People
Our people are the engine which drives the incredible research and education across our state-of-the-art facilities and laboratories.
Explore our people:
Department Chair:
Glenn L Millhauser
- Title
- Distinguished Professor and Department Chair
- Phone
- 831-459-2176 (Office)
831-459-3390 (Lab)
- Email
- Website
- Office Location
- Physical Sciences Building
- 256
Department Staff
Department Manager
Derek DeMarco
Derek DeMarco
Graduate Program Coordinator
Alissa Nolan
Alissa Nolan
Undergraduate Adviser, BMB
Rexton Lynn
Rexton Lynn
Undergraduate Adviser, CHEM
Marla Hesselink
Marla Hesselink
Instructional Lab Manager
Lori Etow
Lori Etow
Department Assistant
Katie Cramton
Katie Cramton
Faculty

I am a physical chemists interested in understanding the influence of molecular and macromolecular structure of small-molecule and polymeric organic semiconductors on the efficiency and dynamics of light harvesting.

My research is focused on the theoretical study of the microscopic dynamics of chemical reactions in the condensed phase. This includes chemical reactions in bulk solution and at surfaces.

I investigate synthetic organic chemistry approaches to develop new materials for applications in nanotechnology, the polymer industry, and biomedicine. My specialties are nitroxides and internal plasticization of PVC.

I research functional nanomaterials and develop new electrochemical energy technologies.

My focus is in chemistry education, particularly developing engaging and supportive learning environments for large enrollment courses that increase the performance and retention of historically underrepresented students in STEM.

My research team investigates how lipoxygenases are involved in inflammation. Specifically, we interrogate the mechanism, inhibition, and lipidomics of lipoxygenase activity to develop therapeutics for stroke, Alzheimer’s, and heart disease.

My research exploits the unique reactivity of inorganic compounds, particularly those from the p-block of the periodic table, to combat human illness and disease.

My research is in the area of chemistry education, working to improve general chemistry curricula and teaching practices. I am interested in making chemistry accessible, inclusive, and applicable for students through both course content and classroom environment.

I design and develop novel materials for applications in catalysis, energy conversion, and energy storage.

I study the structure and function of RNA-protein complexes, electron cryo-microscopy, biochemistry and biophysics, image processing.

Many drug candidates are limited by their inability to cross biological membranes. My research uses natural products as guides in the design of complex, membrane-permeable molecules as next-generation therapeutic agents.

I research and discover natural products from bacteria with promising biological activity. I utilize the microbial and chemical diversity of marine habitats and information-rich screening to integrate chemistry and biology.

My bioinorganic research group is interested in the roles of metal-containing active sites of metalloenzymes and in design and applications of metallodrugs in tackling infection, inflammation, and malignancies.

My research uses a combination of synthetic organic chemistry, enzyme biochemistry, and microbial genetics to understand how bacteria, plants, and other organisms make biologically active and potentially therapeutic molecules.

I use biophysical methods to study neurological proteins, their cofactors, and how misregulation contributes to disease.

My research group focuses on environmental applications of materials. We are developing new materials for cleaning polluted water, recycling plastic and reducing energy consumption through new catalysts.

I seek to understand the molecular basis of biological timekeeping by studying circadian rhythms from a diverse array of organisms. We use biochemistry, structural biology, and cell-based approaches to study protein structure, dynamics, and function.

My research interests focus on developing and employing theoretical and computational techniques to solve problems related to energy conversion and quantum information applications.

I study chemical neuroscience using mirror-image peptides and other D-amino acid substitution strategies to create novel structure-function relationships to understand Amyloid Beta toxicity in Alzheimer's Disease.

I study biochemical mechanisms underlying control of cancer cell proliferation. My research uses structural biology, biochemistry, and cell biology approaches to understand protein function and regulation.

I study mass spectrometry, small molecule communication, natural products, microbial communities, cancer

My research focuses on RNA structure, catalysis, and the origin of life.

My research focuses on the molecular mechanisms of telomere length control using single molecule fluorescence resonance energy transfer (smFRET) and micro-manipulation techniques, such as magnetic trapping.

I study electronic structures of materials and how they interact with light using theoretical tools. My research focuses on the development of ab initio quantum chemistry methods for large systems, especially periodic solids, as well as their applications in drug development, renewable energy, and catalysis.

I design, synthesize, and study novel nanostructured materials for energy conversion and biomedical applications using ultrafast laser and other techniques.
Affiliate & Adjunct Faculty
Adjunct Faculty
Affiliate Faculty
- Karla M Galdamez
- Adjunct Professor
- Manel Camps
- Associate Professor
- Holger Schmidt
- Distinguished Professor, Narinder Kapany Chair of Optoelectronics
Lecturers
- Caitlin Maria Binder
- Continuing Lecturer
- Caileen Marie Brison
- Lecturer
- Randa E Roland
- Faculty Lecturer
- Rachel Ann Snelling
- Post Doc - Lokey Lab
- Peter S Weiss
- Faculty Researcher
Emeriti

My research is on novel biologically active molecules from marine invertebrates and marine derived microorganisms. We discover chemotypes that are the basis for the design of new medicines to treat human diseases.

My research involves time-resolved spectroscopy and polarization spectroscopies to study mechanisms of protein folding and function, and applying them to a wide range of photochemical, photophysical, and photobiological problems.

My work focuses on the chemistry of metals and metal hydrides. I’m specifically interested in developing green chemistry for carbon-carbon bond forming reactions and the reduction of functional groups.
- Roger W Anderson
- Professor Emeritus
- Frank C Andrews
- Professor Emeritus
- Roberto Bogomolni
- Professor Emeritus
- Olof Einarsdottir
- Professor Emeritus
- Joseph Konopelski
- Professor Emeritus
- Eugene Switkes
- Professor Emeritus
- Stanley Williamson
- Professor Emeritus
- W Todd Wipke
- Professor Emeritus
Researchers & Postdocs
Researchers
Postdocs
- Clive R Bagshaw
- Research Associate - Stone Lab
- Eefei Chen
- Project Scientist - Kliger Lab
- Robert A Goldbeck
- Research Chemist - Kliger Lab
- Tyler Andrew Johnson
- Adjunct Researcher
- Sarah Anne Lindley
- Research Fellow-Zhang Lab
- Armin Gerd Mueller
- Associate Project Scientist-Rubin Lab
- Sara Marie O'Rourke
- Assistant Project Scientist/Lab Manager
- Istvan Szundi
- Researcher - Kliger Lab
- Sarvind Mani Tripathi
- Scientist in-Charge MSFCF
- Kimberly N White
- Adjunct Researcher
- Priya Crosby
- Post Doc-Partch Lab
- Catherine McCaughey
- Junior Specialist Researcher
- Sivasankar Putta
- Post Doc-Rubin Lab
Graduate Students
- Angela Nicole Amorello
- Grad Student - Jurica Lab
- Mareike Badstuebner
- Grad Student - Stone Lab
- Jeremy Lake Barnett
- Grad Student - Oliver Lab
- Jackson Baumgartner
- Grad Student-McKinnie Lab
- Riley Morgan Blue
- First Year Grad Student
- Guillermo A Chacaltana
- Grad Student-Stone Lab, CB3
- Vivien Louise Cherrette
- Grad Student - Zhang Lab
- Jennifer Cordoza
- Grad Student - McKinnie Lab, CB3
- Daniel Garrett Droege
- Grad Student - Johnstone Lab
- Beatriz Ehlke Santi Grott
- Grad Student -Oliver Lab
- Justin Henry Faris
- Grad Student - Lokey Lab
- Thomas Sean Finn
- Grad Student - B. Chen Lab, CB3
- Chayo Fuentes
- Ph.D. Candidate
- Chunhao Guo
- Grad Student - Ping Lab
- Rachel Lauren Harold
- Grad Student - Partch Lab, CB3
- Sahar Hosseinzadeh
- Grad Student-MacMillan Lab, CB3
- Grant Andrew Koch
- Grad Student - Lokey Lab
- Dun Lin
- Grad Student - Li Lab
- Brent Lindquist-Kleissler
- Grad Student - Johnstone Lab
- Qiming Liu
- Grad Student - Chen Lab
- Kevin Christopher Lofgren
- Grad Student-Oliver Lab
- Levi Matsushima
- Grad Student- Ayzner Lab
- Cristobal Morfin
- First Year Grad Student, CB3
- Peter Ngoi
- Grad Student - Rubin Lab
- Francesca Alexis Pavlovici
- Grad Student - Millhauser Lab
- Rebecca Sara Pelofsky
- Grad Student - MacMillan Lab
- Anica Bagamaspad Pinongcos
- First Year Grad Student
- Gillian Kathleen Rexroad
- Graduate Student, Noller Lab
- Kenna Kulani Sarka
- Grad Student - Zahler Lab, CB3
- Pamela Jane Schleissner
- Grad Student - Kliger Lab
- Diksha Sharma
- Graduate Student
- Patrick Wayne Skelly
- Grad Student - Braslau Lab
- Amanda Smart
- First Year Grad Student - Millhauser Lab,CB3
- Rebecca Kate Spangler
- Grad Student - Partch/Ward Labs
- Megan Rachelle Torgrimson
- Grad Student - Partch Lab, CB3
- Kaitlyn Nicole Vian
- Grad Student - MacMillan Lab
- John Stephen Wenger
- Grad Student - Johnstone Lab
- Kevin Yang
- Grad Student - Lokey Lab
- Panpan Zhang
- First Year Grad Student, CB3
- Talieh Zomorrodinia
- First Year Grad Student