Faculty Research Interests

USU Chemistry and Biochemistry research is addressing societal grand challenges in:

Human Health and Biotechnology

Name Research Interests Google Scholar Publications Email
Lisa Berreau Light-Induced CO-Releasing Molecules, Synthetic Inorganic, Coordination and Bioinorganic Chemistry, Reaction Mechanisms Publications lisa.berreau@usu.edu
Mike Christiansen Publications m.christiansen@usu.edu
Tom Chang Antibiotic, Antibacterial, Antifungal, Anticancer, Carbohydrate, Anti-Inflammatory Publications tom.chang@usu.edu
Nick Dickenson Shigella Bacterial Pathogenesis Type Three Secretion System, Biophysical Chemistry, Enzyme Kinetics Publications nick.dickenson@usu.edu
Joan Hevel PRMT, Protein Arginine Methyltransferase, Arginine Methylation, MMA, ADMA, SDMA, SAM/Adomet Publications joanie.hevel@usu.edu
Ryan Jackson Bacterial Immunity, CRISPR, Structural Biology, Gene regulation, Protein - Nucleic Acid Interactions Publications ryan.jackson@usu.edu
Sean Johnson RNA Surveillance, RNA Helicases, Structural Biology, X-Ray Crystallography,
Protein-Protein Complexes		 Publications sean.johnson@usu.edu
Lance Seefeldt Enzyme Mechanism, N Metabolism, N2 Fixation, Nutrient Capture on Mars, ATP Energy Transduction Publications lance.seefeldt@usu.edu

Energy and Environment

Name Research Interests Google Scholar Publications Email
Lisa Berreau Light-Induced CO-Releasing Molecules, Synthetic Inorganic, Coordination and Bioinorganic Chemistry, Reaction Mechanisms Publications lisa.berreau@usu.edu
Yunfan Qiu Organic Chemistry; Synthetic Photochemistry and Spin Chemistry; Physical Organic Chemistry; Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) Publications yunfan.qiu@usu.edu
Kimberly Hageman Environmental Chemistry, Organic Contaminants, Pesticides, Atmospheric Transport,
Chemical Fate Modelling		 Publications kim.hageman@usu.edu
Gang Li Biomimetic catalysis and metalloenzymes, Mechanistic study of transition-metal catalyzed reactions, Small molecule activation by transition metal complexes, Synthetic methods Publications gang.li@usu.edu
Yi Rao Interfacial Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry, Solar-Driven Chemistry, Photochemistry Publications yi.rao@usu.edu
Seth Lyman Publications seth.lyman@usu.edu
Lance Seefeldt Enzyme Mechanism, N Metabolism, N2 Fixation, Nutrient Capture on Mars, ATP Energy Transduction Publications lance.seefeldt@usu.edu
Tuan Trinh Nano-imaging, Ultrafast Spectroscopy, Nanomaterials for Highly Efficient Opto-electronics Devices, Energy Harvesting Publications t.trinh@usu.edu

Advanced Materials and Technology

Name Research Interests Google Scholar Publications Email
Yunfan Qiu Organic Chemistry; Synthetic Photochemistry and Spin Chemistry; Physical Organic Chemistry; Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) Publications yunfan.qiu@usu.edu
Gang Li Biomimetic catalysis and metalloenzymes, Mechanistic study of transition-metal catalyzed reactions, Small molecule activation by transition metal complexes, Synthetic methods Publications gang.li@usu.edu
Yi Rao Interfacial Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry, Solar-Driven Chemistry, Photochemistry Publications yi.rao@usu.edu
Steve Scheiner Computational Chemistry Publications steve.scheiner@usu.edu
Tuan Trinh Nano-imaging, Ultrafast Spectroscopy, Nanomaterials for Highly Efficient Opto-electronics Devices, Energy Harvesting Publications t.trinh@usu.edu