids by NMR
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David H. Mathews§
Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics
Predicting RNA Secondary Structure
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The Mathews Group
David W. McCamant
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Ultrafast Spectroscopy and Photophysics
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The McCamant Group
Bradley L. Nilsson
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Bioorganic, Protein and Biopolymer Engineering using Organic Synthesis
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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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Lewis Rothberg
Professor of Chemistry
Organic Device Science
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The Rothberg Group
Harry A. Stern
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Computational Chemistry
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The Stern 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