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Faculty & Staff

Chairperson

David R. Manke
David Manke

Professor / Chairperson

Chemistry & Biochemistry
Violette Research 201B

508-910-6554
dmanke@umassd.edu

Research

Research interests

  • Organometallic Chemistry
  • Covalen Metal-Organic Networks
  • Catalysis and Small Molecule Activation
  • Metal-Organic Frameworks
  • Historical Werner Complexes

Secretaries

Heather Blaser

Administrative Assistant I

Chemistry & Biochemistry
Science & Engineering 307

508-999-8232
hblaser@umassd.edu

Rachel White
Rachel White

Administrative Assistant I

Chemistry & Biochemistry
Science & Engineering 307

508-999-8232
rwhite@umassd.edu

Faculty

Shuowei Cai
Shuowei Cai

Professor

Chemistry & Biochemistry
Violette Research E201

508-999-8807
scai@umassd.edu

Patick Cappillino
Patrick Cappillino

Associate Professor / Graduate Program Director

Chemistry & Biochemistry
Violette Research 201C

508-910-6639
pcappillino@umassd.edu

Wei-Shun Chang
Wei-Shun Chang

Assistant Professor

Chemistry & Biochemistry
Violette Research 211B

508-999-8247
wchang2@umassd.edu

Research

Research interests

  • Plasmonics and metamaterials
  • Electocatalysis and photocatalysis
  • Optoelectronics (2D materials, hybrid structures)
  • Chiral metamaterials
  • Single molecule/particle spectroscopy development
Maolin Guo
Maolin Guo

Professor

Chemistry & Biochemistry
Violette Research 218

508-999-8871
mguo@umassd.edu

Research

Research interests

  • Biochemical Processes
  • Drug Design
Maricris Mayes
Maricris Mayes

Associate Professor

Chemistry & Biochemistry
Science & Engineering 311B

508-999-8420
maricris.mayes@umassd.edu

Research

Research interests

  • Quantum Chemistry
  • Computational Chemistry and Material Science
  • Machine Learning in Chemistry
  • Self-Assembly of Materials
  • Photochemistry
Catherine Neto
Catherine Neto

Professor

Chemistry & Biochemistry
Science & Engineering 301A

508-910-6928
cneto@umassd.edu

Research

Research interests

  • Phytochemicals with anti-cancer, antimicrobial, and antioxidant activity from cranberries and other plant sources
  • Bioactivity, purification, and analysis of natural products
  • Factors influencing production of secondary metabolites including functional food factors
Sivappa Rasapalli
Sivappa Rasapalli

Associate Professor

Chemistry & Biochemistry
Violette Research 216

508-999-8276
srasapalli@umassd.edu

Faculty Emeritus

Teaching Professors

Brian Blanchette

Associate Teaching Professor

Chemistry & Biochemistry
Science & Engineering 310

508-999-8059
bblanchette@umassd.edu

Jamie Lawton
Jamie Lawton

Associate Teaching Professor

Chemistry & Biochemistry
Science & Engineering 304A

508-999-8246
jlawton2@umassd.edu

Anne Liberty

Associate Teaching Professor

Chemistry & Biochemistry
Science & Engineering 301C

508-910-6476
anne.liberty@umassd.edu

Segun Dele Olubanwo, Chemistry
Olusegun Olubanwo

Associate Teaching Professor

Chemistry & Biochemistry
Science & Engineering 303

508-910-6975
dele.olubanwo@umassd.edu

Research

Research interests

  • Asymmetric Catalysis
  • Diastereoselective/Enantioselective Synthesis
  • Organometallic catalysis
  • Synthesis of Small Molecules as potential scaffold for new class of antibiotics
Christine Piva

Associate Teaching Professor

Chemistry & Biochemistry
Science & Engineering 308B

508-999-8297
christine.piva@umassd.edu

Melissa Silvia

Associate Teaching Professor

Chemistry & Biochemistry
Science & Engineering 302

508-910-6909
msilvia@umassd.edu

Yibin Wei
Yibin Wei

Associate Teaching Professor

Chemistry & Biochemistry
Science & Engineering 304B

508-999-8234
yibin.wei@umassd.edu

Technical Staff

Carl Leidhold III

Professional Technician I

Chemistry & Biochemistry
Science & Engineering 305

508-999-8243
cleidhold@umassd.edu

Paula Wilson

Professional Technician I

Chemistry & Biochemistry
Science & Engineering 308A

508-999-9269
pwilson@umassd.edu

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