Meet Our Faculty

Chemistry faculty at an event.

Meet Our Faculty

Our faculty hold Ph.D. degrees from leading U.S. institutions and are experts in their respective fields. The teaching and research interests of our faculty are diverse and span all sub-disciplines within chemistry and biochemistry. To learn more about us, please click on the links below.

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Dr. John Breen
Professor of Chemistry
SCI 319
jbreen@providence.edu
401.865.2781
Lab website

Maria Carroll

Dr. Maria Carroll
Associate Professor of Chemistry/Assistant Chair
SCI 221
mcarro17@providence.edu
401.865.2371
Lab website

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Dr. Yae In Cho
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
SCI 317
ycho@providence.edu
401.865.1831
Lab website


Addie Clark

Dr. Adelaide Clark
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
SCI 320
aclark6@providence.edu
401.865.1617
Lab Website
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Dr. Kathleen Cornely
Robert H. Walsh ’39 Endowed Professor in Chemistry and Biochemistry
SCI 322
kcornely@providence.edu
401.865.2866

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Dr. Paul Czech
Professor of Chemistry
SCI 218
pczech@providence.edu
401.865.2476


chris-laperle

Dr. Christopher Laperle
Associate Professor of Chemistry
SCI 318
claperle@providence.edu
401.865.1998

Dr. Seann Mulcahy
Department Chair
Professor of Chemistry
SCI 104
smulcahy@providence.edu
401.865.1280
Lab website

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Dr. Kenneth Overly
Associate Professor of Chemistry
SCI 220
koverly@providence.edu
401.865.1956


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Dr. Jay Pike
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
SCI 316
jpike@providence.edu
401.865.1261

Tyler Stack

Dr. Tyler Stack
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
SCI 321
tstack@providence.edu
401.865.2693
Lab website

David Ryder

Dr. David Ryder 
Assistant Instructional Professor of Chemistry
SCI 217
dryder@providence.edu
401.865.2237


Dr. Elsa Novoa-Ortega
Assistant Instructional Professor of Chemistry
SCI 217
eortega@providence.edu
401.865.1569


Adjunct Faculty

Dr. Nabila Ishaq
Library 209
nishaq@providence.edu
401.865.1645

Dr. David Moss
Library 209
dmoss@providence.edu
401.865.1645

Lab Coordinators

David Williams
General Chemistry Lab Coordinator
310
dwillia6@providence.edu
401.865.1781

Jackie Zhu
Organic Chemistry Lab Coordinator
219
czhu@providence.edu
401.865.2383

Department Staff

Katie Weeks
Administrative Coordinator
SCI 103A
kweeks@providence.edu
401.865.2379

Dr. Seann Mulcahy

Professor of Chemistry / Department Chair
SCI 104
(401) 865-1280
smulcahy@providence.edu

Katie Weeks

Administrative Coordinator
SCI 103A
401.865.2379
kweeks@providence.edu