ISU Advance Program

The Department of Chemistry and Iowa State University are devoted to helping its students, staff, and faculty maintain a flourishing work-life balance. We understand that all of us at some point will be faced with, for example, the illness of ourselves, a partner, or a family member, the duties of caring for aging parents, the commitment of birth and child care, or the loss of loved ones. We are determined to work with the members of our community to find flexible solutions that respond to both professional and personal responsibilities.

http://www.advance.iastate.edu/

ISU Chemistry Faculty In Alphabetical Order

NameResearch Area(s)
Andreja BakacOxygen Activation, Transition Metal Catalysts, Kinetics and Mechanisms
Joseph BurnettGeneral, Analytical, Physical Chemistry
Jason ChenOrganic synthesis and Chemical biology
John CorbettInorganic Solid State Chemistry
Ning FangSingle Molecule and Nanoparticle Imaging, Chemical Biology and Microfluidics
Mark GordonTheoretical and Computational Chemistry
Thomas GreenboweChemical Education Research, Curriculum Development and Chemistry Instructor Training
Tom HolmeChemical Education, Computational Chemistry
Mei HongStructure and mechanism of membrane proteins and carbohydrates important in biology and materials sciences, NMR spectroscopy.
Robert HoukInorganic Mass Spectrometry, ICP-MS, Biological Mass Spectrometry, Forensic Chemistry
Wenyu HuangNanomaterials, Catalysis, and Renewable Energy
Malika Jeffries-ELOrganic Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry (Conducting Polymers)
William Jenks*Organic Photochemistry, Organosulfur Chemistry, Environmental Photochemistry
Jesudoss KingstonGeneral Chemistry, Organometallics - Synthesis and Catalysis
George KrausOrganic Synthesis and New Synthetic Methodology, Bioagricultural Chemistry, Green Chemistry
Young Jin LeeBiological Mass Spectrometry
Gordon MillerTheoretical and Experimental Aspects of Solid State Inorganic Chemistry
Jacob PetrichUltrafast spectroscopy of biophysical systems and solvation processes. Applications of light to food safety and human health
Nicola PohlOrganic Synthesis, Analytical Techniques, and Chemical Biology
Marek PruskiMaterials Chemistry and Solid State NMR
Aaron SadowOrganometallic Chemistry and Asymmetric Catalysis
Klaus Schmidt-RohrSolid State NMR Methods, Applications to Nanomaterials and Humic Substances
Emily SmithBioanalytical, Fluorescence and Chemical Imaging
Xueyu SongTheoretical and Computational Chemistry
Levi StanleyOrganic and Organometallic Chemistry, Catalysis, and Asymmetric Synthesis
Patricia ThielSurface Chemistry, Metal Thin Films and Nanoparticles, Properties of Structurally-complex Alloy Surfaces
Brian TrewynOrganic, Inorganic and Biological Nanomaterials
Javier VelaPhotoactive nanomaterials for applications in renewable energy and biology, polyolefin-nanoparticle composites, organometallic chemistry and catalysis
John VerkadePromoting Organic Transformations with New Phosphorus-based Lewis Base and Aluminum-based Lewis Acid "Football" Catalysts
Theresa WindusTheoretical and Computational Chemistry
Arthur WinterSynthesis of chemical tools for biological and medical applications
Keith WooMetalloporphyrin Catalyzed Chemistry, Atom Transfer, Metal-ligand Binding
Edward YuStructure and function of membrane protein, x-ray crystallography
Yan Zhao

Organic, Supramolecular, Biomimetic, Materials, and Nano Chemistry

*Department Chair

Lecturer

NameResearch Area(s)
Cristina BonaccorsiGeneral Chemistry
Joseph BurnettGeneral Chemistry
Jesudoss KingstonGeneral Chemistry, Organometallics - Synthesis and Catalysis
Irmi Schewe-MillerGeneral Chemistry
Kathy BurkeGeneral Chemistry, Chemical Education

Emeritus and Retired Professors

NameResearch Area(s)
Thomas BartonOrganosilicon Chemistry
Walter TrahanovskyPyrolysis of Organic Compounds, Applications in Coal and Biomass
Richard LarockOrganometallic Chemistry, Synthetic Methodology, Heterocycles, Bioplastics from Soybean/Corn Oils
Robert AngeliciOrganometallic Chemistry, Catalysis on Gold Metal, Biodiesel Conversions
James EspensonTransition metal catalysts, Mechanisms & Applications
Hugo FranzenHigh Temperature Solid State Chemistry
James FritzAnalytical Separations
Bernard GersteinNuclear Magnetic Resonance and Effective Teaching
David HoffmanPhysical Chemistry
Robert JacobsonX-Ray Crystallography, Molecular Machanics Methods
Dennis JohnsonElectrochemistry
Victor Lin*Nanomaterials, Synthesis and Characterization
Robert McCarley 
Klaus RuedenbergQuantum Chemistry
Martha RussellGeneral & Organic Chemistry
Kathleen TrahanovskyGeneral & Organic Chemistry
Edward YeungAnalytical Spectroscopy, Analytical Separations, Single Molecule and Single Cell Studies

*deceased