Faculty of Chemistry Department
Brenner, Stacey
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Stanford University, 2005
Organic: Synthesis and new reaction methodology; development of new
transition metal-free catalysts for organic reactions; development
of new organic reactions using these catalysts;
synthesis of small bioactive molecules using new catalysts and/or
new reactions.
Ciszkowska, Malgorzata
Professor
Ph.D., University of Warsaw, 1992
Analytical: Electrochemistry; conformational transitions of polymeric
"smart" gels; biopolymeric gels as selective sorbents; electroanalysis
of organic and inorganic compounds; trace analysis.
Contel, Maria
Assistant Professor
Ph.D.,Public University of Navarra (Spain), 1996
Inorganic-Organometallic Chemistry: Homogeneous Catalysis, Bioinorganic, Green Chemistry; Design of new
recoverable and recyclable metal transition catalysts for reactions with potential industrial applications.
Use of organogold compounds as novel catalysts for several reactions and as anticancer agents.
Davenport, Lesley
Professor
Ph.D., University of Salford (UK), 1981
Biochemistry/Biophysics: Use of fluorescence methods for studying lipid bilayer dynamics,
protein and DNA conformation and dynamics, and macromolecular interactions.
Dowd, Terry L.
Associate Professor
Ph.D., Syracuse University, 1986
Analytical and Biochemistry: Structural and in-vivo functional studies
of the effect of lead on the bone protein osteocalcin.
Greer, Alexander
Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of Wyoming, 1996
Organic: Mechanistic organic chemistry using preparative, physical organic,
theoretical, bioorganic and photochemical methods; factors which influence
the reactivity of oxygen and sulfur containing compounds, and extending
this knowledge to biological mechanisms.
Howell, James M. - Head of the Department
Professor
Ph.D., Cornell University, 1971
Physical: Evaluation of molecular energies, dipole moments and excitation
energies using quantum chemistry.
Jarzecki, Andrzej A.
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Arkansas, 1997
Theoretical: Prediction of molecular and spectroscopic properties
(UV, Infrared, Raman and resonance Raman) of molecules with a special focus
on transition and heavy metals compounds. Various application of electronic
structure calculation to enhance understanding of the structure and function
of native metals in proteins and toxicity of heavy metals. Research interests
and computational application span areas of modern chemistry, biochemistry,
geochemistry and environmental science.
Juszczak, Laura J.
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., New York University, 1992
Biophysical: Protein aggregation processes and methods of dissolution; vibrational spectrosopy, including UV
resonance Raman and FTIR, isused to probe factors effecting protein oligomerization and aggregation.
Kobrak, Mark
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Chicago University 1997
Theoretical: Quantum and classical dynamics studies of condensed matter processes.
Current interest focuses on the properties of room-temperature ionic
liquids, with the goal of elucidating structure-property relationships
relevant to solvation in ionic liquids. The methodology includes both
computer simulation and analytic theory.
Magliozzo, Richard
Associate Professor
Ph.D., City University of New York, 1981
Biochemistry: Spectroscopic investigations of the structure and function
of two bacterial enzymes: catalase-peroxidase from Mycobacteria tuberculosis
and E. coli pyruvate formate-lyase.
Sanchez-Delgado, Roberto
Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of London, Imperial College of Science and Technology, 1976
Inorganic, Organometallic: Development of new catalysts derived from transition metal complexes
or nanoparticles for reactions related to the production of cleaner fossil fuels; discovery of novel
potential metal-based drugs against parasitic diseases and cancer.
Telting-Diaz, Martin
Associate Professor
Ph.D., Dublin City University, Ireland, 1990
Analytical/Bioanalytical: Design and characterization of ionophore-based recognition chemistries for
optical and electrochemical ion sensing; fundamentals of flourescent ion-sensing microspheres
and their application to multiplexed clinical and biomedical analysis, microflow systems, in vitro
and in-vivo sensor approaches.
Emeritus
Haberfield, Paul
Professor Emeritus
Ph.D., University of California at Los Angeles, 1960
Organic: Organic reaction mechanisms by kinetic, spectroscopic and other
techniques; detection of single electron (SET) intermediates in SN2
and other ionic reactions.
Zieger, Herman E.
Professor Emeritus
Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, 1961
Organic: Sterochemistry and mechanisms of organic reactions; synthesis
of polyphenylethanes; organometallic reagents in organic synthesis.