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Professor
Ph.D. 1961 University of Pittsburgh
Organic synthesis of pharmacologically-active compounds, perhalogenated compounds.
Professor
Ph.D. 1980 Rice University
Bioorganic chemistry, medicinal chemistry, design of enzyme inhibitors, synthesis of beta-lactam antibiotics and beta-lactamase inhibitors.
Professor
Ph.D. 1972 University of Köln
Computational and theoretical chemistry, nanotechnology, development of quantum chemical methods
Associate Professor
Ph.D. 1978 Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
Nonequilibrium phenomena and nonlinear dynamics; theoretical studies of pattern formation.
Professor and Chair
Ph.D. 1984 University of Köln
Computational and theoretical chemistry, computer assisted drug design, reaction mechanism and reaction dynamics
Professor
Ph.D. 1977 City University of New York
Phosphorous calixarane chemistry.
Professor
Ph.D. 1963 Northwestern University
Synthetic, structural and theoretical studies of carboranes and metallacarboranes.
Professor
Ph.D. 1983 University of Toronto
Nonlinear chemical behavior in electrochemical systems.
Associate Professor
Ph.D. 1993 MIT
Organosilicon polymers, especially as precursors to preceramic polymers and other oxidatively stable materials.
Associate Professor
Ph.D. 2003 University of Southern Mississippi
Polymer chemistry and macromolecular engineering.
Professor
Ph.D. 1976 University of Texas, Austin
Cyclic and polymeric phosphazenes: synthesis and applications.

Departmental Spotlight

The Fondren Science Building, which houses the Department of Chemistry, was built in 1950 in a Collegiate-Georgian style. Recently rennovated laboratories and classrooms sit under a 25-bell carillon from a foundry in Holland.

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