Research Groups
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New knowledge in chemistry is produced systematically through research. Chemical research is at the core of all Ph.D. programs in chemistry as well as most research and development (R&D) divisions in high technology companies developing products ranging from pharmaceuticals to consumer electronics. Participation in research not only prepares students for these activities, but is also one of the best ways to learn advanced problem solving skills. For these reasons, research is central to our department's mission and many of our faculty have assembled a team of undergraduate and graduate students to actively engaged in the pursuit of new knowledge.
This page contains some basic information about the research interests of our faculty. Several faculty also have research group pages that give more detailed information. If you are interested in exploring the possibility of participating in some of the exciting research projects in our department, the first step is to contact the faculty member(s) with whom you are considering working and inquire about the availability of opportunities. Most faculty prefer to be contacted by e-mail.
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David BrookProfessor SCI 166 Synthesis and coordination chemistry of stable free radicals, magnetochemistry, self assembly, and supramolecular chemistry, molecular devices. |
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Lionel CheruzelProfessor DH 286 Development of hybrid P450 enzymes, photocatalytic chemistry, development of microspherical polymers. |
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Philip DirlamAssistant Professor M.S. Polymers and Coating Science, Cal Poly, 2011 DH 516 |
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Daryl EggersProfessor DH 604 Effects of crowding and solvation on protein folding, CD spectroscopy, biocalorimetry, microscale thermophoresis. |
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Nicholas EskerAssistant Professor B.A. Liberal Arts & Sciences, Florida Atlantic University, 2010 DH 501 Nuclear reaction and decay spectroscopy in isotopes far from stability, superheavy element synthesis, thin film preparations for nuclear targetry, nuclear & radiochemistry |
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Gianmarc GrazioliAssistant Professor Computational Chemistry Molecular dynamics simulations, coarse-grained modeling, cheminformatics, conformational dynamics of macromolecules, self-assembly, network modeling, signal processing, and artificial intelligence |
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Resa KellyProfessor DH 418 How animations of microscopic chemistry concepts affect student learning and influence the correction and creation of misconceptions. |
Brooke LustigAdjunct Professor DH 417 Computation and theoretical methods to characterize entropy and related effects in proteins and RNA, design of potential anti-HIV agents. |
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Laura Miller ConradAssistant Professor DH 608 Quorum sensing, blocking of virulence factors. |
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Gilles MullerProfessor Lanthanides, complexes, circularly polarized luminescence, chirality, thermodynamics, and spectroscopy. |
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Roy OkudaProfessor DH 009A Marine natural products, and enzyme applications. |
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Joseph PesekEmeritus Faculty DH 518 Chemical modification of surfaces, separation methods. |
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Madalyn RadlauerAssistant Professor DH 517 Studying catalysis within macromolecular environments by appending transition metal catalysts to organic polymers. |
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Alberto A. Rascón, Jr.Associate Professor DH 612 Expression, characterization, and inhibition of mosquito proteases. |
Chester SimockoAssistant Professor DH 001 Nanotechnology. |
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Bradley StoneProfessor Emeritus DH 417 Chemical physics, molecular spectroscopy, laser-induced fluorescence, and molecular astrophysics; detection of complex organic molecules in the interstellar medium. |
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Roger TerrillAssociate Professor DH 004B Surface, interfacial, and thin film chemistry. |
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Annalise Van WyngardenAssociate Professor DH 002 Formation and optical properties of organic coatings on atmospheric aerosols, chemical transformations and photochemistry in aerosols. |
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Ningkun WangAssistant Professor DH 607 Protein conformational dynamics, protein-protein interactions, enzyme specificty. |
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Abraham WolcottAssistant Professor DH 005A Application of nanotechnology and nanodiamonds in neurobiology. |