Faculty

Name Title Email Phone
Julio Alvarez, Ph.D. Graduate Program Director,
Associate Professor
jcalvarez2@vcu.edu 804-316-5094
Indika U.
Arachchige, Ph.D.
Director of Graduate Recruitment
and Associate Professor
iuarachchige@vcu.edu (804) 828-6855
Jon Baker, M.A. Teaching Assistant Professor jcbaker@vcu.edu (804) 828-2276
Katherine Belecki, Ph.D. Research Assistant Professor kbelecki@vcu.edu
Dusan Bratko, Ph.D. Research Professor dbratko@vcu.edu
Everett Carpenter, Ph.D. M.B.A. Co-Director of the Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Program
Professor
ecarpenter2@vcu.edu
Maryanne Collinson, Ph.D. Department Chair
John B. Fenn Professor in Chemistry
mmcollinson@vcu.edu (804) 220-1570 - Lab Office (804) 828-2753 - Chair Office
Charlene Crawley, Ph.D. Teaching Associate Professor,
Coordinator, B.S. Interdisciplinary Science Program,
Coordinator, Emerging Scholars Program in Chemistry
cdcrawle@vcu.edu
Ashton Cropp, Ph.D. Professor tacropp@vcu.edu
Soma Dhakal, Ph.D. Assistant Professor sndhakal@vcu.edu
Hani El-Kaderi, Ph.D. Professor helkaderi@vcu.edu
M. Samy El-Shall, Ph.D. Professor,
Mary Eugenia Kapp Chair in Chemistry
mselshal@vcu.edu (804) 828-3518
Nicholas Farrell, Ph.D. Professor npfarrell@vcu.edu (804) 828-6320
Constance Franklin, Ph.D. Organic Lab Coordinator,
Teaching Assistant Professor
franklinc@vcu.edu
Brian Fuglestad, Ph.D. Assistant Professor fuglestadb@vcu.edu 804-495-1011
Fuglestad Group
Robert L. Giles, Ph.D. Teaching Assistant Professor rlgiles@vcu.edu
Amanda L. Harris, Ph.D. Teaching Assistant Professor harrisal@vcu.edu (804) 496-1760
Matthew
C.T. Hartman, Ph.D.
Professor mchartman@vcu.edu (804) 554-2549
Sally Hunnicutt, Ph.D. Associate Dean for Faculty and Academic Affairs (Science and Mathematics) - Professor sshunnic@vcu.edu
Nick Kuklinski, Ph.D. Teaching Assistant Professor kuklinskinj@vcu.edu
Ka Un Lao, Ph.D. Assistant Professor laoku@vcu.edu (804) 828-3071
Lao Group
Heather R. Lucas, Ph.D. Associate Professor hrlucas@vcu.edu (804) 828-7512
Sherif Moussa, Ph.D. Teaching Associate Professor smoussa@vcu.edu
Deborah Polo, M.S. Director of Student Learning
Outcomes,
Teaching Assistant Professor
dlpolo@vcu.edu
Yun Qu, Ph.D. Director of NMR Resource
Service Associate Professor
yqu@vcu.edu (804) 655-0998
James Roesser, Ph.D. Teaching Assistant Professor jroesser@vcu.edu
Suzanne Ruder, Ph.D. Associate Chair
Professor
sruder@vcu.edu
Vladimir Sidorov, Ph.D. Associate Professor vasidorov@vcu.edu
Josh D. Sieber, Ph.D. Assistant Professor jdsieber@vcu.edu
Mychal D. Smith, Ph.D. Teaching Assistant Professor mdsmith@vcu.edu (804) 234-3121
Katharine Tibbetts, Ph.D. Associate Professor kmtibbetts@vcu.edu 804-404-8705
Ruth Topich, B.S. Teaching Assistant Professor rmtopich@vcu.edu
Joseph Topich, Ph.D. Teaching Associate Professor jtopich@vcu.edu
Joseph Turner, Ph.D. Director of Instrumentation,
Service Professor
jturner9@vcu.edu (804) 828-5377
Xuewei Wang , Ph.D. Assistant Professor wangx11@vcu.edu (804) 821-1990
Wang Group

Instructional Faculty

Name Title Email Phone
Julio Alvarez, Ph.D. Graduate Program Director,
Associate Professor
jcalvarez2@vcu.edu 804-316-5094
Indika U.
Arachchige, Ph.D.
Director of Graduate Recruitment
and Associate Professor
iuarachchige@vcu.edu (804) 828-6855
Jon Baker, M.A. Teaching Assistant Professor jcbaker@vcu.edu (804) 828-2276
Katherine Belecki, Ph.D. Research Assistant Professor kbelecki@vcu.edu
Dusan Bratko, Ph.D. Research Professor dbratko@vcu.edu
Everett Carpenter, Ph.D. M.B.A. Co-Director of the Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Program
Professor
ecarpenter2@vcu.edu
Maryanne Collinson, Ph.D. Department Chair
John B. Fenn Professor in Chemistry
mmcollinson@vcu.edu (804) 220-1570 - Lab Office (804) 828-2753 - Chair Office
Charlene Crawley, Ph.D. Teaching Associate Professor,
Coordinator, B.S. Interdisciplinary Science Program,
Coordinator, Emerging Scholars Program in Chemistry
cdcrawle@vcu.edu
Ashton Cropp, Ph.D. Professor tacropp@vcu.edu
Soma Dhakal, Ph.D. Assistant Professor sndhakal@vcu.edu
Hani El-Kaderi, Ph.D. Professor helkaderi@vcu.edu
M. Samy El-Shall, Ph.D. Professor,
Mary Eugenia Kapp Chair in Chemistry
mselshal@vcu.edu (804) 828-3518
Nicholas Farrell, Ph.D. Professor npfarrell@vcu.edu (804) 828-6320
Constance Franklin, Ph.D. Organic Lab Coordinator,
Teaching Assistant Professor
franklinc@vcu.edu
Brian Fuglestad, Ph.D. Assistant Professor fuglestadb@vcu.edu 804-495-1011
Fuglestad Group
Robert L. Giles, Ph.D. Teaching Assistant Professor rlgiles@vcu.edu
Amanda L. Harris, Ph.D. Teaching Assistant Professor harrisal@vcu.edu (804) 496-1760
Matthew
C.T. Hartman, Ph.D.
Professor mchartman@vcu.edu (804) 554-2549
Sally Hunnicutt, Ph.D. Associate Dean for Faculty and Academic Affairs (Science and Mathematics) - Professor sshunnic@vcu.edu
Nick Kuklinski, Ph.D. Teaching Assistant Professor kuklinskinj@vcu.edu
Ka Un Lao, Ph.D. Assistant Professor laoku@vcu.edu (804) 828-3071
Lao Group
Heather R. Lucas, Ph.D. Associate Professor hrlucas@vcu.edu (804) 828-7512
Sherif Moussa, Ph.D. Teaching Associate Professor smoussa@vcu.edu
Deborah Polo, M.S. Director of Student Learning
Outcomes,
Teaching Assistant Professor
dlpolo@vcu.edu
Yun Qu, Ph.D. Director of NMR Resource
Service Associate Professor
yqu@vcu.edu (804) 655-0998
James Roesser, Ph.D. Teaching Assistant Professor jroesser@vcu.edu
Suzanne Ruder, Ph.D. Associate Chair
Professor
sruder@vcu.edu
Vladimir Sidorov, Ph.D. Associate Professor vasidorov@vcu.edu
Josh D. Sieber, Ph.D. Assistant Professor jdsieber@vcu.edu
Mychal D. Smith, Ph.D. Teaching Assistant Professor mdsmith@vcu.edu (804) 234-3121
Katharine Tibbetts, Ph.D. Associate Professor kmtibbetts@vcu.edu 804-404-8705
Ruth Topich, B.S. Teaching Assistant Professor rmtopich@vcu.edu
Joseph Topich, Ph.D. Teaching Associate Professor jtopich@vcu.edu
Joseph Turner, Ph.D. Director of Instrumentation,
Service Professor
jturner9@vcu.edu (804) 828-5377
Xuewei Wang , Ph.D. Assistant Professor wangx11@vcu.edu (804) 821-1990
Wang Group