Faculty

Thomas E. Bitterwolf, Ph.D.
Professor
Renfrew 319 | 885-6361
Research: The synthesis and chemistry of homo and hetero-bimetallic compounds; synthesis and chemistry of Group V cyclopentadienyl metal carbonyl compounds; photochemistry of organometallic compounds.
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Eric B. Brauns, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Renfrew 02 | 885-4349
Research: Using time resolved spectroscopy to study biomolecular structure and dynamics.
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I. Francis Cheng, Ph.D.
Professor
Renfrew 26 | 885-6387
Research: Electrochemical remediation of halocarbons; antioxidant action.
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Leszek Czuchajowski, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Renfrew 201 | 8856768
After continuing for a few years my interest in the synthesis and the molecular and electronic structure of cyclophanes which I brought with me to the USA in 1981 from Poland (Silesian University in Katowice), my research refocused on the meso-substituted porphyrins.
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W. Daniel Edwards, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Renfrew 307 | 885-6118
Research: Fundamental theory of computational quantum mechanics; electronic excited state properties; excited state gradients; transition metal spectroscopy; metal-porphyrin complexes; object-oriented programming methods; virtual physical chemistry labs.
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T. Rick Fletcher, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Renfrew 04 | 885-6021
Research: Laser-based experiments in gas phase reaction dynamics and micro-and nanoscale spectroscopy, Stimulated Raman excitation to promote mode specific chemical reactions, Atmospheric chemistry, Micro- and nano- non-linear and fluorescence spectroscopy, Gas phase mechanistic organic chemistry
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Peter Griffiths, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Renfrew 01 | 885-5807
Research:The application of vibrational spectrometry to the solution of problems of analytical, environmental and structural chemistry.
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Patrick J. Hrdlicka, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Renfrew 313W | 208-885-0108
Research: DNA biotechnology, nucleic acid based therapeutics/diagnostics, biological applications of nanomaterials, synthetic bioorganic chemistry including carbohydrates, nucleosides and oligonucleotides.
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Sharon G. Hutchison, Ph.D.
Senior Instructor
Renfrew 217 | 885-6440
Research: General Chemistry, Chemical Education and Physical Chemistry
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Jakob Magolan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Renfrew | 885-4023
Research: New synthetic methods for efficient access to highly substituted heterocyclic systems. New microwave-assisted cycloaddition and heteroannulation methods. Synthesis of unique heteroaromatic compounds for drug discovery research. Total synthesis and SAR of biologically relevant natural products.
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Sofie P. Pasilis, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Renfrew 03 | 885-4014
Research: Actinide speciation in room temperature ionic liquids and supercritical fluids. Solution, surface, and biocoordination chemistry of the actinides. Physical and chemical processes occurring at mineral/water interfaces. Development of analytical methods for mass spectrometry and vibrational spectroscopy.
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Jean'ne M. Shreeve, Ph.D.
Professor
Renfrew 205 | 885-6215
Research: Nucleophilic and electrophilic fluorinations and perfluoroalkylations; high energy compounds; biologically interesting compounds containing fluorine; hypervalent compounds of sulfur and phosphorus; fire extinguishants, ionic liquids; nucleophilic and electrophilic difluoroaminating reagents.
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Dan Stelck, Ph.D.
Senior Organic Instructor
Renfrew 301 | 885-2146
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Dinara Storfer, Ph.D.
Academic Faculty
Renfrew 303 | 208-885-7220
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Ray von Wandruszka, Ph.D.
Department Chair & Professor
Renfrew 116 | 885-6552
Research: Chemistry of humic materials, surface active agents, especially non-ionic ones, and the clouding phenomena associated with these compounds.
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Chien M. Wai, Ph.D.
Professor
Renfrew 101A | 885-6787
Research: Supercritical fluid extraction of metals and radioisotopes, Making metal films in supercritical fluids, Microemulsion templated synthesis of nanoparticles, Carbon nanotube-supported nanoparticle catalysts
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Richard V. Williams, Ph.D.
Professor
Renfrew 313E | 885-6775
Research: Synthetic, experimental and theoretical studies on molecules of fundamental importance such as novel aromatics, highly strained systems, pyramidal olefins, bridged polycycles and especially neutral homoaromatics based on the semibullvalene nucleus.
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