Organic Chemistry Research Groups

Bernasconi, Professor of Chemistry
Kinetic studies of fast reactions, organic reaction mechanisms, acid-base catalysis, proton transfers, nucleophilic reactions, organometallic reactions, ab initio molecular orbital calculations

Bunnett, Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus
Organic Chemistry

Braslau, Professor of Chemistry
Synthetic organic chemistry, new synthetic methodology using free radicals; nitroxides, nitroxide-mediated "living" polymerizations, functionalized polymers, designed polymers for applications in nanotechnology

Crews, Professor of Chemistry
Marine natural products chemistry, bioorganic chemistry, organic structural analysis by NMR, natural products of marine macro- and microorganisms

Konopelski, Professor of Chemistry
Synthetic organic chemistry; heterocyclic chemistry, bio-organic chemistry

Linington, Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Marine natural products, drugs for neglected diseases, chemical biology, chemical probes

Lokey, Associate Professor of Chemistry
Organic chemistry; combinatorial synthesis, biotechnology, molecular cell biology

Singaram, Professor of Chemistry
Organic synthesis, organoborane chemistry, heterocyclic chemistry, organometallic chemistry, asymmetric synthesis, biosensors, and natural products chemistry