Office Hours

Spring 2023

The office hours below are for general reference. Please check your course's syllabus for additional information, such as the links to Zoom office hour meetings.

Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty

Chemistry and Biochemistry Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty
Faculty Contact Information Office Hours
Dr. Deepali Bhandari
Associate Professor,
Biochemistry Graduate Advisor
MLSC-233
562.985.2053
Deepali.Bhandari@csulb.edu
by appointment
Dr. Christopher Brazier
Professor
HSCI-364
562.985.5275
Chris.Brazier@csulb.edu
Tue. 11:00am-12:00pm;
Thu. 2:00pm-3:00pm;
or by appointment
Dr. Xianhui Bu
Professor
MLSC-321
562.985.4843
Xianhui.Bu@csulb.edu
Tue. 11:30am-12:50pm;
or by appointment
Dr. Paul Buonora
Professor,
Chemistry Undergraduate Advisor;
RISE Program Director
MLSC-319
562.985.4946
Paul.Buonora@csulb.edu
Tue. 11:00am-12:00pm;
Wed. 12:00pm-1:00pm;
or zoom appointment made by e-mail.

Advising by appointment:
Wed. 1:00pm-3:00pm;
Thu. 1:30pm-3:00pm
Dr. Shahab Derakhshan
Professor
MLSC-338
562.985.4865
Shahab.Derakhshan@csulb.edu
Tue. 12:45pm-1:45pm;
Thu. 12:45pm-1:45pm;
or by appointment
Dr. Elena Grintsevich
Assistant Professor
MLSC-234
562.985.4945
Elena.Grintsevich@csulb.edu
Zoom CHEM 542:
Thu. 2:00pm-4:00pm.

CHEM 595-02:
2:00pm-4:00pm;
or by appointment
Dr. Lijuan Li
Professor,
Department Chair
HSCI-370A
562.985.5068
Lijuan.Li@csulb.edu
walk-in
Dr. Marco A. Lopez
Professor Emeritus
HSCI-342
562.985.4936
Marco.Lopez@csulb.edu
CHEM 420:
Mon. 3:30pm-4:30pm;
Tue. 3:30pm-4:30pm.

CHEM 220B:
Mon. 4:00pm-5:00pm;
Tue. 4:00pm-5:00pm
Dr. Eric R. Marinez
Associate Professor;
HSI-STEM Program Director
MLSC-336
562.985.7773
Eric.Marinez@csulb.edu
on sabbatical
Dr. Margaret Merryfield
Professor Emerita,
CNSM Equity Advisor
HSCI-128
562.985.1957
Margaret.Merryfield@csulb.edu
by appointment
Dr. Stephen Mezyk
Professor
HSCI-358
562.985.4649
Stephen.Mezyk@csulb.edu
Mon. 4:00pm-5:00pm
Dr. Kensaku Nakayama
Professor Emeritus
HSCI-340
562.985.4850
Kensaku.Nakayama@csulb.edu
by appointment
Dr. Vasanthy Narayanaswami
Professor
MLSC-247
562.985.4953
Vas.Narayanaswami@csulb.edu
Mon. 11:00am;
Wed. 11:00am;
or by email appointment
Dr. Michael Schramm
Professor
MLSC-335
562.985.1866
Michael.Schramm@csulb.edu
Mon. 12:00pm-12:50pm;
Wed. 5:00pm-5:45pm
Dr. Jason Schwans
Associate Professor,
Biochemistry Undergraduate Advisor
MLSC-249
562.985.7778
Jason.Schwans@csulb.edu
Tue. 11:30am-1:00pm;
Wed. 12:00pm-2:00pm;
Thu. 11:00am-12:00pm;
or by appointment
Dr. Young-Seok Shon
Professor,
Chemistry Graduate Advisor
MLSC-337
562.985.4466
YS.Shon@csulb.edu
Tue. 1:30pm-3:00pm
Thu. 1:30pm-3:00pm
Dr. Katarzyna Slowinska
Professor,
Vice-Chair
MLSC-248
562.985.5815
Katarzyna.Slowinska@csulb.edu
Mon. 11:50am-12:20pm (in AS-244);
Tue. 11:45am-12:15pm (in MLSC-248);
Wed. 11:50am-12:20pm (in AS-244)
Dr. Krzysztof Slowinski
Professor,
Associate Dean
HSCI-160
562.985.8064
Krzysztof.Slowinski@csulb.edu
by appointment
Dr. Eric J. Sorin
Associate Professor
MLSC-322
562.985.7537
Eric.Sorin@csulb.edu
Mon. 11:00am-12:30pm;
Wed. 11:00am-12:30pm;
Fri. by appointment
Dr. Enrico Tapavicza
Associate Professor
HSCI-350
562.985.7830
Enrico.Tapavicza@csulb.edu
by appointment
Dr. Hadi Tavassol
Assistant Professor
HSCI-348
562.985.4844
Hadi.Tavassol@csulb.edu
Mon. 1:00pm-2:00pm
Wed. 1:00pm-2:00pm
Dr. Fangyuan Tian
Associate Professor
HSCI-362
562.985.2115
Fangyuan.Tian@csulb.edu
on sabbatical
Dr. Julie Wahlman
Assistant Professor
MLSC-320
562.985.5897
Julie.Wahlman@csulb.edu
In MLSC-250:
Mon. 12:30pm-1:15pm;
Wed. 3:15pm-4:00pm
Dr. Paul Weers
Professor
MLSC-250
562.985.4948
Paul.Weers@csulb.edu
 

Lecturers

Chemistry and Biochemistry Lecturers
Lecturers Contact Information Office Hours
Dr. Yi An HSCI-352
562.985.5944
Yi.An@csulb.edu
CHEM 111B:
Tue. 11:00am-12:00pm.

CHEM111A:
Tue. 12:00pm-1:00pm;
Thu. 12:00pm-1:00pm.

CHEM 95 and CHEM 251:
Thu. 11:00am-12:00pm
Dr. Elaine Bernal HSCI-366
562.985.2213
Elaine.Bernal@csulb.edu
Zoom Office Hours:
Mon. 10:00am-11:00am
Wed. 10:00am-11:00am
Tue. 10:00am-11:00am
Thu. 10:00am-11:00am
Ms. Andrea Chen HSCI-360
562.985.2220
Andrea.Chen@csulb.edu
Mon. 9:00am-10:00am;
Tue. 11:00am-12:00pm;
Wed. 9:00am-10:00am;
Thu. 11:00am-12:00pm;
Fri. 9:00am-10:00am;
or by appointment
Dr. Hosun Choo HSCI-344
562.985.4908
Hosun.Choo@csulb.edu
Fri. 10:00am-11:00am;
or by appointment
Mr. Tin Do HSCI-338
562.985.5251
Tin.Do@csulb.edu 
Thu. 12:00pm-1:00pm;
Fri. 12:00pm-1:00pm
Dr. Joshua Feng HSCI-338
562.985.5251
Josh.Feng@csulb.edu 
Thu. 2:00pm-4:00pm
Ms. Nancy Gardner HSCI-356
562.985.4905
Nancy.Gardner@csulb.edu
n/a
Mr. Thach Ho MIC-203
562.985.4904
Thach.Ho@csulb.edu
Mon. 2:00pm-3:00pm;
Wed. 2:00pm-3:00pm;
Tue. 9:00am-10:30am
Dr. Magdalena Kosinska-Klaehn HSCI-354
Magdalena.Kosinska-Klaehn@csulb.edu
n/a
Dr. Jean Lee-Lin HSCI-346
562.985.1311
Jean.Lee-Lin@csulb.edu
Zoom ID# 832-093-3670:
Mon. 12:00pm-2:00pm
Dr. Justin Lim HSCl-344
562.985.4908
Justin.Lim@csulb.edu
Tue. 2:00pm–3:30pm;
Thu. 2:00pm–3:30pm
Dr. Surya Manandhar HSCl-352
562.985.5944
Surya.Manandhar@csulb.edu
CHEM 241 in MLSC-215:
Fri. 10:00am-11:00am.

CHEM 441B:
Fri. 11:00am-12:00pm.

CHEM 442/443 in HSCI-352:
Fri. 3:00pm-5:00pm
Ms. Marjan Mohammadi HSCl-354
562.985.2220
Marjan.Mohammadi@csulb.edu
Mon. 2:30pm-3:30pm;
Wed. 2:30pm-3:30pm;
Fri. 2:30pm-3:30pm
Dr. Claudia Molina MLSC-140
562.985.4938
Claudia.Molina@csulb.edu
Thu. 9:30am-11:00am
Dr. Christine Palmier MLSC-117
562.985.7874
Christine.Palmier@csulb.edu
by appointment
Mr. Patrick Pierce HSCI-366
562.985.2213
Patrick.Pierce@csulb.edu
Mon. 12:20pm-12:50pm;
Tue. 10:00am-10:50am;
Thu. 10:00am-10:50am;
Fri. 10:00am-11:30am
Mr. Adam Smith MLSC-140
562.985.4938
Adam.Smith@csulb.edu
Tue. 11:00am-12:00pm;
Wed. 3:00pm-4:00pm
Mrs. Sarah Zigmont HSCI-356
562.985.4905
Sarah.Zigmont@csulb.edu
Mon. 4:50pm-5:05pm;
Tue. 2:00pm-2:30pm & 4:50pm-5:05pm;
Wed. 4:50pm-5:05pm;
Thu. 2:00pm-2:30pm & 4:50pm-5:05pm;
Fri. 8:00am-9:00am (by appointment, virtual only)