Incoming Chair: Paul Jasien
Outgoing Chair: Jackie Trischman
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Bachelor of Science in Chemistry
Chemistry Option
43 majors
Science Education Option
1 major
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Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry
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Total:
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Minor in Chemistry
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100 majors
144 majors
21 minors
Biochemistry and Chemistry Degrees– ACS Certified
18 graduates in past AY
13 students did undergraduate research in past AY
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Taught 30 different courses
- 53 sections of lecture
- 38 sections of lab
- 12 sections of independent study
Average FTES = 233 (215 Fall/250 Spring)
Average SFR = 21.2
Concern (SFR 8.3 in lab courses and 27.0 in lecture courses)
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General, Organic, and Biochemistry for Life (Chem 105 & 105L)
- 4 lecture sections (~200 students) & 10 lab sections (~200 students)
- solely for pre-NURS & KINE majors
General Chemistry (CHEM 150 & 150L)
- 4 lecture sections (~300 students) & 13 lab sections (~ 260 students)
- enrollments dominated by BIOL & KINE majors
Organic Chemistry I (CHEM 201& 201L)
- 4 lecture sections (~200 students) & 7 lab sections (~130 students)
- enrollments dominated by BIOL majors & pre-MED
Organic Chemistry II (CHEM 202 & 202L)
- 2 lecture sections (~80 students) & 4 lab sections (~60 students)
- significant numbers of pre-MED
Biochemistry (CHEM 341, 351, & 351L)
- adjustments made when UD-BB requirement for science majors changed
- CHEM 341 (Biology and Chemistry majors)
- CHEM 351, 351L, 352 (Biochemistry majors & pre-Meds)
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GES 100 - Physical Science Around Us LDGE B1
- 5-6 sections per year with sections of 60 students
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GES 101 - Matter, Molecules,… LDGE B1 and B3 – not taught – no suitable lab
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GES 105 – 1 Intro to Physical Science LDGE B1- pre-service teachers
- 2 sections per year with 120 students (split with PHYS)
GES 110 - Activities in Physical Science LDGE B3 – not taught – no suitable lab
Chem 311- Chemistry and the Environment- UDGE BB
- 2 sections of 35-40 per year – usually on-line
Chem 312- Chemistry of Life – UDGE BB & E
- 2 sections of 45 students per year
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Chem 315 - Science in Film and TV - UDGE BB
- 2-3 sections of 45 per year
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Chem 316/390_1 - Chocolate, Coffee, and Cocaine … - UDGE BB – new course
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ES 314 - The Geosphere in Context – UDGE BB & ES requirement – occassionally taught
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ID 381 – Natural Science for Teachers – UDGE BB (ICP) – not taught - no suitable lab
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Courses
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Chem 316 – new UDGE course
Chem 106/106L, 107/107L – 2-semester sequence for KINE students
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Degree Biochemistry M.S.
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To be proposed in Spring, 2012
Working with other science programs to figure out snags they have hit and how to avoid
them.
18 course units, 12 research/internships/project units
◦Core would be Biochemistry courses with electives in other disciplines as well as some
Chemistry courses.
◦Possible track for HS Science Teachers
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7 tenure track
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11 lecturers / lab instructors (“adjunct vs lecturer” language)
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0 graduate students
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Last two tenure track hires – 1998 and 2005
(2 in last 14 years)
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PAUL G. JASIEN Professor of Physical Chemistry
Research interests: Quantum Chemistry (Intermolecular Interactions) and Chemical Education
SAJITH JAYASINGHE Associate Professor of Biochemistry
Polypeptide-membrane interactions and elucidating the molecular details of protein
misfolding related diseases.
JOSE A. MENDOZA Professor of Biochemistry
Protein structure, folding and protein-protein interactions.
WAI MAN (KARNO) NG-ALSTON Associate Professor of Bio-Analytical Chemistry
Development of High Performance Liquid Chromatography and laser-based polarimetry
for the separation and detection of bio-molecules and pharmaceuticals.
MICHAEL H. SCHMIDT Professor of Bio-inorganic Chemistry
Control of biomineralization by peptides and the behavior of DNA-binding metalloproteins.
JACQUELINE A. TRISCHMAN Professor of Bio-organic Chemistry
Isolation & structure elucidation of marine natural products by NMR spectroscopy and the
chemical ecology of marine microorganisms.
STEVEN C. WELCH Professor of Bio-organic (Synthetic) Chemistry
Not engaged in research at present - Retirement planned at the end of 2011-12.
Active:
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All faculty have either been part of or are about to be part of the Q&C grant
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All faculty successful at funding from internal grants to support student research
Pending:
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Sajith Jayasinghe. Submitted 09/2010. $444,000. NIH/NIGMS SCORE SC3. Elucidating
the Structure of Thin Aggregative Fimbriae of Salmonella
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Jose Mendoza. Submitted 09/2010. $444,000. NIH/NIGMS SCORE SC3. A Proteomic
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Jose Mendoza. Submitted 05/2011. $148,000. NIH Small Grant Program (R03). pH
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Sajith Jayasinghe. Submitted 06/2011. $148,000. NIH Small Grant Program (R03). Thin
Approach to Identify the Major Substrates of GroEL during Stress
induced changes in the interaction of Hsp60 and urease from H. pylori
Aggregative Fimbriae of Salmonella (Title not provided, but work is in this area).
Previous:
Jacqueline Trischman - NIH/NIGMS SCORE, SBRI (2x)
Jose Mendoza - NIH/NIGMS SCORE
Paul Jasien – NSF – TE
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IST III – Sally Jo Divis. Responsible for preparing labs in 2 buildings across campus at the
same time, along with all accounting, inventory, safety, etc. for labs.
 Fall semester (21 lab sections / 7 different labs)
Equipment Technician – Demetrius “Meach” Klimi. Initially split 80% Chemistry &
Biochemistry, 20% other programs. With the purchase of a new NMR system, he will be
setting this up much of the Fall as well as continuing to keep equipment running.
Student Assistants. We sometimes use student assistants to help with lab set-up and
routine equipment needs – calibration, checking operation before labs, etc.
Note: For stockroom staffing, we were told a student assistant was not permitted
without supervision in the building. It is not practical to have student assistants for setup and support when the IST is running between buildings constantly.
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Operating Funds (General Funds):
Student Assistant Salaries:
Expendable Supplies:
$2,731
$37,958
Course Fees:
$18,240
Lottery Funds
Expendable Supplies:
Equipment maintenance and repair:
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$24,776
$86,096*
*$50,000 to NMR – deferred HPLC that was in the budget for teaching
(replacing 1993 instrument).
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SCIENCE-1
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106 & 106A - Inorganic/Organic Research Lab
109 - Small Instructional/Instrument/Computerl Lab
110/110A - Organic/Inorganic Instructional Lab (capacity 21)
111 + aux - Physical/Instrumental/Inorganic Instructional Lab (capacity 18)
112 –Stockroom – (prep room, flammables, health hazard storage – ALL FULL)
115/115A Organic Research Lab
117- NMR Room and Equipment Technician office
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SCIENCE-2
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140 - Biochemistry Research Lab
340 - Analytical Research Lab (with specialized equipment and restricted access)
342 - Analytical/Organic Research Lab
345 - Analytical Instructional Lab (capacity 18)
345A - Small Prep Lab (Physical Chemical Research)
347 - General Chem Instructional Lab (capacity 22-24)
349 – Stockroom-(prep room, flammables)
351- Organic Instructional Lab (capacity 21)
Faculty
– Tenure Track
◦ 2 on 1st Floor SCI 1
◦ 2 on 1st Floor SCI 2
◦ 3 on 3rd Floor SCI 2
Faculty
– Lecturers
◦ Arranged each semester
◦ Dedicated office in SBSB?
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Staff
IST and ET offices on 1st Floor SCI 1
ASC in ACD
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Some Grading – especially with courses >75 students
Set-up/Take-down help
Instrument prep for courses
Learning assistants in Chem 150
Testing of lab protocols
Student assistants in upper division labs – 404L, 416 – would like them for 105L and
150L
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Personnel
- Organic Chemist – replacement for Steve Welch
- Laboratory Technician – lab support due to growth and split facilities
- Biochemist– growth to support Biochemistry, Kinesiology, and
 Nursing & initiation of M.S. Biochemistry
- Analytical Chemist – growth to support Chemistry,
Biochemistry, Environmental Science, and pre-Health
Space
- instructional lab space -CHEM 105L (provides growth to CHEM 150 and CHEM 105)
- instructional lab space for GES 101 (currently not taught by Chemistry)
- research lab space for biochemistry (supports undergraduate and graduate
research + faculty development)
Budget
- continued support for instrument upkeep
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Interdepartmental
- Pre-Health Advisor is desperately needed
- CSM vs. University issue?