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Chemistry Department

Faculty and Staff

We亚洲色吧檙e one of the first colleges in the country to offer undergraduate student/faculty research in chemistry, beginning in 1947. All of our faculty members are active researchers who emphasize hands-on technical skills and training.

For general chemistry inquiries, please email chemistry@hope.edu or call 616.395.7630.

Department Chair

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Dr. Jeffrey Johnson
Professor of Chemistry, Department Chair
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jjohnson@hope.edu
A. Paul Schaap Science Center 3114 35 East 12th Street Holland, MI 49423-3605

Faculty

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Dr. Kenneth Brown
John H. and Jeanne M. Jacobson Professor of Chemistry
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brownk@hope.edu
A. Paul Schaap Science Center 2116A 35 East 12th Street Holland, MI 49423-3605
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Dr. Maria Burnatowska-Hledin
The Frederich Garrett & Helen Floor Dekker Professor of Biomedicine & Chemistry
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hledin@hope.edu
A. Paul Schaap Science Center 3013 35 East 12th Street Holland, MI 49423-3605
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Dr. Leah Chase
Professor of Biology & Chemistry
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chase@hope.edu
A. Paul Schaap Science Center 3106A 35 East 12th Street Holland, MI 49423-3605
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Dr. Kristin Dittenhafer-Reed
Associate Professor of Chemistry
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dittenhaferreed@hope.edu
A. Paul Schaap Science Center Room 3112 35 East 12th Street Holland, MI 49423
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Betsy Dodgen
Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry
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dodgen@hope.edu
A. Paul Schaap Science Center Room 2112 35 East 12th Street Holland, MI 49423
Dennis Downing
Adjunct Faculty
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downing@hope.edu
A. Paul Schaap Science Center Room 3101 35 East 12th Street Holland, MI 49423
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Carrie Dummer
Associate Professor of Chemistry Instruction
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dummer@hope.edu
A. Paul Schaap Science Center 2063 35 East 12th Street Holland, MI 49423-3617
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Dr. Meagan Elinski
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
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elinski@hope.edu
A. Paul Schaap Science Center 2126 35 East 12th Street Holland, MI 49423
Tim Ewald
Adjunct Faculty
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ewald@hope.edu
A. Paul Schaap Science Center 35 East 12th Street Holland, MI 49423-3605
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Dr. Jason Gillmore
Professor of Chemistry
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gillmore@hope.edu
A. Paul Schaap Science Center 3120 35 East 12th Street Holland, MI 49423-3605
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Dr. Natalia Gonzalez-Pech
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gonzalezpech@hope.edu
Dr. Natalie Huisman
GWRI/Day 1: Watershed Chemistry Lab Director
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huismann@hope.edu
A. Paul Schaap Science Center Room 2103 35 East 12th Street Holland, MI 49423
Dr. Margaretta Koster
Adjunct Faculty
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koster@hope.edu
A. Paul Schaap Science Center 35 East 12th Street Holland, MI 49423
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Dr. Brent Krueger
Professor of Chemistry
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kruegerb@hope.edu
A. Paul Schaap Science Center 2120A 35 East 12th Street Holland, MI 49423-3605
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Dr. Michael Philben
Assistant Professor of Geological & Environmental Science and Chemistry
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philben@hope.edu
A. Paul Schaap Science Center Room 2059 35 East 12th Street Holland, MI 49423
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Clayton Piehl
Assistant Professor of Chemistry Instruction
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piehl@hope.edu
A. Paul Schaap Science Center 3107 35 East 12th Street Holland, MI 49423
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Dr. Mike Pikaart
Professor of Chemistry
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pikaart@hope.edu
A. Paul Schaap Science Center 3061 35 East 12th Street Holland, MI 49423-3605
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Dr. William Polik
The Edward & Elizabeth Hofma Professor of Chemistry
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polik@hope.edu
A. Paul Schaap Science Center Room 2122 35 East 12th Street Holland, MI 49423-3605
Sarah Risedorph
Adjunct Faculty
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risedorph@hope.edu
A. Paul Schaap Science Center 35 East 12th Street Holland, MI 49423
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Dr. Elizabeth Sanford
Professor of Chemistry
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sanford@hope.edu
A. Paul Schaap Science Center 3126 35 East 12th Street Holland, MI 49423-3605
Dr. Michael Silver
Dekker Professor Emeritus of Chemistrysilver@hope.edu
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Traci Smith
Professor of Chemistry Instruction
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smitht@hope.edu
A. Paul Schaap Science Center 35 East 12th Street Holland, MI 49423-3605
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Dr. Joanne Stewart
Elmer E. Hartgerink Professor of Chemistry
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stewart@hope.edu
A. Paul Schaap Science Center 2057 35 East 12th Street Holland, MI 49423-3605
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Dr. Christopher Turlington
Associate Professor of Chemistry
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turlington@hope.edu
A. Paul Schaap Science Center Room 3122 35 East 12th Street Holland, MI 49423
Duane VandenBrink
Adjunct Faculty
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vandenbrinkd@hope.edu
A. Paul Schaap Science Center Room 3101 35 East 12th Street Holland, MI 49423

Staff

Dr. Andrew Hawk
Director of Chemical Laboratories
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hawk@hope.edu
A. Paul Schaap Science Center Room 2121 35 East 12th Street Holland, MI 49423
Liz Hinkley
Office Manager
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hinkley@hope.edu
A. Paul Schaap Science Center Room 3101 35 East 12th Street Holland, MI 49423

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10 Jul

Academics

Schaap Chemistry Symposium

Date: Thursday, July 10
Location: Haworth Hotel and Conference Center

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