Research Faculty
Rebecca L. M. Gieseking
Area of Expertise: Developing computational models to understand materials for emerging energy technologies in the fields of solar energy, batteries, and fuel generation.
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Area of Expertise: Organic synthesis of dynamic molecules and polymers for creating interactive material systems. Solid-state application of soft materials for energy conversion, storage, and optoelectronics. Functionalization of 2D materials (graphene, transition metal dichalcogenides, etc.) using organic and inorganic synthetic methods.
Judith Herzfeld
Area of Expertise: Development and application of reactive and polarizable force fields as efficient replacements for quantum mechanics in simulations of reactions in complex media.
Research Professor of Chemistry & Professor Emerita
Barry Snider
Area of Expertise: Synthesis of natural products, new synthetic methods, free radical chemistry, Lewis acid induced reactions, ketene cycloadditions
Charles A. Breskin Professor of Organic Chemistry
Area of Expertise: Total synthesis of natural products. Chemoselective functionalization of peptides. Genome mining and natural product biosynthesis.
Area of Expertise: New molecular materials and nanomaterials for the exploration in biomedicine (e.g., molecular drug delivery, cancer therapy, biomedical diagnostics, and biomimetics) and other fundamental problems in nanoscience and biological science.
