Dr. Cevdet Akbay
Professor, Chair
Analytical Chemistry
Ph.D.: Louisiana State U.
Dr. Daniel Autrey
Associate Professor
Assistant Chair
Physical Chemistry
Ph.D.: Texas A & M U
Dr. Bidisha Bose-Basu
Associate Professor
Organic Chemistry
Ph.D.: U. of Notre Dame
Dr. Jonathan Breitzer
Assistant Professor
Inorganic Chemistry
Ph.D.: U. of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign
Dr. Jairo Castillo-Chara
Associate Professor
Physical Chemistry
Ph.D.: Texas A & M
Dr. Abdirahman Abokor
Associate Professor
Physics
Ph.D.: Texas Tech U.
Dr. Daryush Ila
Professor
Physics
Ph.D.: U. of Massachusetts
Lowell
Dr. Zhiping Luo
Associate Professor
Materials Science and
Engineering
Ph.D.: Chinese Aeronautical
Establishment
Dr. John Mattox Professor
Physics/Astronomy
Ph.D.: Stanford U.
Dr. Gurcharan Rahi
Professor
Natural Sciences
Ph.D.: Mississippi State U.
Dr. Shubo Han
Professor
Analytical/Nano
Chemistry
Ph.D.: U. of Science and
Technology of China
Dr. Subir Nagdas
Professor
Biochemistry
Ph.D.: Jadavpur U.,
Calcutta, India
Dr. Darren Pearson
Associate Professor
Organic Chemistry
Ph.D.: University of
South Carolina
Dr. Ali Siamaki
Associate Professor
Organic Chemistry
Ph.D.: McGill U.,
Quebec, Canada
Dr. Alexander Umantsev
Professor
Physics/Theoretical
Ph.D.: National Research
Lab for Metallurgy
Dr. Jianshi Wu
Professor
Theoretical & Nuclear
Physics
Ph.D.: Yale U.
Dr. George Benge, Chemical Engineering
Dr. Hengguang Li, Medicinal Chemistry
Dr. Caroline Sloan, Chemical Education
Dr. Ana L. da Silva, Analytical Chemistry
Dr. Jainab Khatun, Theoretical Physics
Ms. Elham Karimimehr, Environmental Chem
Mr. Edward Barnes, Pharmaceutical Sciences
Dr. Caroline Sloan
Ph.D.: NCSU, Chemical Education
Brenda Fuller
Administrative
Support Associate
Ivy Rittenhouse
Research Operation
Coordinator
Grace Chavis
Research Technician
A degree in chemistry serves as a passport to a high paying career in chemistry.
Summer Internships, Kleiss Chemistry Scholarship,
GlaxoSmithKline Women In Science Fellowship, Materials
Science Minor Scholarship, Hi-Tech Classroom ing Assistantship,
Learn-
We offer undergraduate research to our majors, because research engages students’ intellectual curiosity, satisfies their thirst for discovery, and gives them an outlet for their creativity. Research is required for the BS degree and encouraged for the BA degree in chemistry.
Department of Chemistry & Physics
Science and Technology Building 305
1200 Murchison Road
Fayetteville, NC 28301 www.uncfsu.edu/chemistry
Brenda Fuller, Secretary
Tel: (910) 672-2441
E-mail: bfuller@uncfsu.edu
Dr. Cevdet Akbay, Chair
Tel: (910) 672-1943
E-mail: cakbay@uncfsu.edu
Dr. Daniel Autrey, Asst. Chair
Tel: (910) 672-1354
E-mail: dautrey@uncfsu.edu
Fayetteville State University
Housed in Science and Technology, Lyons Science, and Lyons Science Annex buildings, the Department of Chemistry and Physics offers three degree programs:
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Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Chemistry
Bachelor of Science (BS) in Chemistry
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering
(BChE) as a 3 + 2 dual program in conjunction with North Carolina State University.
in chemistry, physics, and materials science are designed for students who would like additional coursework in chemistry, physics, and materials science.

C hemistry is the study of matter and the transformations that occur in material things. People who study chemistry are interested in explaining how our universe works.
A chemistry degree can lead you to fascinating careers where you can create new drugs, new materials, new technologies, new theories, new policies, or new businesses.
C hemistry is critical to solving today's issues such as faster and cheaper drug development, cleaner and more economical fuel sources, safer air and drinking water, biotechnology to improve health and food sources, and green industrial processes to prevent pollution.
C hemistry knowledge and skills are flexible. Billion dollar industries such as pharmaceuticals, electronics, household and personal care products hire chemists in quality assurance, technical sales, research project management, and many other positions.
C hemistry lets you see the world differently. Studying the molecular world helps you learn to see more than what is obvious to others, to ask questions about how the current state came to be, to examine underlying mechanisms, to design experiments carefully, and to consider alternative explanations.
The Department has state-of-the-art equipment for teaching and undergraduate research: Shimadzu HPLC,
Shimadzu 2010 Plus GC, Varian Saturn 2100 GC/MS/
MS, Agilent CE, Varian UV-Vis, Varian AA, Anasazi NMR
(Eft 90 MHz), Shimadzu FTIR (ATR), Fluorometer, FSU is also the site of a world-class microprobe (JEOL JXA-
8530F Hyperprobe), SEM AFM, and Raman that are used for nanoscale elemental analysis.
Hi-Tech Studio Classroom
The Department has a Hi-Tech Studio Classroom, where the learning is improved through technologyrich, highly collaborative, hands-on, and interactive environment.