Department of Chemistry
General Chemistry Director, Distinguished University Teaching Professor, Department of Chemistry
Research Summary
My interests are focused on the development of new teaching methods to improve educational outcomes for undergraduates and educational materials for use in general chemistry. My work in these areas has included implementation of a problem- and team-based laboratory curriculum, an online course for introductory chemistry, a reduced-seat-time flipped general chemistry curriculum, and a peer-led workshop program to support students in…
Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry, synthesis
- Nanoscience & Materials Chemistry, organic electronics
- Energy & Catalysis
- Inorganic & Organometallic Chemistry
Research in our group focuses on the development of new synthetic methods and on finding solutions to a variety of synthesis problems. Our program in developing new methods is particularly focused on reactions we feel have the potential to change…
Chemical Physics, Chemical Engineering & Materials Science
Distinguished McKnight University Professor, Distinguished University Teaching Professor, Department of Chemistry
- Chemical Biology, protein engineering
- Organic Chemistry, bioorganic chemistry
Our group is interested in molecular recognition and catalysis in the context of proteins. Current research is focused on the process of protein prenylation, a key modification that occurs on proteins involved in cellular signaling. Part of the group is studying the enzymes responsible for this process with the ultimate goal of…
Professor Emeritus, Department of Chemistry
- Energy & Catalysis
- Chemical Theory & Computation: structure, reactivity, and dynamics
- Environmental & Green Chemistry
We develop and apply theoretical models in order to investigate phenomena of chemical, biological, and environmental interest. Current focus areas include:
- modeling catalysis, including the exploitation of metal-organic frameworks, to advance sustainable chemistry and chemical…
Distinguished University Teaching Professor Emeritus, Department of Chemistry
- Analytical & Bioanalytical Chemistry, chromatography
- Environmental & Green Chemistry, separations chemistry
- Nanoscience & Materials Chemistry, chromatography support materials
Ceramic supports for HPLC; materials chemistry in large scale biological chromatography, ultra stable stationary phases for environmental analysis, fast liquid chromatography, high temperature liquid chromatography and…
Smith Professor, Department of Chemistry
- Chemical Biology: protein activity assays, imaging, biochemical methods
- Organic Chemistry: inhibitor and probe synthesis, natural product discovery
- Analytical & Bioanalytical Chemistry: proteomics, mass spectrometry, separations
- Nanoscience & Materials Chemistry: organismal response to materials, corona formation
The Carlson Group uses tools from many fields ranging from organic and…
- Accepting new undergraduate research students
- Accepting new graduate research students
Distinguished University Teaching Professor and CSE Distinguished Professor, Department of Chemistry
- Analytical & Bioanalytical Chemistry: electrochemical sensors and microscopy
- Environmental & Green Chemistry: ion selective electrodes
- Nanoscience & Materials Chemistry: sensors
- Chemical Physics: chemical sensing and imaging
Our group is interested in the use of molecular recognition for chemical sensing. On one hand, we develop chemical sensors for clinical and environmental…