Regular Faculty
Michael Hill, Chair
Fletcher Jones Foundation Professor of Chemistry
B.A., Macalester College; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Hill teaches general chemistry, inorganic chemistry, and organometallic chemistry.
Jeffrey Cannon
Associate Professor, Chemistry; Advisory Committee, Biochemistry
B.A. Occidental College; Ph.D. University of California, Irvine
Jeff Cannon teaches Organic Chemistry and does research in organic synthesis and catalysis.
Chris Craney
Professor, Chemistry; Advisory Committee, Biochemistry
B.S., University of Puget Sound; M.S., D.A., Washington State University
Chris Craney teaches physical chemistry I (kinetics) and biochemistry.
Emmanuelle Despagnet-Ayoub
Associate Professor, Chemistry
B.S., Ecole Normale Superieure; M.S., Ph.D., Paul Sabatier University
Emanuelle Despagnet-Ayoub’s research interests lie in the development of transition-metal complexes for energy storage and polymerization; the photochemistry of aromatic compounds; and the activation of small molecules via electrochemical processes. Read her Oxy Story profile.
Raul Navarro
Assistant Professor, Chemistry
B.S., Yale University; Ph.D., California Institute of Technology
Raul Navarro’s research focus lies in developing new chemical reactions and applying them in the synthesis of biologically active natural products.
Eileen Spain
Carl F. Braun Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Sonoma State University; Ph.D., University of Utah
Eileen Spain teaches physical chemistry II (quantum mechanics and spectroscopy) and nanochemistry.
Andrew K. Udit
Professor, Chemistry; Advisory Committee, Biochemistry
H.B.Sc., University of Toronto; Ph.D., Caltech
Andrew Udit’s research in Chemical Biology focuses on perturbing coagulation with virus nanoparticles, and catalysis using enzymes.
On Special Appointment
Douglas Duquette
Full-Time Non-Tenure Track Assistant Professor, Chemistry
B.A., M.A., Harvard University; Ph.D., Caltech
Natalie Muren
Non-Tenure Track Assistant Professor, Chemistry
B.A., Willamette University; Ph.D., California Institute of Technology
John Phillips
Non-Tenure Track Assistant Professor, Chemistry
B.S., University of California, Berkeley; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison
Weidong Wang
Instrumentation Facilities Manager; Non-Tenure Track Assistant Professor, Chemistry
B.S., from Jilin University; Ph.D., Rochester University
Emeriti/ae Faculty
Donald Deardorff
Carl F. Braun Professor, Chemistry, Kinesiology, Emeritus (1981-2015)
(323) 259-2763
Deardorff taught organic chemistry and organic synthesis at Oxy.
Phoebe Dea
Fletcher Jones Professor, Chemistry, Emerita (1993-2014)
(323) 259-2625
Dea taught instrumental chemistry at Oxy.
Frank P. DeHaan
Carl F Braun Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus (1961-1995)
