See below for an alphabetical list of the School’s tenure-track, instructional, adjunct, and emeritus faculty. Descriptions of areas of interest of research-active faculty can be found here by interdisciplinary research themes and here by traditional sub disciplines.
Vinayak Agarwal
Associate Professor
(Bio)Organic Chemistry; Discovery and Biosynthesis of Natural Products; Enzymology; Structural Biology; Metabolomics; (Meta)Genomics
Jason Azoulay
Associate Professor, Georgia Research Aliance Vasser Woolley Distinguished Investigator
Organic, Polymer, and Materials Chemistry; Homogenous Catalysis; Optoelectronics; Spin, Magnetic, and Quantum Materials; Chemical Sensing; Devices
William J. Baron
Director, Undergraduate Studies (retired) and Senior Academic Professional Emeritus
Chemical education
Marcus Cicerone
Professor
Physical and Biological Chemistry; Label-free vibrational imaging; THz Dynamics of Liquids and Glass; Protein and Vaccine Stabilization
David M. Collard
Professor and Senior Associate Dean, College of Sciences
Organic and Materials Chemistry
Aditi Das
Associate Professor
Biochemistry and Chemical biology of Lipids, Mechanism of Membrane proteins in Nanodiscs using biophysical techniques, Enzymology of metalloproteins
Robert Dickson
Vasser Woolley Professor of Chemistry
Physical Chemistry and Spectroscopy; Fluorescence Imaging in Biology; Diagnostics for Drug Resistance
Mostafa El-Sayed
Regents’ Emeritus Professor
Metal nanoparticles in catalysis and biology; Surface plasmonics and spectroscopy
Michael Evans
Senior Academic Professional, Director of First-year Chemistry
Specifications grading in organic chemistry; applications of technology in the organic chemistry classroom; mechanistic reasoning in introductory organic chemistry courses.
Christoph J. Fahrni
Professor
Bioinorganic chemistry, Organic chemistry, Bioanalytical chemistry, Biophysical chemistry, Fluorescent probes, Metalloproteins, X-ray fluorescence imaging
Facundo M. Fernandez
Regents' Professor and Vasser-Woolley Chair in Bioanalytical Chemistry. Associate Chair for Research and Graduate Training
Analytical Chemistry; Bioanalytical Mass Spectrometry: Ambient Sampling/Ionization & Molecular Imaging, Ion Mobility Spectrometry, Metabolomics, Pharmaceutical Forensics
M.G. Finn
Professor and School Chair, James A. Carlos Family Chair for Pediatric Technology
Organic and Materials Chemistry, Chemical Biology; Immunology and Vaccine Development; Click Chemistry Applied to Functional Materials and Biopolymers; Membrane-based Molecular Separations
Stefan France
Professor
Organic Chemistry; Synthetic methods development; Natural products synthesis and medicinal chemistry
Neha Garg
Associate Professor
Analytical and Biological Chemistry; Untargeted and Spatial Metabolomics; Chemical Microbiology; Natural Product Discovery and Chemical Ecology; Genomics; Infectious Disease
James C Gumbart
Adjunct Faculty, Professor of Physics
Computational Biochemistry and Biophysics; Membrane proteins; free-energy calculations
Will Gutekunst
Associate Professor
Organic and Materials Chemistry; Polymer chemistry informed by modern organic synthesis; Dynamic control of polymer structure and function; New functional and recyclable materials.
Nicholas Hud
Regents' Professor and Julius Brown Professor
Organic and Biological Chemistry; Chemistry at the origin of life; Self-assembling molecules; Nucleic acid chemistry
Mioy Huynh
Academic Professional (Fall 2023)
Inclusive, student-centered learning environment in introductory chemistry courses; creation of digital content and applications of technology to support in-class learning
Jiri (Art) Janata
Professor Emeritus
Electrochemistry; Chemical electronics and kinetics; Sensing; Atomic metals and alloys
Christopher Jones
Adjunct Faculty; Professor, John F. Brock III School Chair, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Catalysis; Carbon Capture; Adsorption
Lynn Kamerlin
Professor and Georgia Research Alliance Vasser Woolley Chair in Molecular Design
Computational and Theoretical Chemistry; Molecular Evolution; Metallobiochemistry; Protein Design
Peter Kasson
Professor (Dec. 2023)
Biophysical and Computational Chemistry; membrane biophysics; single-virus spectroscopy; molecular simulation; infectious diseases
Mijin Kim
Assistant Professor (Oct. 2023)
Analytical and Materials Chemistry; Nanosensor Technologies for Cancer Diagnostics and Research; Fluorescence Imaging/Spectroscopy in Biology
Joshua Kretchmer
Assistant Professor
Computational and Theoretical Chemistry; Physical Chemistry; Quantum dynamics; Real-time electronic structure; Light-matter interactions; Charge and spin-transport in quantum materials
Julia Kubanek
Professor and Vice President for Interdisciplinary Research
(Bio)Organic Chemistry; (Bio)Analytical Chemistry; Discovery of Natural Products; Metabolomics; Chemical Communication and Ecology
Henry La Pierre
Associate Professor; Director of the NNSA Transuranic Chemistry Center of Excellence; Joint Faculty, Physical Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Inorganic, Radiological, f-Element and Materials Chemistry; Molecular Magnetism, Spectroscopy
Wilbur Lam
Adjunct Faculty, Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Bioanalytical Chemistry and Biochemistry; Microfluidic Development and Applications, Hematology and Oncology, Biomedical Applications (especially in Pediatrics)
Raquel Lieberman
Professor, Sepcic-Pfiel Chair in Chemistry
Biological chemistry, Biophysical chemistry, structural biology, proteostasis, protein misfolding, amyloid, membrane enzymology, neutron scattering, glaucoma, Alzheimer’s disease
Charles Liotta
Regents' Professor Emeritus
Organic Chemistry; Flow chemistry applied to synthesis in the chemical industry; Physical organic chemistry
Jesse McDaniel
Assistant Professor
Computational and Theoretical Chemistry; Electrochemistry and electrochemical energy storage applications; Structure and dynamics at interfaces
Andrew McShan
Assistant Professor
Biophysical and Computational Biology; Biochemistry; Structural Biology; Biomolecular NMR spectroscopy; Immunology; Lipid Transfer Proteins; Protein Design; Protein Engineering
Christy O'Mahony
Senior Academic Professional
Analytical chemistry, instrumental analysis, integration of chemical safety education with lab curriculum, guided inquiry learning.
Thomas Orlando
Regents’ Professor
Physical Chemistry and Surface Science; Surface chemistry under radiation in space; Electron- and photon-initiated surface processes; Human spaceflight; Air quality detection and improvement
Adegboyega "Yomi" Oyelere
Professor
Organic and Biological Chemistry; Drug discovery; Chemical biology; Small Molecule Epigenetic Modifiers
Mary E. Peek
Principal Academic Professional
Biochemistry, biochemical education, spectroscopy, biophysical chemistry, laboratory simulations, team-based projects, problem-based learning, project-based learning, and active learning strategies that promote critical thinking and the development of chemical intuition
Pamela Peralta-Yahya
Associate Professor
Organic Chemistry, Chemical Biology, Synthetic Biology; Biological sensors in evolution and enzymatic pathways; Engineering biological systems for the production of fuels and other functional molecules
Pamela Pollet
Senior Research Scientist
Organic chemistry, synthetic methodologies, flow chemistry, green chemistry & sustainability, undergraduate research & chemical education.
Pamela Pollet
Senior Research Scientist
Organic chemistry, synthetic methodologies, flow chemistry, green chemistry & sustainability, undergraduate research & chemical education.
Dong Qin
Adjunct Faculty, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
Nanoscience and Spectroscopy; Nanocrystal growth and sensing; Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy
Amit R. Reddi
Associate Professor
Biochemistry; Metalloproteins in biological regulation and disease; Heme and superoxide dismutase trafficking and regulation
John Reynolds
Professor
Organic and Materials Chemistry; Polymer chemistry and materials science of electroactive polymers
Anthony Rojas
Academic Professional (Fall 2023)
Developing inclusive pedagogical practices for chemistry instruction. Designing educational activities that promote active learning, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills through guided inquiry. Organometallic chemistry, bioconjugation, and synthetic research.
Anthony Rojas
Academic Professional (Fall 2023)
Developing inclusive pedagogical practices for chemistry instruction. Designing educational activities that promote active learning, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills through guided inquiry. Organometallic chemistry, bioconjugation, and synthetic research.
Joseph Sadighi
Associate Professor
Inorganic Chemistry; organometallic chemistry; catalysis applied to energy and sustaibability
Deborah Santos
Academic Professional
Chemical and science education, organic chemistry. Scientific practice development and engagement in the general chemistry laboratory and their relationship to beliefs on science identity, nature of science, and chemistry mindset.
Deborah Santos
Academic Professional
Chemical and science education, organic chemistry. Scientific practice development and engagement in the general chemistry laboratory and their relationship to beliefs on science identity, nature of science, and chemistry mindset.
Ingeborg Schmidt-Krey
Associate Professor
Structural Biology; biochemistry and biophysics of eukaryotic membrane proteins, cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM), single particle analysis, electron crystallography
Carrie Shepler
Principal Academic Professional and Assistant Dean for Teaching Effectiveness
Chemical education
David Sherrill
Regents' Professor
Computational and Theoretical Chemistry; ab initio electronic structure theory and software development; Non-covalent interactions in a variety of settings
Carsten Sievers
Adjunct Faculty, Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Chemical Kinetics and Surface Science; Biomass conversion; Coal gasification; Surface catalysis
Carlos Silva
Canada Excellence Research Chair at the University of Montreal, minor appointment as Professor at Georgia Tech
Physical Chemistry and Spectroscopy; Ultrafast spectroscopy of electronic and quantum materials
Jake Soper
Associate Professor and Associate Chair for Operations
Inorganic Chemistry; Transition metal-mediated reactions and synthetic methods
Mohan Srinivasarao
Adjunct Faculty, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
Polymer Physics and Chemistry; Polymer dynamics; Molecular chirality.
Amanda Stockton
Associate Professor
Analytical Chemistry; Analytical methods and instruments for planetary and terrestrial exploration
Matthew Torres
Adjunct Faculty, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences
Bioanalytical Chemistry and Biochemistry; Cell signaling; Post-Translational Modification; Machine Learning; Protein Structure/Function; Intrinsic Disorder
Cameron Tyson
Principal Academic Professional and Assistant Dean, College of Sciences
Organic chemistry; Semester abroad programs in Chemistry and Biochemistry
Angus Wilkinson
Professor and Associate Chair for Academic Programs
Inorganic and Materials Chemistry; Low and negative thermal expansion materials; Materials synthesis and properties at high pressure; Low CO2 cement systems; Synchrotron x-ray methods development
Loren Williams
Professor
Biochemistry; Origins of life; Ribosome origins and evolution; Chemical Evolution
Ronghu Wu
Professor
Analytical and Biological Chemistry; Chemical biology; Protein modifications; Protein glycosylation, Cell-surface proteins, Protein dynamics
Younan Xia
Professor, Brock Family Chair and Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar in Nanomedicine
Inorganic and Materials Chemistry, Nanoscience; Shape-controlled synthesis of nanocrystals with applications to biomedicine and catalysis; regenerative medicine
Z. John Zhang
Professor
Inorganic and Materials Chemistry; Magnetic nanoparticles; radiation sensing and screening
Hui Zhu
Senior Academic Professional
Biochemistry, organic chemistry, problem-based learning, project-based learning.