TRU Science

Chemistry Faculty

Department chair

Dr. Bruno CinelCo-Chair and Associate Professor

Faculty

Dr. Jessica AllinghamAssistant Teaching Professor
Dr. Jessica AllinghamAssistant Teaching Professor

I am an organic chemist with a specialization in radiochemistry, tracer development and medicinal chemistry. I am infatuated with the workings of the brain, drugs and improving health as a whole. I am also passionate about science communication, science...

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Nikhil AravindakshanAssistant Teaching Professor
Dr. Lindsay BlackstockAssistant Teaching Professor
Dr. Sharon BrewerAssociate Professor
Dr. Kingsley DonkorProfessor
Dr. Kingsley DonkorProfessor

My research focuses on developing rapid and sensitive analytical methods in capillary electrophoresis, chromatography, and mass spectrometry for the characterization of antimicrobial peptides, food, agricultural, and environmental samples as well as application of chemometric approaches to evaluating chemical data.

Trent HammerAssistant Teaching Professor
Dr. Heidi Huttunen-HennellyCo-Chair and Associate Professor

Multi-drug resistant pathogens are a worldwide health concern. The discovery or synthesis of new antibiotics is a challenging task. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), often referred to as "nature's antibiotics," are one class of antimicrobials. My research group is interested in...

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Christina MohrCo-Chair and Lab Coordinator
Dr. Nelaine Mora-DiezProfessor
Dr. Robert MothersoleAssistant Teaching Professor
Dr. Dipesh PremaAssociate Professor

Synthetic organometallic/inorganic chemistry and catalysis; science and law; equity, diversity and inclusion in chemistry education; accessibility in chemistry education; use of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy to investigate and quantify the fatty acid composition of forage, meat and dairy...

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Lab technician

Michelle BohamLab Technician
Isaac StephensLab Technician

University instructors and sessionals

Dr. Najwan AlbarghouthiSessional Faculty
Beth AndrucsonUniversity Instructor
Matthew HanksSessional Faculty
Alivia Mercer-BrunelleSessional Faculty