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University of San Diego
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Science & Technology 374
5998 Alcalá Park
San Diego, CA 92110
Phone: (619) 260-4513
Fax: (619) 260-2211
dharpe@sandiego.edu
Department Chair
Deborah C. Tahmassebi,
debbiet@sandiego.edu
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Liz Harman
harman@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-4682
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Adjunct Faculty
Adjunct Assistant Professor
ranness@sandiego.edu
Office: Shiley Science and Technology 251
Adjunct Assistant Professor
farhada@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-2180
Office: Shiley Science and Technology 376
Adjunct Assistant Professor
saxford@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-2246
Office: Shiley Science and Technology 351
Adjunct Assistant Professor
ijball@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-7972
Office: Shiley Science and Technology 376
Ian Ball, PhD, began working at USD in the Fall of 2007, after being the supervising instructor for freshman chemistry laboratory at UCSD for six years. Currently, his primary teaching responsibilities encompass both semesters of the lecture and lab components of Freshman Chemistry (Chem 151/151L & 152/152L), and both the lecture-only and lecture-and-lab chemistry courses for non-majors (Chem 101 & 111).
Adjunct Assistant Professor
mdaley@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-4781
Office: Shiley Science and Technology 440
Margaret Daley, PhD, joined the department in 2007. She teaches classes for non-science majors, including DNA, Science, and Technology and Chemistry and Society, as well as the General Chemistry laboratory taken by science majors.
Director, General Chemistry
debbief@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-2276
Office: Shiley Science and Technology 440
Debbie Finocchio '88 began working at USD in 1992. She has held positions of adjunct professor and laboratory coordinator, and is currently director of general chemistry. She writes the laboratory manuals for general chemistry laboratory courses, has overseen operations for general chemistry laboratory for many years, and played a key role in designing general chemistry laboratory spaces for the Doanld P. Shiley Center for Science and Technology.
Director, Organic Chemistry
khuong@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-7971
Office: Shiley Science and Technology 440
Kelli Khuong, PhD, joined the department in August 2005. Her primary responsibilities are teaching in the organic sequence and coordinating the organic labs.
Adjunct Assistant Professor
knight@sandiego.edu
Office: Shiley Science and Technology 251
Adjunct Assistant Professor
mkoreilly@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-7601
Office: Shiley Science and Technology 440
Mary O’Reilly joined the department in Fall 2010. Her current teaching responsibilities include general chemistry lecture (Chem151) and lab (Chem151L) and organic chemistry lab (Chem301L).
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Office: Shiley Science and Technology 251
Post Doctoral Fellow
aroering@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-4247
Office: Shiley Science and Technology 351B
Adjunct Assistant Professor
jschafer@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-8871
Office: Shiley Science and Technology 440
Dr. Schafer joined the department in Fall 2005. Dr. Schafer teaches general chemistry and analytical chemistry as well as an occasional upper-division chemistry lab course. Her research interest includes development of a portable heavy metal sensor using sol-gel monoliths doped with fluorescent nano-particles. Dr. Schafer is currently serving as the coordinator for a university wide program for summer research students.
