Faculty

Jerry (Jay) Troutman, Ph.D.
Education: B.S.: East Carolina University Ph.D.: University of Kentucky Medical Center Post-doc: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Field of Interest: Biochemistry Research Focus: Bacterial Polysaccharides: Here we will attempt to understand the biochemistry of polymeric sugars called polysaccharides that coat the surface of specific bacteria, and play an important role in interactions between symbiotic gut microbes […]

Juan Luis Vivero-Escoto, Ph.D.
Education: B.S. & M.S.: National Polytechnic Institute of MexicoPh.D.: Iowa State UniversityPost-doc: University of NC at Chapel HillIH R15/National Cancer Institute Field of Interest: Organic/Materials Chemistry Research Focus: Research in our group focuses on the design and synthesis of novel hybrid inorganic-organic materials for a wide variety of applications, predominantly in biomedicine and renewable energy. […]

Michael G. Walter, Ph.D.
Education: B.S.: University of Dayton M.S.: Portland State University Ph. D.: Portland State Univeristy Post-doc: California Institute of Technology Field of Interest: Organic/Materials Chemistry Walter Research Group https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-g-walter-b4729018/ Research Focus: Research in the Walter lab focuses on the synthesis and integration of organic conjugated polymers and dye molecules for solar energy conversion applications. Nature accomplishes […]

Jessica K. White, Ph.D.

Lauren Woods, Ph.D.
Faculty Advisor to the Charlotte Chemistry Club Member of the STEM Academy since Fall 2020 Member of the Active Learning Academy since Fall 2021 Education: B.S. Concentration in Chemistry, minor in Physics, Morehead State University, Morehead, Ky Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry, Montana State University, Bozeman, Mt Postdoctoral Fellow: Department Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madision, […]