Faculty Research Interests

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• Analytical

  	Dr. Jennifer Irvin -  Professor ji12@txstate.edu B.S., Chemistry, Texas State University (San Marcos, TX) 1991 M.S., Chemistry, Texas State University (San Marcos, TX) 1993 Ph.D., Organic Chemistry, University of Florida (Gainesville, FL) 1998 Post-Doctoral Fellow, Sandia National Laboratories (Livermore, CA) 1998-2000
  	Dr. Chang Ji - Associate Professor cj22@txstate.edu B.S., Chemistry, St. John's University (New York, NY) 1992 M.S., Environmental Chemistry, Indiana State University (Terre Haute, IN) 1996 Ph.D., Analytical and Electrochemistry, Indiana University - Bloomington (Bloomington, IN) 2001 NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Guelph (Guelph, ON Canada)
  	Dr. Christopher Rhodes - Associate Professor cpr34@txstate.edu B.A., Chemistry, Texas A&M University (College Station, TX) 1992 M.S., Chemistry, University of Oklahoma (Norman Oklahoma) 2000 Ph.D., Chemistry, University of Oklahoma (Norman Oklahoma) 2001 Postdoctoral Research Associate, Materials Science and Engineering, University of California (Los Angeles, CA) 2002-2005 Nanomaterials, electrochemistry, spectroscopy, interfaces, surface structure and reactivity, two-dimensional materials, structural defects, intercalation electrodes, solid-state ion conductors, electrocatalysts, transition metal compounds, batteries, supercapacitors, fuel cells, electrosynthesis

• Biochemistry

  	Dr. Tania Betancourt - Professor tb26@txstate.edu B.S. Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University (College Station, TX) 2002 M.S. Biomedical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX) 2005 Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX) 2007 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, The University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX) 2008
  	Dr. Wendi David - Senior Lecturer wd11@txstate.edu B.S., Texas State University-San Marcos (San Marcos, TX) 1992 Ph.D., University of Texas (Austin, TX) 2000
  	Dr. Liqin Du - Associate Professor l_d141@txstate.edu Bachelor of Medicine, Shanghai Medical University (Shanghai, China) 1992 Ph.D., University of Kentucky (Lexington, Kentucky) 2004 Postdoctoral Fellow, McDermott Center for Human Growth and Development, UT Southwestern Medical Center (Dallas, Texas) 2009
  	Dr. Sean Kerwin - Professor smk89@txstate.edu B.S., Chemistry, University of Notre Dame Ph.D., Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, San Francisco Medicinal Chemistry, Organic Synthesis, Biochemistry
  	Dr. Alexander Kornienko - Professor a_k76@txstate.edu B.S., Chemical Engineering, Mendeleev University (Moscow, Russia) 1994 Ph.D., Chemistry, Tufts University (Boston, MA) 1999 Postdoctoral Fellow, Université de Montréal (Montréal,Canada) 2001 Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Natural Products, Drug Discovery, Chemical Biology
  	Dr. Karen Lewis - Associate Professor kal137@txstate.edu B.S., University of Richmond (Richmond, VA) 2003 Ph.D., University of Texas Southwestern Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (Dallas, TX) 2009 Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Colorado Boulder (Boulder CO) 2009-2014
  	Dr. Kevin Lewis - Professor ll18@txstate.edu B.S., Chemistry, Ohio University (Athens, OH) Ph.D. Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ)
  	Dr. Ryan Peterson - Assistant Professor rlpeterson@txstate.edu BS., Chemistry, Sonoma State University (Rohnert Park, Ca) 1979  Ph.D., Chemistry, John Hopkins (Baltimore, Md) 1981
  	Dr. Steve Whitten - Associate Professor sw50@txstate.edu B.S., Physics, University of Nebraska at Omaha (Omaha, NE) 1994 Ph.D., Biophysics, The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD) 2000 Postdoctoral Fellow, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory and Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL) 2000 Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Texas Medical Branch (Galveston, TX) 2001-2006
  	Dr. Xiaoyu Xue - Assistant Professor xiaoyu.xue@txstate.edu B.S., Biochemistry, Nanjing University (Nanjing, China) 2003 Ph.D., Biology, Tsinghua University (Beijing, China) 2008 Postdoctoral Associate, Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University School of Medicine (New Haven, CT) 2008-2014

   

   

• Inorganic

  	Dr. Todd Hudnall -  Professor th40@txstate.edu B.S., Chemistry, Texas State University (San Marcos, TX) 2004 Ph.D., Organometallic Chemistry, Texas A&M University (College Station, TX) 2008 Postdoctoral Fellow, The University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX) 2008-2010
  	Dr. Ben Martin - Associate Professor bm21@txstate.edu B.S., Chemistry, Truman State University (Kirksville, MO) 1996  Ph.D., Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University (State College, PA) 2001
  	Dr. Ryan Peterson - Assistant Professor rlpeterson@txstate.edu BS., Chemistry, Sonoma State University (Rohnert Park, Ca) 1979  Ph.D., Chemistry, John Hopkins (Baltimore, Md) 1981
  	Dr. Christopher Rhodes - Associate Professor cpr34@txstate.edu B.A., Chemistry, Texas A&M University (College Station, TX) 1992 M.S., Chemistry, University of Oklahoma (Norman Oklahoma) 2000 Ph.D., Chemistry, University of Oklahoma (Norman Oklahoma) 2001 Postdoctoral Research Associate, Materials Science and Engineering, University of California (Los Angeles, CA) 2002-2005 Nanomaterials, electrochemistry, spectroscopy, interfaces, surface structure and reactivity, two-dimensional materials, structural defects, intercalation electrodes, solid-state ion conductors, electrocatalysts, transition metal compounds, batteries, supercapacitors, fuel cells, electrosynthesis

• Organic

  	Dr. William Brittain - Professor and Department Chair wb20@txstate.edu B.S., Chemistry, The University of Northern Colorado (Greeley, CO) 1977 Ph.D., Chemistry, California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, CA) 1982
  	Dr. Todd Hudnall - Professor th40@txstate.edu B.S., Chemistry, Texas State University (San Marcos, TX) 2004 Ph.D., Organometallic Chemistry, Texas A&M University (College Station, TX) 2008 Postdoctoral Fellow, The University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX) 2008-2010
  	Dr. Jennifer Irvin - Professor ji12@txstate.edu B.S., Chemistry, Texas State University (San Marcos, TX) 1991 M.S., Chemistry, Texas State University (San Marcos, TX) 1993 Ph.D., Organic Chemistry, University of Florida (Gainesville, FL) 1998 Post-Doctoral Fellow, Sandia National Laboratories (Livermore, CA) 1998-2000
  	Dr. Sean Kerwin - Professor smk89@txstate.edu B.S., Chemistry, University of Notre Dame Ph.D., Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, San Francisco Medicinal Chemistry, Organic Synthesis, Biochemistry
  	Dr. Alexander Kornienko - Professor a_k76@txstate.edu B.S., Chemical Engineering, Mendeleev University (Moscow, Russia) 1994 Ph.D., Chemistry, Tufts University (Boston, MA) 1999 Postdoctoral Fellow, Université de Montréal (Montréal,Canada) 2001 Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Natural Products, Drug Discovery, Chemical Biology

• Physical

   

  Dr. Christopher Rhodes - Assistant Professor cpr34@txstate.edu B.A., Chemistry, Texas A&M University (College Station, TX) 1992 M.S., Chemistry, University of Oklahoma (Norman Oklahoma) 2000 Ph.D., Chemistry, University of Oklahoma (Norman Oklahoma) 2001 Postdoctoral Research Associate, Materials Science and Engineering, University of California (Los Angeles, CA) 2002-2005 Nanomaterials, electrochemistry, spectroscopy, interfaces, surface structure and reactivity, two-dimensional materials, structural defects, intercalation electrodes, solid-state ion conductors, electrocatalysts, transition metal compounds, batteries, supercapacitors, fuel cells, electrosynthesis

  Dr. Steve Whitten - Associate Professor sw50@txstate.edu B.S., Physics, University of Nebraska at Omaha (Omaha, NE) 1994 Ph.D., Biophysics, The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD) 2000 Postdoctoral Fellow, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory and Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL) 2000 Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Texas Medical Branch (Galveston, TX) 2001-2006

• Polymers/Materials

  	Dr. Tania Betancourt - Professor tb26@txstate.edu B.S. Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University (College Station, TX) 2002 M.S. Biomedical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX) 2005 Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX) 2007 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, The University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX) 2008
  	Dr. William Brittain - Professor and Department Chair wb20@txstate.edu B.S., Chemistry, The University of Northern Colorado (Greeley, CO) 1977 Ph.D., Chemistry, California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, CA) 1982
  	Dr. Jennifer Irvin - Professor ji12@txstate.edu B.S., Chemistry, Texas State University (San Marcos, TX) 1991 M.S., Chemistry, Texas State University (San Marcos, TX) 1993 Ph.D., Organic Chemistry, University of Florida (Gainesville, FL) 1998 Post-Doctoral Fellow, Sandia National Laboratories (Livermore, CA) 1998-2000
  	Dr. Christopher Rhodes - Associate Professor cpr34@txstate.edu B.A., Chemistry, Texas A&M University (College Station, TX) 1992 M.S., Chemistry, University of Oklahoma (Norman Oklahoma) 2000 Ph.D., Chemistry, University of Oklahoma (Norman Oklahoma) 2001 Postdoctoral Research Associate, Materials Science and Engineering, University of California (Los Angeles, CA) 2002-2005 Nanomaterials, electrochemistry, spectroscopy, interfaces, surface structure and reactivity, two-dimensional materials, structural defects, intercalation electrodes, solid-state ion conductors, electrocatalysts, transition metal compounds, batteries, supercapacitors, fuel cells, electrosynthesis

• Chemical Education

  Dr. Cynthia Luxford - Associate Professor c_l268@txstate.edu B.S., Grand Valley State University (Allendale, MI) 2008 Ph.D., Miami University (Oxford, OH) 2013 Postdoctoral Fellow, American Chemical Society, Iowa State University (Ames, IA) 2013-2015