Faculty Directory


Dr. Krzysztof Slowinski Dr. Krzysztof Slowinski
Professor (2001)
& Department Chair

Analytical, Physical, & Biophysical
Teaching: Analytical & introductory chemistry
Contact: krzysztof.slowinski@csulb.edu, 562.985.5897
Office: HSCI-370A/350
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Dr. Christopher Brazier Dr. Christopher Brazier
Professor & Associate Chair (2001)
General Chemistry Program Coordinator

Physical Chemistry
Teaching: Physical chemistry & laboratory
Contact: chris.brazier@csulb.edu, 562.985.2115
Office: HSCI-362

Dr. Paul Weers Dr. Paul Weers
Associate Professor (2003)
and Biochemistry Graduate Advisor

Biochemistry & Structural Biology
Teaching: Graduate & undergraduate biochemistry
Contact: paul.weers@csulb.edu, 562.985.4948
Office: MLSC-250

Dr. Douglas McAbee Dr. Douglas McAbee
Professor (1997) and Undergraduate Advisor

Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Cell Membranes
Advising: CNSM-ChemBiochemAdvising@csulb.edu
Teaching: Graduate & undergraduate biochemistry
Contact: douglas.mcabee@csulb.edu, 562.985.1558
Office: MLSC-249

Dr. Lijuan Li Dr. Lijuan Li
Professor (1998)
and Chemistry Graduate Advisor

Inorganic, Bioinorganic, & Nanomaterials
Teaching: Graduate & undergraduate inorganic chem
Contact: lijuan.li@csulb.edu, 562.985.5068
Office: MLSC-321



Dr. Roger A. Acey
Dr. Roger A. Acey
Professor (1983)

Developmental Biochem & Molecular Immunology
Teaching: Graduate & undergraduate biochemistry
Contact: roger.acey@csulb.edu, 562.985.4945
Office: MLSC-234

Dr. Dennis M. Anjo Dr. Dennis M. Anjo
Professor (1984)

Analytical & Electrochemistry
Teaching: Analytical & general chemistry
Contact: dennis.anjo@csulb.edu, 562.985.4844
Office: HSCI-348

Dr. Xianhui Bu Dr. Xianhui Bu
Associate Professor (2003)

Inorganic, Structural, Solid State, & Materials
Teaching: Graduate & undergraduate inorganic chem
Contact: xbu@csulb.edu, 562.985.4843
Office: MLSC-320

Dr. Jeffrey Cohlberg Dr. Jeffrey Cohlberg
Professor (1975)

Physical Biochemistry
Teaching: Graduate & undergraduate biochemistry
Contact: jeffrey.cohlberg@csulb.edu, 562.985.4944
Office: MLSC-233

Dr. Marco A. Lopez Dr. Marco A. Lopez
Professor (1987)

Organic & Fe(II) Porphyrin Chemistry
Teaching: Organic & general chemistry
Contact: marco.lopez@csulb.edu, 562.985.4936
Office: HSCI-342

Dr. Stephen Mezyk Dr. Stephen Mezyk
Professor (2001)

Physical, Environmental, & Biophysical Chemistry
Teaching: Physical & general chemistry
Contact: stephen.mezyk@csulb.edu, 562.985.4649
Office: HSCI-358

Dr. Vasanthy Narayanaswami Dr. Vasanthy Narayanaswami
Associate Professor (2008)

Biochemistry, Biophysics, Structural & Neurobiology
Teaching: Graduate & undergraduate biochemistry
Contact: vas.narayanaswami@csulb.edu, 562.985.4953
Office: MLSC-247

Dr. Jason Schwans Dr. Jason Schwans
Assistant Professor (2012)

Enzymology
Teaching: Organic and Biological Chemistry
Contact: jason.schwans@csulb.edu, 562.985.7778
Office: HSCI-354

Dr. Kasha Slowinska Dr. Kasha Slowinska
Associate Professor (2004)

Analytical, Bioanalytical, & Bioengineering
Teaching: Analytical chemistry
Contact: katarzyna.slowinska@csulb.edu, 562.985.5815
Office: MLSC-248

Dr. Stuart R. Berryhill Dr. Stuart R. Berryhill
Professor (1979)

Organic Chemistry
Teaching: Organic chemistry & laboratory
Contact: stuart.berryhill@csulb.edu, 562.985.5275
Office: HSCI-364

Dr. Paul T. Buonora Dr. Paul T. Buonora
Professor (2000)

Synthetic Organic Chemistry and Catalysis
Teaching: Graduate & undergraduate organic chem
Contact: paul.buonora@csulb.edu, 562.985.4946
Office: MLSC-319

Dr. Shahab Derakhshan Dr. Shahab Derakhshan
Assistant Professor (2009)

Inorganic synthesis and Structure
Teaching: Inorganic & general chemistry
Contact: shahab.derakhshan@csulb.edu, 562.985.4865
Office: MLSC-338

Dr. Eric R. Marinez Dr. Eric R. Marinez
Associate Professor (2003)

Organic Chemistry
Teaching: Graduate & undergraduate organic chem
Contact: eric.marinez@csulb.edu, 562.985.7773
Office: MLSC-336

Dr. Kensaku Nakayama Dr. Kensaku Nakayama
Professor (1987)

Synthetic Organic Chemistry
Teaching: Organic chemistry & laboratory
Contact: kensaku.nakayama@csulb.edu, 562.985.4850
Office: HSCI-340

Dr. Michael P. Schramm Dr. Michael P. Schramm
Assistant Professor (2007)

Supramolecular Chemistry & Molecular Recognition
Teaching: Graduate & undergraduate organic
Contact: michael.schramm@csulb.edu, 562.985.1866
Office: MLSC-335

Dr. Young-Seok Shon Dr. Young-Seok Shon
Professor (2006)

Macromolecular, Materials, & Nanoscience
Teaching: Graduate & undergraduate organic chem
Contact: ys.shon@csulb.edu, 562.985.4466
Office: MLSC-337

Dr. Eric J. Sorin Dr. Eric J. Sorin
Assistant Professor (2007)

Computational Chemistry, Biochemistry & Biophysics
Teaching: Physical & computational chem/biochem
Contact: eric.sorin@csulb.edu, 562.985.7537
Office: MLSC-322



Faculty Photo, Fall 2009

Fall 2009 Faculty

Back row, from left: Dr. Eric Sorin, Dr. Christopher Brazier, Dr. Brian McClain, Dr. Young Shon, Dr. Stuart Berryhill, Dr. Roger Acey, Dr. Michael Schramm, Dr. Tom Maricich, Dr. Marco Lopez, Dr. Jeffrey Cohlberg, Dr. Douglas McAbee. Middle row, from left: Dr. Lijuan Li, Dr. Shahab Derakhshan, Dr. Vasanthy Narayanaswami, Dr. Krzysztof Slowinski, Dr. Paul Buonora, Dr. Eric Marinez, Dr. Kasha Slowinska and Dr. Ken Nakayama. Front row, from left: Dr. Dennis Anjo, Dr. Paul Weers and Dr. Stephen Mezyk.