Faculty
Remi Beaulac
Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Chemistry & Biochemistry-Chemistry
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Research interests: Synthesis and opto-electronic characterization of inorganic semiconductor nanocrystals
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Jun-Kyu Byun
Visiting Assistant Professor
Chemistry & Biochemistry
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Research interests: Characterization of Aminoacyl-tRNA Trans-editing Protein
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Daniela Fera
Associate Professor
On Leave - Academic Year
Chemistry & Biochemistry
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Research interests: structural and biochemical characterization of antibody complexes and of kinases
![Daniela Fera](https://www.swarthmore.edu/sites/default/files/styles/headshot/public/assets/images/user_photos/dfera1.jpg?itok=Ror0LWyI)
Chris Graves
Professor
Program Coordinator, Environmental Studies
On Leave - Academic Year
Chemistry & Biochemistry
Environmental Studies
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Research interests: synthetic inorganic & organometallic chemistry, catalyst development
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Kathleen Howard
Edward Hicks Magill Professor of Mathematics & Natural Sciences
Chemistry & Biochemistry
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Research interests: spectroscopy of membrane-bound biomolecules
![Kathleen Howard](https://www.swarthmore.edu/sites/default/files/styles/headshot/public/assets/images/user_profiles/khoward1/IMG-0053_1.jpeg?itok=OyeWw_T8)
Stephen Miller
Professor
Department Chair, Chemistry & Biochemistry
Chemistry & Biochemistry
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Research interests: molecular level understanding of bacterial communication
![Stephen Miller](https://www.swarthmore.edu/sites/default/files/styles/headshot/public/assets/images/user_photos/s_miller_dir.jpg?itok=Xvmstncu)
Paul Rablen
Edmund Allen Professor of Chemistry
Chemistry & Biochemistry
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Research interests: computational physical organic chemistry
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Kathryn Riley ’10
Associate Professor
Chemistry & Biochemistry
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Research interests: nanomaterial surface properties and interactions with biomolecules
![Kathryn Riley](https://www.swarthmore.edu/sites/default/files/styles/headshot/public/assets/images/user_profiles/kriley1/Riley_372x414.jpg?itok=IOLbQrMf)
Sara Sohail
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Chemistry & Biochemistry-Chemistry
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Research interests: Fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy, physical mechanisms of amyloid assembly
Anna Yang
Assistant Professor
Chemistry & Biochemistry
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Research interests: design of molecular building units with built-in functions for hierarchical self-assembly
![Anna Yang](https://www.swarthmore.edu/sites/default/files/styles/headshot/public/assets/images/user_photos/ayang2.jpg?itok=qxzZKlqW)
Liliya Yatsunyk
James H. Hammons Chair of Chemistry
Chemistry & Biochemistry
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Research interests: non-canonical DNA structures, biophysical characterization and interaction with small molecule ligands
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Lecturer and Lab Instructors
Kelly Ambruso
Laboratory Instructor
Chemistry & Biochemistry
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Courses: General Chemistry, Physical Chemistry
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Maria Gallagher
Senior Lecturer
Chemistry & Biochemistry
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Courses: General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry
Lori Sonntag
Senior Laboratory Instructor
Chemistry & Biochemistry
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Courses: General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry
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Tom Van Aken
Laboratory Instructor
Chemistry & Biochemistry
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Courses: General Chemistry, Biochemistry
![Tom Van Aken](https://www.swarthmore.edu/sites/default/files/styles/headshot/public/assets/images/user_photos/tvanake1.jpg?itok=Oe7mG5GM)
Chuan Wang
Laboratory Instructor
Chemistry & Biochemistry
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Courses: General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry
![Chuan Wang](https://www.swarthmore.edu/sites/default/files/styles/headshot/public/assets/images/user_photos/cwang7.jpg?itok=Wbals--d)
Staff
Ian McGarvey
Scientific Instrumentation Specialist
Chemistry & Biochemistry
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![Ian McGarvey](https://www.swarthmore.edu/sites/default/files/styles/headshot/public/assets/images/user_photos/imcgarv1.jpg?itok=QeF1NMOt)
Lauren Nuttle
Administrative Coordinator
Chemistry & Biochemistry
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![Lauren Nuttle](https://www.swarthmore.edu/sites/default/files/styles/headshot/public/assets/images/user_photos/lnuttle1.jpg?itok=CnfOiWHG)
Emeriti
Robert Paley
Edmund Allen Professor Emeritus of Chemistry
Emeritus Chemistry & Biochemistry
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![Robert Paley](https://www.swarthmore.edu/sites/default/files/styles/headshot/public/assets/images/user_photos/paley_robert_1.jpg?itok=YRwNKa3r)
Tom Stephenson
James H. Hammons Chair Emeritus of Chemistry & Provost Emeritus
Senior Research Scholar
Emeritus Chemistry & Biochemistry
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![Thomas Stephenson, Senior Research Scholar and James H. Hammons Professor (emeritus)](https://www.swarthmore.edu/sites/default/files/styles/headshot/public/assets/images/user_profiles/tstephe1/stephenson_thomas_372x414.jpg?itok=jMxu-CGH)
Judy Voet
Emeritus Chemistry & Biochemistry
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![Judith Voet](https://www.swarthmore.edu/sites/default/files/styles/headshot/public/assets/images/user_photos/Voet_Judith_110_1.jpg?itok=07O7Zplt)