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Faculty and Staff

Faculty

Kathleen Howard

Edward Hicks Magill Professor of Mathematics & Natural Sciences and Professor Of Chemistry

Department Chair

Physical Chemistry

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8519
  2. Science Center 268

Research interests: spectroscopy of membrane-bound biomolecules

Kathleen Howard

Stephen Miller

Professor

Biochemistry

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 957-6063
  2. Office: Science Center 288
  3. Lab: Science Center 289

Research interests: molecular level understanding of bacterial communication

Stephen Miller

Paul Rablen

Edmund Allen Professor of Chemistry

Organic Chemistry

Contact

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

Research interests: computational physical organic chemistry

Tom Stephenson

James Hammons Professor

Physical Chemistry

Contact

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

Research interests: kinetics of unimolecular reactivity in the atmosphere

Thomas Stephenson, James H. Hammons Professor

Liliya Yatsunyk

Professor

On leave 22-23

Bioinorganic Chemistry

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8558
  2. Science Center 286

Research interests: non-canonical DNA structures, biophysical characterization and interaction with small molecule ligands

Chris Graves

Associate Professor

Synthetic Inorganic Chemistry &

Environmental Studies

Contact

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

Research interests: synthetic inorganic & organometallic chemistry, catalyst development

Daniela Fera

Associate Professor

Biochemistry

Contact

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

Research interests: structural and biochemical characterization of antibody complexes and of kinases

Daniela Fera

Kathryn Riley

Assistant Professor

Analytical Chemistry

Contact

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

Research interests: nanomaterial surface properties and interactions with biomolecules

Kathryn Riley

Anna Yang

Assistant Professor

Organic Chemistry

Contact

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

Research interests: design of molecular building units with built-in functions for hierarchical self-assembly

Anna Yang

Koop Lammertsma

Cornell Visiting Professor

Chemistry & Biochemistry

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8556
  2. Science Center SC267
Koop Lammertsma

Remi Beaulac

Visiting Assistant Professor

Chemistry & Biochemistry

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8296
  2. Science Center 186

Research interests:  Synthesis and opto-electronic characterization of inorganic semiconductor nanocrystals

Emily Sahadeo

Visiting Assistant Professor

Chemistry & Biochemistry

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 957-6271
  2. Singer Hall 254

Research interests: Electrochemical synthesis and characterization of nanomaterials

Emily Sahadeo

Lecturer and Lab Instructors

Maria Gallagher

Senior Lecturer

Chemistry & Biochemistry

Contact

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

Courses: Organic Chemistry

Lori Sonntag

Senior Laboratory Instructor

Chemistry & Biochemistry

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8602
  2. Science Center 165

Courses: General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry

Kelly Ambruso

Laboratory Instructor

Chemistry & Biochemistry

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 690-5677
  2. Science Center 266

Courses: General Chemistry, Physical Chemistry

Tom Van Aken

Laboratory Instructor

Chemistry & Biochemistry

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 690-6830
  2. Science Center 261

Courses: Biochemistry, General Chemistry

Thomas Van Aken

Chuan Wang

Laboratory Instructor

Chemistry & Biochemistry

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8532
  2. Science Center 173

Courses:  General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry

Chuanqi Wang

Staff

Ian McGarvey

Scientific Instrumentation Specialist

Chemistry & Biochemistry

Contact

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

Lauren Nuttle

Administrative Coordinator

Chemistry & Biochemistry

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8521
  2. Science Center 188A
Lauren Nuttle

Emeriti

Robert Paley

Edmund Allen Professor (Emeritus)

Emeritus Organic Chemistry

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8521

Research interests: synthetic organic chemistry: organometallics and asymmetric synthesis

Robert Paley

Judy Voet

Senior Research Scholar

Biochemistry

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8520
Judith Voet