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Faculty

Department of Chemistry

Faculty in Drexel's Department of Chemistry conduct pioneering work in research areas that include: analytical, atmospheric, inorganic, materials, organic, physical, theoretical and computational chemistry, as well as concentrations in chemical biology and chemical education. Their collective research activity has earned the support of federal agencies, such as the National Science Foundation and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, in addition to funding from many private foundations.

Our dedicated faculty mentors strive to build a community of scholars —postdoctoral fellows, graduate, and undergraduate students— that is large enough to offer a range of stimulating experiences within the field of chemistry yet small enough to provide each student with individualized attention to fit their interests.

Meet Our Faculty Emeriti


Faculty Member

Departments & Centers

Research & Scholarship


Associate Professor; Chair of Chemistry Graduate Program Committee
Disque Hall 506
ya426@drexel.edu
Department
  • Department of Chemistry
Research & Teaching Interests

Chemical Biology; Cysteine Proteomics; Redox Signaling; Glutathione; and Post-translational Modifications; Medicinal Chemistry.


Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Disque 606

Department
  • Department of Chemistry
Research & Teaching Interests

Inorganic materials chemistry; Semiconductor nanoparticles; Ultrafast spectroscopy; Crystallization, self-assembly, and phase transitions; Optoelectronic properties


Associate Professor, Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
Center for Automation Technology, 486
fafarman@drexel.edu
215.895.5818
Department
  • Department of Chemistry
Research & Teaching Interests

Nanocrystal synthesis and surface chemistry. Self- and directed-assembly of nanocrystal solids for use as energy conversion materials. Ultra-fast and steady state spectroscopy to study the behavior of electrons in semiconductor nanocrystals.


Assistant Teaching Professor
Disque Hall 223
3141 Chestnut Street
rf485@drexel.edu
215.895.4970
Department
  • Department of Chemistry
Research & Teaching Interests Modification of polymers for diverse applications; utilizing thermal analysis techniques to study polymeric and non-polymeric materials; nanotechnology; applying Multi-detector Size Exclusion Chromatography for characterization of polymers; creating composites to improve materials’ properties.

Professor
Stratton 410
fraser.f.fleming@drexel.edu
215.895.2644
Department
  • Department of Chemistry
Research & Teaching Interests Research is focused on rapidly constructing biologically relevant scaffolds as potential pharmaceutical leads. Two complementary research areas comprise most of the research effort: the use of metalated nitriles as potent nucleophiles for hindered bond construction, and the use of metalated isocyanides as precursors to peptide mimics. The research has been primarily funded by the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation.

Professor; Department Head
Disque Hall 306
jfoley@drexel.edu
215.895.6218
Department
  • Department of Chemistry
Research & Teaching Interests Analytical Chemistry; Separation Science; Ultra-High Performance Liquid Chromatography; Tandem Column Liquid Chromatography; Two-Dimensional Liquid Chromatography; Capillary and Microchip Electrophoresis; Electrokinetic Chromatography

Adjunct Teaching Professor (Psychology), Visiting Research Professor (Chemistry)

paul.c.gondek@drexel.edu
Department
  • Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
  • Department of Chemistry
Research & Teaching Interests

Social psychology of social issues; team and group dynamics; caregiver/patient interactions; Science of Team Science; PTSD; the impact of culture on social processes


Associate Teaching Professor
Disque Hall 417
lwh28@drexel.edu
215.895.1784
Department
  • Department of Chemistry
Research & Teaching Interests

Interfacial studies on the self-assembly of natural organic materials, Dendrimer/metal nanocomposite design and synthesis hosting metal nanoparticles, surface and interfacial science applications


Teaching Professor of Chemistry; Chair, Senate Committee on Academic Affairs
Disque Hall 224
mi73@drexel.edu
Department
  • Department of Chemistry
Research & Teaching Interests Development of student-centered learning-teaching activities; Implementation/evaluation of active learning and evidence-based teaching/pedagogical strategies; Curriculum integrated and applicative content delivery; Structure- and fragment-based drug design guided by drug-target biological evaluation; Structural characteristics and in vivo roles of metalloproteins connected with physiopathology; Spectrometric techniques for structural analysis of small molecules and their supra-molecular assemblies; Biochemistry/molecular biology techniques for protein expression, purification, and immunodetection

Professor; Affiliated faculty member of College of Engineering, Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Disque Hall 211
hj56@drexel.edu
215.895.2562
Lab Phone: 215.571.3648
Department
  • Department of Chemistry
Research & Teaching Interests

Organic and Polymer Chemistry; Drug discovery; Biofilm; Phosphorus-based nanomaterials; Plasma chemistry and it’s medical applications


Associate Professor; Associate Department Head
509 Disque Hall
daniel.king@drexel.edu
215.895.0571
Department
  • Department of Chemistry
Research & Teaching Interests Active learning pedagogy; Assessment of technology use; Guided inquiry (i.e., POGIL) activities; Incorporation of real-world context

Assistant Professor
Disque 508
ml3784@drexel.edu
215.895.1699
Department
  • Department of Chemistry
Research & Teaching Interests

Neurodegenerative protein aggregation; Membrane associated amyloid fibrils; Molecular structures, dynamics, and intermolecular interactions of biological macro molecules; Solid-state NMR and Cryo-electron microscopy (Cryo-EM)


Assistant Teaching Professor
Stratton Hall 414
jll449@drexel.edu
215-895-1861
Department
  • Department of Chemistry
Research & Teaching Interests

flipped-classroom; chemistry; education


Associate Professor; Chair, Faculty Senate
Stratton Hall 415
kevin.owens@drexel.edu
215.895.2621
Department
  • Department of Chemistry
Research & Teaching Interests

analytical chemistry; mass spectrometry; analytical method development; time-of-flight mass spectrometry; analytical instrument development; matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization; imaging mass spectrometry; micro-organism identification by mass spectrometry; chemometrics; correlation analysis


Assistant Department Head, Teaching Professor
Stratton Hall 411
sar@drexel.edu
215.895.1509
Department
  • Department of Chemistry
Research & Teaching Interests

Development of labs and lecture demonstrations for general and organic chemistry courses; Development of evidence-based teaching strategies; Cosmetic chemistry; STEM outreach programs


Associate Professor; Chemistry Graduate Advisor
Disque Hall 222
kws24@drexel.edu
215.895.2653
Department
  • Department of Chemistry
Research & Teaching Interests

Theoretical chemistry; computational chemistry; materials research; mechanically interlocked macromolecular complexes (MIMAs); surface modeling.


Associate Teaching Professor
Straton Hall 409
anthony.wambsgans@drexel.edu
215.895.1585
Department
  • Department of Chemistry
Research & Teaching Interests

Associate Professor
Disque Hall, room 507
Ezra.Wood@drexel.edu
215.895.1681
Department
  • Department of Chemistry
Research & Teaching Interests

Atmospheric Chemistry; Air Pollution; Climate Change; Analytical Instrumentation


Associate Teaching Professor
Disque Hall 218
jx35@drexel.edu
215.895.2648
Department
  • Department of Chemistry
Research & Teaching Interests

QCM; cell adhesion; enzyme; problem-based learning; peer learning


Assistant Teaching Professor
Stratton 412
yy565@drexel.edu
Department
  • Department of Chemistry
Research & Teaching Interests

Theoretical Chemistry; Computational Chemistry; Chemistry Education; Biochemistry/Biophysics; Biomineralization; Interfacial Chemistry; Materials Science

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