Research in the UVM Department of Chemistry covers all five traditional areas of the chemical sciences: physical, organic, inorganic, analytical, and biochemistry. However, the UVM Department of Chemistry recognizes that the best work comes from cross-disciplinary endeavours, and as such our faculty often span traditional lines to perform cutting-edge research that brings together multiple disciplines.
Traditional Areas
Analytical Chemistry
Prof. Yangguang Ou
Bioanalytical Chemistry, Neurochemistry, Biochemistry, Depression, PTSD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Electrochemical Sensing, Separations, Neuropeptides, Neurotransmitters, Voltammetry, Carbon Fiber Microelectrodes
Prof. Giuseppe (Joe) A. Petrucci
Analytical chemistry, mass spectrometry, environmental aerosols
Prof. David Punihaole
Analytical Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Biophysics, Raman Spectroscopy, Stimulated Raman Imaging, Advanced Biological Microscopy Technique Development, Neurodegenerative diseases, Protein Folding, Characterization of Polymer/Nanoparticle Drug and Gene Delivery.
Biochemistry
Prof. Matthias Brewer
Organic chemistry, synthetic methods, natural products synthesis, synthesis of small molecule medicinal agents
Prof. Robert Hondal
Bioorganic chemistry, biochemistry, enzymology, protein function, selenium
Prof. Christopher Landry
Synthesis and studies on porous inorganic nanomaterials, heterogeneous catalysis, nanomedicine, and preparation of nano-bioconjugates.
Prof. Andrea Lee
Single molecule fluorescence microscopy. Molecular mechanisms of DNA repair. Single particle tracking. Dynamics of protein-DNA interactions.
Prof. Jianing Li
Theoretical and computational chemistry, multiscale modeling, protein structure and mechanism, computer-aided drug discovery, new material design
Prof. Matthew Liptak
Bioinorganic chemistry, magneto-optical spectroscopy, computational chemistry
Prof. Jose Madalengoitia
Organic chemistry, bioorganic chemistry, peptide mimetics
Prof. Yangguang Ou
Bioanalytical Chemistry, Neurochemistry, Biochemistry, Depression, PTSD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Electrochemical Sensing, Separations, Neuropeptides, Neurotransmitters, Voltammetry, Carbon Fiber Microelectrodes
Prof. David Punihaole
Analytical Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Biophysics, Raman Spectroscopy, Stimulated Raman Imaging, Advanced Biological Microscopy Technique Development, Neurodegenerative diseases, Protein Folding, Characterization of Polymer/Nanoparticle Drug and Gene Delivery.
Inorganic Chemistry
Prof. Christopher Landry
Synthesis and studies on porous inorganic nanomaterials, heterogeneous catalysis, nanomedicine, and preparation of nano-bioconjugates.
Prof. Matthew Liptak
Bioinorganic chemistry, magneto-optical spectroscopy, computational chemistry
Prof. Rory Waterman
Synthetic and mechanistic inorganic/organometallic chemistry, catalysis, energy, professional developmenty
Organic Chemistry
Prof. Matthias Brewer
Organic chemistry, synthetic methods, natural products synthesis, synthesis of small molecule medicinal agents
Prof. Robert Hondal
Bioorganic chemistry, biochemistry, enzymology, protein function, selenium
Prof. Jose Madalengoitia
Organic chemistry, bioorganic chemistry, peptide mimetics
Prof. Severin Schneebeli
Organic synthesis, supramolecular chemistry, polymer chemistry, and theoretical/computational chemistry
Physical Chemistry
Prof. Andrea Lee
Single molecule fluorescence microscopy. Molecular mechanisms of DNA repair. Single particle tracking. Dynamics of protein-DNA interactions.
Prof. Jianing Li
Theoretical and computational chemistry, multiscale modeling, protein structure and mechanism, computer-aided drug discovery, new material design
Prof. Matthew Liptak
Bioinorganic chemistry, magneto-optical spectroscopy, computational chemistry
Prof. David Punihaole
Analytical Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Biophysics, Raman Spectroscopy, Stimulated Raman Imaging, Advanced Biological Microscopy Technique Development, Neurodegenerative diseases, Protein Folding, Characterization of Polymer/Nanoparticle Drug and Gene Delivery.
Prof. Michael Ruggiero
Characterization and manipulation of material properties using low-frequency vibrational waves. Techniques including terahertz-time domain spectroscopy and quantum mechanical simulations are applied to pharmaceutical solids, organic semiconductors, metal-organic frameworks.
Cross-Disciplinary Areas
Biomedical Chemistry
Prof. Matthias Brewer
Organic chemistry, synthetic methods, natural products synthesis, synthesis of small molecule medicinal agents
Prof. Robert Hondal
Bioorganic chemistry, biochemistry, enzymology, protein function, selenium
Prof. Christopher Landry
Synthesis and studies on porous inorganic nanomaterials, heterogeneous catalysis, nanomedicine, and preparation of nano-bioconjugates.
Prof. Andrea Lee
Single molecule fluorescence microscopy. Molecular mechanisms of DNA repair. Single particle tracking. Dynamics of protein-DNA interactions.
Prof. Jianing Li
Theoretical and computational chemistry, multiscale modeling, protein structure and mechanism, computer-aided drug discovery, new material design
Prof. Matthew Liptak
Bioinorganic chemistry, magneto-optical spectroscopy, computational chemistry
Prof. Jose Madalengoitia
Organic chemistry, bioorganic chemistry, peptide mimetics
Prof. Yangguang Ou
Bioanalytical Chemistry, Neurochemistry, Biochemistry, Depression, PTSD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Electrochemical Sensing, Separations, Neuropeptides, Neurotransmitters, Voltammetry, Carbon Fiber Microelectrodes
Prof. David Punihaole
Analytical Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Biophysics, Raman Spectroscopy, Stimulated Raman Imaging, Advanced Biological Microscopy Technique Development, Neurodegenerative diseases, Protein Folding, Characterization of Polymer/Nanoparticle Drug and Gene Delivery.
Prof. Severin Schneebeli
Organic synthesis, supramolecular chemistry, polymer chemistry, and theoretical/computational chemistry
Catalytic Chemistry
Prof. Christopher Landry
Synthesis and studies on porous inorganic nanomaterials, heterogeneous catalysis, nanomedicine, and preparation of nano-bioconjugates.
Prof. Matthew Liptak
Bioinorganic chemistry, magneto-optical spectroscopy, computational chemistry
Prof. Giuseppe (Joe) A. Petrucci
Analytical chemistry, mass spectrometry, environmental aerosols
Prof. Severin Schneebeli
Organic synthesis, supramolecular chemistry, polymer chemistry, and theoretical/computational chemistry
Prof. Rory Waterman
Synthetic and mechanistic inorganic/organometallic chemistry, catalysis, energy, professional developmenty
Environmental Chemistry
Prof. Christopher Landry
Synthesis and studies on porous inorganic nanomaterials, heterogeneous catalysis, nanomedicine, and preparation of nano-bioconjugates.
Prof. Matthew Liptak
Bioinorganic chemistry, magneto-optical spectroscopy, computational chemistry
Prof. Giuseppe (Joe) A. Petrucci
Analytical chemistry, mass spectrometry, environmental aerosols
Prof. Michael Ruggiero
Characterization and manipulation of material properties using low-frequency vibrational waves. Techniques including terahertz-time domain spectroscopy and quantum mechanical simulations are applied to pharmaceutical solids, organic semiconductors, metal-organic frameworks.
Prof. Severin Schneebeli
Organic synthesis, supramolecular chemistry, polymer chemistry, and theoretical/computational chemistry
Prof. Rory Waterman
Synthetic and mechanistic inorganic/organometallic chemistry, catalysis, energy, professional developmenty
Materials Science
Prof. Christopher Landry
Synthesis and studies on porous inorganic nanomaterials, heterogeneous catalysis, nanomedicine, and preparation of nano-bioconjugates.
Prof. Jianing Li
Theoretical and computational chemistry, multiscale modeling, protein structure and mechanism, computer-aided drug discovery, new material design
Prof. Michael Ruggiero
Characterization and manipulation of material properties using low-frequency vibrational waves. Techniques including terahertz-time domain spectroscopy and quantum mechanical simulations are applied to pharmaceutical solids, organic semiconductors, metal-organic frameworks.
Prof. Severin Schneebeli
Organic synthesis, supramolecular chemistry, polymer chemistry, and theoretical/computational chemistry
Prof. Rory Waterman
Synthetic and mechanistic inorganic/organometallic chemistry, catalysis, energy, professional developmenty