Our Faculty
Lecturer in Chemistry; M.S. Wayne State University Research Interests: Development and evaluation of laboratory experiments for use in organic chemistry. Chemistry/ Instructional Track Advisor
Assistant Professor of Chemistry; Ph.D. University of Calcutta Research Interests: Preparation and characterization of structurally well-defined organic monolayers on solid surfaces by self assembly.
Professor of Chemistry; Ph.D. Wayne State University Research Interests: Trace metal speciation in natural waters with electrochemical techniques. Analytical methods development with chromatographic, spectrometric and voltammetric techniques applicable to environmental and biological samples. Chemistry Discipline Chair, Environmental Science Concentration Co-Advisor
Associate Professor of Chemistry; Ph.D. Princeton University Research Interests: Investigation of organic reaction mechanisms by deuterium labeling; organic synthesis Preprofessional Advisor
Associate Professor of Chemistry Ph.D. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) and Swiss Federal Institute for Environmental Science and Technology (EAWAG) Research Interests: Analytical Chemistry and Environmental Chemistry E-mail: dengy@umd.umich.edu Phone: (313) 593-5374 Fax: (313) 593 4937 Office: 2223 CW Office Hours: by appointment
Associate Professor of Chemistry Ph.D. University of Massachusetts Research Interests: The study of eight-coordinate early transition metal complexes. Study of the chelating ability of a 2-selenopyridine and related heterocyclic ligands. E-mail:cdonahue@umd.umich.edu Phone: (313) 593 5347 Fax: (313) 593 4937 Office: 2208 SBCW
Lecturer in Chemistry Coordinator of Chemistry Laboratories M.S. University of Michigan Research Interests: Development and incorporation of instrumentation into the chemistry curriculum. Chemistry Home Page Chem 227 E-mail: bkreuz@umd.umich.edu Phone: (313) 593 5350 Fax: (313) 593 4937 Office: 120 A SB Office Hours Summer I 2007: 12-1 pm M, W and by appointment
Associate Professor of Chemistry Chemistry Concentration Co-Advisor Ph.D. Michigan State University Research Interests: Computational studies of the electronic structure and molecular properties of molecules containing transition metal atoms. E-mail: dblawson@umd.umich.edu Phone: (313) 593-4921 Fax: (313) 593 4937 Office: 111C SB
Assistant Professor of Chemistry; Ph.D. Michigan State University Research Interests: Hydritic-to-Protonic hydrogen bonding; Catalytic Dhemistry for Tomorrow's Biomass Refineries: mechanistic insights from glycerol hydrogenolysis to propylene glycol.
Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Chemistry; Ph.D. Wayne State University. Research Interests: Cell surface glycoproteins, sialyltransferases and lens structural proteins. Biochemistry Concentration Co-Advisor
Professor of Chemistry Ph.D. University of Illinois Research Interests: Reform of science courses for pre-service elementary education majors; science education. E-mail: cotto@umich.edu Phone: (313) 593-5030 Fax: (313) 593 4937 Office: 1134 SBCW
Associate Professor of Biology and Biochemistry; Ph.D. University of Delaware Research Interests: Characterization of Riboflavin Binding Protein gene regulatory events and structure. Biochemistry Chair and Biochemistry Concentration Co-Advisor
Assistant Professor of Chemistry; Ph.D. University of North Carolina. Research Interests: Bioinorganic Chemistry: NOx reduction by siderophore complexes. Copper and iron in biological systems. Chemistry Co-Advisor.
Lecturer in Chemistry Ph.D. Wayne State University Research Interests: Chemical vapor deposition of thin films. E-mail: ogie@umd.umich.edu Phone: (313) 583-6397 Fax: (313) 593-4937 Office: 110 SB