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Chemistry and Physics Faculty and Staff
In the Department of Chemistry and Physics you’ll work with dedicated researchers who are intent on teaching what they know in both the classroom and laboratory.
| Cynthia A. Atterholt | Ph.D.; Department Head; Associate Professor, Environmental Chemistry |
| Brittiana Bintz | Ph.D.; Visiting Instructor |
| David J. Butcher | Ph.D.; Professor, Analytical Chemistry |
| Karen Butcher | Ph.D.; Visiting Assistant Professor, Chemistry |
| Jason Clement | Ph.D.; Assistant Professor, Chemistry |
| Asteriani Dewanti | Ph.D.; Assistant Professor, Biochemistry |
| Brian Dinkelmeyer | Ph.D.; Associate Professor, Organic Chemistry |
| Deborah Durbin | B.S.; Research Operations Manager |
| Lura Lee Embrick |
M.S.; Visiting Instructor, Chemistry |
| David D. Evanoff, Jr. | Ph.D.; Assistant Professor, Analytical Chemistry |
| Enrique Gomez | Visiting Assistant Professor, Physics |
| Paul Heckert | Ph.D.; Professor, Astronomy and Physics |
| Kelley Holzknecht | M.S.; Visiting Assistant Professor, Astronomy and Physics |
| Carmen Huffman | Ph.D.; Assistant Professor, Physical Chemistry |
| Scott Huffman |
Ph.D.; Assistant Professor, Analytical Chemistry |
| Emily Jellen-McCollough |
M.S.; Visiting Assistant Professor, Analytical |
| William R. Kwochka |
Ph.D.; Associate Professor, Organic Chemistry |
| Charles Marth | Ph.D.; Visiting Assistant Professor, Organic Chemistry |
| Annette Parris | Administrative Support Associate |
| Matthew Rave | Ph.D.; Visiting Assistant Professor, Physics |
| Arthur Salido Krista Schmidt |
Ph.D.; Assistant Professor, Analytical Chemistry M.S.L.S., Librarian for Chemistry and Physics Department |
| Jonathan Snover | Ph.D.; Assistant Professor, Industrial Chemistry |
| Amanda (Xianzhi) Song | Ph.D.; Lecturer/Instrumentation Specialist, Analytical Chemistry |
| Jack Summers | Ph.D.; Assistant Professor, Inorganic Biochemistry |
| Mark Wilson | Ph.D.; Associate Professor, Forensic Science; Director, Forensic Science Program |
| Mesfin Woldeyohannes | Ph.D.; Assistant Professor, Physics |