Graduate Faculty | People | Eberly College of Science

Meet the Chemistry faculty who lead the graduate research and educational experience and drive progress in the Eberly College of Science.

Ganesh Anand

Associate Professor of Chemistry, and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

205 S. Frear

Email:

gsa5089@psu.edu

Igor Aronson

Huck Chair Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Chemistry and Mathematics

Email:

isa12@psu.edu

Phone:

(814) 867-6260

John Asbury

Professor of Chemistry and Associate Department Head for Graduate Education

Email:

jba11@psu.edu

Phone:

(814) 863-6309

Philip Bevilacqua

Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

242 Benkovic Building

Email:

pcb5@psu.edu

Phone:

(814) 863-3812

Interests:

Biological, Physical, Biophysical

Interests Summary:

RNA Chemistry. Biochemistry. Organic Chemistry. Computational Chemistry. Physical Chemistry.

Amie Boal

Nicholas and Gelsa Pelick Family Chair in Science

Email:

akb20@psu.edu

Phone:

(814) 867-2863

David Boehr

Professor of Chemistry and Associate Head for Undergraduate Education

Email:

ddb12@psu.edu

Phone:

(814) 863-8605

Interests:

enzymology, protein engineering, virology

J. Martin Bollinger Jr.

Russell and Mildred Marker Professor of Natural Products Chemistry

336 Chemistry Building

Email:

jmb21@psu.edu

Phone:

(814) 883-1464

Squire J. Booker (He/Him/His)

Evan Pugh University Professor of Chemistry and of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Email:

sjb14@psu.edu

Phone:

(814) 865-8793

Interests:

Biophysics, Biochemistry, Enzymology

Bert Chandler

Professor of Chemistry and of Chemical Engineering

Email:

bert.chandler@psu.edu

Phone:

814-863-6229

Interests:

Environmental Catalysis, Nanoparticle & Materials Synthesis, Catalytic Reaction Mechanisms

Joseph Cotruvo

Professor of Chemistry

Email:

juc96@psu.edu

Phone:

(814) 863-4869

Interests:

Biological, Inorganic, Chemical Biology

Paul Cremer

J. Lloyd Huck Professor of Chemistry and of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Email:

psc11@psu.edu

Phone:

(814) 865-6259

Interests:

Analytical, Materials, Nanoscience

Kyan D'Angelo

Assistant Professor of Chemistry

Email:

kyan@psu.edu

Interests:

Total Synthesis, Synthetic Methods, Main Group Catalysis

Elizabeth Elacqua

Weinreb Early Career Professor

Email:

eze31@psu.edu

Phone:

(814) 865-1221

Interests:

Organic, Synthesis, Polymer

Julie L. Fenton

Assistant Professor of Chemistry

Email:

fenton@psu.edu

Interests:

Materials , Inorganic, Nano

Marina Feric

Assistant Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and of Chemistry

434 South Frear

Email:

mjf6624@psu.edu

Phone:

814-867-4919

Interests:

Biochemistry, Biomolecular Engineering, Biophysics

Interests Summary:

How do biomolecules know how to come together to form higher-order structures within the cells? How does the cell maintain this organization over time? The Feric lab studies the fundamental mechanisms underlying cellular organization, particularly in the context of aging and age-related diseases. We investigate how phenomena occurring on different scales - molecular, organellar, and cellular - are interconnected with each other.

Miriam Freedman

Professor of Chemistry

Email:

maf43@psu.edu

Phone:

(814) 867-4267

Interests:

Analytical, Environmental, Physical

Katherine Freeman

The Dr. Hubert Barnes and Dr. Mary Barnes Professor of Geosciences, Evan Pugh University Professor of Geosciences, Professor of Geosciences, Affiliated Professor of Chemistry

Email:

khf4@psu.edu

Phone:

(814) 863-8177

Interests:

Analytical, geochemistry

Ramesh Giri

Professor of Chemistry

Email:

rkg5374@psu.edu

Interests:

Organic, Organometallic, Sustainability

William Hancock

Professor of Biomedical Engineering and of Chemistry

430 Chemical and Biomedical Engineering Building

Email:

woh1@psu.edu

Phone:

814-863-0492

Mark Hedglin

Assistant Professor of Chemistry

Email:

muh218@psu.edu

Phone:

(814) 863-1080

Interests:

Biological Chemistry, Biophysical Chemistry, Chemical Biology

Danielle Reifsnyder Hickey

Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Materials Science and Engineering

240 Chemistry

Email:

danielle@psu.edu

Phone:

814 863-3206

Interests:

Materials, Physical, Nanoscience

James Hodges

Assistant Professor of Chemistry

Email:

hodges@psu.edu

Interests:

Solid State Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Heterogeneous Catalysis

Lasse Jensen

Professor of Chemistry

Email:

lxj18@psu.edu

Phone:

(814) 867-1787

Interests:

Computational, Theoretical, Materials

Christine Keating

Shapiro Professor of Chemistry

512 Benkovic Building, University Park, PA 16802

Email:

cmd8@psu.edu

Interests:

Colloid and Interface Science, Physical, Biological

Seong Kim

Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, and of Chemistry

N-323 Millennium Science Complex

Email:

shk10@psu.edu

Phone:

814-863-4809

Interests:

Coatings, Surface Science, Glass Science

Kenneth Knappenberger Jr.

Department Head and Professor of Chemistry

315 Benkovic Building, University Park, PA 16802

Email:

klk260@psu.edu

Phone:

(814) 865-1228

Interests:

Physical, Photonic Materials, Spectroscopy

Gerald Knizia

Associate Professor of Chemistry

Email:

knizia@psu.edu

Phone:

(814) 867-6198

Interests:

Computational, Theoretical

Interests Summary:

The Knizia group is concerned with fundamental theoretical chemistry−particularly the development of quantum mechanical theories, methods, algorithms, and software. These are used (by other groups) for predicting and interpreting the properties of molecules, transition metal complexes, and entire chemical reactions.

Carsten Krebs (he, him, his)

Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Associate Department Head for Chemistry Climate and Diversity

Email:

cdk10@psu.edu

Phone:

(814) 865-6089

Interests:

Biological, Inorganic, Biophysics

Jonathan Kuo

Assistant Professor of Chemistry

Email:

jkuo@psu.edu

Phone:

8148632167

Interests:

Physical Organic, Inorganic, Catalysis

Ben Lear

Professor of Chemistry and Associate Department Head for Facilities

Email:

bul14@psu.edu

Phone:

(320) 438-5327

Interests:

Inorganic, Materials, Nanoscience

Tae-Hee Lee

Professor of Chemistry

Email:

txl18@psu.edu

Phone:

(814) 867-2232

Interests:

Analytical, Biological, Physical

Manuel Llinás

Ernest C. Pollard Professor in Biotechnology, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and of Chemistry

W126 Millennium Science Complex

Email:

mul27@psu.edu

Phone:

814-867-3444

Interests:

Bioinformatics, Genomics, Biochemistry

Interests Summary:

The combination of tools from functional genomics, molecular biology, computational biology, biochemistry, and metabolomics to understand the fundamental molecular mechanisms underlying the development of this parasite.

Stewart A. Mallory

Assistant Professor of Chemistry

Email:

sam7808@psu.edu

Interests:

Computational, Theoretical, Materials

Zhiqiang Mao

Professor of Physics, Material Science and Engineering, and Chemistry

320 Davey Lab

Email:

zim1@psu.edu

Phone:

(814) 865-7258

Interests:

Condensed Matter Physics

Lukas Muechler

Assistant Professor of Chemistry and of Physics

Email:

lfm5572@psu.edu

Interests:

Materials, Computational Chemistry, Computational Condensed Matter Physics

Eric Nacsa

Assistant Professor of Chemistry

Email:

nacsa@psu.edu

Phone:

(814) 863-1339

Interests:

Synthesis, Organic

William Noid

Professor of Chemistry

Email:

wgn1@psu.edu

Phone:

(814) 867-2387

Interests:

Biological, Computational, Theoretical

Edward O'Brien

Professor of Chemistry and of the Institute for Computational and Data Sciences

Email:

epo2@psu.edu

Phone:

(814) 867-5100

Interests:

Biological, Computational, Theoretical

C. Denise Okafor

Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and of Chemistry

408 Althouse Laboratory

Email:

cdo5093@psu.edu

Phone:

(814) 865-0116

Interests:

Biophysics, Biochemistry, Gene Regulation

Interests Summary:

The structural mechanisms of signaling and regulation in protein complexes.

Rob Rioux, Jr.

Friedrich G. Helfferich Professor of Chemical Engineering and of Chemistry

Email:

rmr189@psu.edu

Phone:

(814) 867-2503

Joshua A. Robinson

Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Chemistry, and Physics

337N Millenium Science Complex

Email:

jar403@psu.edu

Phone:

(814) 863-8567

Interests:

Synthesis, Materials, Physical

Elvira Sayfutyarova

Assistant Professor of Chemistry

215 Benkovic Building

Email:

evs5812@psu.edu

Raymond Schaak

DuPont Professor of Materials Chemistry and Associate Department Head for Research

Email:

res20@psu.edu

Phone:

(814) 865-8600

Interests:

Inorganic, Materials, Nanoscience

Carly Schissel

Assistant Professor of Chemistry

Email:

ckschissel@psu.edu

Interests:

Chemical Biology, Organic Synthesis, Molecular Biology

Ayusman Sen

Verne M. Willaman Professor of Chemistry

Email:

axs20@psu.edu

Phone:

(814) 863-2460

Interests:

Analytical, Biological, Materials

Amir Sheikhi

Associate Professor and Dorothy Foehr Huck and J. Lloyd Huck Early Career Chair in Biomaterials and Regenerative Engineering

413 Chemical and Biomedical Engineering Building

Email:

sheikhi@psu.edu

Phone:

814-863-7564

Interests:

Materials, Nanoscience, Biological

Scott Showalter

Assistant Dean for Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs; Professor of Chemistry; Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Email:

sas76@psu.edu

Phone:

(814) 865-2318

Interests:

Analytical, Biological, Physical

Alexey Silakov

Associate Professor of Chemistry

Email:

aus40@psu.edu

Phone:

(814) 863-7248

Interests:

Biological, Physical, Spectroscopy

Susan Sinnott

Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and of Chemistry

302 Steidle Building. University Park, PA 16802

Email:

sinnott@matse.psu.edu

Interests:

Computational Materials

Mauricio Terrones

George A. and Margaret M. Downsbrough Head of the Department of Physics, Evan Pugh University Professor, Professor of Chemistry and of Materials Science and Engineering

205A Osmond Lab

Email:

mut11@psu.edu

Phone:

(814) 865-0343

Interests:

Condensed matter, Experiment

Adrianus van Duin

Distinguished University Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Engineering Science and Mechanics, Chemistry, Materials Science and Engineering and Director of the Materials Computation Center

Email:

acv13@psu.edu

Phone:

(814) 863-6277

Emily Weinert

Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and of Chemistry

306 Althouse Laboratory

Email:

eew5225@psu.edu

Interests:

Biophysics, Biochemistry, Enzymology

Interests Summary:

Our group is focused on understanding signaling pathways that allow bacteria to sense and respond to their environment. We use tools from chemistry, biochemistry, and molecular biology to develop a molecular level understanding of the proteins and small molecules involved in these systems, as well as their role(s) in bacterial growth and virulence.

Lauren Zarzar

Professor of Chemistry

Email:

ldz4@psu.edu

Phone:

(814) 865-1316

Interests:

Active Matter, Actuators, Direct laser writing

Ruobo Zhou

Assistant Professor of Chemistry and of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Email:

ruobo.zhou@psu.edu

Phone:

(814)865-2897

Interests:

Super-resolution fluorescence imaging, Single-molecule detection, Spatiotemporal organizations of