Chemistry Faculty
Assistant Professor
Email: kamunded@grinnell.edu
Professor Kamunde-Devonish studies inorganic chemistry. Her research is focused on the synthetic design of metal complexes that can serve as models for metalloenzymes, and studying the structure-function relationships of these complexes to better understand how they activate small molecules in...
Associate Professor
Email: legganse@grinnell.edu
Professor Leggans primary responsibilities are teaching the introductory course and laboratories for the Organic Chemistry (CHM 221-222) and General Chemistry (CHM 129). His research focus is in the semi and total synthesis of biologically active natural products and the development of new synthetic...
Professor
Email: levandos@grinnell.edu
We study the molecular pharmacology of neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs). These ligand-gated ion channels are the seat of nicotine addiction and are implicated in a wide range of other neurological abnormalities such as Parkinson’s disease and attention disorders. Most recently, we...
Professor
Senior Faculty
Luther and Jenny Erickson Professor of Chemistry
Email: lyons@grinnell.edu
Research: Professor Lyons' research interests center around a class of materials called electrolytes which are ion conducting solutions (liquids or solids). The topic encompasses physical characterization of ion transport with the application of electrochemical and spectroscopic techniques. A...
Assistant Professor
Email: macinnes@grinnell.edu
Professor MacInnes uses electrochemistry to study and design materials and interfaces. She is currently exploring two projects, both motivated by the broad goal of a cleaner, healthier Earth. The first project involves designing and fabricating electrodes that can be used in detecting trace metal...
Professor
Breid-McFarland Professor of Science
Email: marzluff@grinnell.edu
Professor Marzluff teaches Physical Chemistry (CHM 363, 364), General Chemistry (CHM 129), Inorganic & Analytical Chemistry (CHM 210) as well as the Policy Studies seminar (PST320) and the Advanced Policy Research course (PST 420). Professor Marzluff's research focuses on the structure and dynamics...
Professor
Emeritus
Email: minelli@grinnell.edu
Research Professor Minelli's research deals with the synthesis and characterization of molybdenum compounds. Molybdenum compounds act as catalysts for a number of processes, among them olefin metathesis, and molybdenum is also a cofactor in biological systems. The study of these complexes helps to...
Professor
Email: mobleyt@grinnell.edu
Research Professor Mobley's research interests involve the application of physical organic techniques to organometallic compounds. His current research involves the synthesis of transition metal stannylenes with particular interest in the synthesis of a novel class of these molecules in which the...
Professor
Senior Faculty
Email: sharpe@grinnell.edu
Professor Sharpe is interested in the development of environmental chemical sensors based on fluorescent, powdered, semiconductor materials. He and his students have found that these materials indicate the presence of pollutants such as sulfur dioxide (precursor of acid rain) by the decrease in the...
Associate Professor
Email: sieckste@grinnell.edu
Professor Sieck's research is focused on the development of new synthetic organic methodology to generate biologically active molecules. Link to Summer 2014 Research Description
Professor
Senior Faculty
Email: swartz@grinnell.edu
Director of the 1995-1997 and 2005-2008 Noyce Science Center Renovation and Expansion Projects. Dean of the College and Vice President of Academic Affairs, 1998-2008. Chair of the Science Division, 1990-1994. Legislative Aide in the Washington D.C. office of Representative Claudine Schneider of...
Professor
Email: trimmere@grinnell.edu
Professor Trimmer is interested in the structure and mechanism of enzymes. Her research has focused on enzymes that perform oxidation/reduction reactions using the coenzyme flavin.