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Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry Faculty

	Dr. Michael D. Bridges Biophysical chemistry. Site-directed spin labeling and Electron Paramagnetic Resonance studies of recombinant proteins to elucidate the functional roles of structure and dynamics. A focus on intrinsically unstructured proteins essential to cytoskeletal maintenance, and their binding partners.
	Dr. Peter de Lijser Physical organic chemistry - mechanistic and kinetic studies of reactions involving radical and radical ion intermediates. Drug discovery - rational drug design and synthesis; structure/reactivity studies of drug candidates (in collaboration with Dr. Nilay Patel in Biological Science).
	Dr. Richard Deming Chromatography and spectroscopy applied to environmental analysis and speciation; isolation and identification of natural products in plant systems.
	Dr. Barbara Gonzalez Applying the constructivist constructs of conceptual change, problem solving, visualization and transformation of particulate and mental representations to learning in chemistry; impact of computer technology on the learner's ability to represent molecular models and to solve novel problems.
	Dr. Christina Goode Research interests are in the area of membrane receptor proteins. Specifically looking at the interaction between egg and sperm in fertilization and the mechanisms that exist in nature to block this interaction and prevent the catastrophic event of polyspermy.
	Dr. John Haan Research interests are in the area of electrochemistry to address alternative energy options, particularly those related to fuel cell technology; development of new catalysts and fuels; probing the chemistry of fuel cell reactions.
	Dr. Scott Hewitt Vice Chair Atmospheric chemistry, combustion chemistry, archaeology, and biological aging, with a focus on the oxidation of hydrocarbons using gas and liquid chromatography, laser ionization and infrared spectroscopy, and mass spectrometry.
	Dr. Paula Hudson Chemical and physical processes of atmospherically relevant surfaces and aerosols using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, quantitative adsorption methods and particle sizing instrumentation.
	Dr. Philip Janowicz Creation and implementation of computerized adaptive exams; application of motivational theories to increase student effort and performance; development of individualized instruction using multimedia and hierarchical sieve algorithms
	Dr. Zhuangjie Li Characterization of atmospheric transient radical species. Kinetic and dynamic study of atmospheric chemistry of organics, halogen- and sulphur- containing compounds, and aerosols using fast flow, mass spectrometry, resonance fluorescence, FTIR spectroscopy and ab initio molecular orbital theory.
	Dr. Maria Linder Mammalian copper and iron metabolism, focusing on the structure, function and regulation of proteins associated with these elements; emphasis is on mechanisms of copper transport in pregnancy and lactation, and on the intestinal absorption and storage of iron; studies use a broad variety of approaches from cell culture models, transgenic mice and tracer radioisotopes, to isolation, sequencing and characterization of proteins, as well as manipulation of mRNA/protein expression.
	Dr. Christopher Meyer Department Chair Structure/function studies of ADP Glucose pyrophosphorylase, the rate limiting enzyme of the glycogen and starch biosynthetic pathways in bacteria and plants; elucidation of the various catalytic and allosteric sites; regulation of carbon metabolism in bacteria and plants.
	Dr. Madeline Rasche Biochemical, genetic, and genomic approaches to identify the genes and characterize the enzymes involved in the biosynthetic pathways of selected archaeal coenzymes and potential applications for modulation of biological methane production and utilization by microorganisms of environmental importance.
	Dr. Harold Rogers Preparation and reactions of novel organoboranes for organic synthesis; mechanisms of organometallic reactions: metal halogen exchange, catalysis, and electron transfer models; applications of main group organometallics to organic synthesis; organotin polymers.
	Dr. Nicholas Salzameda The synthesis of novel peptide catalysts for asymmetric carbon-carbon bond forming reactions. The discovery of biologically active molecules for disruption of protein-protein interactions, focusing on targets related to human health. Both of these research objectives are centered on solid phase reaction methodology.
	Dr. Chandra Srinivasan Graduate Program Advisor Manganese metabolism in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans; investigating the molecular basis for the antioxidant-like activity exerted by ionic manganese using proteomics and functional genomics; use of microscopy for reactive oxygen species measurements; expression, purification and characterization of novel metal binding proteins.
	Dr. Fu-Ming Tao Theoretical study of molecular structure and interactions using advanced computational programs and technologies; application of computational chemistry to the investigation of environmental and biological problems, in collaboration with experimental scientists.