St. Cloud State University Department of Chemistry

Faculty and Staff

Faculty

Jack F. McKenna, Ph.D.

Professor of Chemistry, Interim Chair
B.S. 1977, Ph.D. 1982, Clemson University
Specialty: Physical chemistry
Email: jfmckenna@stcloudstate.edu
Web site: http://web.stcloudstate.edu/jfmckenna
Office: Wick Science Building 373
Telephone: (320) 308-3032
Research Interests

Michael A. Dvorak, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.A. 1987, Saint Olaf College; Ph.D. 1992, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Specialty: Analytical chemistry with an emphasis on fluorescence spectroscopy
Email: madvorak@stcloudstate.edu
Web site: http://web.stcloudstate.edu/madvorak
Office: Wick Science Building 351
Telephone: (320) 308-2015
Research Interests

Daniel D. Gregory, Ph.D.

Dr. Gregory is on leave from the Chemistry Department for academic year 2009-2010. He is serving as Assistant Vice President for Research and Sponsored Programs..
Professor of Chemistry
B.S. 1994, Southwest State University; Ph.D. 1998, Iowa State University
Specialty: Physical organic chemistry, photochemistry and computational chemistry of organic compounds
Email: dgregory@stcloudstate.edu
Web site: http://web.stcloudstate.edu/ddgregory
Office:
Telephone:
Research Interests

Cliff Grosberg

Adjunct Faculty
M.S. 2000, Saint Mary’s University
Specialty: Introductory chemistry
Email: lcgrosberg@stcloudstate.edu
Office: Headley Hall 245
Telephone: (320) 308-4170

Michael A. Jeannot, Ph.D.

Professor of Chemistry
B.S. 1992, University of Saskatchewan; Ph.D. 1997, University of Alberta
Specialty: Analytical chemistry, trace environmental analysis using microextraction techniques
Email: mjeannot@stcloudstate.edu
Web site: http://web.stcloudstate.edu/majeannot
Office: Wick Science Building 366
Telephone: (320) 308-2046
Research Interests

Rebecca A. Krystyniak, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.A. 1996, Carthage College; M.A. 2000, Ph.D. 2001, University of Northern Colorado
Specialty: Chemistry education, inquiry-based learning, the effect of order of content on student understanding, the development and assessment of science process skills, and student understanding of chemistry on the molecular level
Email: rakrystyniak@stcloudstate.edu
Web site: http://web.stcloudstate.edu/rakrystyniak
Office: Wick Science Building 364
Telephone: (320) 308-2024

Tamara Leenay, Ph.D.

Professor of Chemistry
B.S. 1982, Le Moyne College; Ph.D. 1988, University of Pennsylvania
Specialty: Organic chemistry
Email: tleenay@stcloudstate.edu
Office: Wick Science Building 363
Telephone: (320) 308-3948
Research Interests

Mohammad Mahroof-Tahir, Ph.D.

Professor of Chemistry
M.S. 1979, Quaid-i-Azam University; M.A. 1990, Ph.D. 1992, Johns Hopkins University
Specialty: Bioinorganic chemistry, synthesis and characterization of metal complexes with potential antidiabetic and anticancer properties
Email: mmahroof@stcloudstate.edu
Web site: http://web.stcloudstate.edu/mmahroof
Office: Wick Science Building 367
Telephone: (320) 308-3198
Research Interests

Mark Mechelke, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.S. 1993, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Ph.D. 1998, University of Iowa
Specialty: Organic chemistry, design and synthesis of novel anticancer drugs
Email: mmechelke@stcloudstate.edu
Web site: http://web.stcloudstate.edu/mmechelke
Office: Wick Science Building 370
Telephone: (320) 308-2030
Research Interests

Donald R. Neu, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.S. 1989, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Ph.D. 1993, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Specialty: Solid state, quantum dot, materials science, inorganic chemistry and radiochemistry, semiconducting materials, quantum devices, quartz crystal micro-balance sensor devices, and direct nuclear power conversion
Email: drneu@stcloudstate.edu
Web site: http://web.stcloudstate.edu/drneu
Office: Wick Science Building 369
Telephone: (320) 308-3989

Sarah C. Petitto, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Chemistry
B.S. 1999, Rochester Institute of Technology; Ph.D. 2005, University of Nebraska--Lincoln
Specialty: Physical surface chemistry
Email: scpetitto@stcloudstate.edu
Office: Wick Science Building 371
Telephone: (320) 308-5420
Research Interests

Latha Ramakrishnan, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Ph.D., Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
Specialty: Biochemistry
Email: lramakrishnan@stcloudstate.edu
Office: Wick Science Building 368
Telephone: (320) 308-3257
Research Interests

Mahin Sadrai, Ph.D.

Professor of Chemistry
B.S. 1975, University of Tehran (Iran); M.S. 1986, Rochester Institute of Technology; Ph.D. 1987, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Specialty: Physical chemistry, creation of natural and benign pesticides for fruit trees, sustainable energy resources such as photovoltaic/solar cells
Email: msadrai@stcloudstate.edu
Web site: http://web.stcloudstate.edu/msadrai
Office: Wick Science Building 350
Telephone: (320) 308-6086

Kannan Sivaprakasam, Ph.D.

Ph.D. 1998 Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
B.S. 1983, M.S. 1985, Ph.D. 1999, Bangalore University (India)
Specialty: Physical/Pharmaceutical/Materials Chemistry
Email: ksivaprakasam@stcloudstate.edu
Office: Wick Science Building 339

Lakshmaiah Sreerama, Ph.D.

Professor of Chemistry
B.S. 1983, M.S. 1985, Ph.D. 1991, Bangalore University ( India)
Specialty: Biochemistry and biochemical pharmacology, anticancer drug resistance mechanisms and biochemical toxicology of environmental chemicals
Email: lsreerama@stcloudstate.edu
Web site: http://web.stcloudstate.edu/lsreerama
Office: Wick Science Building 372
Telephone: (320) 308-2080
Research Interests

Tamera Stobb, Ph.D.

Adjunct Faculty
B.S. 1990; Ph.D. 1997, Washington State University
Specialty: Biochemistry
Email: tmstobb@stcloudstate.edu
Office: Headley Hall 244
Telephone: (320) 308-3934

Nathan S. Winter, Ph.D.

Professor of Chemistry
B.A. 1987, Macalester College; Ph.D. 1992, Washington University
Specialty: Biophysical chemistry, protein crystallization and structural studies
Email: nwinter@stcloudstate.edu
Office: Wick Science Building 365
Telephone: (320) 308-2052
Research Interests

Lab Coordinator

Ed Stewart, Ph.D.

B.S. 1985 University of California, Berkeley; Ph.D. 1992 California Institute of Technology
Specialty: Physical Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Nanocomposites
Email: egstewart@stcloudstate.edu
Office: WSB-357
Telephone: (320) 308-1692
Research Interests

Staff

Bernie Frie

Office Manager
Email: bmfrie@stcloudstate.edu
Office: Wick Science Building 358
Telephone: (320) 308-3031
Web site: http://web.stcloudstate.edu/bmfrie

Jeff Stobb

College Laboratory Services Specialist
Email: jwstobb@stcloudstate.edu
Office: Wick Science Building 313-1
Telephone: (320) 308-1743

Mike Moore

College Laboratory Services Specialist
Email: mjmoore@stcloudstate.edu
Office: Wick Science Building 313-1
Telephone: (320) 308-2061

	A-Z Index \| News \| Library \| Technology \| Support St. Cloud State \| St. Cloud State University Home Admissions Academics Student Life About SCSU Athletics Alumni & Friends Academic Programs Faculty and Staff Student Information Facilities Newsletters Alumni Contact Us Home Faculty and Staff Faculty Jack F. McKenna, Ph.D. Professor of Chemistry, Interim Chair B.S. 1977, Ph.D. 1982, Clemson University Specialty: Physical chemistry Email: jfmckenna@stcloudstate.edu Web site: http://web.stcloudstate.edu/jfmckenna Office: Wick Science Building 373 Telephone: (320) 308-3032 Research Interests Michael A. Dvorak, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Chemistry B.A. 1987, Saint Olaf College; Ph.D. 1992, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Specialty: Analytical chemistry with an emphasis on fluorescence spectroscopy Email: madvorak@stcloudstate.edu Web site: http://web.stcloudstate.edu/madvorak Office: Wick Science Building 351 Telephone: (320) 308-2015 Research Interests Daniel D. Gregory, Ph.D. Dr. Gregory is on leave from the Chemistry Department for academic year 2009-2010. He is serving as Assistant Vice President for Research and Sponsored Programs.. Professor of Chemistry B.S. 1994, Southwest State University; Ph.D. 1998, Iowa State University Specialty: Physical organic chemistry, photochemistry and computational chemistry of organic compounds Email: dgregory@stcloudstate.edu Web site: http://web.stcloudstate.edu/ddgregory Office: Telephone: Research Interests Cliff Grosberg Adjunct Faculty M.S. 2000, Saint Mary’s University Specialty: Introductory chemistry Email: lcgrosberg@stcloudstate.edu Office: Headley Hall 245 Telephone: (320) 308-4170 Michael A. Jeannot, Ph.D. Professor of Chemistry B.S. 1992, University of Saskatchewan; Ph.D. 1997, University of Alberta Specialty: Analytical chemistry, trace environmental analysis using microextraction techniques Email: mjeannot@stcloudstate.edu Web site: http://web.stcloudstate.edu/majeannot Office: Wick Science Building 366 Telephone: (320) 308-2046 Research Interests Rebecca A. Krystyniak, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Chemistry B.A. 1996, Carthage College; M.A. 2000, Ph.D. 2001, University of Northern Colorado Specialty: Chemistry education, inquiry-based learning, the effect of order of content on student understanding, the development and assessment of science process skills, and student understanding of chemistry on the molecular level Email: rakrystyniak@stcloudstate.edu Web site: http://web.stcloudstate.edu/rakrystyniak Office: Wick Science Building 364 Telephone: (320) 308-2024 Tamara Leenay, Ph.D. Professor of Chemistry B.S. 1982, Le Moyne College; Ph.D. 1988, University of Pennsylvania Specialty: Organic chemistry Email: tleenay@stcloudstate.edu Office: Wick Science Building 363 Telephone: (320) 308-3948 Research Interests Mohammad Mahroof-Tahir, Ph.D. Professor of Chemistry M.S. 1979, Quaid-i-Azam University; M.A. 1990, Ph.D. 1992, Johns Hopkins University Specialty: Bioinorganic chemistry, synthesis and characterization of metal complexes with potential antidiabetic and anticancer properties Email: mmahroof@stcloudstate.edu Web site: http://web.stcloudstate.edu/mmahroof Office: Wick Science Building 367 Telephone: (320) 308-3198 Research Interests Mark Mechelke, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Chemistry B.S. 1993, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Ph.D. 1998, University of Iowa Specialty: Organic chemistry, design and synthesis of novel anticancer drugs Email: mmechelke@stcloudstate.edu Web site: http://web.stcloudstate.edu/mmechelke Office: Wick Science Building 370 Telephone: (320) 308-2030 Research Interests Donald R. Neu, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Chemistry B.S. 1989, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Ph.D. 1993, University of Wisconsin-Madison Specialty: Solid state, quantum dot, materials science, inorganic chemistry and radiochemistry, semiconducting materials, quantum devices, quartz crystal micro-balance sensor devices, and direct nuclear power conversion Email: drneu@stcloudstate.edu Web site: http://web.stcloudstate.edu/drneu Office: Wick Science Building 369 Telephone: (320) 308-3989 Sarah C. Petitto, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Chemistry B.S. 1999, Rochester Institute of Technology; Ph.D. 2005, University of Nebraska--Lincoln Specialty: Physical surface chemistry Email: scpetitto@stcloudstate.edu Office: Wick Science Building 371 Telephone: (320) 308-5420 Research Interests Latha Ramakrishnan, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Chemistry Ph.D., Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India Specialty: Biochemistry Email: lramakrishnan@stcloudstate.edu Office: Wick Science Building 368 Telephone: (320) 308-3257 Research Interests Mahin Sadrai, Ph.D. Professor of Chemistry B.S. 1975, University of Tehran (Iran); M.S. 1986, Rochester Institute of Technology; Ph.D. 1987, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Specialty: Physical chemistry, creation of natural and benign pesticides for fruit trees, sustainable energy resources such as photovoltaic/solar cells Email: msadrai@stcloudstate.edu Web site: http://web.stcloudstate.edu/msadrai Office: Wick Science Building 350 Telephone: (320) 308-6086 Kannan Sivaprakasam, Ph.D. Ph.D. 1998 Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India B.S. 1983, M.S. 1985, Ph.D. 1999, Bangalore University (India) Specialty: Physical/Pharmaceutical/Materials Chemistry Email: ksivaprakasam@stcloudstate.edu Office: Wick Science Building 339 Lakshmaiah Sreerama, Ph.D. Professor of Chemistry B.S. 1983, M.S. 1985, Ph.D. 1991, Bangalore University ( India) Specialty: Biochemistry and biochemical pharmacology, anticancer drug resistance mechanisms and biochemical toxicology of environmental chemicals Email: lsreerama@stcloudstate.edu Web site: http://web.stcloudstate.edu/lsreerama Office: Wick Science Building 372 Telephone: (320) 308-2080 Research Interests Tamera Stobb, Ph.D. Adjunct Faculty B.S. 1990; Ph.D. 1997, Washington State University Specialty: Biochemistry Email: tmstobb@stcloudstate.edu Office: Headley Hall 244 Telephone: (320) 308-3934 Nathan S. Winter, Ph.D. Professor of Chemistry B.A. 1987, Macalester College; Ph.D. 1992, Washington University Specialty: Biophysical chemistry, protein crystallization and structural studies Email: nwinter@stcloudstate.edu Office: Wick Science Building 365 Telephone: (320) 308-2052 Research Interests Lab Coordinator Ed Stewart, Ph.D. B.S. 1985 University of California, Berkeley; Ph.D. 1992 California Institute of Technology Specialty: Physical Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Nanocomposites Email: egstewart@stcloudstate.edu Office: WSB-357 Telephone: (320) 308-1692 Research Interests Staff Bernie Frie Office Manager Email: bmfrie@stcloudstate.edu Office: Wick Science Building 358 Telephone: (320) 308-3031 Web site: http://web.stcloudstate.edu/bmfrie Jeff Stobb College Laboratory Services Specialist Email: jwstobb@stcloudstate.edu Office: Wick Science Building 313-1 Telephone: (320) 308-1743 Mike Moore College Laboratory Services Specialist Email: mjmoore@stcloudstate.edu Office: Wick Science Building 313-1 Telephone: (320) 308-2061 Chemistry (contact information) 720 4th Avenue South - St. Cloud, Minnesota 56301-4498 Page Revised: 10/05/2009 Phone: (320) 308-3031 © 2009 St. Cloud State University Site Map \| Map & Directions \| Contact SCSU \| Accreditations St. Cloud State University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity educator and employer. 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