Faculty

Ralph L. Amey
Professor
A.B., Pomona College
Ph.D., Brown University
Phone: 323-259-2764
Email: amey@oxy.edu

Ralph Amey teaches General Chemistry, Physical Chemistry I (Thermodynamics), and Materials Chemistry. His research is in the application of FTIR Spectroscopy to conformational studies of metal-ion-binding proteins and analysis of coal structure and conversion

Chris L. Craney
Professor, Director of Undergraduate and Sponsored Research
B.S., University of Puget Sound
M.S., D.A., Washington State University
Phone: 323-259-2767
Email: chmclc@oxy.edu

Chris Craney teaches Physical Chemistry I (Kinetics) and Biochemistry. His research areas include the structure and function of protein molecules (physical chemistry of proteins) and the effect of small molecules on the control of enzyme reactions.

Phoebe K. Dea
Fletcher Jones Professor
B.Sc., University of California, Los Angeles
Ph.D., California Institute of Technology
Phone: 323-259-2625
Email: dea@oxy.edu

Phoebe Dea teaches Instrumental Chemistry. Her research interests include the physical and analytical methods for the determination of molecular structure and interaction of biological interests, membrane structure and dynamics using nuclear magnetic resonance, fluorescence spectroscopy, and differential scanning calorimetry.

Donald R. Deardorff
Professor
B.S., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Ph.D., University of Arizona
Phone: 323-259-2763
Email: deardorf@oxy.edu

Donald Deardorff teaches Organic Chemistry and Organic Synthesis. His research areas include the total synthesis of naturally occurring compounds of biological interest and the development of new synthetic methodologies.

Michael G. Hill
Professor
B.A., Macalester College
Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Phone: 323-259-2766
Email: mgh@oxy.edu

Michael teaches General Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, and Organometallic Chemistry. His research areas include the electrochemistry and photochemistry of transition-metal complexes, activation of small molecules via transition-metal catalysis, and bioinorganic chemistry.

Aram Nersissian
Assistant Professor
B.S., Moscow State Lomonosov University
Ph.D., Armenian Academy of Sciences
Phone: 323-259-1411
E-mail: nersissian@oxy.edu

Aram Nersissian teaches Biochemistry and Bioinformatics. A major focus of his research is the identification of new members of blue copper protein superfamily and their structural and mechanistic characterization.

Tetsuo Otsuki
Professor
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Kyoto University
Phone: 323-259-2768
Email: otsuki@oxy.edu

Tetsuo Otsuki teaches Organic Chemistry. His research includes the study on photochemical behavior of biologically active organic molecules, furocoumarins (psoralens), and PQQ analog.

Eileen Marie Spain
Associate Professor
B.S., Sonoma State University
Ph.D., University of Utah
Phone: 323-259-2940
Email: emspain@oxy.edu

Eileen Spain teaches Physical Chemistry II (Quantum Mechanics and Spectroscopy) and Nanochemistry. Her research areas include understanding thin film growth on bare and chemically modified surfaces.

Linda Lasater
Adjunct Assistant Professor
B.A., State University of New York
M.S., Nova University
Ph.D., University of South Florida
Phone: 323-259-2973
Email: lasater@oxy.edu

Linda Lasater teaches General Chemistry.