Staff

Chairperson of Department

Schepp, N. P., BSc, PhD (Toronto)

Graduate Coordinator

Zhang, P., BSc, MSc (Jilin Univ, China), PhD (Western)

Professors Emeriti

Becke, A. D., BSc (Queen’s), MSc, PhD (McMaster), FRSC, FRS, FCIC, Killam Chair in Computational Science, Shirreff Chair of Chemistry. New theoretical and computational methods for the electronic structure of atoms, molecules and solids
Boyd, R. J., BSc (UBC), PhD (McGill), FCIC, Alexander McLeod Professor of Chemistry. Quantum chemistry; reaction mechanisms; density functional theory and biomolecules
Burnell, D. J., BSc, MSc (Carleton), PhD (UNB), Synthetic and mechanistic organic chemistry
White, M. A., BSc (Univ of Western Ontario), PhD (McMaster), OC, FRSC, Harry Shirreff Professor of Chemical Research (Emerita) and cross-appointment with Physics and Atmospheric Sciences.  Physical chemistry, Materials Energy, Thermal properties of materials, Materials science, Energy storage

Professors

Andreas, H. A., BSc, PhD (Calgary). Electrochemistry of energy storage, particularly the self discharge of aqueous supercapacitors
Bearne, S. L., BSc (Acadia), PhD (Toronto), MDCM (McGill), cross-appointment from Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Biological chemistry, enzymology, kinetics, enzyme inhibition, drug design, enzyme evolution, proteomics, organic synthesis
Dahn, J. R., BSc (Dalhousie), MSc, PhD (UBC), cross appointment from Physics and Atmospheric Science. Canada Research Chair in Battery and Fuel Cell Materials, NSERC/3M Canada Inc. Industrial Research Chair.
Doucette, A. A., BSc (Dalhousie), PhD (Alberta). Analytical mass spectrometry; biological sample analysis; expression proteomics; multiplexed separations; protein labelling and fluorescence
Freund, M., BSc, PhD (Florida). cross-appointment with Physics and Atmospheric Science. Electrochemistry; conjugated polymers; solar fuels; artificial photosynthesis; organic electronics; machine olfaction; surface science
Jakeman, D. L., BSc, PhD (Sheffield), cross-appointment from College of Pharmacy. Applications of enzymes and carbohydrates, protein engineering, medicinal chemistry 
Johnson, E. R., BSc (Carleton), PhD (Queen’s). cross-appointment with Physics and Atmospheric Science. Herzberg-Becke Chair in Theoretical Chemistry. Density-functional theory of electronic structure, intermolecular interactions
Martin, R. V., BS (Cornell), MSc (Oxford), PhD (Harvard), cross-appointment from Physics and Atmospheric Science. Atmospheric chemistry and the use of satellite and suborbital measurements to improve the understanding of climate and air quality
Obrovac, M. N., BSc (SFU), MSc, PhD (Dalhousie), cross-appointment with Physics and Atmospheric Science and Industrial Research Chair in Materials Science. New Materials for advanced batteries, electrochemistry, inorganic materials synthesis, nanostructured materials
Rainey, J. K., BSc (Guelph), MSc, PhD (Toronto), cross-appointment from Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Director of NMR-3. Biophysical chemistry, protein structure, dynamics and self-assembly
Stradiotto, M., BSc, PhD (McMaster), FRSC, Alexander McLeod Professor of Chemistry. Organometallic chemistry
Thompson, A., BSc (Leicester), PhD (Sheffield), Faculty of Science Killam Professor. Synthesis and applications of homochiral dipyrromethene complexes; asymmetric catalysis; new methodology for the synthesis of important pyrroles
Turculet, L., BSc (MIT), PhD (Berkeley). Synthetic inorganic and organometallic chemistry and reactivity; new materials synthesis
Wentzell, P. D., BSc (Dalhousie), PhD (Mich State), Chemometrics; sensors; continuous flow analysis
Zhang, P., BSc, MSc (Jilin Univ, China), PhD (Western), cross-appointment with School of Biomedical Engineering (SBME). Materials science, nanoscience and technology, synchrotron spectroscopy, biotechnological applications of nanocrystals
Zwanziger, J. W., BA (Chicago), PhD (Cornell), Canada Research Chair in NMR Studies of Materials and cross-appointment with Physics and Atmospheric Science. Materials science: structure, bulk properties, and synthesis

Associate Professors

Cozens, F. L., BSc (York), PhD (Toronto). Nanosecond laser flash photolysis, physical organic chemistry in homogeneous and heterogeneous media
Schepp, N. P., BSc, PhD (Toronto). Biologically important reactive intermediates, nanosecond laser flash photolysis
Speed, A. W., BSc (Dalhousie), PhD (Harvard). Synthesis, catalysis, organic chemistry, main group chemistry, photoredox

Assistant Professor

Chitnis, S., PhD (Victoria). Redox-active main group centres; lewis superacids, inorganic polymers and clusters 
Dasog, M., BSc (Saskatchewan), PhD (Alberta).  Energy, nanomaterials, semiconductors, photonics, catalysis, surface chemistry, optoelectronics

 

Adjunct (FGS)

Boyd, R. J., BSc (UBC), PhD (McGill), FCIC, Alexander McLeod Professor of Chemistry. Quantum chemistry; reaction mechanisms; density functional theory and biomolecules
Burnell, D. J., BSc, MSc (Carleton), PhD (UNB), Synthetic and mechanistic organic chemistry
Chatt, A., BSc (Calcutta), MSc (Roorkee), MSc (Wat), PhD (Toronto), FCIC, Dalhousie University. Nuclear and bioanalytical methods; trace elements in the environment
Grindley, T. B., BSc, MSc, PhD (Queen’s), FCIC, Dalhousie University. Carbohydrate chemistry; molecular modeling, synthesis
Grossert, J. S., BSc, MSc, PhD (Natal), FCIC, Dalhousie University. Mass spectrometry and organosulphur chemistry
Kelly, A. T., BSc (Memorial), PhD (Toronto). Quantum dynamics, statistical mechanics, charge transfer, energy transfer, photochemistry, spectroscopy, reaction rates, reaction mechanisms
Matta, C., BPharm Sci (Alexandria Univ, Egypt), Graduate Diploma in Health and Hospital Administration (National Institute of Management, Egypt), PhD (McMaster), Mount Saint Vincent University. Computational and theoretical chemistry
Miles, C., BSc, MSc, PhD (Univ of Waikato). Algal toxin and mycotoxin chemistry
Pinto, D. M., BSc (McGill), PhD (Alberta), Institute for Marine Biosciences. Bioanalytical chemistry with expertise in the development of analytical technologies for proteomics
Quilliam, M., BSc, PhD (Manitoba), Institute for Marine Biosciences. The chemistry and analysis of algae biotoxins
Ramaley, L., BA (Colorado), MA, PhD (Princeton), FCIC, Dalhousie University. Mass spectrometry and chemical instrumentation
Werner-Zwanziger, U., Vordiplom (Mathematics), Diploma (Chemistry), PhD (Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Germany), Dalhousie University. Solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance, ceramics, biomaterials
White, R. L., BSc (Dalhousie), PhD (McMaster), FCIC. Biosynthesis of natural products and enzymes of secondary metabolism

Adjunct (Retired)

Becke, A. D., BSc (Queen’s), MSc, PhD (McMaster), FRSC, FRS, FCIC, Killam Chair in Computational Science, Shirreff Chair of Chemistry. New theoretical and computational methods for the electronic structure of atoms, molecules and solids

White, M. A., BSc (Univ of Western Ontario), PhD (McMaster), OC, FRSC, Harry Shirreff Professor of Chemical Research (Emerita) and cross-appointment with Physics and Atmospheric Sciences. Physical chemistry, Materials Energy, Thermal properties of materials, Materials science, Energy storage