Organic Chemistry
Research Areas
- Natural Products
- Synthetic Methodology
- Organic Materials
- Asymmetric Catalysis
- Organometallic
- Medicinal Chemistry
Courses
- Contemporary Organic Synthesis I, II, & III
- Organic Spectroscopy I & II
- Organometallic Chemistry I & II
- Physical Organic Chemistry I, II, & III
Faculty
Vahe Bandarian
Enzymology and biosynthetic pathways, biosynthesis of complex natural products
Cynthia Burrows
Nucleic acid chemistry focusing on oxidative DNA damage, photochemistry of nucleic acids, and single molecule studies of modified DNA in protein nanopores.
Ming Chen Hammond
Development of biosensors for live cell imaging, high-throughput screening, and synthesis; chemistry and biology of nucleotide signaling molecules.
Jacob Lessard
Discovering foundational concepts through organic synthesis, controlled polymerization, and polymer material manufacturing
Phone: (801)587-2606
Office: 2256 HEB
Ryan Looper
Development of strategies and methods for the synthesis of complex molecules as leads for biomedical discovery.
Janis Louie
Discovery and development of transition metal-mediated reactions for the catalytic construction of structurally complex small molecules and polymeric materials.
Long Luo
Electrochemistry, chemical sensing, organic synthesis, functional materials, and catalysis
Phone: (801) 587-2605
Office: 2154 HEB
Email Professor Luo
Shelley D. Minteer
Enzymatic bioelectrocatalysis, fuel cells, batteries, electrosynthesis
Phone: 801-587-8325
Office: B611 TBBC
minteer@chem.utah.edu
Aaron W. Puri
Structure, function, and genetic regulation of natural products from underexplored bacteria
Jon D. Rainier
Development of organic and organometallic reactions and the use of these reactions in the chemical synthesis of biologically important molecules.
Andrew G. Roberts
Reaction discovery and design for the chemical synthesis of small molecules and structurally unique peptide-based therapeutics.
Matthew S. Sigman
Discovery and development of practical catalysts for use in organic synthesis and enantioselective reactions.
Peter J. Stang
Supramolecular chemistry. Nanoscale molecular architectures, metallacyclic polygons and polyhedra via coordination. Crystal engineering. Iodonium chemistry. Reactive Intermediates.
Ming Lee Tang
Designer Ligands for Functional Nanocrystals
Ilya Zharov
Nanoporous materials, functional organic and hybrid organic/inorganic materials, nanoparticles, surface chemistry, polymers, anti-cancer agents, self-assembly, molecular recognition.
Qilei Zhu
Research direction summary: Electrochemical and photocatalytic methods development for selective organic synthesis