School of Green Chemistry and Engineering

SGCE Faculty

Faculty associated with the UToledo School for Green Chemistry and Engineering participate in interdisciplinary teaching, research and service in the development, practice and promotion of green chemistry and green engineering principles. 

SGCE faculty are listed below indicating department affiliation with links to individual research pages and contact information.

Andreana Peter Andreana
Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Focus: Chemical biology, green chemistry and synthetic chemistry
Bigioni Terry Bigioni
Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Focus: Physical chemistry, nanomaterials and photovoltaics
Coleman Maria Coleman 
Professor and Chair, Department of Chemical Engineering
Focus: Biopolymers, polymer processing and membranes 
Anju Gupta Anju Gupta
Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering (MIME)
Focus:
Development of sustainable products and thermally driven processes for water treatment, design and synthesis of mixed matrix membranes, and machine learning modeling for prediction of membranes, processes, and harmful algae blooms.
Jorgensen Andrew Jorgensen
Associate Professor Emeritus, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
2012 Fellow of the American Chemical Society
Focus: Chemical education, climate change and environmental chemistry
Kim Dong-Shik Kim
Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering
Focus: In situ bioremediation, biological filtration and recombinant DNA
Kirchhoff Jon Kirchhoff
Distinguished University Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Focus: Analytical chemistry, bioanalytical and biosensors
Lapitsky Yakov Lapitsky
Professor and Graduate Director, Department of Chemical Engineering
Focus: Design, formation, characterization and application of polyelectrolyte-based soft materials
Li Wei Li
Associate Professor and Associate Chair, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Focus: Organic, organometallic and medicinal chemistry
Liberatore Matt Liberatore
Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering
Focus: Application of rheology to biofuels, fuel cell membranes and polymer drag reduction 
Lind Kovacs  Cora Lind-Kovacs
 Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
 Focus: Inorganic, materials and x-ray crystallography
Lipscomb Glenn Lipscomb
Associate Director, SGCE
Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering
Focus: Membrane separation science and technology, separations and biofuel production
Mason Mark Mason
Director, SGCE
Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Focus: Inorganic, organometallic chemistry and green chemistry
Relue Patricia Relue
Professor, Department of Bioengineering; Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Research
Focus: Production of high-value products from biomass
Schall Constance Schall 
Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering
Focus: Area of separations, particularly crystallization and precipitation processes and biofuels production 
Schmidt Joseph Schmidt
Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Focus: Inorganic and organometallic synthesis chemistry
Seo Youngwoo Seo 
Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering
Focus: Sustainable bioremediation and microsensors for environmental monitoring
Sucheck Steven Sucheck 
Professor and Chair, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Focus: Organic and bioorganic chemistry
Tillekeratne L. M. Viranga Tillekeratne
Associate Professor, Department of Medicinal and Biological Chemistry
Focus: Organic synthesis and medicinal chemistry
Viamajala Sridhar Viamajala
Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering
Focus: Algal biofuels and Lignocellulose-derived biofuels
Michael Young Michael Young
Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Focus: Organic, inorganic and green chemistry
Jianglong Zhu Jianglong Zhu
Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Focus: Hypervalent iodine chemistry, catalytic glycosylations and carbohydrate synthesis


                                              

Last Updated: 2/13/24