Department of Chemistry
The University bestows the designation "Graduate Faculty" upon faculty following review of their credentials and recommendation by their colleagues. The University maintains three levels of graduate faculty: (1) Full, (2) Associate, and (3) External.
Only Full graduate faculty members may chair doctoral committees. Full or Associate graduate faculty may chair master's committees. Only one external graduate faculty member may serve as a voting member on any master's or doctoral committee.
FULL MEMBERS
WILLIAM ALEXANDER, Associate Professor, PhD (2009), Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University [2028]
TIMOTHY BREWSTER, Associate Professor, PhD (2012), Yale University [2029]
QIANYI CHENG, Assistant Professor, PhD (2011), University of Georgia [2029]
NATHAN DEYONKER, Research Scientist, PhD (2005) The University of Georgia [2028]
GARY L. EMMERT, Professor, PhD (1999), Miami University [2026]
TOMOKO FUJIWARA, Associate Professor, PhD (2001), Kyoto [Japan] Institute of Technology [2026]
XIAOHUA HUANG, Professor, PhD (2006), Georgia Institute of Technology [2032]]
DANIEL NASCIMENTO, Assistant Professor, PhD (2027), Florida State University [2032]
YONGMEI WANG, Professor, PhD (1990), Notre Dame University [2032]
XUAN ZHAO, Professor, PhD (2002), Texas A&M University [2029]
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
MICHAEL A. BROWN, PhD (2008) The University of Memphis
CHARLES GARNER, Associate Professor, PhD (1986), University of Colorado, Boulder
JERMAINE O'BRYAN JOHNSON, PhD (2015), The University of Memphis
TANEI RICKS, Assistant Professor, PhD (2017), University of Tennessee, Knoxville
PAUL SIMONE, Professor, PhD (2008), The University of Memphis
EXTERNAL MEMBERS
LOI H. DO, PhD (2011), Massachusetts Institute of Technology [2029]
WILLIAM T. ECKENHOFF, PhD (2010) Duquesne [2028]
BRIAN LONG, PhD (2009), University of Texas, Austin [2029]
NOTE: Expiration date of graduate faculty membership is indicated in brackets for Full and External only.