{"id":1660,"date":"2015-09-16T15:44:32","date_gmt":"2015-09-16T19:44:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chemistry.cos.ucf.edu\/?page_id=1660"},"modified":"2023-10-18T13:59:13","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T17:59:13","slug":"research-areas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/research\/research-areas\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Areas"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<nav class=\"sections-menu-wrapper\" aria-label=\"Page section navigation\" style=\"min-height: 60px;\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"navbar navbar-toggleable-md navbar-light bg-primary sections-menu\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"navbar-toggler collapsed ml-auto\" type=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#sections-menu\" aria-controls=\"#sections-menu\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"navbar-toggler-text\">Skip to Section<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"navbar-toggler-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"navbar-collapse collapse\" id=\"sections-menu\" data-autoselect=\"true\" data-selector=\".auto-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"nav navbar-nav\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jumbotron jumbotron-fluid mb-0 p-5\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<p class=\"lead\">We have listed our faculty members under general categories of research being conducted in our department. To view more specific information about faculty member&#8217;s research, publications, news &amp; more, click on their name to view their faculty page.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container pt-4\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<section id=\"analytical\" class=\"ucf-section ucf-section-analytical auto-section pt-2 pb-4\" data-section-link-title=\"Analytical\" aria-label=\"Analytical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-underline\">Analytical<\/h2>\n<p>Our Analytical Chemistry program is led by researchers with a strong focus in designing and developing new technologies (e.g., chemical\/bio sensors, imaging tools and devices) and materials (e.g., nanomaterials, biomaterials) to solve real world problems. Of particular strength is the development of instrumental analytical methods for extraction and rapid\/sensitive identification of substances in pure matrixes, complex mixtures, and environmental samples, as well as radioanalytical techniques for the determination of radionuclides in environmental and complicated matrixes.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ucf-post-list colleges-post-list-people\">\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"list-unstyled row ucf-post-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/person\/vasileios-anagnostopoulos\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/Vasileios-Anagnostopoulos-300x350-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/350;\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-2 mb-1 person-name\">Vasileios Anagnostopoulos<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAssociate Professor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/person\/matthieu-baudelet\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/Matthieu-Baudelet.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/350;\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-2 mb-1 person-name\">Matthieu Baudelet<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAssociate Professor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/person\/melanie-beazley\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/Melanie-Beazley.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/375;\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-2 mb-1 person-name\">Melanie Beazley<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAssociate Professor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/person\/candice-bridge\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/08\/Bridge.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/389;\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-2 mb-1 person-name\">Candice Bridge<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAssociate Professor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/person\/andres-campiglia\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/10\/andres-campiglia.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/379;\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-2 mb-1 person-name\">Andres Campiglia<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGraduate Coordinator, Professor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/person\/karin-chumbimuni-torres\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/Karin-Chumbimuni-Torres-300x350-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/350;\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-2 mb-1 person-name\">Karin Chumbimuni-Torres<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAssociate Professor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/person\/noah-froelich\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/Noah-Froelich.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/350;\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-2 mb-1 person-name\">Noah Froelich<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLecturer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/person\/andre-gesquiere\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/Andre-Gesquiere.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/350;\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-2 mb-1 person-name\">Andre Gesquiere<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProfessor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/person\/james-hickman\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/James-Hickman-2024.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/350;\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-2 mb-1 person-name\">James Hickman<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProfessor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/person\/xiaohu-xia\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/04\/Xiaohu-Xia.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/375;\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-2 mb-1 person-name\">Xiaohu Xia<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAssociate Professor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<section id=\"biochemistry\" class=\"ucf-section ucf-section-biochemistry auto-section pt-2 pb-4\" data-section-link-title=\"biochemistry\" aria-label=\"biochemistry\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/research\/biochemistry\/\">Biochemistry<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Biochemistry research at UCF discovers nitrogen biochemistries and enzyme mechanisms to produce new antibiotics; studies nucleic acid interactions with organic dyes, nucleic acids, and other biomolecules to diagnose human disease; and designs the first DNA computer and DNA nanorobots to treat human diseases.<br \/>\n<div class=\"ucf-post-list colleges-post-list-people\">\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"list-unstyled row ucf-post-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/person\/jonathan-caranto\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/Jonathan-Caranto-300x350-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/350;\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-2 mb-1 person-name\">Jonathan Caranto<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAssociate Professor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/person\/yulia-gerasimova\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/Yulia-Gerisimova-2024.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/350;\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-2 mb-1 person-name\">Yulia Gerasimova<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAssociate Professor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/person\/dmitry-kolpashchikov\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/10\/Dmitry-Kolpashchikov.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/343;\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-2 mb-1 person-name\">Dmitry Kolpashchikov<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProfessor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<section id=\"chemedu\" class=\"ucf-section ucf-section-chemistry-education auto-section pt-2 pb-4\" data-section-link-title=\"Chemistry Education\" aria-label=\"Chemistry Education\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-underline\">Chemistry Education<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW93884712 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW93884712 BCX8\">Chemistry Education Research at UCF is unique because it encompasses a wide range of topics that captures factors both inside and outside the chemistry learning space. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW93884712 BCX8\">This includes but is not limited to GTA training and reflective practices, scientific literacy, diversity and inclusivity research, and models for assessing student learning.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW93884712 BCX8\"> Our research teams work closely with other university partners including physics, math, computer science, education and learning sciences.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW93884712 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"ucf-post-list colleges-post-list-people\">\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"list-unstyled row ucf-post-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/person\/julie-donnelly\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/Screenshot-2025-10-16-103915-300x350.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/350;\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-2 mb-1 person-name\">Julie Donnelly<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUndergraduate Teaching and Learning Assistant Coordinator, Associate Lecturer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/person\/nicole-lapeyrouse\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/06\/Nicole-Lapeyrouse-300x350-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/350;\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-2 mb-1 person-name\">Nicole Lapeyrouse<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAssociate Lecturer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/person\/tamra-legron-rodriguez\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/Tamra-Legron-Rodriguezjpg-300x350.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/350;\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-2 mb-1 person-name\">Tamra Legron-Rodriguez<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAssociate Department Chair, Forensic Science Undergraduate Coordinator, Associate Lecturer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/person\/brett-mccollum\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Screenshot_30-9-2025_122810_-300x350.jpeg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/350;\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-2 mb-1 person-name\">Brett McCollum<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAssociate Dean of Student Success in STEM, Professor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/person\/christopher-randles\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/Christopher-Randles-300x350-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/350;\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-2 mb-1 person-name\">Christopher Randles<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAssistant Professor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/person\/erin-saitta\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/Erin-Saitta-300x350-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/350;\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-2 mb-1 person-name\">Erin Saitta<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAssociate Professor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<section id=\"environmental\" class=\"ucf-section ucf-section-environmental auto-section pt-2 pb-4\" data-section-link-title=\"Environmental\" aria-label=\"Environmental\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/research\/environment\/\">Environmental<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Our Environmental Chemistry program is highly interdisciplinary. The unique aspects of our program include atmospheric and combustion chemistry, environmental microbiology and biogeochemical cycling,\u202fdetecting and removing pollutants in water stream using composite membranes, the use of engineered enzymes for bioremediation and environmental radiochemistry and radionuclide source attribution.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ucf-post-list colleges-post-list-people\">\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"list-unstyled row ucf-post-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/person\/vasileios-anagnostopoulos\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/Vasileios-Anagnostopoulos-300x350-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/350;\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-2 mb-1 person-name\">Vasileios Anagnostopoulos<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAssociate Professor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/person\/melanie-beazley\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/Melanie-Beazley.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/375;\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-2 mb-1 person-name\">Melanie Beazley<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAssociate Professor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/person\/andres-campiglia\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/10\/andres-campiglia.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/379;\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-2 mb-1 person-name\">Andres Campiglia<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGraduate Coordinator, Professor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/person\/jonathan-caranto\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/Jonathan-Caranto-300x350-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/350;\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-2 mb-1 person-name\">Jonathan Caranto<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAssociate Professor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/person\/kaitlyn-crawford\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/Kaitlyn-Crawford-2018.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/350;\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-2 mb-1 person-name\">Kaitlyn Crawford<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSecondary Joint Appointment - Chemistry, Assistant Professor - MSE\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/person\/tamra-legron-rodriguez\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/Tamra-Legron-Rodriguezjpg-300x350.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/350;\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-2 mb-1 person-name\">Tamra Legron-Rodriguez<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAssociate Department Chair, Forensic Science Undergraduate Coordinator, Associate Lecturer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/person\/denisia-popolan-vaida\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/Denisia-Popolan-Vaida-300x350-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; 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Secondary Joint Appointment \u2013 Violence Against Women Faculty Cluster\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<section id=\"inorganic\" class=\"ucf-section ucf-section-inorganic auto-section pt-2 pb-4\" data-section-link-title=\"Inorganic\" aria-label=\"Inorganic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-underline\">Inorganic<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW173203625 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW173203625 BCX8\">Research teams specialized in inorganic chemistry are developing new materials\u202f<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW173203625 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW173203625 BCX8\">and catalysts<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW173203625 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW173203625 BCX8\">\u202fthat can power a sustainable economy, targeted analytical methods for reducing waste and cleaning our environment, and sophisticated nanostructures for non-invasive medicine, sensing<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW173203625 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW173203625 BCX8\">, and new chemical transformations<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW173203625 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW173203625 BCX8\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW173203625 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"ucf-post-list colleges-post-list-people\">\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"list-unstyled row ucf-post-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/person\/jonathan-caranto\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/Jonathan-Caranto-300x350-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; 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--smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/350;\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-2 mb-1 person-name\">Titel Jurca<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAssociate Professor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/person\/stephen-kuebler\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/10\/Kuebler.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 210px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 210\/266;\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-2 mb-1 person-name\">Stephen Kuebler<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProfessor of Chemistry and Optics Founding Associate Director, UCF Center for Ethics\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/person\/fernando-uribe-romo\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/Fernando-Uribe-Romo.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/379;\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-2 mb-1 person-name\">Fernando Uribe-Romo<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAssociate Professor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/person\/xiaohu-xia\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/04\/Xiaohu-Xia.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/375;\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-2 mb-1 person-name\">Xiaohu Xia<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAssociate Professor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<section id=\"materials\" class=\"ucf-section ucf-section-materials auto-section pt-2 pb-4\" data-section-link-title=\"Materials\" aria-label=\"Materials\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/research\/materials-chemistry\/\">Materials<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"ucf-post-list colleges-post-list-people\">\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"list-unstyled row ucf-post-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/person\/kaitlyn-crawford\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/Kaitlyn-Crawford-2018.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/350;\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-2 mb-1 person-name\">Kaitlyn Crawford<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSecondary Joint Appointment - Chemistry, Assistant Professor - MSE\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/person\/andre-gesquiere\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/Andre-Gesquiere.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/350;\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-2 mb-1 person-name\">Andre Gesquiere<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProfessor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/person\/john-gordon\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/John-Gordon-600-300x350.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/350;\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-2 mb-1 person-name\">John Gordon<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDepartment Chair, Professor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/person\/tom-hopper\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/TRH-headshot-scaled-e1736613388972-300x350.jpeg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/350;\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-2 mb-1 person-name\">Tom Hopper<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAssistant Professor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/person\/titel-jurca\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/Titel-Jurca-300x350-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/350;\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-2 mb-1 person-name\">Titel Jurca<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAssociate Professor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/person\/stephen-kuebler\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/10\/Kuebler.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 210px; 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We aim to synthesize biologically active <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW168288828 BCX8\">targets, architecturally interesting natural products, and organic materials. Our focus is on sustainable catalyst frameworks, enabling the synthesis of valuable medicines and <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW168288828 BCX8\">utilizing<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW168288828 BCX8\"> chemical tools to address significant biological inquiries.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW168288828 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"ucf-post-list colleges-post-list-people\">\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"list-unstyled row ucf-post-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/person\/qun-huo\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/Qun-Hao.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/350;\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-2 mb-1 person-name\">Qun Huo<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProfessor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/person\/titel-jurca\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/Titel-Jurca-300x350-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/350;\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-2 mb-1 person-name\">Titel Jurca<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAssociate Professor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/person\/dmitry-kolpashchikov\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/10\/Dmitry-Kolpashchikov.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/343;\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-2 mb-1 person-name\">Dmitry Kolpashchikov<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProfessor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/person\/kangsang-lee\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/Kangsang-Lee-300x350-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/350;\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-2 mb-1 person-name\">Kangsang Lee<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAssistant Professor \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/person\/ankai-wang\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/Screenshot-2025-09-23-174718-300x350.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/350;\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-2 mb-1 person-name\">Ankai Wang<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLecturer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/person\/yu-yuan\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/02\/Yuan-New.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/375;\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-2 mb-1 person-name\">Yu Yuan<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProfessor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<section id=\"physical\" class=\"ucf-section ucf-section-physical auto-section pt-2 pb-4\" data-section-link-title=\"Physical\" aria-label=\"Physical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-underline\">Physical<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW45854128 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW45854128 BCX8\">Physical chemistry at UCF is highly interdisciplinary. Faculty and students at all levels work across chemistry, physics, biology, engineering, and other disciplines.\u202f They conduct basic research that reveals the principles of nature, using spectroscopy, imaging, lasers, electrochemistry, and computer modeling. They also translate research to solve real-world problems, often working with industry, state, and federal organizations. For example, they develop new materials with specific optical properties for sensing, manufacturing and lithography, renewable and sustainable energy, and environmental protection.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW45854128 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"ucf-post-list colleges-post-list-people\">\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"list-unstyled row ucf-post-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/person\/andres-campiglia\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/10\/andres-campiglia.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/379;\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-2 mb-1 person-name\">Andres Campiglia<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGraduate Coordinator, Professor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/person\/andre-gesquiere\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/Andre-Gesquiere.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/350;\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-2 mb-1 person-name\">Andre Gesquiere<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProfessor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/person\/tom-hopper\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/TRH-headshot-scaled-e1736613388972-300x350.jpeg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/350;\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-2 mb-1 person-name\">Tom Hopper<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAssistant Professor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/person\/stephen-kuebler\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/10\/Kuebler.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 210px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 210\/266;\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-2 mb-1 person-name\">Stephen Kuebler<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProfessor of Chemistry and Optics Founding Associate Director, UCF Center for Ethics\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/person\/deborah-penchoff\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/Deborah-Penchoff.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/350;\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-2 mb-1 person-name\">Deborah Penchoff<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAssistant Professor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/person\/denisia-popolan-vaida\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/Denisia-Popolan-Vaida-300x350-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; 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