Core Faculty

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Portrait of Professor Edgar Arriaga
Northey Professor of Chemistry
Office
323 Smith Hall
portrait of Professor Kyle Bantz
Associate Professor
Office
312 Smith Hall
portrait of Professor George Barany
Distinguished McKnight University Professor
Office
435 Smith Hall
portrait of Ambika Bhagi-Damodaran
Assistant Professor, McKnight Land-Grant Professor
Office
468B Kolthoff Hall
portrait of Professor David Blank
CSE Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs, Mr. and Mrs. George W. Taylor Distinguished Professor, Distinguished University Teaching Professor
Office
243 Smith Hall
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Headshot of Rene Boiteau
Assistant Professor
Office
228 Smith Hall
portrait of Professor Michael Bowser
Professor
Office
7-134 Hasselmo Hall, 312 Church St SE
Professor Philippe Buhlmann
3M/Alumni Professor, Distinguished University Teaching Professor
Office
325 Smith Hall
portrait of Professor Erin E. Carlson
Professor
Office
341 Smith Hall
portrait of Professor Peter Carr
Distinguished University Teaching Professor
Office
327 Smith Hall
portrait of professor Mark Distefano
Distinguished McKnight University Professor, Distinguished University Teaching Professor
Office
668C Kolthoff Hall
portrait of Professor Christopher Douglas
Associate Professor
Office
568C Kolthoff Hall
portrait of Professor Michelle Driessen
General Chemistry Director, Distinguished University Teaching Professor
Office
113 Smith Hall
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portrait of Professor Renee Frontiera
Professor, Director of Graduate Studies for Chemical Physics
Office
233 Smith Hall
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Photo of Varun Gadkari
Assistant Professor
Office
326 Smith Hall
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portrait of Professor Jiali Gao
Professor
Office
241A Smith Hall
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portrait of Professor Wayne Gladfelter
College of Science & Engineering Distinguished Professor
Office
241B Smith Hall
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portrait of Professor Jason Goodpaster
Assistant Professor
Office
213 Smith Hall
Alex Grenning
Associate Professor (January 2024)
Headshot photograph of Christy Haynes
Department Head, Distinguished McKnight University Professor
Office
139A Smith Hall
portrait of Professor Marc Hillmyer
McKnight Presidential Endowed Chair, Distinguished University Teaching Professor, Director of NSF Center for Sustainable Polymers
Office
209 Smith Hall
Headshot of Jessica Hoover
Professor
Office
468C Kolthoff Hall
Headshot of Dr. William Howitz
Assistant Professor, Organic Lab Director
Office
5 Smith Hall
portrait of Professor Thomas Hoye
Distinguished University Teaching Professor, College of Science & Engineering Distinguished Professor
Office
422 Smith Hall
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portrait of Professor Steven Kass
Professor
Office
223 Smith Hall
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Headshot of Jessica Lamb
Assistant Professor
Office
335 Smith Hall
portrait of Professor Doreen Leopold
Associate Professor, Distinguished University Teaching Professor
Office
211 Smith Hall
portrait of Professor Kenneth Leopold
Distinguished University Teaching Professor
Office
217 Smith Hall
Portrait of Professor Timothy Lodge
Regents Professor, Distinguished McKnight University Professor, Prager Chair in Macromolecular Science, College of Science & Engineering Distinguished Professor
Office
235 Smith Hall
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portrait of Professor Kent Mann
Distinguished University Teaching Professor
Office
668B Kolthoff Hall
portrait of Professor Aaron Massari
Professor, Director of Graduate Studies
Office
245 Smith Hall
Emily Pelton
Assistant Professor
Office
1 Smith Hall
portrait of Professor Lee Penn
Merck Professor of Chemistry, Director of Undergraduate Studies, Distinguished University Teaching Professor
Office
225 Smith Hall
portrait of Professor Angela Perkins
Associate Professor
Office
425 Smith Hall
portrait of Professor Valérie Pierre
Professor
Office
237 Smith Hall
portrait of Professor William Pomerantz
Professor, McKnight Land-Grant Professor, McKnight Presidential Fellow
Office
215 Smith Hall
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portrait of Professor Lawrence Que Jr
Regents Professor, Distinguished University Teaching Professor
Office
343 Smith Hall
Headshot photograph of Professor Theresa Reineke
Distinguished McKnight University Professor, Prager Chair in Macromolecular Science
Office
239 Smith Hall
portrait of Professor Courtney Roberts
Assistant Professor
Office
568B Kolthoff Hall
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Janie Salmon
Debra "Janie" Salmon
Assistant Professor
Office
3 Smith Hall
professor Sapna Sarupria
Associate Professor
Office
229 Smith Hall
portrait of Professor J. Ilja Siepmann
Distinguished McKnight University Professor, Distinguished University Teaching Professor
Office
227 Smith Hall
portrait of Professor Andreas Stein
Distinguished McKnight University Professor, Distinguished University Teaching Professor
Office
219 Smith Hall
portrait of Professor Ian Tonks
Associate Department Head, Professor
Office
568A Kolthoff Hall
portrait of Professor Donald Truhlar
Regents Professor, Distinguished University Teaching Professor, College of Science & Engineering Distinguished Professor
Office
247 Smith Hall