Graduate Research Opportunities
The Master of Science in Chemistry and Biochemistry program at Boise State University provides students with advanced training in modern chemical research methods.
Research Projects
Our faculty members have research projects that span the chemistry disciplines, and have opportunities in the following areas:
- Antimicrobial Drug Discovery
- Archarometry
- Astrobiology
- Bacterial Quorum Sensing
- Buckminster Fullerenes
- Cancer Treatment Research
- Carbon Nanotubes
- Chemical Biology
- Computational Chemistry
- Cosmochemistry and Meteorites
- Dairy Science
- DNA Nanotechnology
- Enzymology
- Infectious Disease Research
- Nanostructured Materials
- Natural Products
- Supramolecular Assembly
- Ultrafast Spectroscopy
- Metabolomics
- West Nile Virus Vaccines
Faculty Advisors
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Oliviero Andreussi, Ph.D.
Associate Professor | Physical Chemistry
Research Interests:
Computational Chemistry
Multiscale Models and Software
Solvent Effects in Chemistry/ Bio/ Materials
Materials for Electrochemistry and Catalysis
Research Interests:
Computational Chemistry
Multiscale Models and Software
Solvent Effects in Chemistry/ Bio/ Materials
Materials for Electrochemistry and Catalysis
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Eric Brown, Ph.D.
Associate Professor | Organic & Inorganic Chemistry
Research Interests:
Biological and Inorganic Chemistry
Bioinspired Catalysis
Organometallic Chemistry
Chemical Education
Research Interests:
Biological and Inorganic Chemistry
Bioinspired Catalysis
Organometallic Chemistry
Chemical Education
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Michael Callahan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor | Analytical Chemistry
Research Interests:
Analytical Chemistry
Meteorites and Extraterrestrial Materials
Prebiotic Chemistry and Origin of Life
Archaeometry
Research Interests:
Analytical Chemistry
Meteorites and Extraterrestrial Materials
Prebiotic Chemistry and Origin of Life
Archaeometry
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Henry Charlier, Ph.D.
Associate Professor | Biochemistry
Research Interests:
Biochemistry
Medicinal Chemistry
Protein Chemistry
Enzymology
Research Interests:
Biochemistry
Medicinal Chemistry
Protein Chemistry
Enzymology
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Ken Cornell, Ph.D.
Professor | Biochemistry
Research Interests:
Enzymology / Antibiotic & antiparasitic drug development
Medical devices to treat chronic wounds
Novel materials with antimicrobial activity
Animal and tissue culture models of infectious disease and cancer
Research Interests:
Enzymology / Antibiotic & antiparasitic drug development
Medical devices to treat chronic wounds
Novel materials with antimicrobial activity
Animal and tissue culture models of infectious disease and cancer
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Jenée Cyran, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor | Materials & Physical Chemistry
Research Interests:
Physical Chemistry
Surface Chemistry
Photochemical Reactions
Environmental Chemistry
Research Interests:
Physical Chemistry
Surface Chemistry
Photochemical Reactions
Environmental Chemistry
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Jeunghoon Lee, Ph.D.
Associate Professor | Organic & Polymer Chemistry
Research Interests:
Nanomaterials
DNA nanotechnology
Colorimetric sensing
Materials chemistry
Research Interests:
Nanomaterials
DNA nanotechnology
Colorimetric sensing
Materials chemistry
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Owen McDougal, Ph.D.
Professor, Department Chair | Organic Chemistry
Research Interests:
Food Chemistry
Dairy Science
Natural Products Chemistry
Toxicology Studies
Research Interests:
Food Chemistry
Dairy Science
Natural Products Chemistry
Toxicology Studies
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Konrad Meister, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor | Bio/Physical Chemistry
Research Interests:
Biological Ice Nucleation
Antifreeze Proteins
Protein Dynamics
Molecular Cold Adaptation
Research Interests:
Biological Ice Nucleation
Antifreeze Proteins
Protein Dynamics
Molecular Cold Adaptation
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Rajesh Nagarajan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor | Biochemistry
Research Interests:
Antibiotic Resistance, Bacterial Virulence and Quorum Sensing
Enzymology / Antimicrobial Drug Discovery
Bioorganic Chemistry / Protein Biochemistry / Chemical Biology
Biomolecular NMR to investigate structure-function relationships in proteins
Research Interests:
Antibiotic Resistance, Bacterial Virulence and Quorum Sensing
Enzymology / Antimicrobial Drug Discovery
Bioorganic Chemistry / Protein Biochemistry / Chemical Biology
Biomolecular NMR to investigate structure-function relationships in proteins
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Don Warner, Ph.D.
Professor | Organic and Medicinal Chemistry
Research Interests:
Synthetic Organic Chemistry
Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Discovery
Chemical Education
Research Interests:
Synthetic Organic Chemistry
Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Discovery
Chemical Education