Faculty and Staff
The Department of Chemistry and Physics has a dynamic and energetic faculty dedicated to high quality undergraduate education. The faculty members have specifically chosen to teach and conduct research in an undergraduate setting. Faculty members stress understanding of principles, critical thinking, communication skills, and strategies for effective problem solving in their courses for both majors and nonmajors.
In addition to being dedicated teachers in the classroom, faculty members are actively involved in directing undergraduate research, an essential component of a quality undergraduate degree program in the sciences. Many opportunities exist for students to conduct cutting-edge research with a faculty mentor.
Members of the faculty have published the results of their research with undergraduates in the peer-reviewed literature, have been successful in securing extramural funding for their research and curriculum development efforts, and often take their students to national meetings in order to present the results of their research.
The members of the Department are listed below; further information about each individual's teaching and research interests may be found by following the links, where present.
Stephen Fox
Chair, Professor
Morgane Hall 003
Phone: 207-602-2317
Fax: 207-602-5993
Email: sfox4@une.edu
Expertise
Inorganic Chemistry; Bioinorganic Chemistry; chelating ligand design and synthesis; coordination chemistry
Research Interests/ Scholarship
Bioinorganic chemistry; diimine modified 1,8-naphthyridine ligands; dicopper(I)/(II) complexes; copper A site comparisons; platinum(II), palladium(II) complexes of pyrrolide-imines; crystal structures; catalysis
Paul Bilotta
Morgane Hall 019
Phone: 207-283-0171
Email: pbilotta@une.edu
Dan L. Callahan
LCdr
Morgane Hall 203
Phone: 207-602-2490
Fax: 207-602-5993
Email: dcallahan@une.edu
Expertise
Laboratory coordination
General chemistry
General physics
Meteorology
Patrol plane aviation
Multiengine piloting
OSHA and safety issues
Waste management
Research Interests/ Scholarship
Alternate energy and solar power
Penny L. Clum
Assistant Lecturer
Amy M. Deveau
Associate Professor
Morgane Hall 014
Phone: 207-602-2813
Fax: 207-602-5993
Email: adeveau@une.edu
Expertise
Small molecule design, synthesis, & spectroscopic characterization; synthesis of biologically active, nitrogen-containing heterocycles with applications to chemotherapy and pain; the design and synthesis of exotic amino acids; total synthesis of natural products; design and semi-synthesis of novel opioids; molecular modeling.
Research Interests/ Scholarship
My research interests lie at the juxtaposition of chemistry and biology, specifically in the area of medicinal chemistry. My main area of expertise is the synthesis of biologically interesting heterocycles that contain nitrogen (i.e. amino acids, opioids, etc).
Steven Johnson
Assistant Professor
Morgane Hall 206
Pickus Center 123
Phone: 207-602-2608
Email: sjohnson18@une.edu
Expertise
Biochemistry, cloning, protein design, heterologous expression of proteins in bacteria and yeast systems, protein purification
Research Interests/ Scholarship
Heterologous protein expression, experimental elucidation of putative protein function, expression and characterization of bacterial effector proteins
Amy E. Keirstead
Assistant Professor
Morgane Hall 010
Alfond Center 330
Phone: 207-602-2264
Fax: 207-602-5993
Email: akeirstead@une.edu
Expertise
Physical organic chemistry, organic photochemistry, laser flash photolysis, chemistry of materials.
Research Interests/ Scholarship
My research interests are centered on using physical organic chemistry and organic photochemistry (chemistry initiated by light) to learn about the properties of novel materials for use in photovoltaic (solar cell) and molecular electronic applications.
Bradley Moser
Assistant Lecturer
Decary Hall 302A
Phone: 207-602-2039
Email: bmoser@une.edu
Expertise
Physics education:
I teach, and I strive to teach damn well.
Jerome Mullin
Professor of Chemistry
Phone: 207-602-2538
Email: jmullin@une.edu
Expertise
Analytical chemistry; spectroscopic methods of analysis; fluorescence and chemiluminescence; environmental analysis; clinical analysis.
Research Interests/ Scholarship
Spectroscopic characterization of novel metalloles and their potential application in electro-optical devices (such as LEDs and chemical sensors); luminescence and energy transfer in rare earth-heterobimetallic compounds; applications of fluorescence and chemiluminescence in chemical analysis; determination of heavy metal distributions in the environment.
Joseph Simard
Instructor
Deena Joan Small
Associate Professor of Chemistry and Physics
Morgane Hall 204
Phone: 207-602- 2224
Fax: 207-602-5993
Email: dsmall1@une.edu
Expertise
Fat and Bone Cell Differentiation
Jagged1/Notch and FGFR Signaling Networks
Biological Effects and Toxicology of Polybrominated Diphenyl Flame Retardants
Research Interests/ Scholarship
My research interests are focused on understanding the molecular mechanisms that regulate the differentiation of stem cells into either adipocytes (fat cells) or osteocytes (bone cells). Specifically, my lab examines the role of interactions between the Jagged1/Notch and FGFR signaling networks in these processes. In addition, I have also been studying how exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame retardants and other environmental contaminants alters both adipocyte and bone cell development and if exposure can lead to diseases such as Diabetes and Osteoporosis.
John M. Stubbs
Assistant Professor, Chemistry
Morgane Hall
Phone: 207-602-2152
Email: jstubbs@une.edu
Expertise
Physical chemistry; thermophysical properties; Monte Carlo molecular simulation; phase behavior
Research Interests/ Scholarship
Monte Carlo simulations of pure liquids and liquid mixtures; empirical force field development; thermophysical properties of and solvation structures in solutions.
Christopher Syvinski
Instructor in Chemistry
Morgane Hall 018
Phone: 207-602-2593
Email: csyvinski@une.edu
James Vesenka
Professor of Physics
Off-Campus Morgane 016
Phone: 207-602-2560
Fax: 207-602-5993
Email: jvesenka@une.edu
Expertise
Physics education pedagogy, physical science teacher training,
biomaterials nanotechnology, scanning probe microscopy.
Research Interests/ Scholarship
Modeling instruction training of K-12 physical science teachers. College-level general physics curriculum development in fluids. Scanning probe microscopy of self-assembled four stranded "G-quartet" DNA and iron oxidizing bacteria.
Chris Ambrose
Morgane Hall 207
Phone: 207-602-2139
Email: cambrose@mail.une.edu
Deborah Haggerty
Morgane Hall 004
Phone: 207-602-2714
Fax: 207-602-5993
Email: dhaggerty@une.edu
Expertise
Specialties
Marketing Support: Conceives, designs, and produces custom logos, brochures, newsletters, PowerPoint presentations, posters, and signs; formulates and implements social media campaigns.
Social Networking Expertise: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Multiple, WordPress, Blogspot, Wix, Fine Art America, Behance, Redbubble, iFreelance, Elance
Computer Skills: MS Office Suite, MS Excel (PivotTables, Import/Export Text Data, advanced functions), Outlook, Adobe CS5, Apple iWork 2009
Dean Lowell Meggison
Morgane Hall 19
Phone: 207-602-2491
Email: dmeggison@une.edu
Expertise
Modeling Physics
Use of probes and software to gather and analyze data
