Inorganic Chemistry
Research in inorganic chemistry at Texas A&M is among the strongest in the country in terms of research productivity and faculty recognition. The areas of interest span a remarkably diverse range of topics: structure and bonding in molecules, organometallic chemistry, chemistry of coordination compounds, bioinorganic chemistry, catalysis, and theoretical chemistry of inorganic molecules and solids. Research projects cover areas such as electronic spectroscopy, multiple metal-metal bonds, kinetics and mechanisms, structure and function of metalloenzymes, chelation phenomena, synthesis and properties of metal-rich solids, preparation and properties of layered materials, homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis, ion-exchange behavior of inorganic compounds, and theoretical computation and modeling of inorganic reaction pathways.
Barondeau, David P
barondeau@chem.tamu.edu
Associate Professor of Chemistry. B. A., 1989, Southern Utah State College. Ph.D. 1996, Texas A&M University. La Jolla Interfaces in Sciences Fellow 1997-1998; NIH Postdoctoral Fellow, 1998-2000; Senior Research Associate, 2002-2006, The Scripps Research Institute. Biological Chemistry. Bioinorganic chemistry, metal cofactor biosynthesis, post-translational modification chemistry, enzyme catalysis, protein crystallography.
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.
Clearfield, Abraham
clearfield@chem.tamu.edu
Distinguished Professor of Chemistry. B. A.; 1948, M. A., 1951, Temple University. Ph. D., 1954, Rutgers University. Inorganic Chemistry. Crystallography; solid state chemistry; synthesis, structure, and ion exchange behavior of inorganic compounds; chemistry of zirconium; structure of coordination and organometallic compounds; layered compounds.
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.
Darensbourg, Marcetta Y
marcetta@chem.tamu.edu
Distinguished Professor of Chemistry. B. S., 1963, Union College Kentucky. Ph. D., 1967, University of Illinois at Urbana. Inorganic Chemistry. Synthetic and mechanistic inorganic chemistry, including functioning models of catalytic active sites in bioinorganic/organometallic systems: Ni, Fe, Co.
Dunbar, Kim R
dunbar@chem.tamu.edu
Davidson Professor of Science and Distinguished Professor of Chemistry. B.S., 1980, Westminster College. Ph. D., 1984, Purdue University. Inorganic Chemistry. Synthesis and characterization of transition metal compounds and molecule-based materials with unusual physical properties. Nucleic acid binding of metal complexes.
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.
Gladysz, John A
gladysz@chem.tamu.edu
Dow Chair in Chemical Invention and Distinguished Professor of Chemistry
B. S. , 1971, University of Michigan and Ph. D. 1974, Stanford University. Organic Chemistry/Organometallic Chemistry/Catalysis. Organic synthesis including enantioselective reactions and mechanistic studies, molecular devices, materials chemistry, and green chemistry.
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.
Hughbanks, Timothy R
TRH@chem.tamu.edu
Professor of Chemistry. B. S., 1977, University of Washington. M. S., 1980, Ph. D., 1983, Cornell University. Postdoctoral Fellow, 1982-85, University of Chicago. Postdoctoral Fellow, 1985-87, Iowa State University. Inorganic Chemistry. Solid state chemistry; synthesis and structure of clusters and extended metal-metal bonded arrays; molecular orbital and bond theory applied to clusters and solids, electronic control of structures and properties.
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 homogeneous catalysis. Molecular chemistry of transition metals and main group elements. Biomass conversion. Carbon-fluorine bond activation. Chemistry and energy.
Zhou, Dr. Hongcai (Joe)
zhou@chem.tamu.edu
Professor of Chemistry. Ph.D., 2000, Texas A&M University. Postdoctoral Fellow, 2000-2002, Harvard University. Inorganic Chemistry. Biomimetic synthesis, hydrogen storage, methane storage, iron-sulfur clusters, metal-organic frameworks, mesh-adjustable molecular sieves, mesoporous materials, molecular electronics, X-ray crystallography.