A Tradition of Excellence in Research and Teaching.
With a research pedigree dating to well before the 1944 establishment of the Ph.D. program by Neil E. Gordon, and a teaching mission embracing diversity and modern methodology, the department of Chemistry provides a supportive yet competitive atmosphere for faculty and students alike
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Meet the Faculty
Welcome Professor Tiffany A. Mathews and Professor Matthew J. Allen, who have joined the Department. Click on their images to get more information.
David Rorabacher
Emil Lozanov
The Department of Chemistry would like to recognize and congratulate Dr. Emil Lozanov, recipent of the 2007 Salutes to Excellence Award from the Detroit Local
Section of the American Chemical Society, and Professor David B. Rorabacher who has reached 50 years of service. It is truly a pleasure
to acknowledge these distinguished members of our Department who have contributed so much to the success of the American Chemical
Society.
The Wayne State University Chemistry Department is delighted to announce the appointment of David Crich as the A. Paul and Carol C. Schaap Professor of Chemistry. Prof. Crich is a world-renowned organic chemist, whose most recent position was that of Distinguished Professor of Organic Chemistry at the University of Illinois-Chicago.
Mary T. Rodgers has been promoted to the rank of Full Professor.
John SantaLucia, Jr. has been promoted to the rank of Full Professor.
Three new faculty members have joined the Department of Chemistry in Fall 2005: Professor Peter Andreana (organic), Professor Zhongwu Guo (organic) and Professor David Rueda (physical).
Professor Arthur Suits has been awarded the 2005 Board of Governors Distinguished Faculty Fellowship.
Professor Charles Winter has been named as the Graduate School's 2005 Outstanding Graduate Mentor.
Professor Christine Chow has been given the 2005 President's Award for Excellence in Teaching.
Graduate Students, Indika Arachchige and Chunhai Ruan, have received the 2006-2007 Wiligred Heller Research Fellowship
Graduate student, Mr. Chamila Rupasinghe, has been awarded a competitive Rumble Fellowship for 2006-2007.
Graduate Student, Mr. Nalaka S. Rannulu, has been awarded the 2006 David F. Boltz Memorial Award in Analytical Chemistry
Undergraduate Student, Treffly B. Ditri, has been awarded the 2006 PLU Undergraduate Research Award
Colin Poole has been named a 2005 Anachem Fellow Award Honoree
Dr. Zhibo Yang of the Rodgers group has been awarded the 2005 best student paper in the International Journal of Mass Spectrometry.
