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

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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

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Dr. Adelaide Clark
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
SCI 320
aclark6@providence.edu
401.865.1617
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Dr. Kathleen Cornely
Professor in Chemistry and Biochemistry
SCI 322
kcornely@providence.edu
401.865.2866

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

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

Dr. Seann Mulcahy
Robert H. Walsh ‘39 Endowed Professor of Chemistry
Department Chair, Chemistry and Biochemistry
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

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

Dr. Elsa Novoa-Ortega
Assistant Instructional Professor of Chemistry
SCI 323
eortega@providence.edu
401.865.1569

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

Dr. Elizabeth Happel
Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry
SCI LL46
ehappel@providence.edu
401.865.2379

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Dr. Jennifer Jaimes
Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry
SCI LL46
chemistry@providence.edu
401.865.2379

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Dr. David Moss
Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry
SCI 217
dmoss@providence.edu
401.865.2342

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

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David Williams
General Chemistry Lab Coordinator
SCI 323
dwillia6@providence.edu
401.865.1781

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

Adjunct Faculty

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

Dr. William Buratto
Library 209
chemistry@providence.edu
401.865.1645

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Science Complex 104
(401) 865-2379
chemistry@providence.edu

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