Faculty and Staff
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Chris R. Arumainayagam
Professor of Chemistry
A.B., Harvard University; Ph.D., Stanford University
I am a physical chemist who uses surface chemistry techniques to study radiation chemistry.
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Dora Carrico-Moniz
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
B.S., SUNY (Purchase College); M.S., Ph.D., Yale University
Interested in synthesis of novel anticancer and antiviral agents; teaching introductory chemistry, organic chemistry, and synthetic methods.
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Nicholas K. Doe
Senior Instructor in Chemistry Laboratory
B.A., M.S., University of California (Santa Cruz); M.A., Stanford University
Creates and teaches organic and introductory chemistry labs.
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Donald E. Elmore
Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.A., Grinnell College; Ph.D., California Institute of Technology
Uses experiments and computation to study membrane proteins; teaches biochemistry, introductory chemistry and courses in computational modeling.
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Nolan T. Flynn
Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.A., St. Olaf College; Ph.D., University of Illinois
Interests include nanoscience and biomaterials for environmental and medical applications; teaching in analytical chemistry and nanoscience.
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David R. Haines
Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.A., Earlham College; Ph.D., University of Illinois (Urbana)
Teaches organic chemistry, introductory chemistry, and seminars in medicinal chemistry and advanced organic chemistry, helping students claim understanding and ownership of the material through collaborative work.
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Mona Lambracht Hall
Senior Instructor in Chemistry Laboratory
B.A., Russell Sage College; Ph.D., Tufts University
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Michael J. Hearn
Professor of Chemistry
B.A., Rutgers University; M.S., M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale University
Synthetic Organic Chemistry; Design of New Tuberculosis Antimicrobials; Near-Infrared Spectroscopy
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Adrian Huang
Instructor in Chemistry Laboratory
B.S., Xian Tang University; M.S., Duquesne University; Ph.D., University of California (Los Angeles)
Research on the natural product synthesis, medicinal chemistry, and asymmetric synthesis methodology development.
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Amanda M. McCarthy
Senior Instructor in Chemistry Laboratory
B.S., M.S., Syracuse University
Involved in teaching and developing both introductory and organic chemistry laboratories.
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Julia Hendrix Miwa
Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.A., Haverford College; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Interested in understanding how proteins aggregate during the development of Parkinson’s and other neurodegenerative diseases.
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James Moyer
Instructor in Chemistry Laboratory
B.S., Marquette University; M.S., Ph.D., Yale University
Teaches organic chemistry lab & biochemistry 222. Researched cancer biology, enzymology, metabolism, and discovery of anti-tumor agents.
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Nancy Elliott Mukundan
Instructor in Chemistry Laboratory
B.A., Wellesley College; Ph.D., Emory University
Teaches introductory and analytical chemistry laboratories.
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Megan Nunez
Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.A., Smith College; Ph.D., California Institute of Technology
Expertise in DNA damage and bacterial biophysics.
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Elizabeth Oakes
Instructor in Chemistry Laboratory
B.A., Bryn Mawr College; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin (Madison)
Scientific interests include adaptation to stress and protein-DNA interactions; enjoys teaching chemistry and biochemistry labs.
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Mala Radhakrishnan
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
A.B., Harvard University; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Interested in computational biophysical chemistry, analysis/design of drugs and other biological molecules, and creatively teaching chemistry.
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Paul I. Reisberg
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Ph.D., Rice University
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Donna R. Trainor
Instructor in Chemistry Laboratory
B.A., University of Rochester; Ph.D., University of Akron
Chemistry laboratory instruction, development and testing of new laboratory experiments, and community science outreach.
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Marilyn T. Turnbull
Senior Instructor in Chemistry Laboratory
B.A., Wellesley College; M.A., University of California (Berkeley)
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Didem Vardar-Ulu
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Bilkent University (Turkey); Ph.D., Boston University
A biophysical chemist, passionate about collaborative research and education efforts at the interface between life and physical sciences.
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Carla M. Verschoor
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Chemistry
B.S., University of Illinois (Urbana); Ph.D., University of Wisconsin (Madison)
Enjoys teaching across the curriculum, from first-year students to graduating seniors.
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Adele Wolfson
Nan Walsh Schow ’54 and Howard B. Schow Professor in the Physical and Natural Sciences; Professor of Chemistry
B.A., Brandeis University; Ph.D., Columbia University
Biochemistry research on hormone regulation of enzymes; educational research on core concepts in biochemistry, retention of women and minorities in science.
