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Faculty

Shenda M. Baker
Professor, physical chemistry
Ph.D. California Institute of Technology.
Surface and Interfacial Properties of Organic Thin Films.

Robert J. Cave
Professor, physical chemistry
Ph.D. California Institute of Technology.
Theoretical studies of ground and excited states of molecules.

G. William Daub
Seeley W. Mudd Professor, organic chemistry
Ph.D. Stanford University
Development of new regioselective reactions for synthesis.

Karl A. Haushalter
Associate Professor, chemistry and biology
Ph.D. Harvard University
"Interactions between proteins and nucleic acids; RNA interference and gene therapy approaches for treating HIV-AIDS"

Lelia N. Hawkins
Assistant Professor, environmental chemistry
Ph.D. Scripps Institution of Oceanography

"Characterization of light-absorbing compounds in atmospheric aerosol."

Adam R. Johnson
Professor, inorganic chemistry
Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Amino acid-derived ligands for the synthesis of chiral transition metal complexes and novel ligands for the synthesis of heterobimetallic complexes.

Kerry K. Karukstis
Professor, physical chemistry
Ph.D. Duke University
Spectroscopic studies of surfactant assemblies, host-guest systems, and drug-delivery vehicles.

Mitsuru Kubota
Professor Emeritus, inorganic chemistry
Ph.D. University of Illinois (Urbana)
Synthesis and reactions of organotransition metal compounds, homogeneous catalysis.

Philip C. Myhre
Professor Emeritus, organic chemistry
Ph.D. University of Washington

Katherine Van Heuvelen
Assistant Professor, inorganic chemistry
Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison
Synthesis and spectroscopic characterization of bio-inspired transition metal complexes

Gerald R. Van Hecke
Donald Strauss Professor, physical chemistry
Ph.D. Princeton University
Thermodynamics of liquid crystals.

Hal Van Ryswyk
Professor, analytical & materials chemistry
Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Self-assembling molecular systems, energy and electron transfer, and solar energy conversion.

David Vosburg
Associate Professor, organic chemistry
Ph.D. Scripps Research Institute
Biomimetic cyclizations and natural product synthesis.

Staff

Daniel A. Guerra
Laboratory & Stockroom Manager
B.S. & M.S. Cal Poly Pomona
• Phone: (909) 607-2957
• Fax: (909) 607-7577
• Office: Jacobs 2310
• Daniel_Guerra@hmc.edu

Kim Young
Administrative Assistant
• Phone: (909) 621-8092
• Fax: (909) 607-7577
• Office: Jacobs 1209
• Kim_Young@hmc.edu

Penny Manisco
Laboratory Technician & Chemical Hygiene Officer
B.S. University of Southern California
• Phone (909) 607-4217
• Fax: (909) 607-7577
• Office: Jacobs 2314
Penny_Manisco@hmc.edu