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Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology | McMaster University has 29 registered members
Alex Adronov
Alex Adronov
Professor
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Research Interests:

Synthetic Polymer Chemistry

Paul Ayers
Paul Ayers
Professor, Canada Research Chair in Theoretical Chemistry and Chemical Biology
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Computational chemistry; Quantum chemistry

Paul Berti
Paul Berti
Professor, Associate Chair (Undergraduate Studies)
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Transition-state analysis, enzyme inhibition

John Brennan
John Brennan
Professor, Canada Research Chair in Point-of-Care Diagnostics
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Point-of-care diagnostics, functional nucleic acids

Philip Britz-McKibbin
Philip Britz-McKibbin
Professor
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Bioanalytical chemistry
Michael Brook
Michael Brook
Professor, Faculty of Science Chair in Sustainable Silicone Polymers
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Sustainable silicone chemistry
Katherine Bujold
Katherine Bujold
Assistant Professor
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DNA Nanotechnology
Fred Capretta
Fred Capretta
Associate Professor
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Organic Synthesis and Medicinal Chemistry

Lydia Chen
Lydia Chen
Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream
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Anthony Chibba
Anthony Chibba
Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream
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Pedagogy in Chemical Biology
Randy Dumont
Randy Dumont
Associate Professor
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Relativistic quantum dynamics

David Emslie
David Emslie
Professor
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Organometallic and Coordination Chemistry

David Farrar
David Farrar
Professor, President and Vice-Chancellor
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Gillian Goward
Gillian Goward
Professor
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Lithium Ion Batteries & Fuel Cells

Sharonna Greenberg
Sharonna Greenberg
Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream
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Chemical education and pedagogy

Paul Harrison
Paul Harrison
Associate Professor
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Natural Products

Peter Kruse
Peter Kruse
Professor, Associate Chair (Graduate Studies)
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Surfaces, interface and low-dimensional materials

James McNulty
James McNulty
Professor
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Organic Synthesis; Medicinal Chemistry

Giuseppe Melacini
Giuseppe Melacini
Professor and Acting Chair
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Molecular pharmacology; protein dynamics

Jose Moran-Mirabal
Jose Moran-Mirabal
Professor, Canada Research Chair in Micro- and Nanostructured Materials, Associate Chair (Graduate Studies)
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Micro- and nanostructured materials
Yurij Mozharivskyj
Yurij Mozharivskyj
Professor
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Thermoelectric materials
Joseph Okeme
Joseph Okeme
Assistant Professor
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Environmental factors in human/ecosystem health
Saman Sadeghi
Saman Sadeghi
Associate Professor
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Molecular imaging, radiolabeling, radiotherapeutics
Kalaichelvi Saravanamuttu
Kalaichelvi Saravanamuttu
Professor
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Light-responsive materials and systems

Harald Stover
Harald Stover
Professor
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Research Interests:

Functional polymers; colloids and microspheres

Sarah Styler
Sarah Styler
Assistant Professor, Canada Research Chair in Atmospheric Chemistry
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Research Interests:
Atmospheric and environmental chemistry
John Valliant
John Valliant
Professor
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Research Interests:

Medicinal inorganic/radiopharmaceutical chemistry

Ignacio Vargas-Baca
Ignacio Vargas-Baca
Professor
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Research Interests:
Supramolecular Main-Group Chemistry
Ryan Wylie
Ryan Wylie
Associate Professor, Acting Director of Chemical Biology (Graduate Studies)
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Research Interests:
Drug delivery, immunotherapeutics
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Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology
McMaster University
AN Bourns Science Building, Room 156
1280 Main Street West
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
L8S 4M1

Contact Information

Office Hours:
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Telephone Inquiries:
+1 (905) 525-9140 ext.23490
Email Inquiries:
macchem@mcmaster.ca

McMaster University - Faculty of Science | Chemistry & Chemical Biology

Mailing Address

Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology
McMaster University
AN Bourns Science Building, Room 156
1280 Main Street West
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
L8S 4M1

Contact Information

Office Hours:
8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Telephone Inquiries:
(905) 525-9140 ext. 23490
Email Inquiries:
macchem@mcmaster.ca

McMaster University - Faculty of Science | Chemistry & Chemical Biology