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Faculty
Chair
Rex Pratt
Beach Professor of ChemistryShow Bio and Photo
Beach Professor of Chemistry
Hall-Atwater Laboratories 24
860-685-2629
Professor of Chemistry
Hall-Atwater Laboratories 24
860-685-2629
Chair, Chemistry
BS University of Melbourne
MAA Wesleyan University
PHD University of Melbourne
CHEM257 - 01
General Chemistry Laboratory
CHEM257 - 02
General Chemistry Laboratory
CHEM257 - 03
General Chemistry Laboratory
CHEM257 - 04
General Chemistry Laboratory
CHEM257 - 05
General Chemistry Laboratory
CHEM257 - 06
General Chemistry Laboratory
CHEM257 - 07
General Chemistry Laboratory
CHEM383 - 01
Biochemistry
CHEM383 - 02
Biochemistry
CHEM385 - 01
Advanced Biochemistry
Personal Homepage:
http://rpratt.faculty.wesleyan.edu/
Office Hours: Mon.,Weds, Thurs & Fri. afternoons.
Research Interests: Biochemistry: Enzyme kinetics and mechanisms; bio-organic chemistry; beta-lactamases and beta-lactam antibiotics; enzyme inhibitor design.
Grants: NIH
Faculty
David Beveridge
Joshua Boger University Professor of the Sciences and MathematicsShow Bio and Photo
Joshua Boger University Professor of the Sciences and Mathematics
Hall-Atwater Laboratories 37
860-685-2575
Professor of Chemistry
Hall-Atwater Laboratories 37
860-685-2575
BA College of Wooster
MAA Wesleyan University
PHD University Cincinnati
CHEM308 - 01
Molec Biophys Journal Club II
MB&B381 - 01
Physical Chemistry for Life
Personal Homepage:
http://dbeveridge.blogs.wesleyan.edu/
Office Hours: Friday 130-3PM in HA37 If not there, Check my Lab HA66
Research Interests: Molecular Dynamics and Monte Carlo Computer Simulation; Structure, Dynamics and Solvation of Nucleic Acids and Proteins, Affinity and Specificity of Ligand Binding, Protein-Nucleic Acid Recognition.
Scholarly Keywords: Theoretical physical chemistry and biochemistry, quantum mechanics, statistical thermodynamics, computational biophysics, bioinformatics.
Academic Associations: Biophysical Society American Chemical Society
Grants: NIH xxxx, Doctoral Training In Molecular Biophysics NIH R15xxxx. NSF A PC Cluster for Scientific Presidents fund for Academic Innovation, " A General Education Course in Science and Art"
Lab URL:
http://www.wesleyan.edu/molbiophys/Faculty/Beveridge/beveridge.cv.htm
Publications:
http://dbeveridge.blogs.wesleyan.edu/recent-publications/
http://dbeveridge.blogs.wesleyan.edu/
Philip Bolton
Professor of ChemistryShow Bio and Photo
BS Michigan State University
MAA Wesleyan University
PHD University of California, San
CHEM375 - 01
Integrated Chemistry Lab I
CHEM375 - 02
Integrated Chemistry Lab I
CHEM375 - 03
Integrated Chemistry Lab I
CHEM382 - 01
Practical NMR
Personal Homepage:
http://pbolton.faculty.wesleyan.edu/
Office Hours:
By appointment.
Research Interests:
Biochemistry: studies of duplex and quadruplex DNA; bending, flexibility and ligand binding of duplex and damaged DNAs.
Grants:
NIH
Michael Calter
Associate Professor of ChemistryShow Bio and Photo
BS University of Vermont
PHD Harvard University
CHEM359 - 01
Advanced Organic Synthesis
CHEM521 - 01
Chemistry Symposia I
CHEM252 - 01
Organic Chemistry II
CHEM252 - 02
Organic Chemistry II
CHEM252 - 03
Organic Chemistry II
CHEM252 - 04
Organic Chemistry II
CHEM252 - 05
Organic Chemistry II
CHEM252 - 06
Organic Chemistry II
CHEM522 - 01
Chemistry Symposia II
Personal Homepage:
http://mcalter.faculty.wesleyan.edu/
Office Hours:
By appointment.
Research Interests:
Synthetic Organic Chemistry
Scholarly Keywords:
Synthetic Organic Chemistry
Grants:
NIH
Michael Frisch
Research Professor in ChemistryShow Bio and Photo
Personal Homepage:
http://mfrisch.faculty.wesleyan.edu
Albert Fry
E. B. Nye Professor of ChemistryShow Bio and Photo
E. B. Nye Professor of Chemistry
Hall-Atwater Laboratories 138
860-685-2622
Professor of Chemistry
Hall-Atwater Laboratories 138
860-685-2622
BS University of Michigan
MAA Wesleyan University
PHD University of Wisconsin
CHEM251 - 01
Organic Chemistry I
CHEM251 - 02
Organic Chemistry I
CHEM251 - 03
Organic Chemistry I
CHEM251 - 04
Organic Chemistry I
CHEM251 - 05
Organic Chemistry I
CHEM251 - 06
Organic Chemistry I
CHEM251 - 07
Organic Chemistry I
CHEM251 - 08
Organic Chemistry I
CHEM376 - 01
Integrated Chemistry Lab II
CHEM376 - 02
Integrated Chemistry Lab II
CHEM558 - 01
Seminar in Org & Inorg Chem
Personal Homepage:
http://afry.faculty.wesleyan.edu/
Office Hours:
MTuWThFr by appointment.
Research Interests:
Organic Chemistry: Synthetic and Mechanistic organic electrochemistry; metal-ion and metal complex mediated organic electrode reactions; electrochemical behavior of benzenoid and non-benzenoid aromatic hydrocarbons; electrochemically-driven enzymatic synthesis of amino acids.
Scholarly Keywords:
Organic electrochemistry; electrochemistry of silicon and halogen compounds, anodic electrogeneration of unstable carbocations; electrocatalysis and electrocatalytic electrodes; computational electrochemistry.
Academic Associations:
American Chemical Society The Electrochemical Society International Society of Electrochemistry
Joseph Knee
Professor of ChemistryShow Bio and Photo
BA SUNY at Binghamton
PHD SUNY at Stony Brook
CHEM141 - 01
Introductory Chemistry I
CHEM141 - 02
Introductory Chemistry I
CHEM141 - 03
Introductory Chemistry I
CHEM141 - 04
Introductory Chemistry I
CHEM141 - 05
Introductory Chemistry I
CHEM141 - 06
Introductory Chemistry I
CHEM141 - 07
Introductory Chemistry I
Personal Homepage:
http://jknee.faculty.wesleyan.edu/
Office Hours:
By appointment.
Research Interests:
Physical Chemistry: Research areas include molecular multiphoton ionization spectroscopy, picosecond and nanosecond studies of isolated molecule non-radiative decay processes and measurement of state-to-state unimolecular reaction rates.
John Mantzaris
Visiting Professor of ChemistryShow Bio and Photo
BS Central Connecticut State Univ
MA Wesleyan University
PHD Wesleyan University
CHEM152 - 01
Intro Chemistry Laboratory
CHEM152 - 02
Intro Chemistry Laboratory
CHEM152 - 03
Intro Chemistry Laboratory
CHEM152 - 04
Intro Chemistry Laboratory
CHEM152 - 01
Intro Chemistry Laboratory
CHEM152 - 02
Intro Chemistry Laboratory
CHEM152 - 03
Intro Chemistry Laboratory
CHEM152 - 04
Intro Chemistry Laboratory
CHEM152 - 05
Intro Chemistry Laboratory
Brian Northrop
Assistant Professor of ChemistryShow Bio and Photo
BA Middlebury College
PHD University of California LA
CHEM143 - 01
Principles Of Chemistry I
CHEM143 - 02
Principles Of Chemistry I
CHEM143 - 03
Principles Of Chemistry I
CHEM143 - 04
Principles Of Chemistry I
CHEM143 - 05
Principles Of Chemistry I
CHEM557 - 01
Seminar In Org & Inorg Chem
CHEM379 - 01
Nanomaterials Lab
Personal Homepage:
http://bnorthrop.faculty.wesleyan.edu/
Office Hours:
By appointment.
Research Interests:
The design, synthesis, and analysis of new organic materials utilizing molecular recognition, self-assembly, and dynamic covalent chemistry.
Scholarly Keywords:
Physical organic, supramolecular, and materials chemistry.
Stewart Novick
Professor of ChemistryShow Bio and Photo
BS SUNY at Stony Brook
MA Harvard University
MAA Wesleyan University
PHD Harvard University
CHEM337 - 01
Physical Chemistry I
CHEM132 - 01
Seminars in Physical Science
PHYS588 - 01
Seminar in Chemical Physics
Personal Homepage:
http://snovick.faculty.wesleyan.edu/
Office Hours:
Weds 2-3 pm, or by appointment
Research Interests:
Chemical Physics: Molecular beam microwave spectroscopy; structure and dynamics of weakly bound complexes, conformations of floppy molecules; high resolution spectroscopy of free radicals.
Scholarly Keywords:
Chemical Physics, Spectroscopy, Microwave Spectroscopy, van der Waals complexes, Astrochemistry
Academic Associations: American Physical Society American Chemical Society
Grants: NSF PRF
Lab URL:
http://snovick.faculty.wesleyan.edu/
Publications:
https://wesfiles.wesleyan.edu/home/snovick/SN_webpage/Vitae_pub.pdf
Editorial Boards:
Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy
George Petersson
Fisk Professor of Natural ScienceShow Bio and Photo
Fisk Professor of Natural Science
860-685-2508
Professor of Chemistry
Hall-Atwater Laboratories 129
860-685-2508
BS City College
PHD California Institute Tech
CHEM338 - 01
Physical Chemistry II
Personal Homepage:
http://gpetersson.faculty.wesleyan.edu/
Office Hours:
By appointment.
Research Interests:
Physical Chemistry: Computational quantum mechanics emphasizing ab-initio electronic structure theory. Developing new methods for computational thermochemistry with applications to predictions of the absolute rates of chemical reactions.
Andrea Roberts
Visiting Assistant Professor of ChemistryShow Bio and Photo
Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Hall-Atwater Laboratories 141
860-685-2513
BS Cornell University
MS Polytechnic University
PHD Wesleyan University
Personal Homepage:
http://aroberts01.faculty.wesleyan.edu/
Office Hours:
By appointment.
Research Interests:
Inorganic Chemistry.
Lab URL:
http://www.wesleyan.edu/chem/faculty/roberts/index.html
Irina Russu
Professor of ChemistryShow Bio and Photo
BS University of Bucharest
MAA Wesleyan University
PHD University of Pittsburgh
CHEM325 - 01
Biomolecular Structure
CHEM142 - 01
Introductory Chemistry II
CHEM142 - 02
Introductory Chemistry II
CHEM142 - 03
Introductory Chemistry II
CHEM142 - 04
Introductory Chemistry II
CHEM142 - 05
Introductory Chemistry II
CHEM142 - 06
Introductory Chemistry II
Personal Homepage:
http://irussu.faculty.wesleyan.edu/
Office Hours:
Friday, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Research Interests:
Structure and dynamics of nucleic acids; human hemoglobin: structure and function; NMR spectroscopy.
Grants:
NIH
Todd Ryder
Visiting Assistant Professor of ChemistryShow BioVisiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry
860-685-2649
BA Cornell University
MS University of Michigan
PHD University of Rochester
Erika Taylor
Assistant Professor of ChemistryShow Bio and Photo
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Hall-Atwater Laboratories 142
860-685-2739
Assistant Professor, Environmental Studies
860-685-2739
BS University of Michigan
PHD University of Illinois Urbana
CHEM587 - 01
Seminar In Biological Chem
CHEM321 - 01
Biomedicinal Chemistry
CHEM588 - 01
Seminar in Biological Chem
Personal Homepage:
http://eataylor.faculty.wesleyan.edu/
Office Hours: Monday 1-2:30, Thursday 2:30-4 or by appointment.
Research Interests: Biological Chemistry: Research focusing on enzyme mechanism determination, gene function assignment, transition-state and mechanism-based inhibitor design, and directed evolution of enzyme function
Academic Associations: American Chemical Society American Association for the Advancement of Science American Society for Microbiology
T. David Westmoreland
Associate Professor of ChemistryShow Bio and Photo
BS Massachusetts Institute Techno
PHD University of North Carolina
CHEM144 - 01
Principles of Chemistry II
CHEM144 - 02
Principles of Chemistry II
CHEM144 - 03
Principles of Chemistry II
CHEM144 - 04
Principles of Chemistry II
CHEM144 - 05
Principles of Chemistry II
CHEM144 - 06
Principles of Chemistry II
CHEM144 - 07
Principles of Chemistry II
CHEM242 - 01
Science Pedagogy for Elem Scho
Personal Homepage:
http://westmoreland.faculty.wesleyan.edu/
Office Hours:
by appt.
Research Interests:
Inorganic Chemistry: Development of MRI contrast agents; NMR properties of aqueous solutions of paramagnetic ions; EPR spectroscopy of transition metal complexes; fundamental aspects of coupled group/multielectron transfer reactions in solution.
Emeriti
Joseph Bruno
Professor of Chemistry, EmeritusShow Bio and Photo
BA Augustana College Il
MAA Wesleyan University
PHD Northwestern University
Personal Homepage:
http://jbruno.faculty.wesleyan.edu/
Research Interests:
Inorganic Chemistry: Syntheses and uses of transition metal and lanthanide organometallics, inorganic photochemistry.
Wallace Pringle
Professor of Chemistry, EmeritusShow Bio and Photo
BA Middlebury College
MAA Wesleyan University
PHD Massachusetts Institute Techno
Personal Homepage:
http://wpringle.faculty.wesleyan.edu/
Office Hours:
By appointment.
Research Interests:
Physical Chemistry: Collision-induced far infrared and microwave spectroscopy; structure of small ring molecules; van der Waals complexes of four-membered ring molecules; water chemistry.
Scholarly Keywords:
Photochemical Air Pollution Stratospheric Ozone Depletion Nuclear Power Nuclear Waste
Peter Wharton
Professor of Chemistry, EmeritusShow BioProfessor of Chemistry, Emeritus
BA Cambridge University
MA Yale University
MA Cambridge University
MAA Wesleyan University
PHD Yale University
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