Chemistry Faculty
(theoretical 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.
Esther M. Conwell‡
Research Professor
Electrical and Optical Properties of Organic Semiconductors
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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
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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David H. Mathews§
Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics
Predicting RNA Secondary Structure
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The Mathews Group
Misha Ovchinnikov
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Quantum Molecular Dynamics
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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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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
Harry A. Stern
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Computational Chemistry
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The Stern Group