Office Hours

Fall 2023

The office hours below are for general reference. Please check your course's syllabus for additional information.

Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty

Chemistry and Biochemistry Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty
Faculty Contact Information Office Hours
Bhandari, Deepali
Associate Professor,
Biochemistry Graduate Advisor
MLSC-233
562.985.2053
Deepali.Bhandari@csulb.edu
Mon. 3:30pm-4:30pm;
Wed. 12:45pm-1:45pm;
and by appointment
Brazier, Christopher
Professor
HSCI-364
562.985.5275
Chris.Brazier@csulb.edu
Tue. 11:00am-12:00pm;
Thu. 2:00pm-3:00pm
Bu, Xianhui
Professor
MLSC-321
562.985.4843
Xianhui.Bu@csulb.edu
On Sabbatical
Buonora, Paul
Professor,
Chemistry Undergraduate Advisor;
RISE Program Director
MLSC-319
562.985.4946
Paul.Buonora@csulb.edu
Mon. 11:00am12:00pm;
Thu. 1:30pm-2:30pm;
and by appointment
Derakhshan, Shahab
Professor
MLSC-338
562.985.4865
Shahab.Derakhshan@csulb.edu
Mon. 2:00pm-3:00pm;
Wed. 2:00pm-3:00pm;
and by appointment
Grintsevich, Elena
Assistant Professor
MLSC-234
562.985.4945
Elena.Grintsevich@csulb.edu
Mon. 2:00pm‐3:00pm;
Wed. 2:00pm-3:00pm
and by appointment
Li, Lijuan
Professor,
Department Chair
HSCI-370A
562.985.5068
Lijuan.Li@csulb.edu
By appointment
Lopez, Marco A.
Professor Emeritus
HSCI-342
562.985.4936
Marco.Lopez@csulb.edu
Mon. 3:30pm-4:30pm;
Tue. 3:30pm-4:30pm
Marinez, Eric R.
Associate Professor;
HSI-STEM Program Director
MLSC-336
562.985.7773
Eric.Marinez@csulb.edu
Mon. 9:30am-10:30am;
Wed. 9:30am-10:30am;
and by appointment
Merryfield, Margaret
Professor Emerita,
CNSM Equity Advisor
HSCI-128
562.985.1957
Margaret.Merryfield@csulb.edu
Mon. 7:00pm-7:30pm;
Wed. 3:00pm-4:00pm;
and by appointment
Mezyk, Stephen
Professor
HSCI-358
562.985.4649
Stephen.Mezyk@csulb.edu
Mon. 1:00pm-2:00pm;
Wed. 1:00pm-2:00pm
Nakayama, Kensaku
Professor Emeritus
HSCI-340
562.985.4850
Kensaku.Nakayama@csulb.edu
Wed. 9:30am-10:45am;
Fri. 9:30am-10:45am
Narayanaswami, Vasanthy
Professor
MLSC-247
562.985.4953
Vas.Narayanaswami@csulb.edu
Mon. 10:00am-11:00am;
Wed. 10:00am-11:00am;
and by appointment
Schramm, Michael
Professor
MLSC-335
562.985.1866
Michael.Schramm@csulb.edu
By appointment
Schwans, Jason
Associate Professor,
Biochemistry Undergraduate Advisor
MLSC-249
562.985.7778
Jason.Schwans@csulb.edu
Mon. 11:00am-12:00pm;
Wed. 11:00am-12:00pm;
and by appointment
Shon, Young-Seok
Professor,
Chemistry Graduate Advisor
MLSC-337
562.985.4466
YS.Shon@csulb.edu
Mon. 11:30am-1:00pm;
Tue. 1:30pm-3:00pm (virtual)
Thu. 1:30pm-3:00pm (virtual)
Slowinska, Katarzyna
Professor,
Vice-Chair
MLSC-248
562.985.5815
Katarzyna.Slowinska@csulb.edu
Mon. 12:00pm-1:00pm;
Wed. 12:00pm-1:00pm;
or by appointment
Slowinski, Krzysztof
Professor,
Associate Dean
HSCI-160
562.985.8064
Krzysztof.Slowinski@csulb.edu
By appointment
Sorin, Eric J.
Associate Professor
MLSC-322
562.985.7537
Eric.Sorin@csulb.edu
Mon. 9:30am-11:00am;
Wed. 9:30am-11:00am;
and by appointment
Tapavicza, Enrico
Associate Professor
HSCI-350
562.985.7830
Enrico.Tapavicza@csulb.edu
By appointment
Tavassol, Hadi
Assistant Professor
HSCI-348
562.985.4844
Hadi.Tavassol@csulb.edu
Mon. 12:00pm-1:00pm;
Wed. 12:00pm-1:00pm
Tian, Fangyuan
Associate Professor
HSCI-362
562.985.2115
Fangyuan.Tian@csulb.edu
Mon. 9:30am-10:30am;
Wed. 9:30am-10:30am;
and by appointment
Wahlman, Julie
Assistant Professor
MLSC-320
562.985.5897
Julie.Wahlman@csulb.edu
Mon. 9:45am-10:45am;
Wed. 9:45am-10:45am;
Thu. 3:00pm-3:50pm
Weers, Paul
Professor
MLSC-250
562.985.4948
Paul.Weers@csulb.edu
Wed. 1:00pm-3:00pm

Lecturers

Chemistry and Biochemistry Lecturers
Lecturers Contact Information Office Hours
An, Yi HSCI-352
562.985.5944
Yi.An@csulb.edu
Chem111A:
Mon. 1:00pm-2:00pm

Chem111B:
Wed. 12:00pm-2:00pm
Bernal, Elaine HSCI-366
562.985.2213
Elaine.Bernal@csulb.edu
Tue. 11:00am-12:00pm;
Thu. 11:00am-12:00pm
Chen, Andrea HSCI-360
562.985.2220
Andrea.Chen@csulb.edu
Mon. 11:00am-12:00pm;
Wed. 11:00am-12:00pm;
Fri. 11:00am-12:00pm, 2:00pm-3:00pm
Choo, Hosun HSCI-344
562.985.4908
Hosun.Choo@csulb.edu
Tue. 10:00am-10:50am;
Fri. 11:00am-12:00pm
Cisneros, Cecilia PH1-103A
Cecilia.Cisneros@csulb.edu
Tue. 2:30pm-3:30pm;
Wed. 2:30pm-3:30pm
Do, Tin HSCI-338
562.985.5251
Tin.Do@csulb.edu 
Thu. 8:00am-9:00am
Feng, Joshua HSCI-338
562.985.5251
Josh.Feng@csulb.edu 
Tue. 2:00pm-4:00pm;
Wed. 11:00am-12:00pm;
and by appointment
Gardner, Nancy HSCI-356
562.985.4905
Nancy.Gardner@csulb.edu
Fri. 10:00am-11:00am
Ho, Thach MIC-203
562.985.4904
Thach.Ho@csulb.edu
Mon. 9:30am-10:30am;
Wed. 9:30am-10:30am, 12:30pm-1:30pm;
Thu. 9:00am-10:30am
Kosinska-Klaehn, Magdalena HSCI-354
Magdalena.Kosinska-Klaehn@csulb.edu
Tue. 12:50pm-1:50pm;
Wed. 12:50pm-1:50pm
Lee-Lin, Jean HSCI-346
562.985.1311
Jean.Lee-Lin@csulb.edu
By appointment
Lim, Justin HSCl-344
562.985.4908
Justin.Lim@csulb.edu
Thu. 9:15am-10:45am;
Fri. 11:00am-12:30pm
Manandhar, Surya HSCl-352
562.985.5944
Surya.Manandhar@csulb.edu
CHEM 241:
Mon. 9:00am-10:00am;
Wed. 9:00am-10:00am.

CHEM 441A:
Tue. 9:00-10:00am;
Thu. 9:00-10:00am.

CHEM 443:
Wed. 9:00am-10:00am;
Fri. 3:00pm-5:00pm;
and by appointment
Mohammadi, Marjan HSCl-354
562.985.2220
Marjan.Mohammadi@csulb.edu
Mon. 1:00pm-1:45pm;
Wed. 1:00pm-1:45pm
Meyer, Kyle PH1-103
Kyle.Meyer@csulb.edu
Tue. 11:00am-2:00pm
Molina, Claudia MLSC-140
562.985.4938
Claudia.Molina@csulb.edu
Thu. 9:30am-10:45am
Palma, Miguel PH1-105
Miguel.Palma@csulb.edu
By appointment
Palmier, Christine MLSC-117
562.985.7874
Christine.Palmier@csulb.edu
Wed. 9:30am-10:30am;
Fri. 1:00pm-1:30pm;
and by appointment
Pierce, Patrick HSCI-366
562.985.2213
Patrick.Pierce@csulb.edu
Wed. 10:00am-10:45am;
Fri. 10:00am-12:00pm;
or by appointment
Shen, Yi HSCI-354
Yi.Shen@csulb.edu
Thu. 1:00pm-2:00pm;
and by appointment
Smith, Adam MLSC-140
Adam.Smith@csulb.edu
By appointment
Srapyan, Sako PH1-105
Sako.Srapyan@csulb.edu
Mon. 10:00am-11:00am
Zigmont, Sarah HSCI-356
562.985.4905
Sarah.Zigmont@csulb.edu
Mon.: 8:00am-8:30am (virtual by appointment)
Tue. 8:00am-8:45am;
Wed.: 8:00am-8:30am (virtual by appointment)
Fri. 3:00pm-4:00pm

Teaching Associates

Chemistry and Biochemistry Teaching Associates
Lecturers Contact Information Office Hours
Aiello, Giulia MSLC-317 Tue. 11:00am-12:00pm
Albokaei, Alaa MSLC-317 By appointment
Ashrafichoobdar, Elahe MSLC-317 Fri. 3:00pm-4:00pm
Beshay, Andrew MSLC-317 Wed. 2:30pm-3:30pm
Bhattacharya, Tuhina MSLC-317 Wed. 2:00pm-4:00pm
Burra, Ranjith MSLC-317 Mon. 11:00am-12:00pm
Faulker, Richard MSLC-317 By appointment
Feliz, David MSLC-331 Wed. 1:00pm-2:00pm
Garcia, Miguel MSLC-317 Mon. 9:30am-10:30am;
Wed. 9:30am-10:30am
Gautrea, Garrett MSLC-317 Thu. 5:00pm-6:00pm
Han, Youn (Emily) MSLC-317 Tue. 11:00am-12:00pm
Hernandez, Briana MSLC-317 Mon. 10:00am-11:00am
Hill, Zachary MSLC-317 Thu. 5:00pm-6:00pm
Jacildo, Justin R. MSLC-317 Wed. 3:00pm-4:00pm
Jindal, Divyanshi MSLC-317 Tue. 1:00pm-1:30pm;
Thu. 1:00pm-1:30pm
Marquez, Emily MSLC-317 Tue. 11:00am-12:00pm
Marquez, Iris MSLC-317 Tue. 9:00am-10:00am
Menkel-Lantz, Michelle MSLC-317 Mon. 11:00am-12:00pm;
Tue. 5:00pm-06:00pm
Nguyen, Justin MSLC-317 Mon. 5:30pm-6:30pm;
Tue. 5:30pm-6:30pm
Probert, Nicholas MSLC-317 Mon. 1:00pm-2:00pm;
Wed. 1:00pm-2:00pm
Pulido, Danielle MSLC-317 Mon. 11:00am-12:00pm;
Thu. 5:00pm-6:00pm
Rios, Anthony MSLC-317 Mon. 1:00pm-2:00pm
Rogers, Jack MSLC-317 Tue. 10:00am-11:00am;
Thu. 10:00am-11:00am
Vo, Uyen MSLC-317 Thu. 3:00pm-4:00pm