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Chemistry

Faculty & Staff

Sandra M. Banks
Lecturer, Chemistry
NSB 118, 510.430.3133, smbanks@mills.edu
Professional Interests: Chemical education, organic chemistry-spectroscopy and organic chemistry reaction mechanisms

John S. Brabson
Professor of Chemistry
Scheffler Pre-Health Science Chair
On sabbatical 2012-2013
NSB 128, 510.430.2203, johnb@mills.edu
Professional Interests: Antifungal compounds and their modes of action, sphingolipid metabolism in Pichia ciferrii

Kristina Faul
Associate Professor of Geochemistry and Environmental Geology
Rhoda Goldman Professorship in Environmental Science
Department Head
NSB 119, 510.430.2202, kfaul@mills.edu
Professional Interests: Oceanography, climate change, the chemistry of past oceans, paleoceanography

Sandra C. Greer
Professor of Chemistry
Provost and Dean of the Faculty
Mills Hall 202, 510.430.2096, sgreer@mills.edu
Professional Interests: Physical chemistry, polymer science, ethics in science, women in science

David Keeports
Professor of Chemistry and Physics
Gibbons-Young Chair for the Advancement of Science
NSB 125, 510.430.2162, dave@mills.edu
Professional Interests: Molecular spectroscopy, physics and chemistry education, software development

Beth Kochly
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
NSB 129, 510.430.2085, bkochly@mills.edu
Professional Interests: Mechanistic studies and reactive intermediates in organic chemistry, organic reactions in ionic liquids

Elisabeth Wade
Professor of Chemistry
Letts-Villard Professorship in the Natural Sciences
NSB 117, 510.430.3132, ewade@mills.edu
Professional Interests: Chemical kinetics, atmospheric pollutants, atmospheric and combustion chemistry

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Visiting Scholars

Maren Buck
Visiting Assistant Professor
NSB 128, 510.430.2203, mbuck@mills.edu
Office Hours: Mondays 2:00–3:00, Thursdays, Fridays 11:00–12:00, and by appointment
Professional Interests: Biomaterials, polymeric materials for drug delivery, biochemistry, chemical biology

Ronald Chiarello
Visiting Assistant Professor
NSB 118, 510.430.2137, rchiarello@mills.edu
Office Hours: Fridays 11:00-12:00 and by appointment
Professional Interests: DNA/RNA synthesis and application development, novel labeling techniques for biomolecules, process development in biotechnology

Lauren Comfort
Lecturer, Chemistry
NSB 118, 510.430.3313, lcomfort@mills.edu
Office Hours: Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays 9:00-10:00
Professional Interests: Atmospheric chemistry, science education, science and patent law

Lynn Delker
Visiting Assistant Professor
NSB 118, 510.430.2317, ldelker@mills.edu
Office Hours: Mondays, Tuesdays 2:00-2:30 and 5:30-6:00
Professional Interests: Physics and science education

Heike Held
Visiting Assistant Professor
NSB 118, 510.430.2137, hheld@mills.edu
Office Hours: Thursdays 12:15-12:45 in NSB 201
Professional Interests: Bioorganic chemistry, use of synthetic organic chemistry to study biological processes

Bill Trego
Lecturer
NSB 118, 510.430.2317, btrego@mills.edu
Office Hours: Mondays, Wednesdays 11:00-12:00
Professional Interests: Natural product synthesis, improving organic chemistry education

Staff

Pam Ralston
Laboratory Coordinator
NSB 205, 510.430.2374, ralston@mills.edu

Jo Scullion
Faculty Administrative Assistant
NSB 111, 510.430.2317, jscullio@mills.edu
Office Hours: Thursdays 9:00-12:00

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Last Updated: 1/28/13