Choosing a Faculty Member

Faculty	Specialization	Research	Email	Phone	Office
Kang Du, Ph.D.	Biochemistry	Developing selective metal chelates with design principle applications; Solid and liquid materials consisting of molecular cages capable of non-covalently binding to guest molecules for storage and separation applications.	kdu@csusm.edu	760-750-6538	Science Hall 1, 117
Kambiz Hamadani, Ph.D.	Biochemistry	Co-translational protein folding and dynamics; Single Molecule Fluorescence Spectroscopy; templated synthetic biochemistry and drug discovery	khamadani@csusm.edu	760-750-4189	Science Hall II, 331
Robert Iafe, Ph.D.	Organic Chemistry	Synthetic method development using organometallic and organocatalytic processes; total synthesis of bioactive natural products; structural determination by spectroscopic methods such as NMR	riafe@csusm.edu	760-750-8283	Science Hall I, 108
Sajith Jayasinghe, Ph.D.	Biochemistry	Polypeptide-membrane interactions; Elucidation of the molecular details of protein misfolding diseases	sjayasin@csusm.edu	760-750-8075	Science Hall II, 115
Karno Ng, MBA, Ph.D.	Bioanalytical Chemistry	Extraction and detection of biomolecules and pharmaceuticals; Development of online teaching pedagogy for science courses; science education	kng@csusm.edu	760-750-8037	Science Hall I, 113
Afra Panahi, Ph.D.		Application of advanced computer simulations and machine learning techniques in modeling proteins and cell membranes to obtain detailed insights about biological processes.	apanahi@csusm.edu	(760)750-8246	Science Hall II, 327
Michael H. Schmidt, Ph.D.	Bioinorganic Chemistry	Non-classical crystallization and mechanisms of biomineralization	schmidt@csusm.edu	760-750-4138	Science Hall II, 321
Jacqueline Trischman,Ph.D.	Biorganic Chemistry	Isolation and structure of marine natural products by NMR; Chemical ecology of marine microorganisms	trischma@csusm.edu	760-750-4206	Science Hall I, 119