Faculty Directory

Education

• B.S. (Honors), Chemistry, 1981, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
• Ph.D., Organic Chemistry, 1985, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 
• Postdoctoral, 1985-1986, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (w. Richard R. Schrock).

Professional Experience

• Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, 2002-present
• Associate Dean for Faculty, Research and Diversity, College of Chemical and Life Sciences, University of Maryland, 2005-2006
• Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, 1999-2002
• Assistant Professor of Chemistry, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 1994-1998
• Senior Research Fellow, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, 1990-1994
• Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 1987-1990

Research Interests



Transition and Main Group Metal Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry, New Synthetic Methodology, Catalyst Development, Polymers, Chemically-Tailored Surfaces and Interfaces, Molecular and Mesoscopic Self-Assembly, New Nanofabrication Processes.