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Chemistry Faculty


  • Department Chair

  • Cindy Samet
    Professor of Chemistry (1988).
    Stuart Hall - Rector Complex Room 1107
    samet@dickinson.edu
    (717) 245-1295

  • Department Faculty

  • Michael S. Holden

    Michael S. Holden
    Professor of Chemistry, Alfred Victor duPont Chair in Chemistry (1989).
    James Hall - Rector Complex Room 2225
    (717) 245-1481 | holden@dickinson.edu | Visit Web Site
    B.S., Allegheny College, 1980; Ph.D., Colorado State University, 1985.

    His interests are in the area of organotransitionmetal-mediated synthesis of organic compounds. Presently, his research is focusing on the development of new reactions involving an easily accessible organo-iron system. Another ongoing effort is the development of microscale laboratories for organotransitionmetal chemistry.

  • Cindy Samet

    Cindy Samet
    (on leave Fall 2011)
    Professor of Chemistry (1988).
    Stuart Hall - Rector Complex Room 1107
    (717) 245-1295 | samet@dickinson.edu | Visit Web Site
    B.S., Dickinson College, 1982; Ph.D., University of Virginia, 1988.

    Her research interests are in physical chemistry and spectroscopy in general, and focus on Fourier Transform infrared (FTIR) studies of molecules frozen in noble gas matrices at very low temperatures. She studies weak hydrogen-bonding phenomena, and recently she and her research students have formed several unique C-H---N and C-H---O linkages.

  • R. David Crouch, Jr.

    R. David Crouch, Jr.
    (on leave Fall 2012)
    Professor of Chemistry (1994).
    James Hall - Rector Complex Room 2227
    (717) 245-1351 | crouch@dickinson.edu | Visit Web Site
    B.A., Duke University, 1978; M.S., Shippensburg University, 1985; M.A., Johns Hopkins University, 1988; Ph.D., 1991.

    His research interests lie in the development and application of new organic synthetic methodology. Current work is focused on the development of a new alpha adrenergic agonist and continued investigations of new methods for selectively deprotecting silyl ethers. Another area of interest is the development of new organic chemistry exercises on the microscale and using microwave technology.

  • Amy E. Witter

    Amy E. Witter
    Associate Professor of Chemistry (1999).
    Stuart Hall - Rector Complex Room 2109
    (717) 245-1681 | witter@dickinson.edu | Visit Web Site
    B.A., Wellesley College, 1987; Ph.D., University of California at Davis, 1996.

    Her research interests lie in the areas of environmental and analytical chemistry. Current research involves the structural elucidation of glycoproteins found in marine bacteria, and the effects of urbanization on stream chemistry.

  • Sarah K. St. Angelo

    Sarah K. St. Angelo
    (on leave 2012-13)
    Assistant Professor of Chemistry (2006).
    Stuart Hall - Rector Complex Room 2113
    (717) 254-8957 | stangels@dickinson.edu | Visit Web Site
    B.S., Denison University, 1997; Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University, 2004.

    Her research is in the interdisciplinary field of nanochemistry, where her current interests involve the use of plant materials as reducing agents for nanoparticles. She regularly teaches General Chemistry, Thermodynamics and Kinetics, Inorganic Chemistry, and courses related to nanotechnology.

  • Rebecca E. Connor

    Rebecca E. Connor
    Assistant Professor of Chemistry (2010).
    Stuart Hall - Rector Complex Room 2111
    (717) 245-1553 | connorr@dickinson.edu
    B.S., Carnegie Mellon University, 1999; Ph.D., California Institute of Technology, 2008.

    My research interests currently include the molecular interactions of electrophilic natural products with human leukemia cells and the role of chaperone proteins in apoptosis and stress response pathways. Research projects in my lab range from chemical synthesis to proteomics and protein engineering.

  • Deepali Butani

    Deepali Butani
    Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry (2012).
    James Hall - Rector Complex Room 2223
    (717) 245-1672 | butanid@dickinson.edu
    B.S., Delhi University, 2002; M.S., 2004; Ph.D., Texas Tech University, 2011.

  • Keith M. Krise

    Keith M. Krise
    Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry (2012).
    Stuart Hall - Rector Complex Room 1109
    (717) 245-1975 | krisek@dickinson.edu
    B.S., Gannon University, 2004; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, 2011.

  • Kathryn H. Barker

    Kathryn H. Barker
    Visiting Lecturer in Chemistry (2011).
    Kaufman Building Room 181
    (717) 245-1831 | barkerk@dickinson.edu
    B.S., University of Notre Dame, 1982; M.S., Shippensburg University, 1987.

  • Mary Jo Boylan

    Mary Jo Boylan
    Visiting Lecturer in Chemistry (2010).
    Kaufman Building Room 180
    (717) 254-8064 | boylanm@dickinson.edu


  • Christine G. O'Neill

    Christine G. O'Neill
    Visiting Lecturer in Chemistry (2011).
    Stuart Hall - Rector Complex Room 1105
    oneillc@dickinson.edu
    B.S., Shippensburg University, 1992; Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University, 1998.

  • Academic Administrative Staff

  • Kenneth Egolf

    Kenneth Egolf
    Department Technician
    James Hall - Rector Complex Room 1254
    (717) 245-1354 | egolf@dickinson.edu


  • James Kuenzie

    James Kuenzie
    Instrument Support Technician
    James Hall - Rector Complex
    (717) 245-1958 | kuenziej@dickinson.edu