Faculty | Department of Chemistry | The University of Vermont(title)

Faculty

Matthias Brewer

Professor • Department Chair — Organic Chemistry, Synthesis, Medicinal Chemistry

Organic chemistry, synthetic methods, natural products synthesis, synthesis of small molecule medicinal agents.

Matthias.Brewer@uvm.edu (802) 656-1042

Alan Chant

Lecturer — General Chemistry

AChant@uvm.edu

Stevenson Flemer Jr.

Lecturer — General Chemistry

Development and synthesis of novel protected cysteine and selenocysteine SPPS derivatives.

SFlemer@uvm.edu (802) 656-0269

Amy Hoeltge

Senior Lecturer — General and Organic Chemistry

Amy.Hoeltge@uvm.edu (802) 656-0252

Robert J. Hondal

Associate Professor of Biochemistry & Chemistry – Bioorganic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Enzymes, Selenium

Bioorganic chemistry, biochemistry, enzymology, protein function, selenium.

Robert.Hondal@uvm.edu (802) 656-8282

Christopher C. Landry

Professor — Inorganic and Materials Chemistry

Synthesis and studies on porous inorganic nanomaterials, heterogeneous catalysis, nanomedicine, and preparation of nano-bioconjugates.

Christopher.Landry@uvm.edu (802) 656-0270

Matthew D. Liptak

Professor – Inorganic Chemistry

Bioinorganic chemistry, magneto-optical spectroscopy, computational chemistry.

Matthew.Liptak@uvm.edu (802) 656-0161

Jose S. Madalengoitia

Associate Professor – Organic & Bioorganic Chemistry

Organic chemistry, bioorganic chemistry, peptide mimetics.

Jose.Madalengoitia@uvm.edu (802) 656-8247

Yangguang Ou

Assistant Professor - Analytical Chemistry, Bioanalytical Chemistry, Neurochemistry

Bioanalytical Chemistry, Neurochemistry, Biochemistry, Depression, PTSD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Electrochemical Sensing, Separations, Neuropeptides, Neurotransmitters, Voltammetry, Carbon Fiber Microelectrodes

Yangguang.Ou@uvm.edu (802) 656-2435

Giuseppe (Joe) Petrucci

Professor — Analytical Chemistry, Aerosols Analysis, Mass Spectrometry

Analytical chemistry, mass spectrometry, environmental aerosols

Giuseppe.Petrucci@uvm.edu (802) 656-0957

David Punihaole

Assistant Professor - Analytical Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Biophysical Chemistry

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.

David.Punihaole@uvm.edu (802) 656-2329

Erik Ruggles

Senior Lecturer — General Chemistry

Synthesis of new, non-natural amino-acid derivatives

Erik.Ruggles@uvm.edu (802) 656-0275

Rory Waterman

Professor — Inorganic, Organometallic, and Catalysis

Synthetic and mechanistic inorganic/organometallic chemistry, catalysis, energy, professional development

Rory.Waterman@uvm.edu (802) 656-0278

Alexander Wurthmann

Senior Lecturer — Organic Chemistry

Organic synthesis of new bio-organic molecules.

Alexander.Wurthmann@uvm.edu (802) 656-8999

James Zahardis

Lecturer – General and Physical Chemistry

Physical Chemistry, Aerosols, Mass Spectrometry, Raman Spectroscopy.

James.Zahardis@uvm.edu (802) 881-4620

Emeritus

Christopher W. Allen

Emeritus Professor • Inorganic & Polymer Chemistry

Christopher.Allen@uvm.edu (802) 656-0193

William E. Geiger

Emeritus Professor — Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry

Molecular electrochemistry; organometallic electrochemistry; electron-transfer induced changes in molecular structure and reactivity; molecular modification of electrode surfaces; organometallic pharmaceuticals.

William.Geiger@uvm.edu (802) 656-0268

Joel M. Goldberg

Emeritus Professor — Analytical Chemistry, Plasma & Optical Spectrochemistry

Analytical chemistry, optical spectroscopy, plasmas.

Joel.Goldberg@uvm.edu (802) 656-4394

A. Paul Krapcho

In Memoriam • Synthetic Organic, Medicinal Chemistry

A.Paul.Krapcho@uvm.edu

Willem R. Leenstra

Emeritus Professor • Physical Chemistry & Spectroscopy

Physical chemistry, molecular spectroscopy, solid state materials.

Willem.Leenstra@uvm.edu (802) 656-0273

Dwight E. Matthews

Pomeroy Emeritus Professor — Analytical Chemistry, Mass Spectrometry, Proteomics, Metabolomics

Analytical chemistry, mass spectrometry, proteomics, metabolomics, stable isotope tracers, and in vivo metabolite flux and kinetic measurements.

Dwight.Matthews@uvm.edu (802) 656-8114

Michael J. Strauss

Emeritus Professor – Organic Chemistry & Chemical Education

Michael.Strauss@uvm.edu (802) 522-9978

Ted B. Flanagan

Emeritus Professor • Physical & Solid State Chemistry

Ted.Flanagan@uvm.edu