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


Thomas Pochapsky
Area of Expertise: Self-assembly of chemical and biological systems. Transient interactions in solution by NMR. NMR of soluble proteins. Protein stability and folding by NMR and mutagenesis.
Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry



Area of Expertise: Total synthesis of natural products. Chemoselective functionalization of peptides. Genome mining and natural product biosynthesis.

