Department of Chemistry
Room 119 The Science Complex South
West Chester University
West Chester, PA 19383
610-436-2631
Department of Chemistry
Dr. Azam, Chairperson
Dr. Starn, Assistant Chairperson
There are no programs leading to a graduate degree in chemistry. The department offers, on a limited basis, graduate courses in this area.
Professors
Mahrukh Azam (2004)
Chairperson, Chemistry
B.S., Punjab University; M.S., Quaid-e-Azam University; M.S., Ph.D., Seton Hall University
Roger Barth (1985)
B.A., La Salle University; M.A., Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University
Melissa B. Cichowicz (1986)
B.S., St. Joseph's College; Ph.D., University of Maryland
Felix E. Goodson (1998)
A.B., Princeton University; Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
Monica Joshi (2010)
B.Sc., St. Francis Degree College for Women (India); M.Sc., Osmania University (India); Ph.D., Florida International University
Kurt W. Kolasinski (2006)
B.S., University of Pittsburgh; Ph.D., Stanford University
John R. Townsend (1998)
B.A., University of Delaware; M.S., Ph.D., Cornell University
Associate Professors
Blaise F. Frost (1989)
B.A., Yankton College; M.S., Ph.D., University of South Dakota
Jingqiu Hu (2014)
B.S., M.S., Nanjing University; Ph.D., Boston University
Constantinos Pistos (2015)
B.Sc. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece; M.Sc., Ph.D. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
James R. Pruitt (2011)
B.S., Ph.D., University of California
Thomas R. Simpson (2016)
Director, Pharmaceutical Product Development Program
B.S., Alleghany College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Rochester
Assistant Professors
Abbie S. Ganas (2023)
Zachary E. Voras (2024)
Instructors
David Dehm (2015)
B.S., M.S., SUNY Oswego; Ph.D., University of Cincinnati
Mark Shuman (2015)
B.S., Georgetown University; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
CHE
CHE 535. Pharmaceutical Chemistry. 3 Credits.
Through the use of case studies, the student will learn the role of the chemist in drug discovery and development. Specifically, target initiation, competitive surveillance, lead discovery and optimization, counterscreens for selectivity, pharmacokinetics, selection criteria for entering development and synthetic optimization will be elucidated.
CHE 535 Prerequisite: Successful completion of CHE 232 with minimum grade of C-.
Equivalent courses: CHE 435
CHE 544. Topics In Physical Chemistry. 3 Credits.
Contact department for more information about this course.
Repeatable for credit.
