Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Faculty

Sheryl Hemkin

Associate Professor of Chemistry, Co-Director of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Areas of Expertise: Physical chemistry, computational chemistry

Contact Information:
Tomsich Hall 106
740-427-5093
hemkins@kenyon.edu

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Karen Hicks

Associate Professor of Biology, Co-Director of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Areas of Expertise: Plant molecular and developmental genetics

Contact Information:
Fischman Wing 102
740-427-5379
hicksk@kenyon.edu

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Scott Cummings

Professor of Chemistry

Areas of Expertise: Inorganic and environmental chemistry, inorganic photochemistry, renewable energy

Contact Information:
Tomsich Hall 314
740-427-5355
cummingss@kenyon.edu

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Kathryn L. Edwards

Professor of Biology

Areas of Expertise: Cell physiology

Contact Information:
Higley Hall 214
740-427-5398
edwardsr@kenyon.edu

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M. Siobhan Fennessy

Professor of Biology, Co-Director Brown Family Environmental Center, Jordan Professor of Environmental Studies (on leave 2012-13)

Areas of Expertise: Aquatic ecology, wetland plant community dynamics, landscape ecology

Contact Information:
Higley Hall 205
740-427-5455
fennessym@kenyon.edu

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Simon Garcia

Assistant Professor of Chemistry

Areas of Expertise: Materials science, crystal growth, surface chemistry

Contact Information:
Tomsich Hall 108
740-427-5077
garcias@kenyon.edu

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Yutan D.Y.L. Getzler

Associate Professor of Chemistry

Areas of Expertise: Catalysis, air-free technique, polymer chemistry.

Contact Information:
Tomsich Hall 308
740-427-5304
getzlery@kenyon.edu

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Chris Gillen

Professor of Biology

Areas of Expertise: Animal physiology, salt and water balance physiology

Contact Information:
Higley Hall 310
740-427-5399
gillenc@kenyon.edu

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Patricia Heithaus

Instructor of Biology

Areas of Expertise: Ecology, science pedagogy

Contact Information:
heithausp@kenyon.edu

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E. Raymond Heithaus

Professor Emeritus of Environmental Science and Biology; Naturalist, Brown Family Environmental Center

Areas of Expertise: Ecology of mutualism, evolution of sex ratios, emergent behaviors of social insects

Contact Information:
heithaus@kenyon.edu

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John Hofferberth

Associate Professor of Chemistry

Areas of Expertise: Organic and biophysical chemistry, bioorganic chemistry

Contact Information:
Tomsich Hall 312
740-427-5360
hofferberthj@kenyon.edu

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Mo Hunsen

Associate Professor of Chemistry

Areas of Expertise: Organic chemistry, Carbohydrate Chemistry, Chemical Biology, Green Chemistry

Contact Information:
Tomsich Hall 310
740-427-5091
hunsenm@kenyon.edu

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Haruhiko Itagaki

Professor of Biology

Areas of Expertise: Neurobiology, mechanisms of perception and reaction to stimuli, physiological and anatomical bases of gustation (taste) in insects

Contact Information:
Higley Hall 107
740-427-5394
itagaki@kenyon.edu

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James Keller

Associate Professor of Chemistry

Areas of Expertise: Physical chemistry, nonlinear laser spectroscopy, ultracold molecular plasma

Contact Information:
Tomsich Hall 210
740-427-5357
kellerj@kenyon.edu

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Andrew Kerkhoff

Associate Professor of Biology and Mathematics (on leave 2012-13)

Areas of Expertise: Scaling and macroecology, plant and insect herbivore communities

Contact Information:
Higley Hall 301
740-427-5734
kerkhoffa@kenyon.edu

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Robert A. Mauck

Associate Professor of Biology

Areas of Expertise: Animal behavior, physiological ecology

Contact Information:
Higley Hall 305
740-427-5076
mauckr@kenyon.edu

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Wade H. Powell

Associate Professor of Biology

Areas of Expertise: Molecular Biology, Environmental Toxicology

Contact Information:
Fischman Wing 202
740-427-5396
powellw@kenyon.edu

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Joan L. Slonczewski

Professor of Biology

Contact Information:
Higley Hall 302
740-427-5397
slonczewski@kenyon.edu

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Dudley Thomas

Visiting Instructor of Chemistry

Areas of Expertise: Introductory and organic chemistry, natural products

Contact Information:
Tomsich Hall 015
740-427-5358
thomasdg@kenyon.edu

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