Graduate Program in Chemistry and Biochemistry

Modern teaching & research labs

State of the art instrumentationGreat technical support

$8 million-plus in research grants and contracts for 2010

Great faculty-to-student ratio

Committed to student development

New Mexico State UniversityDept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry

P.O. Box 30001, MSC 3CLas Cruces, NM 88003-8001

(575) 646-2505www.chemistry.nmsu.edu

William Quintana- Dept. Head

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The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Offers both Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in Chemistry with emphasis in

the following Areas:

Analytical ChemistryBiochemistry

Inorganic ChemistryOrganic ChemistryPhysical Chemistry

Toxicology

Research Faculty By Division:Organic:

Jeffrey Arterburn, Prof Synthetic medicinal chemistry and chemical biologyAmudhu Gopalan, Prof Synthetic methods; Applications of enzymes in asymmetric synthesisJames Herndon, Prof Organo-transition metal complexes, synthesis of biologically important cyclic compoundsWilliam Maio, Asst. Prof Total synthesis of marine natural products, diversity oriented synthesis, and new reaction development

Physical:Sergei Smirnov, Prof Nanomaterials, sensors, photo-induced charge transferDavid Smith, Assoc. Prof Molecular dynamics in condensed phaseHaobin Wang, Prof Reaction kinetics in complex systems

Toxicology:Aaron Rowland, Asst. Prof In vitro mechanisms of toxicology related to Cyp2S1 gene expression in epithelial disease

Research Faculty By Division:Analytical:

Gary Eiceman, Prof Gas & Liquid chromatography; Mass spec

Antonio Lara, Assoc. Prof Exploitation of clays for environmental pollutant remediationGary Rayson, Prof Spectroscopy

Cynthia Zoski, Prof Theoretical & experimental electrochemistry: electrocatalysis, SECM, bacteria

Biochemistry:Kevin Houston, Asst. Prof Molecular mechanisms of hormone action in tumorigenesisShelley Lusetti, Assoc. Prof Enzymology of DNA repair and mutagenesis

Barbara Lyons, Assoc. Prof NMR spectroscopic studies of signal transduction in breast cancer

Inorganic:Michael Johnson, Prof Kinetics, reaction mechanisms of transition metal complexesJeremy Smith, Assoc Prof Synthetic and mechanistic inorganic chemistry. Atom transfer, energy-relevant catalysis and spin crossover