Core Faculty
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![Edgar Arriaga headshot](/sites/cse.umn.edu/files/styles/folwell_full/public/UMN2023_6301-2-Enhanced-NR%20copy.jpg.webp?itok=AXLBfA-J)
Northey Professor, Department of Chemistry
![Gwen Bailey photo](/sites/cse.umn.edu/files/styles/folwell_full/public/GwendolynBailey300x200.jpg.webp?itok=zvnKNA4k)
![portrait of Professor Kyle Bantz](/sites/cse.umn.edu/files/styles/folwell_full/public/BantzKyleNP.jpg.webp?itok=UhukJ3K2)
Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry
![Ambika Bhagi-Damodaran headshot](/sites/cse.umn.edu/files/styles/folwell_full/public/Bhagi_DamodaranAmbikaNP.jpeg.webp?itok=lEpmni63)
Assistant Professor, McKnight Land-Grant Professor, Department of Chemistry
![portrait of Professor David Blank](/sites/cse.umn.edu/files/styles/folwell_full/public/David%20Blank%20headshot%20600x900%20cropped.jpg.webp?itok=k-ehj7OR)
Mr. and Mrs. George W. Taylor Distinguished Professor and Distinguished University Teaching Professor, Department of Chemistry,
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs, College of Science and Engineering
![Headshot of Rene Boiteau](/sites/cse.umn.edu/files/styles/folwell_full/public/rmb_headshot.jpg.webp?itok=cXnDSsbu)
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry
![portrait of Professor Michael Bowser](/sites/cse.umn.edu/files/styles/folwell_full/public/BowserMichaelNP.jpg.webp?itok=QP-Iw_QM)
Professor, Department of Chemistry
![Jan-Niklas (Nik) Boyn headshot](/sites/cse.umn.edu/files/styles/folwell_full/public/Screenshot%202023-11-29%20at%202.16.00%E2%80%AFPM-1.png.webp?itok=wjL5MFoU)
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry
![Professor Philippe Buhlmann](/sites/cse.umn.edu/files/styles/folwell_full/public/BuhlmannPhilippe.jpg.webp?itok=IPCWAIGX)
Distinguished University Teaching Professor and CSE Distinguished Professor, Department of Chemistry
![portrait of Professor Erin E. Carlson](/sites/cse.umn.edu/files/styles/folwell_full/public/CarlsonErin.jpg.webp?itok=BhzU07kB)
Smith Professor, Department of Chemistry
![portrait of professor Mark Distefano](/sites/cse.umn.edu/files/styles/folwell_full/public/DistefanoMarkNP.jpg.webp?itok=LwT3DBvo)
Distinguished McKnight University Professor, Distinguished University Teaching Professor, Department of Chemistry
![portrait of Professor Christopher Douglas](/sites/cse.umn.edu/files/styles/folwell_full/public/Chemistry11.21_193.jpg.webp?itok=SxrHBgJu)
Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry
![portrait of Professor Michelle Driessen](/sites/cse.umn.edu/files/styles/folwell_full/public/DreissenMichelleNP.jpg.webp?itok=cxrq4mxA)
General Chemistry Director, Distinguished University Teaching Professor, Department of Chemistry
![portrait of Professor Renee Frontiera](/sites/cse.umn.edu/files/styles/folwell_full/public/ReneeFrontieraNP.jpg.webp?itok=5icqqi9b)
Northrop Professor, Director of Graduate Studies for Chemical Physics, Department of Chemistry
![Portrait headshot of Professor Varun Gadkari](/sites/cse.umn.edu/files/styles/folwell_full/public/Gadkari_Headshot_1.1_main_crop_2-3.jpg.webp?itok=B52xkd2a)
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry
![portrait of Professor Jiali Gao](/sites/cse.umn.edu/files/styles/folwell_full/public/JialiGaoNP.jpg.webp?itok=wMdrHFkt)
Professor, Department of Chemistry
![portrait of Professor Wayne Gladfelter](/sites/cse.umn.edu/files/styles/folwell_full/public/WayneGladfelterNP.jpg.webp?itok=_CHeQ9pS)
College of Science and Engineering Distinguished Professor, Department of Chemistry
![Alex Grenning](/sites/cse.umn.edu/files/styles/folwell_full/public/AG_Photo.jpeg.webp?itok=w-7ZX8yR)
Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry
![Headshot photograph of Christy Haynes](/sites/cse.umn.edu/files/styles/folwell_full/public/ChristyHaynes%202023.jpg.webp?itok=YDqAhjDL)
Department Head, Distinguished McKnight University Professor, Department of Chemistry
![Kade Head-Marsden headshot](/sites/cse.umn.edu/files/styles/folwell_full/public/Screenshot%202023-11-28%20at%2010.10.11%E2%80%AFAM_0.png.webp?itok=AYI4wlOt)
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry
![portrait of Professor Marc Hillmyer](/sites/cse.umn.edu/files/styles/folwell_full/public/HillmyerMarcNP.jpg.webp?itok=swxP9mr1)
McKnight Presidential Endowed Chair, Distinguished University Teaching Professor, Department of Chemistry,
Director, NSF Center for Sustainable Polymers
![Headshot of Jessica Hoover](/sites/cse.umn.edu/files/styles/folwell_full/public/Hoover_DSC2261-1920w%20copy%202.jpg.webp?itok=D1hzSwYd)
Professor, Department of Chemistry
![Headshot of Dr. William Howitz](/sites/cse.umn.edu/files/styles/folwell_full/public/Howitz_William_Headshot.PNG.webp?itok=YS7x0Rsg)
Assistant Professor, Organic Lab Director, Department of Chemistry
![Tom Hoye headshot](/sites/cse.umn.edu/files/styles/folwell_full/public/UMNSept2023_067-Edit.jpg.webp?itok=ZSAdwvHG)
Distinguished University Teaching Professor, College of Science & Engineering Distinguished Professor, Department of Chemistry
![portrait of Professor Steven Kass](/sites/cse.umn.edu/files/styles/folwell_full/public/KassStevenNP.jpg.webp?itok=rvuupwUS)
Professor, Department of Chemistry
![Hannah S. Kenagy headshot](/sites/cse.umn.edu/files/styles/folwell_full/public/0154_9637.jpg.webp?itok=fQLO3Dp7)
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry (January 2025)
![Portrait of Jessica Lamb](/sites/cse.umn.edu/files/styles/folwell_full/public/Lamb%20headshot_0.jpg.webp?itok=tKR1_4Nl)
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry
![portrait of Professor Doreen Leopold](/sites/cse.umn.edu/files/styles/folwell_full/public/LeopoldDoreenNP.jpg.webp?itok=JSaiP3cN)
Associate Professor, Distinguished University Teaching Professor, Department of Chemistry
![portrait of Professor Kenneth Leopold](/sites/cse.umn.edu/files/styles/folwell_full/public/LeopoldKennethNP.jpg.webp?itok=SZOjTEn3)
Distinguished University Teaching Professor, College of Science & Engineering Distinguished Teaching Professor, Department of Chemistry
![Tim Lodge headshot](/sites/cse.umn.edu/files/styles/folwell_full/public/TPL%20office_0.JPG.webp?itok=K4DWHTKn)
Regents Professor, Distinguished McKnight University Professor, Prager Chair in Macromolecular Science, College of Science & Engineering Distinguished Professor, Department of Chemistry
![Aaron Massari 2023](/sites/cse.umn.edu/files/styles/folwell_full/public/0_2.jpg.webp?itok=blaBb9_k)
3M Alumni Professor, Director of Graduate Studies, and College of Science & Engineering Distinguished Teaching Professor, Department of Chemistry
![Emily Pelton](/sites/cse.umn.edu/files/styles/folwell_full/public/Emily%20Pelton.jpeg.webp?itok=ucQy0Bkw)
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry
![portrait of Professor Lee Penn](/sites/cse.umn.edu/files/styles/folwell_full/public/LeePennNP.jpg.webp?itok=fBqn1giq)
Professor, Director of Undergraduate Studies, Distinguished University Teaching Professor, Merck Professor of Chemistry, College of Science & Engineering Distinguished Professor, Institute on the Environment Resident Fellow, Department of Chemistry
![portrait of Professor Angela Perkins](/sites/cse.umn.edu/files/styles/folwell_full/public/PerkinsAngelaNP.jpg.webp?itok=vcnMcq9Y)
Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry
![portrait of Professor Valérie Pierre](/sites/cse.umn.edu/files/styles/folwell_full/public/PierreValerieNP.jpg.webp?itok=jXGXbk6O)
Professor, Department of Chemistry
![Will Pomerantz 2023 headshot](/sites/cse.umn.edu/files/styles/folwell_full/public/Will%20Pomerantz.jpg.webp?itok=T2JCRj_4)
Professor, McKnight Land-Grant Professor, McKnight Presidential Fellow, Department of Chemistry
![Melissa Ramirez headshot](/sites/cse.umn.edu/files/styles/folwell_full/public/7f792a_82406b2b63f847ae8924ddfc83351945~mv2%20copy.png.webp?itok=LOxYZiax)
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry (January 2025)
![Headshot photograph of Professor Theresa Reineke](/sites/cse.umn.edu/files/styles/folwell_full/public/UMN_Math2022_359-Edit_0.jpg.webp?itok=2fC1rcs5)
Distinguished McKnight University Professor, Prager Chair in Macromolecular Science, Department of Chemistry
![portrait of Professor Courtney Roberts](/sites/cse.umn.edu/files/styles/folwell_full/public/CourtneyRobertsNP.jpg.webp?itok=deGN-qPu)
3M Alumni Professor and Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry
![Janie Salmon](/sites/cse.umn.edu/files/styles/folwell_full/public/Janie%20Salmon.jpeg.webp?itok=3x16Xc_X)
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry
![Sapna Sarupria](/sites/cse.umn.edu/files/styles/folwell_full/public/Sapna%20Sarupria.png.webp?itok=-cYq5ij-)
Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry
![Anthony Schlimgen headshot](/sites/cse.umn.edu/files/styles/folwell_full/public/Anthony%20Schlimgen.png.webp?itok=mqEZK4EY)
![Headshot of J. Ilja Siepmann](/sites/cse.umn.edu/files/styles/folwell_full/public/SiepmannJ_IljaNP_0.jpg.webp?itok=iuPXyFAe)
Distinguished McKnight University Professor, Distinguished University Teaching Professor, Department of Chemistry
![portrait of Professor Andreas Stein](/sites/cse.umn.edu/files/styles/folwell_full/public/AndreasSteinNP.jpg.webp?itok=ikCjMz_Q)
Distinguished McKnight University Professor, Department of Chemistry
![portrait of Professor Ian Tonks](/sites/cse.umn.edu/files/styles/folwell_full/public/IanTonksNP.jpg.webp?itok=IHaeL5vM)
Associate Department Head, Lloyd H. Reyerson Professor, Department of Chemistry
![portrait of Professor Donald Truhlar](/sites/cse.umn.edu/files/styles/folwell_full/public/DonaldTruhlarNP.jpg.webp?itok=mk_h1QTJ)
Regents Professor, Distinguished University Teaching Professor, College of Science & Engineering Distinguished Professor, Department of Chemistry