The faculty members who make up Saint Louis University’s Department of Chemistry are highly regarded in their fields. They are known for their extensive research across a diverse group of specialties that include the areas of analytical, biochemistry, inorganic, organic and physical chemistry.
Department of Chemistry Faculty
Alexei Demchenko, Ph.D.
Department Chair
- Asmira Alagic, Ph.D.
Analytical Chemistry, Chemistry Education
Undergraduate Program Coordinator - Ash Winkler, M.S.
Chemistry Education - Christopher Arnatt, Ph.D.
Organic Chemistry, Chemical Biology
Director of the Chemical Biology Program - Dana A. Baum, Ph.D.
Biochemistry, Chemical Biology
Associate Dean for Graduate Affairs - Paul J. Bracher, Ph.D.
Organic Chemistry, Prebiotic Chemistry, Electrochemistry, Inorganic Chemistry - Steven Buckner, Ph.D.
Analytical Chemistry, Materials Chemistry - Alexei V. Demchenko, Ph.D.
Organic Chemistry, Carbohydrate Synthesis, Automation
Department Chair -
Sara Drenkhahn-Weinaug, Ph.D.
Biochemistry, Principles of Chemistry, Chemical Education - James L. Edwards, Ph.D.
Analytical Chemistry, Biological Systems - Michael Hankins, Ph.D.
Engineering Chemistry, General Chemistry, GOB chemistry, Physical Chemistry
Special Assistant to the VP for Recruitment in STEM - Melissa Hopfinger, Ph.D.
Biochemistry, General Chemistry, Computational Chemistry, Chemical Education - Paul A. Jelliss, Ph.D.
Inorganic Chemistry, Inorganic Synthesis, Transition Metal Carborane Complexes, Catalysis of Carborane Complexes -
Malkanthi Karunananda, Ph.D.
Inorganic Chemistry, Organometallic Chemistry, Computational Chemistry, Catalysis -
Ajith Karunarathne, Ph.D.
Biological Chemistry, Chemical Biology, Molecular Pharmacology -
Istvan Z. Kiss, Ph.D.
Physical Chemistry, Nonlinear Dynamics, Electrochemistry -
Michael Lewis, Ph.D.
Organic Chemistry, Computational Chemistry, Noncovalent Interactions of Aromatic Compounds
Provost - Piotr Mak, Ph.D.
Physical Chemistry, Biophysical Chemistry, Protein Chemistry, Structural Biology - R. Scott Martin, Ph.D.
Bioanalytical Chemistry
Associate Dean in the School of Science and Engineering - Ryan McCulla, Ph.D.
Organic Chemistry, Photochemistry, Computational Chemistry - Marvin Meyers, Ph.D.
Medicinal Chemistry, Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Chemical Biology, Pharmacology, Drug Discovery
Graduate Program Coordinator - Jennifer Monahan, Ph.D.
Analytical Chemistry, Chemical Education - Jamie Neely, Ph.D.
Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Organometallic Chemistry - Damon Osbourn, Ph.D.
Analytical Chemistry, Instrument Design, Neuroendocrinology, Forensic Science - Robert Perkins, Ph.D.
Organic Chemistry, Chemical Education - Michelle Pillers, Ph.D.
Chemical Education, Inorganic Chemistry, Surface Chemistry - Natalie Schleper, M.S.
General Chemistry, Chemical Education - Daria Sokic-Lazic, M.S.
General Chemistry, Chemical Education - John Throgmorton, M.S.
General Chemistry, Chemical Education - Brian Woods, Ph.D.
Organic Chemistry, Chemical Education
Undergraduate Research Coordinator - Brent M. Znosko, Ph.D.
Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Computational Chemistry, Thermodynamics and structure of RNA
Associate Department Chair
Department of Chemistry Emeritus, Adjunct, and Affiliated Faculty
- Charles C. Kirkpatrick, Ph.D.
Inorganic Chemistry, Molecular Orbital Calculations, Ion-neutral Gas Interactions - Bruce A. Kowert, Ph.D.
Physical Chemistry, Diffusion of Molecules in Liquids - Alexa B. Serfis, Ph.D.
Department of Chemistry Post-Doctoral Research Assistants
- Anupama Das, Ph.D.
The Demchenko Laboratory - Soumitra Guin, Ph.D.
The Meyers Laboratory - Gustavo Kashiwagi, Ph.D.
The Demchenko Laboratory - Suvajit Koley, Ph.D.
The Meyers Laboratory - Anusha Gokanapalle, Ph.D.
The Meyers Laboratory - Yogesh Suttar, Ph.D.
The Demchenko Laboratory - Mithila Tennakoon, Ph.D.
The Karunarathne Laboratory