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  Nov 05, 2025
 
2013-2014 Graduate Studies Bulletin 
  
2013-2014 Graduate Studies Bulletin [Archived Catalog]

Chemistry and Biochemistry


Professors
Richard D. Adams, Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1973, Carolina Distinguished Professor of Chemistry
S. Michael Angel, Ph.D., North Carolina State University, 1984, Fred M. Weissman Palmetto Chair
Brian C. Benicewicz, Ph.D., University of Connecticut, 1980, USC Educational Foundation Distinguished Professor, COEE Endowed Chair in Polymer Nanocomposites
Mark A. Berg, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 1985
Donna A. Chen, Ph.D., Harvard University, 1997
John H. Dawson, Ph.D., Stanford University, 1976, Carolina Distinguished Professor and Chair
John L. Ferry, Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1996
Scott R. Goode, Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1974
Lukasz Lebioda, Ph.D., Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland, 1972, Guy F. Lipscomb Chair of Chemistry
Stephen L. Morgan, Ph.D., Emory University, 1975
Michael L. Myrick, Ph.D., New Mexico State University, 1988
Daniel L. Reger, Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1972, Carolina Distinguished Professor
Timothy J. Shaw, Ph.D., University of California, San Deigo, 1988
Ken D. Shimizu, Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1995
James M. Sodetz, Ph.D., University of Notre Dame, 1975, Carolina Distinguished Professor
Thomas Vogt, Ph.D., Eberhard Karls Universitatin, Tubingen, Germany, 1987, Director of USC NanoCenter, Associate Vice President of Research, Educational Foundation Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Qian Wang, Ph.D., Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, 1997, Robert L. Sumwalt Professor of Chemistry
Hans-Conrad zur Loye, Ph.D., University of California-Berkeley, 1988, David W. Robinson, Palmetto Professor, Associate Dean of Research
 
Associate Professors
John L. Lavigne, Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, 2000
F. Wayne Outten, Ph.D., Northwestern University, 2001, College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Faculty
Maksymilian Chruszcz, Ph.D., Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland, 2002
Vitaly A. Rassolov, Ph.D., University of Notre Dame, 1996
Linda S. Shimizu, Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1997
 
Assistant Professors
Sophya V. Garashchuk, Ph.D., University of Notre Dame, 1999
Andrew B. Greytak, Ph.D., Harvard University, 2006
Thomas Makris, Ph.D. University of Illinois, 2003
Caryn E. Outten, Ph.D., Northwestern University, 2001, College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Faculty
Linda S. Shimizu, Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1997
Chuanbing Tang, Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University, 2006
Hui Wang, Ph.D., Rice University, 2007
Sheryl L. Wiskur, Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, 2003
 
Senior Instructors
Daniel L. Freeman, Ph.D., University of South Carolina, 1995
George A. Handy, Ph.D., University of Nottingham, England, 1973
 
Instructors
William E. Brewer, Ph.D., University of South Carolina, 1991
Amelia S. Taylor-Perry, Ph.D., University of South Carolina, 2012
 
Faculty Emeriti
Elmer L. Amma, Ph.D., Iowa State University, 1957, Distinguished Professor Emeritus
John W. Baynes, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, 1973, Carolina Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Thomas A. Bryson, Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, 1970, Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Robert S. Bly, Ph.D., University of Colorado, 1958, Distinguished Professor Emeritus
H. Willard Davis, Ph.D., University of Cincinnati, 1941, Distinguished Professor Emeritus
R. Bruce Dunlap, Ph.D., Indiana University, 1968, Distinguished Professor Emeritus
James R. Durig, Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1962, Distinguished Professor Emeritus
W. Richard Gilkerson, Ph.D., University of Kansas, 1953, Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Benjamin M. Gimarc, Ph.D., Northwestern University, 1963, Distinguished Professor Emeritus
W. Stephen Kistler, Ph.D., Harvard University, 1970, Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Edward E. Mercer, Ph.D., Purdue University, 1960, Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Jerome D. Odom, Ph.D., Indiana University, 1968, Distinguished Professor Emeritus and Provost Emeritus
Robert H. Philp Jr., Ph.D., Emory University, 1962
Roy E. Wuthier, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 1960, Guy F. Lipscomb Sr., Distinguished Professor Emeritus