Mentors
The Chemistry Department at USF has a vibrant undergraduate research program, with undergraduates participating in every research lab. Faculty has a strong and long track records of mentoring undergraduate research students, and lead highly productive research groups funded by NSF, DOE, NIH, NASA and other agencies.
Prof. Bill Baker: Organic chemistry; natural products
Prof. Kirpal Bisht: Organic chemistry; catalysis
Prof. Jianfeng Cai: Bioorganic chemistry; peptidomimetics
Prof. Theresa Evans-Nguyen: Analytical chemistry; mass spectrometry
Prof. Minsoo Ju: Organic chemistry; synthetic methodology
Prof. Randy Larsen: Physical chemistry; photocatalytic materials
Prof. Jim Leahy: Organic chemistry; medicinal chemistry
Prof. Wenqi Liu: Supramolecular chemistry; sensors
Prof. Abdul Malik: Analytical chemistry; separation science
Prof. David Merkler: Biochemistry; enzymology
Prof. Li-June Ming: Inorganic chemistry; metallobiomolecules
Prof. Chavdar Slavov: Physical chemistry; photoswitches
Prof. Ioannis Spanopoulos: Inorganic chemistry; advanced materials
Prof. Arjan van der Vaart: Computational chemistry; biomaterials