Faculty
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Full-Time Faculty
Dr. Harshavardhan Bapat
Chair and Associate Professor, Analytical Chemistry
Ph.D. University of Missouri, Analytical-Environmental Chemistry
Email: hbapa1@uis.edu
Phone: (217) 206-7744
Office: HSB 348
Dr. Miranda Andrews
Instructor, Inorganic and Photochemistry
Ph.D. Texas Tech University, Inorganic Chemistry
Email: mandr3@uis.edu
Phone: (217) 206-8172
Office: HSB 311
Dr. Corey Burns
Instructor, Inorganic Chemistry
Ph.D. Texas A&M University, Inorganic Chemistry
Email: cburn8@uis.edu
Phone: (217) 206-8655
Office: HSB 312
Dr. Stephen Johnson
Associate Professor, Biochemistry
Ph.D. Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Pharmacology
Email: srj@uis.edu
Phone: (217) 206-7336
Office: HSB 311
Dr. Marc Klingshirn
Director of CAP Honors
Associate Professor, Inorganic Chemistry
Ph.D. University of Alabama
Email: mklin2@uis.edu
Phone: (217) 206-8341
Office: HSB 347
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Dr. Layne Morsch
Professor, Organic Chemistry
Ph. D. University of Illinois Chicago, Organic Chemistry
Email: lmorsc1@uis.edu
Phone: (217) 206-8487
Office: HSB 313
Charles Burroughs
Teaching Lab Specialist
B.A. Oberlin College, Environmental Studies
Ph.D. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Plant Biology
Email: cburrou2@uis.edu
Phone: (217) 206-8579
Office: HSB 305
Hillary Rikli
Laboratory Specialist, Chemistry and Physics
M.S. University of Illinois Springfield
B.S. University of Illinois Springfield
Email: hrikl2@uis.edu
Phone: (217) 206-8431
Office: HSB 139
Astronomy-Physics
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Emeritus Faculty
Dr. Gary Trammell
Professor Emeritus, Organic Chemistry
Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
Organic Chemistry
Dr. William Bloemer
Professor Emeritus, Physical Chemistry
Ph.D. University of Kentucky
Email: bbloe1@uis.edu
Phone: (217) 206-7347
Office: HSB 350