Contact
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
251 Nieuwland Science Hall
Phone 574-631-7058
Fax 574-631-6652
chemistry@nd.edu
General Information
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J. Daniel Gezelter
Professor; Department Chair
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Mary Prorok
Assistant Chair
- Department staff supervisor
- Department analytics & special projects
- Infrastructure & buildings liaison
- Department Safety Coordinator & Ombudsperson
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Juan Del Valle
W.K. Warren Family Professor; Associate Chair
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Patricia Laskowski
Department Business Administrator
- Oversight of fund management
- Facilitate financial logistics & report approvals
- Oversight of faculty and staff personnel logistics
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Rebecca Hicks
Research Support Assistant Director
- Awards Chair
- Single-PI grant assistance
- Alumni newsletter and publicity
- Website
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Cheryl Copley
Administrative Assistant
- Internal mail and FedEx
- Copying, office supplies
- A/V resources
- Coordinate seminars
- Visitor expense reports
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Kevin Young
Associate Director, Facility Technologies
- Building & maintenance issues
- Machinist
- Equipment maintenance & repair
- Building card access
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Matthew Kelich
Stock and Space Coordinator, Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Receipt and delivery of equipment & chemicals
- Gas cylinder, liquid nitrogen, and dry ice management
- Stepan/Nieuwland key master
Graduate Program Information
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Vlad Iluc
Associate Professor; Director of Graduate Admissions
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Allison Pajor
Graduate Program Coordinator
- Graduate recruitment & admissions coordinator
- Graduate student program progress
- Graduate student support
- Student, faculty, & alumni database
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Emily Tsui
Associate Professor; Director of Graduate Studies
Undergraduate Program Information
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Seth Brown
Professor; Director of Undergraduate Studies
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James Clark
Chemistry Lab Program Manager
- Undergraduate teaching laboratory support
- Undergraduate lab coat program management
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Christine Coudret
Chair, Faculty, & Undergraduate Program Coordinator
- Postdoctoral and research visitor appointments
- Non-student visa liaison
- Undergraduate program support
- Undergraduate student jobs
- Support for Department Chair
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DeeAnne Goodenough-Lashua
Teaching Professor; Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies
- Advisor for current chemistry & biochemistry majors
- Overrides for chem/biochem majors (CHEM courses)
- GPS questions
- Safety training
- Registration for undergraduate research
Facilities Support
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Justin Pontius
Research Instrument Specialist, Magnetic Resonance Research Center
- NMR maintenance and training
- Instrument scheduling