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Faculty and Staff

Chemistry and Biochemistry Department

Stephen Miller

Professor and Department Chair

Biochemistry

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 957-6063
  2. Science Center 288
  1. Research Lab

Research interests: molecular level understanding of bacterial communication

Stephen Miller

Kathleen Howard

Professor

Physical Chemistry

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8519
  2. Science Center 261
  1. Profile
  2. Research Lab

Research interests: spectroscopy of membrane-bound biomolecules

Robert Paley

Edmund Allen Professor

Organic Chemistry

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8525
  2. Science Center 182
  1. Profile
  2. Research Lab

Research interests: synthetic organic chemistry: organometallics and asymmetric synthesis

Robert Paley

Paul Rablen

Professor

Organic Chemistry

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8341
  2. Science Center 292
  1. Profile

Research interests: computational physical organic chemistry

Paul Rablen

Tom Stephenson - (on leave 2018-2019)

James Hammons Professor

Physical Chemistry

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8561
  2. Science Center 179
  1. Profile

Research interests: photochemistry and photophysics of small molecules

Thomas Stephenson, James H. Hammons Professor

Christopher Graves

Associate Professor

Synthetic Inorganic Chemistry & Environmental Studies

Environmental Studies

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 690-4882
  2. Science Center 184
  1. Profile
  2. Research Lab

Research interests: synthetic inorganic & organometallic chemistry, catalyst development

Christopher Graves

Liliya Yatsunyk - (on leave 2018-2019)

Associate Professor

Bioinorganic Chemistry

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8558
  2. Science Center 286
  1. Profile
  2. Research Lab
  3. CV [pdf]

Research interests: design/synthesis/characterization of porphyrin-based drugs

Daniela Fera

Assistant Professor

Biochemistry

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 690-3308
  2. Science Center 290
  1. Profile
  2. Research Lab

Research interests: structural and biochemical characterization of antibody complexes

Daniela Fera

Kathryn Riley

Assistant Professor

Bioanalytical Chemistry

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 690-3904
  2. Science Center 284
  1. Profile
  2. Research Lab

Research interests: nanomaterial surface properties and interactions with biomolecules

Kathryn Riley

Kyle Wagner

Visiting Assistant Professor

Physical Chemistry

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 690-6893
  2. Science Center 186
  1. Profile

Research Interests: nanomaterials and surface interactions

Kyle Wagner

Robert Pasternack

Senior Research Scholar

Inorganic Chemistry

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8559
  2. Parrish Hall N278
  1. Profile
Research interests: bioinorganic chemistry; supramolecular assemblies
Robert Pasternack

Judy Voet

Senior Research Scholar

Biochemistry

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8521
  2. Science Center 188A
  1. Profile
Judith Voet

Ginger Heck

Senior Lecturer

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8524
  2. Science Center 268
Courses: Physical Chemistry, Biochemistry, General Chemistry
Virginia M Heck

Maria Gallagher

Lecturer

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8526
  2. Science Center 167

Courses: Organic Chemistry

Maria Gallagher

Donna Halley

Senior Laboratory Instructor

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8532
  2. Science Center 165

Courses: Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry

Donna Halley

Caroline Burkhard

Laboratory Instructor

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8556
  2. Science Center 266

Courses: Biochemistry, Analytical Chemistry, General Chemistry

Caroline Burkhard

Lori Sonntag

Laboratory Instructor

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8602
  2. Science Center 267

Courses: General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry

Lori Sonntag

Ian McGarvey

Scientific Instrumentation Specialist

Chemistry and Biochemistry

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8241
  2. Science Center 163
Ian McGarvey

Cathy Cinquina

Department Administrator

Chemistry and Biochemistry

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8521
  2. Science Center 188A
Cathy Cinquina

Small Talk - The Chemical Language of Bacteria

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Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry Stephen Miller discusses how bacteria communicate through the exchange of small signal molecules to gain advantages and how we may someday exploit this dialogue to modify bacterial behavior. Read the transcript.