FACULTY: Asleson | Beam | Breazeale | Cory | Cuff | Deavor | Doig | Donato | DuBose | Ehmann | Guirgis | Heldrich | Jones | Kinard | Kotz | Krantzman | Lavrich | McGill | Overby | Riggs-Gelasco | Rogers | Sessa | Straumanis | Taylor | Tonks | Wyatt
EMERITUS: Faber | Likes | Martin | Metz | Towell
STAFF: Barrett | Jones | Neal | Tomlinson | Weddle
FACULTY
GARY
L. ASLESON: aslesong@cofc.edu
Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Ph.D., University of Iowa, 1975
B.A., Gustavus Adolphus College, 1970
Research Interests: Nuclear magnetic resonance and
metal ion binding by tetracyclines; Chromatographic separations; Trace
metals in the environment.
CHARLES
F. BEAM, Jr.: beamc@cofc.edu
Professor
Ph.D., University of Maryland, 1970
B.S., City College, City University of New York, 1963
Research Interests: Strong-base organic syntheses;
Organic Polymer synthesis; Heterocyclic synthesis from isatoic
anhydrides and acetylene esters; Pyrolysis.
WILLIAM H. "JACK" BREAZEALE, Jr.:
breazew@cofc.edu
Adjunct Professor
Ph.D., University of South Carolina
B.S., University of South Carolina
Research Interests: Thermodynamic behavior of
non-electrolytes and elctrolytes in aqueous solutions; Chemical
education with particular interest in laboratory safety, microscale
chemistry, multimedia presentations in chemistry, and textbook writing.
WENDY
CORY: coryw@cofc.edu
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. University of Florida, 1997
B.S., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, 1993
Research Interests: LC-MS determination of
pharmaceutical degradation products.
THOMAS
J. CUFF: cufft@cofc.edu
Adjunct Instructor
Ph.D., Duke University
B.S., The College of William and Mary
Research Interests: Organic chemistry.
JAMES
P. DEAVOR: deavorj@cofc.edu
Professor and Department Chair
Ph.D., University of South Carolina, 1983
B.S., Mercer University, 1978
Research Interests: Atomic Spectroscopy; Molecular
spectroscopy, Chemical education.
MARION
T. DOIG, III: doigm@cofc.edu
Professor
Ph.D., University of South Florida, 1973
B.S., College of Charleston, 1966
Research Interests: Marine natural products;
Neurochemistry; Cancer chemotherapy.
HENRY
DONATO, Jr.: donatoh@cofc.edu
Professor
Ph.D., University of Virginia, 1973
B.S., College of Charleston, 1968
Research Interests: Chemical aspects of aging;
Spectroscopic studies of biomolecules; Bioinorganic interactions.
JOHN
DUBOSE: VMee@aol.com
Adjunct Professor
Ph.D., Emory University, 1973
M.S., Emory University, 1972
B.S., Virginia Military Institute, 1969
Research Interests: Organic chemistry.
ANDREW
G. GELASCO
Adjunct Professor
Ph.D., University of Michigan
B.S., University of Massachusettes
Research Interests: Inorganic chemistry.
GAMIL
GUIRGIS : guirgisg@cofc.edu
University Professor of Sciences and Mathematics
Ph.D., University of South Carolina
M.S., Ain-Shames University
B.S.,Cairo University
Research Interests: Raman and infrared spectroscopy,
ab initio calculations and conformational analysis.
FREDERICK
J. HELDRICH: heldrichr@cofc.edu
Professor
Ph.D., Emory University, 1980
B.S., Washington and Lee University, 1976
Research Interests: Natural products synthesis and
synthetic methodology; Electroorganic syntheses.
STEPHEN
S. JONES: jonesss@cofc.edu
Adjunct Instructor
M.S., University of Massachusetts, 1989
B.S., U.S. Naval Academy, 1982
Research Interests: Inorganic Chemistry and
Organometallic Chemistry.
W.
FRANK KINARD: kinardf@cofc.edu
Mebane Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Ph.D., University of South Carolina, 1968
B.S., Duke University, 1964
Research Interests: Nuclear chemistry-solution
chemistry of lanthanide/actinide elements; Environmental chemistry;
Microcomputers for experimental control and analysis.
JOHN
C. KOTZ: johnkotz@mac.com
Adjunct Professor
Ph.D., Cornell University, 1964
B.S., Washington & Lee University, 1959
Research Interests: Chemical education; inorganic
and organometallic chemistry.
KRISTIN
D. KRANTZMAN: krantzmank@cofc.edu
Professor
Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles, 1990
B.S., Occidental College, 1986
Research Interests: Ab initio
calculations and molecular dynamics simulations to model gas-surface
reactions.
RICHARD
LAVRICH: lavrichr@cofc.edu
Assistant Professor
Ph.D, Kent State University, 2001
B.S., The Ohio State University, 1994
Research Interests: Chiral interactions of organic
and biological moelcules; Conformational preferences of peptides,
Microwave spectroscopy.
JULIAN
E. McGILL: mcgillje@musc.edu
Adjunct Professor
Ph.D., Clemson University, 1971
M.S., Clemson University, 1968
B.A., Erskine College, 1955
Research Interests: Pharmaceutics;
Chemical Education.
JASON
S. OVERBY: overbyj@cofc.edu
Associate Professor
Ph.D., Vanderbilt University, 1997
M.S., Vanderbilt University, 1995
B.S., University of Tennessee at Martin, 1992
Research Interests: Ligand design for applications
in organometallic and materials chemistry.
PAMELA
RIGGS-GELASCO: gelascop@cofc.edu
Mebane Professor of Chemsitry & Biochemistry
Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1995
B.S., Albion College, 1989
Research Interests: Metal cluster assembly in
manganese
enzymes, protein purification, x-ray absorption, EPR spectroscopy, and
rapid kinetic techniques.
AMY
LEDBETTER ROGERS: ledbettera@cofc.edu
Assistant Professor and
Laboratory Program Director
Ph.D., University of South Carolina
B.S., Furman University
Research Interests: Biochemistry.
PAUL
SESSA: sessap@cofc.edu
Adjunct Instructor
Ph.D. Georgia Institute of Technology, 1971
M.S., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1968
B.S. University of Notre Dame, 1966
Research Interests: Chemical engineering.
ANDREI
R. STRAUMANIS: straumanisa@cofc.edu
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Stanford, 1998
B.S., Oberlin College, 1991
Research Interests: Organic chemistry.
DAWNE
M. TAYLOR: taylord@cofc.edu
Visiting Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Medical University of South Carolina, 2002
B.S., Grove City
College, 1996
Research Interests: Pharmeceutical sciences.
NEAL
TONKS: tonksn@cofc.edu
Visiting Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Georgia, 1986
B.S., Georgia Institute of
Technology, 1981
JUSTIN
K. WYATT: wyattj@cofc.edu
Associate Professor
Ph.D.,
University of California-Davis, 2000
B.S., Oregon State, 1994
Research Interests: Propargylic alcohols,
Enantioselective synthesis.
FACULTY EMERITUS
GARY
C. FABER: wyattj@cofc.edu
Associate Professor
Distinguished Teaching Award 1990
Ph.D., University of South Dakota, 1969
B.S., Georgia State University, 1965
Research Interests: Inorganic chemistry.
ELIZABETH
M. MARTIN: martine@cofc.edu
Associate Professor
M.S.,Georgia State University, 1972
M.A.T., Duke University, 1965
B.A. Winthrop College, 1964
Research Interests: Chemical education.
CLYDE
METZ : metzc@cofc.edu
Professor Emeritus
Ph.D.,
Indiana University, 1966
B.S., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology,
1962
Research Interests: Electrochemistry of
molten salts; Chemical Education; X-ray Crystallography.
STAFF
DON
BARRETT: barrettd@cofc.edu
Electronics Technician, School of Sciences & Mathematics
Brown Institute of Electronics, Minneapolis, MN
Durham Technical Institute
953-5684
STEPHEN
S. JONES: jonesss@cofc.edu
Director of the Center for Chromatography
and Magnetic Resonance
M.S., University of Massachusetts
B.S., US Naval Academy
SCIC 325 953-4965
JENNIFER
NEAL: nealje@cofc.edu
Administrative Assistant,
Department of Chemistry &
Biochemistry
B.A., Brevard College
SCIC 316 953-1406
JEFF
TOMLINSON: tomlinsonj@cofc.edu
Stockroom and Business Manager,
Department of Chemistry &
Biochemistry
B.S. Biochemistry, College of Charleston
SCIC 316 953-8092
DERRIK
WEDDLE: weddled@cofc.edu
Evening Stockroom Manager,
Department of Chemistry &
Biochemistry
B.S. Chemistry, B.S. Biochemistry,
B.S. Biology, College of Charleston
SCIC 316 953-8092
IN REMEMBRANCE:
WANDA
EMONS (1941–2006)
Administrative Assistant Emerita,
Department of Chemistry &
Biochemistry
A.B. Office Information Technology,
Trident Technical College
Member, Professional Secretaries International
CARL
JAMES LIKES (1916–2002)
Professor Emeritus
Distinguished Teaching Award 1978
Ph.D. , University of Virginia
B.S. College of Charleston
Research Interests: Physical chemistry.
EDWARD
EMERSON TOWELL (1913–2003)
Professor Emeritus
Ph.D.,University of North Carolina
B.S., College of Charleston
Research Interests: Organic chemistry.