Faculty
DEPARTMENT CHAIR
![Dr. Carlos Cabrera Martínez Dr. Carlos Cabrera Martínez](../_Files/images/faculty/Science-Cabrera-C.jpg)
Dr. Carlos Cabrera Martínez
Professor, Chair
Research: Materials Chemistry
crcabrerama@utep.edu
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FACULTY
![Dr. Harish Banda Dr. Harish Banda](../_Files/images/faculty/Banda,-Harish.jpg)
Dr. Harish Banda
Assistant Professor
Research: Electrochemistry Energy Storage
hbanda1@utep.edu
(915) 747-8778
Website
![Dr. James Becvar Dr. James Becvar](../_Files/images/faculty/Science-Becvar-J.jpg)
Dr. James Becvar
Professor
Research: Biochemistry/Chemical Education
jbecvar@utep.edu
(915) 747-7563
Profile
![Dr. Ricardo A. Bernal Dr. Ricardo A. Bernal](../_Files/images/faculty/Science-Bernal-R.jpg)
Dr. Ricardo A. Bernal
Associate Professor
Research: Biochemistry & Macromolecular Structure
rbernal@utep.edu
(915) 747-6918
Website
![Dr. Elizabeth Day Dr. Elizabeth Day](../_Files/images/faculty/Science-Day-E.jpg)
Dr. Elizabeth Day
Assistant Professor
Research: Chemical Education
elday@utep.edu
Website
![Dr. Carl Dirk Dr. Carl Dirk](../_Files/images/faculty/Dirk,-Carl.jpg)
Dr. Carl Dirk
Professor
Research: Physical Organic Chemistry
cdirk@utep.edu
(915) 747-7560
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![Dr. Skye Fortier Dr. Skye Fortier](../_Files/images/faculty/Science-Fortier-S.jpg)
Dr. Skye Fortier
Associate Professor
Research: Synthetic Inorganic Chemistry
asfortier@utep.edu
(915) 747-5195
Website
![Dr. Jorge Gardea-Torresdey Dr. Jorge Gardea-Torresdey](../_Files/images/faculty/Gardea-Torresdey-Jorge-473-002.jpg)
Dr. Jorge Gardea-Torresdey
Professor
Research: Environmental Chemistry
jgardea@utep.edu
(915) 747-5359
Website
![Dr. Jose Hernandez Dr. Jose Hernandez](../_Files/images/faculty/Hernandez,-Jose.jpg)
Dr. Jose Hernandez
Assistant Professor
Research: Environmental Chemistry
jahernandez19@utep.edu
(915) 747-8678
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![Dr. Eda Koculi Dr. Eda Koculi](../_Files/images/faculty/Science-Koculi-E.jpg)
Dr. Eda Koculi
Assistant Professor
Research: Biochemistry
ekoculi@utep.edu
(915) 747-5316
![Dr. Amol Kulkarni Dr. Amol Kulkarni](../_Files/images/faculty/Science-Kulkarni-A.jpg)
Dr. Amol Kulkarni
Associate Professor
Research: Medicinal Chemistry, Preclinical drug discovery
akulkarni@utep.edu
![Dr. Wen-Yee Lee Dr. Wen-Yee Lee](../_Files/images/faculty/Science-Lee-W.jpg)
Dr. Wen-Yee Lee
Professor
Research: Environmental Chemistry
wylee@utep.edu
(915) 747-8413
Profile
![Dr. XiuJun (James) Li Dr. XiuJun (James) Li](../_Files/images/faculty/Science-Li-J.jpg)
Dr. XiuJun (James) Li
Professor
Research: Bioanalytical & Environmental Chemistry; Biochips & Nanotechnology
xli4@utep.edu
(915) 747-8967
Website
![Dr. Yupeng Li Dr. Yupeng Li](../_Files/images/faculty/Science-Li-Y.jpg)
Dr. Yupeng Li
Assistant Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences & Adjunct Faculty, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Research: Medicinal Chemistry, Bioanalytical chemistry with mass spectrometry
yli10@utep.edu
![Dr. Katja Michael Dr. Katja Michael](../_Files/images/faculty/Science-Michael-K.jpg)
Dr. Katja Michael
Associate Professor
Research: Organic and Bioorganic Chemistry
kmichael@utep.edu
(915) 747-5240
Website
![Dr. Mahesh Narayan Dr. Mahesh Narayan](../_Files/images/faculty/Science-Narayan-M.jpg)
Dr. Mahesh Narayan
Professor, FRSC, Biochemistry Division Chair
Research: Biophysics, protein folding, and therapeutic nano-materials
mnarayan@utep.edu
(915) 747-6614
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![Dr. Juan Noveron Dr. Juan Noveron](../_Files/images/faculty/Science-Noveron-Jv2.jpg)
Dr. Juan Noveron
Associate Professor
Research: Advanced Materials, Inorganic and Bio-inorganic Chemistry
jcnoveron@utep.edu
(915) 747-5701
Website
![Dr. Robert Pankow Dr. Robert Pankow](../_Files/images/faculty/Science-Pankow-R.jpg)
Dr. Robert Pankow
Assistant Professor
Research: Organic Chemistry & Polymer Chemistry
rmpankow@utep.edu
Website
![Dr. Keith Pannell Dr. Keith Pannell](../_Files/images/faculty/Pannell,-Keith.jpg)
Dr. Keith Pannell
Professor
Research: Organometallic Chemistry
kpannell@utep.edu
(915) 747-5796
Website
![Dr. James Salvador Dr. James Salvador](../_Files/images/faculty/Science-Salvador-J.jpg)
Dr. James Salvador
Associate Professor
Research: Organic Chemistry
jsal@utep.edu
(915) 747-5704
Website
![Dr. Geoffrey Saupe Dr. Geoffrey Saupe](../_Files/images/faculty/gsaupe.jpg)
Dr. Geoffrey Saupe
Associate Professor
Research: Analytical Chemistry
gsaupe@utep.edu
(915) 747-7559
Website
![Dr. Hamidreza Sharifan Dr. Hamidreza Sharifan](../_Files/images/faculty/Sharifan-Hamidreza-293.jpg)
Dr. Hamidreza Sharifan
Assistant Professor
Research: Forensic and Environmental Chemistry
hsharifan@utep.edu
(915) 747-5360
Website
![Dr. Sreeprasad Sreenivasan Dr. Sreeprasad Sreenivasan](../_Files/images/faculty/Sreenivasan,-Sreeprased.jpg)
Dr. Sreeprasad Sreenivasan
Assistant Professor
Research: Materials Science and Nanotechnology, Environmental Analytical Chemistry
sreenivasan@utep.edu
(915) 747-6833
Website
![Dr. Dino Villagran Dr. Dino Villagran](../_Files/images/faculty/Science-Villagran-D.jpg)
Dr. Dino Villagran
Professor
Research: Physical Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry
dino@utep.edu
(915) 747-8750
Website
![Dr. Lela Vukovic Dr. Lela Vukovic](../_Files/images/faculty/Science-Vukovic-L.jpg)
Dr. Lela Vukovic
Associate Professor
Research: Theoretical and Computational Chemistry
lvukovic@utep.edu
(915) 747-7551
Website
![Dr. Chuan (River) Xiao Dr. Chuan (River) Xiao](../_Files/images/faculty/Science-Xiao-C.jpg)
Dr. Chuan (River) Xiao
Professor
Research: Biochemistry/Macromolecular Structure
cxiao@utep.edu
(915) 747-8657
Website
EMERITUS FACULTY
![Dr. Michael Eastman Dr. Michael Eastman](../_Files/images/faculty/MichaelEastman.png)
Dr. Michael Eastman
Professor
Research: Physical Chemistry
meastman@utep.edu
(915) 747-7550
![Dr. Luis Echegoyen Dr. Luis Echegoyen](../_Files/images/faculty/Science-Echegoyen-L.jpg)
Dr. Luis Echegoyen
Professor
Research: Physical Chemistry
echegoyen@utep.edu
Website
RESEARCH FACULTY
![Dr. Lourdes Echegoyen Dr. Lourdes Echegoyen](../_Files/images/faculty/Science-Echegoyen-L-E.jpg)
Dr. Lourdes Echegoyen
COURI Director
Research Associate Professor
lourdes@utep.edu
(915) 747-5679
Website