Faculty

With more faculty than there are elements on the modern periodic table, the Ph.D. Program in Chemistry offers its students a diversity of options for graduate research. Current research encompasses the full-spectrum of chemical science including analytical, biological, computational, environmental, inorganic, organic, polymer, materials, physical and theoretical chemistries.  Interdisciplinary areas of research including nanoscience, structural biology, molecular biophysics, bioinorganic chemistry, organometallic chemistry, radiochemistry, medicinal chemistry and surface science and are also well represented by multiple faculty. The scale of our faculty aids students in finding the best research mentor and provides a rich resource of chemical expertise to advise and assist students in developing their science. 

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You can also view Faculty Recruiting Students in 2023-2024 and emeritus faculty in the Chemistry program. A Google Scholar profile of recruiting faculty can be found here.

Faculty Recruiting Students in 2023-2024

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Mark Biscoe

Associate Professor

  • Chemistry

Associate Professor

  • Nanoscience
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Xi Chen

Assistant Professor

  • Physics

Assistant Professor

  • Chemistry

Assistant Professor

  • Nanoscience
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Yu Chen

Assistant Professor

  • Chemistry
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Junyong Choi

Assistant Professor

  • Biochemistry

Assistant Professor

  • Chemistry
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Maria Contel

Professor

  • Chemistry

Professor

  • Biology

Professor

  • Biochemistry

Professor

  • Nanoscience
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Dorthe Eisele

Assistant Professor

  • Chemistry

Assistant Professor

  • Nanoscience
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Nicolas Giovambattista

Assistant Professor

  • Chemistry

Assistant Professor

  • Physics

Assistant Professor

  • Nanoscience
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Marilyn Gunner

Professor

  • Biology

Professor

  • Biochemistry

Professor

  • Chemistry

Professor

  • Physics
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Wayne Harding

Associate Professor

  • Biochemistry

Associate Professor

  • Chemistry
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Qiao-Sheng Hu

Associate Professor

  • Chemistry

Associate Professor

  • Nanoscience
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Seogjoo Jang

Professor

  • Chemistry

Professor

  • Physics

Professor

  • Nanoscience
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Shi Jin

Associate Professor

  • Chemistry
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Andrei Jitianu

Professor

  • Chemistry

Professor

  • Biochemistry

Professor

  • Nanoscience
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George John

Professor

  • Chemistry

Professor

  • Biochemistry

Professor

  • Nanoscience
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Akira Kawamura

Associate Professor

  • Biochemistry

Associate Professor

  • Chemistry
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Daniel Keedy

Professor

  • Biology

Professor

  • Biochemistry

Professor

  • Chemistry

Professor, Structural Biology Initiative

  • Advanced Science Research Center
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Michal Kruk

Professor

  • Chemistry

Professor

  • Nanoscience
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Thomas Kurtzman

Professor

  • Biochemistry

Professor

  • Chemistry

Professor

  • Biology
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Jianbo Liu

Associate Professor

  • Chemistry

Associate Professor

  • Nanoscience
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Sharon Loverde

Associate Professor

  • Biochemistry

Associate Professor

  • Chemistry

Associate Professor

  • Physics

Associate Professor

  • Nanoscience
Alan Lyons

Alan Lyons

Professor

  • Chemistry

Professor

  • Nanoscience
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Matthew Sfeir

Associate Professor

  • Chemistry

Associate Professor

  • Physics

Associate Professor, Photonics Initiative

  • Advanced Science Research Center
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Yolanda A. Small

Executive Officer and Associate Professor

  • Chemistry

Associate Professor

  • Biochemistry
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Ruth Stark

Distinguished Professor

  • Chemistry

Distinguished Professor

  • Biology

Distinguished Professor

  • Biochemistry

Distinguished Professor

  • Physics

Distinguished Professor

  • Nanoscience
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Maria Tamargo

Distinguished Professor

  • Chemistry

Distinguished Professor

  • Physics

Distinguished Professor

  • Nanoscience
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Rein Ulijn

Einstein Professor

  • Biochemistry

Einstein Professor

  • Chemistry

Einstein Professor

  • Nanoscience
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Chen Wang

Assistant Professor

  • Chemistry

Assistant Professor

  • Nanoscience
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Yujia Xu

Associate Professor

  • Chemistry

Associate Professor

  • Biochemistry
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Brian Zeglis

Associate Professor

  • Biochemistry

Associate Professor

  • Chemistry
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Shuiqin Zhou

Professor

  • Chemistry

Professor

  • Nanoscience

Professor

  • Biochemistry