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Chemistry Faculty and Staff Directory Tenured Faculty Dr. Theresa McCormickDepartment of Chemistry ChairAssociate Professor of ChemistryPh.D. | Queen's University, Kingston Ontario, 2008Postdoctoral Fellow | NSERC, University of Rochester, 2009-2010Postdoctoral Fellow | University of Toronto, 2011-2013503-725-2332t.m.mccormick@pdx.eduVisit McCormick Lab pageLigand design and metal complexes for solar energy conversion and chiral recognition Dr. Dean B. AtkinsonAssociate Professor of ChemistryPh.D. | University of Arizona, 1995503-725-3154atkinsond@pdx.eduVisit Atkinson Lab page Applications of new measurement technology to environmental problems Dr. Jack BarberaProfessor of Chemistry EducationPh.D. Chemistry | University of Colorado - Boulder, 2007503-725-7730jack.barbera@pdx.eduVisit Barbera Lab pageChemistry education research focusing on the development and evaluation of educational assessments and their use in measuring the effectiveness of pedagogical practice Dr. Albert S. Benight Professor of Chemistry Ph.D. | Georgia Institute of Technology, 1983 Postdoctoral Fellow | University of Washington, 1983-1986 503-725-9513 abenight@pdx.edu Visit Benight Lab page Biophysical Chemistry of biological macromolecules with applications in Biotechnology Dr. Andrea Mitchell GoforthProfessor of ChemistryPh.D. | University of South Carolina, 2005Postdoctoral Research | University of California at Davis, 2005-2008503-725-3838amgofort@pdx.eduVisit Goforth Lab pageSynthetic development, property control, analytical characterization and application of surface-tailored, size-controlled inorganic nanoparticles for biomedical imaging and nanoscale electronics Dr. Dirk Iwata-ReuylProfessor of ChemistryPh.D. | The Johns Hopkins University, 1992Post-Doctoral Research Fellow 1992-1994, University of Utah503-725-5737iwatareuyld@pdx.eduVisit Iwata-Reuyl Lab pageBiological and bioorganic chemistry, mechanistic enzymology, modification of RNA Dr. Tami Lasseter ClareProfessor of ChemistryPh.D. Chemistry | University of Wisconsin - Madison, 2005Postdoctoral study | Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2008503-725-2887claret@pdx.eduVisit Clare Lab pageDeveloping methods to conserve material cultural heritage Dr. John Perona Professor of Environmental Biochemistry Ph.D. | Yale University, 1990 Post-Doctoral Research Fellow 1990-1994 | University of California, San Francisco 503-725-2426perona@pdx.edu Visit Perona Lab page Life processes on the early anaerobic Earth; Synthetic biology of protein translation; Integrating science, law and policy for sustainability Dr. Kevin A. Reynolds Professor of Chemistry Ph.D.| University of South Hampton Postdoctoral Fellowship | University of Washington, 1987-1989 503-725-3886reynoldsk@pdx.edu Visit Reynolds Lab page Antimalarial drug applications Dr. Gwen ShustermanProfessor of ChemistryPh.D. | University of California at Berkeley, 1983Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California at Berkeley, 1983-1984503-725-3897shustermang@pdx.eduVisit Shusterman Lab pageInstructional development and STEM equity and inclusion Dr. Robert StronginProfessor of Organic ChemistryPh.D.| University of Pennsylvania, 1995503-725-9724strongin@pdx.eduVisit Strongin Lab pageSynthesis and evaluation of novel redox and chromophore materials Dr. David StuartAssociate Professor of ChemistryPh.D. | University of Ottawa, 2010Postdoctoral Fellow | NSERC, Harvard University, 2010-2012503-725-2696dstuart@pdx.eduVisit Stuart Lab pageDevelopment of new synthetic methods (hypervalent iodine and aryne chemistry) and mechanistic analysis Dr. Mark WoodsAssociate Professor of ChemistryPh.D. | Durham University, 1998TMS Research Fellow, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, 1999503-725-8238mark.woods@pdx.eduVisit Woods Lab pageFocus on both fundamental and practical aspects of developing improved molecular imaging probes Research Faculty, Staff, and PostdocsDr. Papireddy 'Reddy' KancharlaResearch Assistant ProfessorPh.D. Chemistry | Acharya Nagarjuna University, 2010M.Sc. Organic Chemistry | Osmania University, 2003B.Sc. Chemistry | Osmania University, 2001papiredd@pdx.eduDr. Jane X. KellyResearch ProfessorPh.D. Chemistry | Portland State University, 2002M.S. Chemistry | Portland State University, 1998B.S. Physical Chemistry | Xiamen University, 1991kellyja@ohsu.eduDr. Wentai LuoSenior Research AssociatePh.D. Environmental Science & Engineering | Oregon Graduate Institute, 1996M.S. Chemistry | East China Institute of Technology, 1986B.S. Chemical Engineering | East China Institute of Technology, 1983wentai@pdx.eduDr. Shankar B. RananavareResearch Associate Professor of ChemistryPh.D. | University of Missouri, St. Louis, 1983ranavas@pdx.eduInstructional FacultyShuvasree Ray, Ph.D.Teaching Assistant Professor & Laboratory Coordinator - Organic ChemistryPh.D. Organic and Supramolecular Chemistry | University of Miami, 2009M.S. Chemistry | Indian Institute of Technology, 2004B.S. Chemistry | University of Calcutta, 2002shuvray@pdx.eduEric Sheagley, Ph.D.Teaching Assistant Professor & Laboratory Coordinator - General ChemistryPh.D. Chemistry | University of Oregon, 2003B.S. Chemistry & Biology | Univ. of So. Colorado, 1995sheagley@pdx.eduAdjunct FacultyAngela Horgan, Ph.D., RD, LDAngela Horgan, Ph.D., RD, LDAdjunct Assistant Professor - NutritionRD | Oregon Health & Science University, 2005Ph.D. Cell Biology | Oregon Health & Science University, 1999B.S. Biology | Purdue University, 1991ahorgan@pdx.eduAdriana Lunsford, M.Ed.Adjunct Instructor - Introductory ChemistryM.Ed. Curriculum & Instruction | Texas A&M University, 2013B.S. Chemistry | UC Irvine, 2010adriana.lunsford@pdx.edu Julie Peyton, M.S.Adjunct Instructor - Introductory ChemistryM.A. Biochemistry | UC Santa Barbara, 1981M.S. Civil/Environmental Engineering | UC Davis, 1988peytonj@pdx.eduPatrick Poletti, Ph.D.Adjunct Assistant Professor - General ChemistryPh.D. Chemistry | Portland State University, 2018polettip@pdx.edu David Reingold, Ph.D.Adjunct Assistant Professor - Scientific GlassblowingPh.D. | University of Oregon, 1976A.B.| Dartmouth College, 1971reingold@pdx.eduKenneth Strothkamp, Ph.D.Adjunct Assistant Professor - Preparatory & General ChemistryPh.D. Chemistry | Columbia University, 1973B.S. Chemistry | The City College of New York, 1968k.strothkamp@pdx.eduOffice StaffSarah BartlettDepartment Manager SRTC 262503-725-2310sbart2@pdx.eduLisa SablanOSII SRTC 262503-725-8756sablan@pdx.eduChemistry Stockroom & Laboratory Support StaffKirk FisherRLSB Stockroom Manager 503-725-7725kfisher@pdx.eduLeroy LaushInstrument Technician, Science Shop503-725-3832laushl@pdx.eduNic MeierSRTC Stockroom Manager503-725-4273nicolasm@pdx.eduJoshua MurrayScience Lab Preparator503-725-4273murray8@pdx.eduAshley WaseInventory Manager & Stockroom Associate503-725-4273jawase@pdx.eduPostdocsDr. Amrenda KumarPostdoctoral Researcher in Kancharla LabDr. Mahesh GaddamPostdoctoral Researcher in Kancharla LabDr. Sivanna ChithannaPostdoctoral Researcher in Kancharla LabDr. Vanessa JohnsonPostdoctoral Researcher in Lasseter Clare Lab.Link to faculty intranet