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Chemistry

Faculty & Staff

Sandra M. Banks
Lecturer, Chemistry
NSB 118, 510.430.3133, smbanks@mills.edu
Professional Interests: Chemical education, organic chemistry-spectroscopy and organic chemistry reaction mechanisms

John S. Brabson
Professor, Chemistry
Letts-Villard Chair
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Program Head
Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Medical Program Head
NSB 128, 510.430.2203, johnb@mills.edu
Professional Interests: Antifungal compounds and their modes of action, sphingolipid metabolism in Pichia ciferrii

Kristina Faul
Associate Professor, Chemistry
NSB 119, 510.430.2202, kfaul@mills.edu
Professional Interests: Oceanography, climate change, the chemistry of past oceans, paleoceanography

Sandra C. Greer
Professor, Chemistry
Provost and Dean of the Faculty
Mills Hall 202, 510.430.2096, sgreer@mills.edu
Professional Interests: Physical chemistry, polymer science, ethics in science, women in science

David Keeports
Professor, Chemistry and Physics
NSB 125, 510.430.2162, dave@mills.edu
Professional Interests: Molecular spectroscopy, physics and chemistry education, software development

Beth Kochly
Assistant Professor, Chemistry
NSB 129, 510.430.2085, bkochly@mills.edu
Professional Interests: Mechanistic studies and reactive intermediates in organic chemistry, organic reactions in ionic liquids

John J. Vollmer
Professor, Chemistry
Scheffler Pre-Health Science Chair
NSB 129, 510.430.2154, johnv@mills.edu
Professional Interests: Natural product chemistry, isolation and identification of toxic constituents of plants, chemical education, science writing

Elisabeth Wade
Associate Professor, Chemistry
Department Head
Environmental Science and Studies Program Head
Trefethen Faculty Award
NSB 117, 510.430.3132, ewade@mills.edu
Professional Interests: Chemical kinetics, atmospheric pollutants, atmospheric and combustion chemistry

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Visiting Scholars

Laura Robin Benedetti
Visiting Assistant Professor, Fall
NSB, rbenedetti@mills.edu
Professional Interests: Physical and chemical properties of materials at high pressures and high temperatures, interiors of giant planets, origin and evolution of the solar system

Lauren Comfort
Lecturer
NSB 118, 510.430.2137, lcomfort@mills.edu
Office Hours: Mondays, Fridays 2:00-3:00 in NSB 213
Professional Interests: Atmospheric chemistry, chemical education, science and patent law

Lynn Delker
Visiting Assistant Professor
NSB 118, 510.430.2317, ldelker@mills.edu
Office Hours: Mondays 5:00-6:00, Tuesdays by appointment
Professional Interests: Physics and science education

Steven Runyon
Visiting Assistant Professor
NSB 118, 510.430.2317, runyon.steve@gmail.com
Office Hours: Fridays 11:45-12:45 and by appointment
Professional Interests: Biomolecular structure in protein, RNA

Staff

Jo Scullion
Faculty Administrative Assistant
NSB 111, 510.430.2317, jscullio@mills.edu
Office Hours: Thursdays 9:30-12:00

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