Faculty

Chair and Leadership

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  Brian V. Popp, Ph.D.

  Professor – Department Chair

  Brian.Popp@mail.wvu.edu
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  Michelle Richards-Babb, Ph.D.

  Professor – Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies

  Michelle.Richards-Babb@mail.wvu.edu
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  Fabien Goulay, Ph.D.

  Associate Professor - Associate Chair for Graduate Studies

  Fabien.Goulay@mail.wvu.edu

  Goulay Group Website
  

Professors

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  Gregory Dudley, Ph.D.

  Eberly Family Distinguished Professor

  gregory.dudley@mail.wvu.edu
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  Terry Gullion, Ph.D.

  Professor

  Terry.Gullion@mail.wvu.edu
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  Lisa Holland, Ph.D.

  Professor

  Lisa.Holland@mail.wvu.edu 

  Holland group website
  
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  Fred L. King, Ph.D.

  Professor, WVU Vice President for Research

  Fred.King@mail.wvu.edu
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  Stephen J. Valentine, Ph.D.

  Eberly Professor of Chemistry

  Stephen.Valentine@mail.wvu.edu

  Valentine Group Website
  

Associate Professors

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  Peng Li, Ph.D.

  Associate Professor

  Peng.Li@mail.wvu.edu

  Li Group Website
  

Assistant Professors

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  Brian Dolinar, Ph.D.

  Assistant Professor

  Brian.dolinar@mail.wvu.edu

  Dolinar Group Website 
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  Hacer Karatas Bristow, Ph.D.

  Assistant Professor

  hacer.karatasbristow@mail.wvu.edu

  Karatas Bristow Group Website
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  Tobi Odeleye, Ph.D.

  Assistant Professor

  oluwatobi.odeleye@mail.wvu.edu

  Odeleye group website

Research Faculty

Joint and Adjunct Faculty

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  Luis Arroyo, Ph.D.

  Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic and Investigative Science

  Luis.arroyo@mail.wvu.edu
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  Anthony (Tony) DeBastiani, Ph.D.

  Bionano Research Facilities Interim Manager

  (304)293-9166

  apd0006@mail.wvu.edu
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  Werner J. Geldenhuys, Ph.D.

  Associate Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences

  werner.geldenhuys@hsc.wvu.edu
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  Margaret Hilton, Ph.D.

  Senior Scientist, AbbVie

  Hilton Group Website 
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  Glen P. Jackson, Ph.D.

  Ming Hsieh Distinguished Professor of Forensic and Investigative Science

  glen.jackson@mail.wvu.edu

  Jackson Group website
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  Justin Legleiter, Ph.D.

  Professor - University of Nevada, Reno

  Legleiter Group website 
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  Blake Mertz, Ph.D.

  Principal Scientist, Modulus Discovery

  Blake.Mertz@mail.wvu.edu

  Mertz Group Website 
  
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  Carsten Milsmann, Ph.D.

  Associate Professor, University of Delaware

  Milsmann Group Website
  
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  Jennifer Robertson-Honecker, Ph.D.

  Adjunct Professor in Chemistry and STEM Specialist, WVU Extension

  Jen.Robertson@mail.wvu.edu
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  Tatiana Trejos, Ph.D.

  Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic and Investigative Science

  Tatiana.trejos@mail.wvu.edu

Teaching Professors

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  Betsy B. Ratcliff, Ph.D.

  Teaching Professor

  Betsy.Ratcliff@mail.wvu.edu

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  Erin Battin, Ph.D.

  Teaching Associate Professor

  Erin.Battin@mail.wvu.edu
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  Carolyn Kitchens, Ph.D.

  Teaching Associate Professor

  Cakitchens@mail.wvu.edu
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  Brian Nichols, Ph.D.

  Teaching Assistant Professor

  bnichol3@mail.wvu.edu
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  David Mersing, Ph.D.

  TEACHING ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

  damersing@mail.wvu.edu
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  Joshua Osbourn, Ph.D.

  Teaching Professor

  Joshua.Osbourn@mail.wvu.edu
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  Trina Perrone, Ph.D.

  Teaching Assistant Professor

  tmperrone@mail.wvu.edu
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  Mark W. Schraf

  Teaching Assistant Professor

  Mark.Schraf@mail.wvu.edu
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  Mark R. Tinsley, Ph.D.

  Teaching Associate Professor

  Mark.Tinsley@mail.wvu.edu
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  Mingming Xu, Ph.D.

  Teaching Associate Professor

  Mingming.Xu@mail.wvu.edu

Emeritus Faculty

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  Harry O. Finklea, Ph.D.

  Professor Emeritus

  Harry.Finklea@mail.wvu.edu
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  Charles Jaffe, Ph.D.

  Professor Emeritus

  Charles.Jaffe@mail.wvu.edu
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  Jeffrey L. Petersen, Ph.D.

  Professor EMERITUS

  jpeterse@wvu.edu
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  Kenneth Showalter, Ph.D.

  PROFESSOR EMERITUS, C. EUGENE BENNETT CHAIR OF CHEMISTRY

  Kenneth.Showalter@mail.wvu.edu

  Showalter Group Website
  
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  Ronald B. Smart, Ph.D.

  ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR EMERITUS

  Ronald.Smart@mail.wvu.edu
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  Bjorn C. G. Soderberg, Ph.D.

  Professor EMERITUS

  Bjorn.Soderberg@mail.wvu.edu
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  Kung Wang, Ph.D.

  PROFESSOR EMERITUS

  Kung.Wang@mail.wvu.edu

Visiting Scholars and Postdocs

• Zhengru Liu, Ph.D.

  POSTDOC LI GROUP

  
  
• Kamal Rai, Ph.D.

  Postdoc Karatas Bristow group

• Talitha Selby, Ph.D.

  VISITING SCHOLAR GOULAY GROUP

  tmselby@mail.wvu.edu; selbyt@uwm.edu
• Samantha Ottavi, Ph.D.

  Postdoc Dudley Group

Graduate Faculty List

In Memoriam

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  Alan M. Stolzenberg, Ph.D.

  Associate Professor Emeritus

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  Anthony Winston, Ph.D.

  Professor Emeritus

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  Denis MacDowell, Ph.D.

  Professor Emeritus

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  John H. Penn, Ph.D.

  Professor Emeritus

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  Robert Nakon, Ph.D.

  Professor Emeritus