Inorganic Chemistry Faculty
Core Faculty
These faculty have primary appointments in the Chemistry Department.
Barnett, Brandon R.
he/him/his
- Assistant Professor of Chemistry
- brandon.barnett@rochester.edu | (585) 275-8286
- 471 Hutchison Hall
Interests: Organometallic chemistry, porous materials, molecular separations, catalysis
Bren, Kara L.
she/her/hers
- Richard S. Eisenberg Professor in Chemistry in the School of Arts & Sciences
Professor of Chemistry - Chair, Department of Chemistry
- kara.bren@rochester.edu | (585) 275-4335
- 448 Hutchison Hall
Interests: Bioinorganic and biophysical chemistry
Jones, William D.
he/him/his
- Charles Frederick Houghton Professor of Chemistry
Professor of Chemistry
- jones@chem.rochester.edu | (585) 275-5493
- B26 Hutchison Hall
Interests: Mechanistic Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis
Kennedy, C. Rose
she/her/hers
- Assistant Professor of Chemistry
- c.r.kennedy@rochester.edu
- 459 Hutchison Hall
Interests: Catalysis and Synthetic Methods; Organometallic Chemistry; Mechanistic and Physical Organic Chemistry
Knowles, Kathryn
she/her/hers
- Assistant Professor of Chemistry
- knowles@chem.rochester.edu | (585) 275-0649
- 457 Hutchison Hall
Interests: Inorganic Materials Chemistry
Matson, Ellen
she/her/hers
- Associate Professor of Chemistry
- matson@chem.rochester.edu | (585) 276-7792
- B45 Hutchison Hall
Interests: Inorganic and Materials Chemistry
Neidig, Michael L.
he/him/his
- Marshall D. Gates, Jr. Professor of Chemistry
- neidig@chem.rochester.edu | (585) 276-6006
- B32 Hutchison Hall
Interests: Synthetic and Mechanistic Organometallic Chemistry, Catalysis and f-Element Chemistry
Cluster Affiliated Faculty
Faculty in the Clusters have primary appointments in other departments but can mentor Chemistry graduate students.
Shestopalov, Alexander
he/him/his
- Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering
Scientist, Laboratory for Laser Energetics
- alexander.shestopalov@rochester.edu | (585) 276-5434
- 4507 Wegmans Hall
Interests: Surface Chemistry; Organic Chemistry; Surface Patterning; Nanostructured Materials; Interfacial Thermodynamics
Emeritus Faculty
Emeritus faculty no longer teach courses or graduate students, but many are still active contributors to the intellectual life of the department, serving as co-advisors, mentors, and running research programs.
Eisenberg, Richard
- Tracy H. Harris Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus
- eisenberg@chem.rochester.edu | (585) 733-2914
Interests: Synthesis, structure, reaction chemistry and applications of inorganic and organometallic systems; metal complex photochemistry; molecular, semiconductor and hybrid systems for light-to-chemical energy conversion; parahydrogen induced polarization; sustainability and the hydrogen economy.
Kreilick, Robert W.
- Professor Emeritus of Chemistry
- kreilick@chem.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4231
Interests: Magnetic and Electrical Properties of Solids: Rapid Motion in Solids, Structure of Solids, Energy Transfer in Solids