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Faculty & Staff

The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry features energetic, well-trained faculty working together to provide the best undergraduate education possible.

Faculty

Christopher Alexander, Ph. D.
Assistant Professor
Organic
SC 431, 678-797-2258
calexa27@kennesaw.edu
 
Bharat Baruah
Bharat Baruah, Ph. D.
Assistant Professor
Bioinorganic
SC 431, 678-797-2654
bbaruah@kennesaw.edu
Carol Chrestensen, Ph.D.
Biochemistry
Assistant Professor
SC 422, (770)423-3525
cchreste@kennesaw.edu
 
Brett Criswell
Brett Criswell , Ph.D.
Chemical Education
Assistant Professor
SC 427, (678)797-2260
bcriswe1@kennesaw.edu
Chris Dockery

Chris Dockery, Ph.D.
Analytical and Forensic
Assistant Professor
SC 433 , 678-797-2047
cdockery@kennesaw.edu

 

 
Greg Gabriel
Gregory J. Gabriel, Ph.D.
Organic
Assistant Professor
SC 418, 678-797-2653
ggabrie2@kennesaw.edu
Kevin Gwaltney Kevin Gwaltney, Ph.D.
Organic
Assistant Professor
SC 421, (770) 423-6504
kgwaltne@kennesaw.edu
 
John Haseltine
John Haseltine, Ph.D.
Organic
Assistant Professor
SC 420, 770-499-3426
jhaselti@kennesaw.edu
Jackie Jurchenko
Jackie Jurchenko
Lecturer
SC 427, (770) 423-6357
jjurchen@kennesaw.edu
  Martina Kaledin, Ph.D.
Computational
Assistant Professor
SC 434, (770) 423-6281
mkaledin@kennesaw.edu
Brian Keller Brian K. Keller, Ph.D.
Physical Chemistry
Assistant Professor
SC 417, 770 423-6169
bkeller4@kennesaw.edu
 
Nancy Jo Kirk
Nancy Jo Kirk, Ph.D.
Lecturer
SC 424, (770) 423-6759
nkirk@kennesaw.edu
Marina Koether
Marina Koether, Ph.D.
Environmental and Analytical
Associate Professor
SC 423, 770-423-6166
mkoether@kennesaw.edu
 
Scott Lewis
Scott Lewis, Ph.D.
Chemical Education
Assistant Professor
SC 436, 678-797-2377
slewis57@kennesaw.edu
Jonathan McMurry
Jonathan McMurry, Ph.D.
Biochemistry
Assistant Professor
SC 426, 770-499-3238
jmcmurr1@kennesaw.edu
  Mark Mitchell Mark Mitchell, Ph.D.
Physical Chemistry
Department Chair
SC 411, (770) 423-6159
mmitch52@kennesaw.edu
Huggins Msmianga Huggins Msimanga, Ph.D.
Analytical
Associate Professor
SC 425, (770)423-6088
hmsimang@kennesaw.edu
  Laurence I Peterson Laurence Peterson, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Science and Math
Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry
SC 206, (770) 423-6160
lpeterso@kennesaw.edu
Jennifer Powers Jennifer Powers, Ph.D.
Biochemistry
Professor
SC 429, 770-423-6256
jpowers@kennesaw.edu
  Greg Rushton Greg Rushton, Ph.D.
Chemical Education, Organic/Polymer Chemistry
Assistant Professor
SC 435, (678) 797-2046
grushton@kennesaw.edu
Janet Shaw, Ph.D.
Bioinorganic Chemistry
Assistant Professor
SC 428, (770)499-3428
jshaw22@kennesaw.edu
  Daniela Tapu Daniela Tapu, Ph.D.
Organic
Assistant Professor
SC 419, (678) 797-2259
dtapu@kennesaw.edu

Professor Emeritus

Leon Combs, Ph.D.
Chemical Physics
Chair, Ret.
Professor Emeritus

lcombs@kennesaw.edu

  Dan Williams Daniel J. Williams, Ph.D.
Inorganic and Environmental
Professor Emeritus
SC 402, 770-423-6174

Staff

bh Ben Huck
Lab Coordinator
SC 412B, (770) 423-6404
bhuck@kennesaw.edu
  Brenda Brenda Humble-Bates
Program Coordinator
SC 410, (770) 423-6159
bhumble@kennesaw.edu
Sarah Lyons Jordan
Lab Coordinator
SC 412A, (770) 499-3633
slyons6@kennesaw.edu
  wanda Wanda Sexton
Administrative Assistant
SC 409, (770)423-6170
wsexton@kennesaw.edu

Part - Time Faculty

Kimberly Arrowoodr
SC 461, (770) 423-6159
kak7756@kennesaw.edu
 
Frances Bayer
SC 461, (770)423-6159 fbayer@kennesaw.edu
 

Darryl Brixius
SC 409, (770)423-6159
dbrixius@kennesaw.edu

   John Cody
SC 409, (770)423-6159
jcody4@kennesaw.edu
Edward "Ed" Delafuente
SC 354, (770)423-6159
edelafue@kennesaw.edu
    Frank "Rusty" Denton
SC 354, (770)423-6159
fdenton@kennesaw.edu

Tiffany Gaines
SC 409, (770)423-6159
tgaines4@kennesaw.edu

   Sharon Greene
SC 409, (770) 423-6159
sgreene7@kennesaw.edu
  Peter Henricks
SC 409, (770)423-6159
phenrick@kennesaw.edu
    Robert Jackson
SC 354, (770)423-6159
rjackson@kennesaw.edu
Martha Manly
SC 461, (770)423-6159
mmanly@kennesaw.edu
   
Michelle Page
SC 461, (770)423-6159
mborden@kennesaw.edu
 

Meisa Salaita
SC 409, (770)423-6159
msalaita@kennesaw.edu

    Ali Saleh
SC 354, (678)797-2031
asaleh@kennesaw.edu
  Viktor Sheynker
SC 461, (678)797-2531
vsheynke@kennesaw.edu
  steve Steve White
SC 461, (678)797-2531
swhite1@kennesaw.edu


 
 
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Kennesaw, GA 30144
Phone: (770) 423-6159