Ali Bazzi, Associate Professor; B.A. 1971, Lebanese University; M.S. 1973
Ph.D. 1976, Wayne State University.
Research Interests: Electrochemistry of heteropoly acids. Indirect
voltammetric and spectrophotometric techniques. Methods development and
environmental analysis.

Stacey Lowery Bretz, Assistant Professor; B.A. 1989, Cornell University; M.S.
1991, Pennsylvania State University; Ph.D. 1994, Cornell University.
Research Interests: Chemistry Eucation. Role of metacognition upon
both the teaching and learning of chemistry. Impact of concept mapping and
cooperative learning for promoting science literacy.

Mark R. DeCamp, Associate Professor; B.A. 1968, Williams College; M.A.
1970, Ph.D. 1972, Princeton University.
Research Interests: Investigation of organic reaction mechanisms by
deuterium labeling; organic synthesis.
Preprofessional Advisor.

Craig J. Donahue, Associate Professor; B.S. 1972, Lehigh University; Ph.D.
1977, University of Massachusetts.
Research Interests: The study of eight-coordinate
early transition metal complexes. Study of the chelating ability
of 2-selenopyridine and related heterocyclic ligands.

Frank Garland, Associate Professor; B.S. 1962, Widener College; Ph.D. 1968,
University of Maryland.
Research Interests: The mechanism of myosin and actomyosin ATPase
and its relationship to energy transduction in cardiac and skeletal muscle.

Bette Kreuz, Senior Lecturer; B.E. 1969, University of Toledo; M.S. 1972,
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor.
Research Interests: Environmental and Analytical Chemistry.
Development and evaluation of laboratory experiments for use in
General Chemistry and data analysis of student results. Incorporation
of microcomputers into the General Chemistry laboratory.

M. Kazern Mostafapour, Associate Professor; B.Sc. 1962, American University
of Beirut; Ph.D. 1972, Wayne State University.
Research Interests: Lens structural proteins, glycoproteins and
sialyltransferases.
Biochemistry Concentration Advisor.

Charlotte A. Otto, Professor; B.S. 1968, University of Washington;
M.S. 1971, Ph.D. 1976, University of Illinois.
Research Interests: Imaging agents based on receptor-agent
interactions. Characterization of cellular receptor for measles virus.
Natural Sciences Department Chair.

Gordon Parker, Lecturer; B.S. 1958, University of Michigan; M.S. 1962, Wayne
State University; Ph.D. 1966, Wayne State University.
Research Interests: Development of new and improved procedures for
the determination of selected transition metals, especially Cr-Mo-W by
spectroscopic and other means. Development of new laboratory procedures for
undergraduate analytical chemistry courses.

Marilee Benore Parsons, Associate Professor, B.A. 1979, Thomas More College
Ph.D. 1986, University of Delaware.
Research Interests: Purification of vitamin and steroid-receptor proteins
involved in gene regulatory processes, and characterization of their interaction
with DNA. Role of protien phosphorylation in regulatory processes.

Richard A. Potts, Professor; B.S. 1962, Hiram College; Ph.D. 1966,
Northwastern University.
Research Interests: Chemistry of mercury and gold with emphasis on
their less common +1 oxidation states.

Angela A. Sanders, Visiting Lecturer; B.S. 1986, North Carolina State
University; M.S. 1994, Wayne State University.
Research Interests: Development and evaluation of laboratory
experiments for use in Organic Chemistry.

Elaine Stein, Lecturer; A.B. 1964, Brandeis University; M.S. 1966, Boston
College.
Research Interests: Chemical Education. Development of lecture
demonstrations for chemistry and natural sciences.

Julia C. Tai, Professor; B.S. 1957, National Taiwan University; M.S. 1959,
University of Oklahoma; Ph.D. 1963, University of Illinois.
Research Interests: Molecular mechanics calculations of heterocyclic
molecules.
Chemistry Concentration Advisor.

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