College of the Pacific

Andreas Franz, at Pacific since 2002, Associate Professor, B.S., Universitaet-Gesamthochschule Siegen, 1994; M.S., University of the Pacific, 1997; Ph.D., University of the Pacific, 2000.
Research focus: Molecular vessels, carbohydrate synthesis, NMR, MS of oligosaccharides.

Patrick R. Jones, at Pacific since 1974, Professor, B.A., University of Texas, 1966; B.S., 1966; Ph.D., Stanford University, 1971. Member, Phi Beta Kappa.
Research focus: Physical processes of photochemistry; electron-impact excitation of adsorbed gases; development of metabolite analysis methods using mass spectrometry; oxygen atom chemistry; physical and biological aspects of organometallic complexes; physical aspects of the electrochemistry of sea water; Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry; mass spectrometry of biological compounds; applications of Accelerator Mass Spectrometry to biological systems.

C. Michael McCallum, at Pacific since 1994, Associate Professor, B.S., Michigan State University, 1988; Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 1993.
Research focus: Computational Chemistry, Amphiphiles.'

Jianhua Ren, at Pacific since 2002, Associate Professor, B.S., Beijing Normal University, 1986; M.S., Auburn University, 1994; Ph.D., Purdue University, 1999.
Research focus: Physical Chemistry, Gas-Phase Reactions, Peptide Synthesis.

Silvio Rodriguez, at Pacific since 1978, Professor, M.S., University of California, Santa Barbara, 1970; Ph.D., 1978.
Research focus: Physical Chemistry, Fluorescence Spectroscopy.

Vyacheslav V. Samoshin, at Pacific since 1997, Professor; M.S., 1974; Ph.D., 1982; D.Sci., 1991 - all from Lomonsov Moscow State University, USSR.
Research focus: Organic Chemistry, Molecular switches, triggers; Conformational control; Crown ethers and related compounds; Bioactive carbohydrate mimetics; Asymmetric synthesis.

Larry O. Spreer, at Pacific since 1970, Professor and Chair, B.S., University of Kansas, 1965; Ph.D., University of Colorado, 1969.

Research focus: Inorganic Chemistry, Cryptands.

Balint Sztaray, at Pacific since 2008, Associate Professor, M.S. and Ph.D. Eotvos Lorand University, Hungary 1997 and 2001.

Research focus: Biophysical Chemistry, Mass spectrometry, Photoionization techniques, Organometallics, Thermochemistry.

O. David Sparkman, at Pacific since 1999.

Research focus: Analytical Chemistry, Mass Spectrometry.

Nataliya Samoshina, at Pacific since 2002; M.S., 1975; Ph.D., 1985 - all from Lomonsov Moscow State University, USSR.

Research focus: Biochemistry, Enzymology.

Lorena Rios, at Pacific since 2002.

Research focus: Analytical Chemistry, Halogenated hydrocarbons from marine plastic debris, Mass Spectrometry.

Don Wedegaertner

Research focus: Organic chemistry, Radical chemistry.

Richard Dodge

Research focus: Physical chemistry.

Michael J. Minch (deceased)

Research focus: Biochemistry, NMR spectroscopy

Paul H. Gross

Research focus: Organic chemistry, Carbohydrates, Peptides.

Charles Matuszak

Research focus: Organic chemistry, Birch Reduction.

Roy Whiteker

Research focus: Inorganic chemistry.