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Professor and Chair
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.
Associate Professor
Ph.D. 1978 Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium

Nonequilibrium phenomena and nonlinear dynamics; theoretical studies of pattern formation.
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.
Assistant 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.

Faculty Spotlight

Professor Ling Hua aims to design enzyme catalysts with controlled enantioselectivity. Her work using molecular modeling and docking to understand the enantiopreference for reduction of ketones to alcohols was recently featured on the cover of OBC.

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