Faculty
The Department of Chemistry and Physics
Faculty & Staff
Kathleen Antol, BVM, Ph. D.; faculty member since 1990 (email Dr. Antol)
Specialty area: Biochemistry
Education: B. A. Mundelein College; M. S. University of Missouri-Kansas City; Ph. D. Texas Women’s University; Postdoctoral Research; St. Jude Children’s Hospital
Recent courses taught: Chemistry (124, 242, 323, 324, 424, 475, 476, 486)
Research interests: Nucleic acid chemistry: DNA Sequence analysis of viral genes, their expression and regulation; creation and development of viral expression vectors
J. Philip Bays, Ph. D., Professor Emeritus (Contact Dr. Bays) (Web Page)
Specialty Area: Organic Chemistry
Education: B. A. Northwestern University; Ph. D. University of Wisconsin
Research Interests: Computational Chemistry as it relates to Education.
Toni L. O. Barstis, Ph. D.; faculty member since 1993 (email Dr. Barstis)
Specialty area: Physical Chemistry
Education: B. S. Aquinas College; M.S., Ph. D. The University of Michigan
Recent courses taught: Chemistry (121,122, 311, 312, 315, 316, 485)
Research Interests: The PAD (paper analytical devices) Project: developing, testing, and implementing low cost and easy to use technologies for the developing world. The educational mission is to support STEM education and training by providing research opportunities and travel support for Saint Mary's students.
Joseph Bellina, Ph. D., Professor Emeritus (email Dr. Bellina)
Specialty area: Physics
Education: B. S. and Ph. D. University of Notre Dame
Research interests: Chemistry and physics on Solid Surfaces
Christopher Dunlap, Ph. D., Chair; faculty member since 1997 (Contact Dr. Dunlap) (web page)
Specialty area: Analytical Chemistry
Education: B. A. Illinois Wesleyan University; Ph.D. University of Minnesota
Recent courses taught: Chemistry (111, 121, 122, 121-122L, 332, 411, 475)
Research Interests: Stability and characterization of liquid chromatographic packing materials; phosphate availibility in soils.
Dorothy M. Feigl, Ph.D.; Denise DeBartolo York Endowed Chair in Science, faculty member since 1966, with brief sojourn in administration (1985-99) (Contact Dr. Feigl)
Specialty Area: Organic Chemistry
Education: B.S., Loyola University Chicago; Ph.D., Stanford University
Recent courses taught: Chemistry (221, 222, 221-222L)
Research interests: Grignard reaction mechanism; fluoroorganic chemistry; synthesis of strained molecules; thermally stable polymers; chemical Education
Amy Houser, M.S., laboratory instructor since 2006 (contact Ms. Houser)
Specialty area: Biochemistry and Analytical chemistry
Education: B.S., Saint Mary's College: M.S., Illinois Institute of Technology
Recent courses taught: Chem (111L, 124L, 118L, 121L, 122L, 319)
Jennifer Mason, M.S.,instructor since 2008 (contact Ms. Mason)
Specialty area: physics, science education
Education: B.S., Saint Mary's College; M.S., University of Notre Dame; Ph.D. candidate, Western Michigan University
Recent courses taught: Physics 101-102, 103
Research interests: Science education, aminoglycoside derivatives as Ribosomal inhibitors
Sister Sophia Mbihije, Ed.D., Visitng Assistant Professor (contact Sr. Sophia)
Specialty area: Science education,
Education: B.S., Madonna University; M.S., Ed.D., Loyola Uiversity Chicago
Recent courses taught: Chemistry 118
Research interests: Curriculum development, effective teaching approaches
Deborah A. McCarthy, Ph. D., Professor Emerita (contact Dr. McCarthy)
Specialty area: Inorganic Chemistry
Education: B. S. Seattle University; M.S., Ph. D. The Ohio State University
Research interests: Synthesis and reactivity of metalloboraneclusters; studies of carbon-carbon material anti-oxidants.
Adil Mohammad, Ph.D., visiting assistant professor (contact Dr. Mohammad)
Specialty area: Inorganic chemistry
Education: B.Sc., Delhi University; M.Sc., Indian Institute of Technology; Ph.D., The University of Iowa
Recent courses taught: Chemistry 121, 122, 252, 431, 435
Research interests: organometallic synthesis; coordination chemistry of chiral ligands
Richard Tarara, Ph. D.; faculty member since 1979 (email Dr. Tarara) (web page)
Specialty area: Physics
Education: B. S. and Ph. D. University of Notre Dame
Recent courses taught: Physics (101, 102, 217, 218, 317, 336)
Research interests: Physics instructional software development. Free Physics Instructional Software is available at http://www.saintmarys.edu/~rtarara
Peggy Miller, B.A., B.S. - Chemistry Stockroom Manager and Chemistry Laboratory Coordinator (Contact Mrs. Miller)
Education: B.A. Biology, B.S. Chemistry Indiana University South Bend
Classes Taught: Chemisty 101-102, Chemistry 121 and 122 Laboratories
Linda DeMorrow - Department Secretary (Contact Ms. DeMorrow)
