Chemistry & Biochemistry Research Areas
Faculty Research Areas in Chemistry & Biochemistry
- Analytical & Forensic Chemistry
- Biochemistry
- Drug Discovery, Chemical Biology & Medicinal Chemistry
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry
- Physical Chemistry
- Renewable energy, Photochemistry & Catalysis
- Surface, Nano & Materials Chemistry
- Theoretical / Computational Chemistry, Chemometrics and Bioinformatics
Other Areas of Specialization: Faculty also are involved in additional areas of research and innovation including Chemical Education. See the Chemistry & Biochemistry Faculty Directory.
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Jixin ChenBiophysical chemistry / microscopy of biosensing platforms; Materials science / surface chemistry functionalizations; Algorithms in data analysis / simulations.
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Katherine CimatuSurface, interfacial molecular studies of surfactants / polymers (self-assembly, adsorption, interfacial interactions) using laser spectroscopy/scanning probe microscopy.
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Howard DewaldApplied voltammetry in clinical, environmental and forensic chemistry; fundamental electrochemical studies in chaos and lithium ion batteries.
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Peter de B. Harrington
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Mengliang ZhangForensic Chemistry / Food and Agricultural Chemistry / Metabolomics / Environmental Chemistry / Material Science
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Jixin ChenBiophysical chemistry / microscopy of biosensing platforms; Materials science / surface chemistry functionalizations; Algorithms in data analysis / simulations.
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Michael HeldPlant cell walls as bioenergy feedstocks. Self-assembly and polymerization of hydroxyproline-rich glycoproteins. Regulation of wall biosynthesis by small RNAs.
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Jennifer V. HinesDevelopment of RNA-targeted antibacterial/antiviral agents. Molecular/structural biology, molecular modeling/computational chemistry applied to drug discovery.
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Justin M. HolubDevelopment of synthetic peptides to study and manipulate protein-protein interactions. Chemical biology, protein biochemistry, peptide chemistry, synthetic biologics.
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Eric MassonDesign, synthesis, characterization and host-guest recognition of supramolecular architectures, with a focus on pumpkin-shaped Cucurbit[n]uril hosts and their extreme binding affinities in water.
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Mark C. McMillsOrganic synthesis of bioactive/medicinally important natural products; metallocarbenoid intermediates to form various types of oxygen, nitrogen and sulfur ylides.
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Shiyong WuElucidating fundamental mechanisms in regulation of senescent and carcinogenic responses in mammalian skin cell/tissue after solar ultraviolet light exposure.
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Mengliang ZhangForensic Chemistry / Food and Agricultural Chemistry / Metabolomics / Environmental Chemistry / Material Science
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Stephen C. BergmeierNew synthetic methods for the synthesis of heterocyclic rings, Medicinal chemistry: design and synthesis of novel anticancer agents and anti-infective therapies.
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Dipayan DattaDevelopment and applications of quantum mechanical methods to elucidate the electronic structure and properties of molecules and materials, with a focus on computational catalyst design for renewable energy conversion and storage.
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Jennifer V. HinesDevelopment of RNA-targeted antibacterial/antiviral agents. Molecular/structural biology, molecular modeling/computational chemistry applied to drug discovery.
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Justin M. HolubDevelopment of synthetic peptides to study and manipulate protein-protein interactions. Chemical biology, protein biochemistry, peptide chemistry, synthetic biologics.
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Eric MassonDesign, synthesis, characterization and host-guest recognition of supramolecular architectures, with a focus on pumpkin-shaped Cucurbit[n]uril hosts and their extreme binding affinities in water.
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Mark C. McMillsOrganic synthesis of bioactive/medicinally important natural products; metallocarbenoid intermediates to form various types of oxygen, nitrogen and sulfur ylides.
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Shiyong WuElucidating fundamental mechanisms in regulation of senescent and carcinogenic responses in mammalian skin cell/tissue after solar ultraviolet light exposure.
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Mengliang ZhangForensic Chemistry / Food and Agricultural Chemistry / Metabolomics / Environmental Chemistry / Material Science
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Wenyang GaoSynthetic innovation of advanced materials for energy- and sustainability-related critical issues.
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Michael P. JensenTransition metal coordination chemistry, complexes as active-site models for redox-active metalloenzymes that catalyze environmentally significant reactions.
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Eric MassonDesign, synthesis, characterization and host-guest recognition of supramolecular architectures, with a focus on pumpkin-shaped Cucurbit[n]uril hosts and their extreme binding affinities in water.
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Stephen C. BergmeierNew synthetic methods for the synthesis of heterocyclic rings, Medicinal chemistry: design and synthesis of novel anticancer agents and anti-infective therapies.
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Jennifer V. HinesDevelopment of RNA-targeted antibacterial/antiviral agents. Molecular/structural biology, molecular modeling/computational chemistry applied to drug discovery.
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Justin M. HolubDevelopment of synthetic peptides to study and manipulate protein-protein interactions. Chemical biology, protein biochemistry, peptide chemistry, synthetic biologics.
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Eric MassonDesign, synthesis, characterization and host-guest recognition of supramolecular architectures, with a focus on pumpkin-shaped Cucurbit[n]uril hosts and their extreme binding affinities in water.
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Mark C. McMillsOrganic synthesis of bioactive/medicinally important natural products; metallocarbenoid intermediates to form various types of oxygen, nitrogen and sulfur ylides.
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Jixin ChenBiophysical chemistry / microscopy of biosensing platforms; Materials science / surface chemistry functionalizations; Algorithms in data analysis / simulations.
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Katherine CimatuSurface, interfacial molecular studies of surfactants / polymers (self-assembly, adsorption, interfacial interactions) using laser spectroscopy/scanning probe microscopy.
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Dipayan DattaDevelopment and applications of quantum mechanical methods to elucidate the electronic structure and properties of molecules and materials, with a focus on computational catalyst design for renewable energy conversion and storage.
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Lauren McMillsLearning communities in chemical education.
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Jixin ChenBiophysical chemistry / microscopy of biosensing platforms; Materials science / surface chemistry functionalizations; Algorithms in data analysis / simulations.
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Dipayan DattaDevelopment and applications of quantum mechanical methods to elucidate the electronic structure and properties of molecules and materials, with a focus on computational catalyst design for renewable energy conversion and storage.
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Wenyang GaoSynthetic innovation of advanced materials for energy- and sustainability-related critical issues.
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Michael HeldPlant cell walls as bioenergy feedstocks. Self-assembly and polymerization of hydroxyproline-rich glycoproteins. Regulation of wall biosynthesis by small RNAs.
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Michael P. JensenTransition metal coordination chemistry, complexes as active-site models for redox-active metalloenzymes that catalyze environmentally significant reactions.
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Eric MassonDesign, synthesis, characterization and host-guest recognition of supramolecular architectures, with a focus on pumpkin-shaped Cucurbit[n]uril hosts and their extreme binding affinities in water.
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Mengliang ZhangForensic Chemistry / Food and Agricultural Chemistry / Metabolomics / Environmental Chemistry / Material Science
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Jixin ChenBiophysical chemistry / microscopy of biosensing platforms; Materials science / surface chemistry functionalizations; Algorithms in data analysis / simulations.
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Katherine CimatuSurface, interfacial molecular studies of surfactants / polymers (self-assembly, adsorption, interfacial interactions) using laser spectroscopy/scanning probe microscopy.
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Wenyang GaoSynthetic innovation of advanced materials for energy- and sustainability-related critical issues.
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Michael HeldPlant cell walls as bioenergy feedstocks. Self-assembly and polymerization of hydroxyproline-rich glycoproteins. Regulation of wall biosynthesis by small RNAs.
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Michael P. JensenTransition metal coordination chemistry, complexes as active-site models for redox-active metalloenzymes that catalyze environmentally significant reactions.
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Eric Masson
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Mengliang ZhangForensic Chemistry / Food and Agricultural Chemistry / Metabolomics / Environmental Chemistry / Material Science
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Jixin ChenBiophysical chemistry / microscopy of biosensing platforms; Materials science / surface chemistry functionalizations; Algorithms in data analysis / simulations.
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Katherine CimatuSurface, interfacial molecular studies of surfactants / polymers (self-assembly, adsorption, interfacial interactions) using laser spectroscopy/scanning probe microscopy.
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Dipayan DattaDevelopment and applications of quantum mechanical methods to elucidate the electronic structure and properties of molecules and materials, with a focus on computational catalyst design for renewable energy conversion and storage.
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Peter de B. HarringtonAutomated chemometrics and machine learning applied to developing intelligent chemical instrumentation. Application areas include forensic analysis, metabolomics, ontologies, bio-analysis, and drug and food safety.
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Jennifer V. HinesDevelopment of RNA-targeted antibacterial/antiviral agents. Molecular/structural biology, molecular modeling/computational chemistry applied to drug discovery.
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Michael HeldPlant cell walls as bioenergy feedstocks. Self-assembly and polymerization of hydroxyproline-rich glycoproteins. Regulation of wall biosynthesis by small RNAs.
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Michael P. JensenTransition metal coordination chemistry, complexes as active-site models for redox-active metalloenzymes that catalyze environmentally significant reactions.
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Eric MassonDesign, synthesis, characterization and host-guest recognition of supramolecular architectures, with a focus on pumpkin-shaped Cucurbit[n]uril hosts and their extreme binding affinities in water.
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Mengliang ZhangForensic Chemistry / Food and Agricultural Chemistry / Metabolomics / Environmental Chemistry / Material Science