Tony Borgerding: Analytical Chemistry. Instrumental development, environmental and biomedical applications in the areas of high speed chromatographic measurements, rapid extractions, mass spectrometry, and other selective detectors.
David Boyd (on leave until Fall 2009): Inorganic Chemistry. Electron transfer chemistry of organometallic
compounds (Solar Energy Conversion), synthesis of inorganic molecules capable of serving
as dopant emitters for fabrication of organic light emitting
diodes (OLEDs), development of useful solid-state materials such as thin films and sensors.
Joe Brom: Physical Chemistry. Electrochemiluminescence of Organic Molecules, Electroluminescence of Molecularly-Doped Polymers. Computational Studies.
Lynn Hartshorn: Chemical Education. Studies of the effectiveness of alternative teaching techniques.
Tom Ippoliti: Organic Chemistry. Synthesis of photochromic molecules, synthesis of hole transporters,
synthesis of chromogenic enzyme substrates, synthesis of isotopically
labeled drug and flavor molecules, and synthesis of biocompatible
polymers.
Gary Mabbott: Analytical Chemistry. Bioanalytical and forensic applications of spectral imaging and other techniques.
Tom Marsh: Biochemistry. Synthesis and analysis of self-assembled G4-DNA nanostructures. Biomaterials applications of self-assembled G4-DNA.
Bill Ojala: Organic Chemistry. X-ray Crystallography; Understanding of the Structures of Biomedically
Relevant Molecules; Studies of the Solid-state
Structures of Benzylideneanilines, Benzylideneazines, and Selected
Fluorinated Compounds; Solid-state Study of Strict Isosteres (chemically different molecules having virtually identical space-filling requirements).
Kathy Olson (on sabbatical until Fall 2008): Biochemistry. Metalloproteins and their interactions with DNA.
Kris Wammer: Environmental Chemistry. Chemical and microbiological processes that affect organic pollutants; Photodegradation of pharmaceutical compounds in natural waters.