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Bergbreiter, David  E
bergbreiter@chem.tamu.edu
Professor of Chemistry. B. S., 1970, Michigan State University. Ph. D., 1974, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Organic Chemistry. Reactions at polymeric surfaces; polymers in heterogeneous catalysis; polymer chemistry; transition metal catalysis; polymer synthesis; asymmetric organic synthesis; organometallic chemistry.

Bluemel, Janet  
bluemel@chem.tamu.edu
Professor of Chemistry. Diploma, 1986, and Ph.D., 1989, Technical University of Munich. Nato Postdoctoral Fellow 1989-1990, University of California, Berkeley. Assistant Professor (Habilitandin), 1990-1996, and Privatdozentin, 1996-1997, Technical University of Munich. Associate Professor, 1998-2007, University of Heidelberg. Inorganic and organometallic chemistry, transition metal catalysis, immobilized catalysts, solid-state NMR spectroscopy, surface chemistry of oxides.

Darensbourg, Donald  J
djdarens@chem.tamu.edu
Distinguished Professor of Chemistry. B. S., 1964, California State University at Los Angeles. Ph. D., 1968, University of Illinois at Urbana. Inorganic Chemistry. Research activities focus on synthetic, structural, and mechanistic studies aimed at a better understanding of important catalytic processes. Much attention is directed towards processes relevant to the utilization of carbon dioxide as a starting material for the synthesis of organic compounds, including polymers.

Gabbai, Francois  P
gabbai@chem.tamu.edu
Davidson Professor in Science and Professor of Chemistry. Ph. D., 1994, University of Texas at Austin. Alexander von Humboldt Postdoctoral Fellow, 1994-1996, and European Community Research Fellow (Habilitation), 1996-1998, Technical University of Munich. Organometallic/Inorganic Main Group Chemistry. Polyfunctional Lewis Acids in Molecular Recognition. Catalysis and Supramolecular Materials.

Hall, Michael  B
hall@chem.tamu.edu
Davidson Professor in Science and Professor of Chemistry. B. S., 1966, Juniata College. Ph. D., 1971, University of Wisconsin, Madison. AEI Research Fellow, 1971-72, University of Manchester. Research Associate, 1973-74, Univ. of Wisconsin. Inorganic Chemistry. Theoretical studies of the electronic structure of inorganic complexes, organometallic compounds and cluster systems. Relationship between electronic structure and chemical behavior, especially catalysis.

Ozerov, Oleg V  
ozerov@chem.tamu.edu
Professor of Chemistry. Ph. D., 2000, University of Kentucky. Postdoctoral associate, 2000-2002, Indiana University. Organometallic chemistry and catalytic applications of main group and transition elements. Carbon-fluorine bond activation. Chemistry and energy.

Raushel, Frank  M
raushel@chem.tamu.edu
Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Davidson Professor of Science. B. A., 1972, St. Thomas College. Ph. D., 1976, University of Wisconsin Madison. Postdoctoral Fellow, 1976-80, Pennsylvania State University. Biochemistry. Determination of enzyme reaction mechanisms and protein structure using kinetic, genetic, and magnetic resonance techniques.

Soriaga, Manuel  P
m-soriaga@tamu.edu
Professor of Chemistry. B. S., 1970, University of San Carlos (Philippines). Ph. D., 1977; Visiting Assistant Professor, 1977-78, University of Hawaii. ACS-PRF Research Fellow, 1978-81; Research Chemist, 1981-85, University of California at Santa Barbara. Analytical Chemistry. Electrochemical Surface Science. The surface science of electrocatalysis; surface organometallic chemistry; electrocatalysis by ultrathin films and nanoclusters; batteries and fuel cells; in situ scanning probe microscopy; ultrahigh vacuum surface analysis.

Wheeler, Steven  E
wheeler@chem.tamu.edu
Assistant Professor of Chemistry. B. A., 2002, New College of Florida. Ph. D., 2006, University of Georgia. NIH Postdoctoral Fellow 2006-2010, University of California, Los Angeles. Computational/Physical/Organic Chemistry. Non-covalent interactions, organocatalysis, computational thermochemistry.

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