While our faculty are internationally recognized in all of the major divisions of chemistry, our department is particularly strong in Medicinal Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Surface Science. We are a midsized department where students receive advanced training and carry out cutting-edge research that crosses the bounds of traditional chemistry into the fields of physics, materials, life science and science education.

Chemistry and Biochemistry Courses

NameRankDegreeSchoolGraduate FacultyEmeritus Faculty
Carolyn Aita Distinguished Professor PhD No Yes
Joseph H. Aldstadt Associate Professor PhD Ohio University Yes No
Alexander Arnold Associate Professor PhD University of Groningen, Netherlands Yes No
Dennis W. Bennett Professor PhD University of Utah No No
Anja Blecking Assistant Professor PhD University of Duisburg, Germany Yes No
Jian Chen Associate Professor PhD Fudan University, PR China Yes No
James M. Cook Distinguished Professor PhD University of Michigan Yes No
Mark Dietz Professor PhD University of Arizona Yes No
Benjamin Feinberg Professor PhD No Yes
David Frick Professor PhD The Johns Hopkins University Yes No
Peter Geissinger Professor, Chair PhD University of Bayreuth, Germany No No
E. Alexander Hill Professor PhD No Yes
M. Mahmun Hossain Professor PhD University of South Carolina Yes No
Calvin O. Huber Professor PhD No Yes
Guilherme Indig Associate Professor PhD University of Sao Paulo, Brazil Yes No
Peter J. Kovacic Professor PhD No Yes
Shama Mirza Assistant Professor PhD Indian Institute of Chemical Technology Yes No
Graham Moran Professor, Chair PhD University of New England, Australia Yes No
Kristen L. Murphy Associate Professor PhD University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Yes No
Andrew Pacheco Professor PhD University of British Columbia Yes No
Arsenio Pacheco-Olivella Professor PhD University of British Columbia No No
Xiaohua Peng Associate Professor PhD University of Osnabrueck, Germany Yes No
David H. Petering Distinguished Professor PhD University of Michigan Yes No
Mary E. Schaff Professor MS No Yes
Alan Schwabacher Associate Professor PhD Columbia University Yes No
Frank Shaw Professor PhD No Yes
B. Richard Siebring Professor PhD No Yes
Nicholas R. Silvaggi Associate Professor PhD University of Connecticut-Storrs Yes No
George Sosnovsky Professor PhD No Yes
Kristene K. Surerus Associate Professor PhD University of Minnesota Yes No
Wilfred T. Tysoe Distinguished Professor PhD University of Cambridge, England Yes No
Ralf W. Vanselow Professor PhD No Yes
Kenneth L. Watters Professor PhD No Yes
Jörg Woehl Associate Professor PhD University of California – Riverside Yes No