Faculty Research Interests - Department of Chemistry

Jonathan P. Blitz Professor: PhD Colorado State University, 1987

Analytical Chemistry: Experimental studies of materials useful for adsorption of various compounds. Experimental and computational modelling of adsorption and surface modification reactions.

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Douglas G. Klarup Professor: PhD University of California-Berkeley, 1986

Environmental Chemistry: Study of reactions and processes relevant to chemical contaminant migration and site remediation.

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Barbara A. Lawrence Professor: PhD University of California-Irvine, 1990

Physical Chemistry: Use of NMR spectroscopy to study biological systems: protein structure in spider silks and phosphorus metabolites in freeze-tolerant animals.

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John R. Marquart Professor: PhD University of Illinois, 1963

Environmental Analytical Chemistry: Applications of analytical methods to the study of and solutions to problems of pollution in soil, water, and sediment.

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Mark E. McGuire Professor: PhD University of Rochester, 1985

Inorganic Chemistry: Synthesis & analysis (NMR, electrochemistry & UV-vis) of intensely colored transtition metal complexes containing relevant organic ligands & capable of catalyzing light-assisted H-atom transfer reactions.

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Svetlana M. Mitrovski* Assistant Professor: PhD University of Illinois, 2006

Analytical Chemistry: Use of electrochemical reaction in the operation of functional microfluidic devices for materials synthesis & processing as well as chemical & biological applications.

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Rebecca A. Peebles* Assistant Professor: PhD University of Michigan, 2000

Physical Chemistry: Laser spectroscopy of environmentally relevant species; investigation of molecular interactions in the atmosphere.

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Sean A. Peebles Associate Professor: PhD University of Exeter, 1995

Physical Chemistry: Study of the structure, properties and dynamics of molecules and weakly bound complexes by Fourier-transform microwave spectroscopy; calculation of molecular properties using theoretical methods.

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Gopal R. Periyannan* Assistant Professor: PhD Miami University (Ohio), 2004

Biochemistry: Zn-metalloenzymes; role of metalloproteases in cell signaling and cancer metastasis; prostate cancer and metalloproteases; spectroscopic characterization of metalloenzymes; bioinorganic chemistry

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Radu F. Semeniuc* Assistant Professor: PhD University of South Carolina, 2004

Inorganic Chemistry: Supramolecular self-assembly of organic and inorganic modules into functional solids; synthesis of mechanically interlocked molecules, Metal-Organic-Rotaxane-Frameworks (MORFs).

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Daniel J. Sheeran Associate Professor: PhD University of Kansas, 1985

Chemical Education: Development of activities, experiments, and methods which enhance and improve the teaching/ learning of (introductory) chemistry.

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Edward M. Treadwell Associate Professor: PhD University of Iowa, 2001

Organic Chemistry: New methodology for organic synthesis via phosphonates, and synthesis of biologically active natural products. Natural products chemistry.

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Scott M. Tremain* Assistant Professor: PhD Iowa State University, 2002

Biochemistry: Spectroscopic methods to study protein folding and structural stability in heme proteins; incorporation of novel metal ions into heme proteins; kinetics; bioinorganc chemistry.

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Kraig A. Wheeler* Associate Professor: PhD Brandeis University, 1992

Organic Chemistry: Molecular shape directed supramolecular assemblies; analysis of electrostatic contacts in competitive crystal environments; structure-property relationships; X-ray crystallography.

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Zhiqing Yan* Assistant Professor: PhD Miami University (Ohio), 2004

Organic Chemistry: Organic synthesis & computerized design of self-organizing macromolecules; studies (involving NMR, IR & UV) upon molecular recognition based on covalent/noncovalent interactions.