Faculty Directory
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
Department office information
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
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
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
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
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
Professor (1984)
Analytical & Electrochemistry
Teaching: Analytical & general chemistry
Contact: dennis.anjo@csulb.edu, 562.985.4844
Office: HSCI-348
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
Professor (1975)
Physical Biochemistry
Teaching: Graduate & undergraduate biochemistry
Contact: jeffrey.cohlberg@csulb.edu, 562.985.4944
Office: MLSC-233
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
Professor (2001)
Physical, Environmental, & Biophysical Chemistry
Teaching: Physical & general chemistry
Contact: stephen.mezyk@csulb.edu, 562.985.4649
Office: HSCI-358
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
Assistant Professor (2012)
Enzymology
Teaching: Organic and Biological Chemistry
Contact: jason.schwans@csulb.edu, 562.985.7778
Office: HSCI-354
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
Professor (1979)
Organic Chemistry
Teaching: Organic chemistry & laboratory
Contact: stuart.berryhill@csulb.edu, 562.985.5275
Office: HSCI-364
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
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
Associate Professor (2003)
Organic Chemistry
Teaching: Graduate & undergraduate organic chem
Contact: eric.marinez@csulb.edu, 562.985.7773
Office: MLSC-336
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
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
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
Assistant Professor (2007)
Computational Chemistry, Biochemistry & Biophysics
Teaching: Physical & computational chem/biochem
Contact: eric.sorin@csulb.edu, 562.985.7537
Office: MLSC-322
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.