Department Directory

Spring 2025 office hours listed here are for general reference. Please check your course's syllabus for additional information.

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Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty

Chemistry and Biochemistry Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty
NamePositionContact InformationOffice Hours
Bhandari, Deepali
 		Biochemistry Graduate Advisor;
Associate Professor		MLSC-233
562.985.2053
Deepali.Bhandari@csulb.edu		by appointment
Brazier, ChristopherProfessorHSCI-364
562.985.5275
Chris.Brazier@csulb.edu		Tue. 11:00am-12:00pm;
Thu. 2:00pm-3:00pm
Bu, XianhuiProfessorMLSC-321
562.985.4843
Xianhui.Bu@csulb.edu		Thu. 12:30pm-1:50pm;
or by appointment
Buonora, PaulProfessor;
RISE Program Director		MLSC-319
562.985.4946
Paul.Buonora@csulb.edu		on sabbatical
Derakhshan, ShahabProfessorMLSC-338
562.985.4865
Shahab.Derakhshan@csulb.edu		on sabbatical
Grintsevich, ElenaAssistant ProfessorMLSC-234
562.985.4945
Elena.Grintsevich@csulb.edu		Wed. 2:00pm-4:00pm
Li, LijuanDepartment Chair;
Professor		HSCI-370A
562.985.5068
Lijuan.Li@csulb.edu		by appointment only
Lopez, Marco A.Professor EmeritusHSCI-342
562.985.4936
Marco.Lopez@csulb.edu		Tue. 11:00am-1:00pm
Marinez, Eric R.Associate ProfessorMLSC-336
562.985.7773
Eric.Marinez@csulb.edu		Mon. 11:00am-12:00pm;
Wed. 3:30pm-4:30pm;
or by appointment
Merryfield, MargaretProfessor EmeritaHSCI-128
562.985.1957
Margaret.Merryfield@csulb.edu		by appointment
Mezyk, StephenProfessorHSCI-358
562.985.4649
Stephen.Mezyk@csulb.edu		Mon. 5:00pm-6:00pm;
Wed. 5:00pm-6:00pm;
or by appointment
Nakayama, KensakuProfessor EmeritusHSCI-340
562.985.4850
Kensaku.Nakayama@csulb.edu		Thu. 12:00pm-1:00pm;
Fri. 10:00am-11:00am;
or by appointment
Narayanaswami, VasanthyProfessorMLSC-247
562.985.4953
Vas.Narayanaswami@csulb.edu		Mon. 11:00am-12:00pm;
Wed. 11:00am-12:00pm;
or by appointment
Schramm, MichaelProfessorMLSC-335
562.985.1866
Michael.Schramm@csulb.edu		Mon. 9:00am-10:30am;
Wed. 2:00pm-4:00pm
Schwans, JasonBiochemistry Undergraduate Advisor;
Chemistry Undergraduate Advisor (for Spring 2025);
Professor		MLSC-249
562.985.7778
Jason.Schwans@csulb.edu		Tue. 9:30am-12:00pm;
Thu. 9:30am-12:00pm
Shon, Young-SeokChemistry Graduate Advisor;
Professor		MLSC-337
562.985.4466
YS.Shon@csulb.edu		Mon. 11:00am-12:00pm;
Wed. 11:00am-12:00pm;
or by appointment
Slowinska, KatarzynaProfessorMLSC-248
562.985.5815
Katarzyna.Slowinska@csulb.edu		Mon. 9:00am-10:30am;
Wed. 9:00am-10:30am;
or by appointment
Slowinski, KrzysztofAssociate Dean;
Professor		HSCI-160
562.985.8064
Krzysztof.Slowinski@csulb.edu		by appointment only
Sorin, Eric J.Associate ProfessorMLSC-322
562.985.7537
Eric.Sorin@csulb.edu		Mon. 11:00am-12:00pm, 2:00pm-3:00pm;
Wed. 11:00am-12:00pm, 2:00pm-3:00pm;
or by appointment
Tapavicza, EnricoProfessorHSCI-350
562.985.7830
Enrico.Tapavicza@csulb.edu		by appointment only
Tavassol, HadiAssistant ProfessorHSCI-348
562.985.4844
Hadi.Tavassol@csulb.edu		Mon. 2:00pm-3:00pm;
Wed. 2:00pm-3:00pm;
or by appointment
Tian, FangyuanAssociate ProfessorHSCI-362
562.985.2115
Fangyuan.Tian@csulb.edu		Mon. 9:30am-10:30am;
Wed. 9:30am-10:30am;
or by appointment
Venugopal, SharmilaAssistant ProfessorMLSC-250
Sharmila.Venugopal@csulb.edu		Wed. 12:30pm-1:30pm;
Thu. 12:30pm-1:30pm;
or by appointment
Wahlman, JulieAssistant ProfessorMLSC-320
562.985.5897
Julie.Wahlman@csulb.edu		Tue. 11:00am-12:30pm;
Thu. 2:00pm-4:00pm
Weers, PaulVice-Chair;
Professor		MLSC-250
562.985.4948
Paul.Weers@csulb.edu		Tue. 11:00am-12:00pm;
Thu. 11:00am-12:00pm;
or by appointment

Lecturers

Chemistry and Biochemistry Lecturers
NameContact InformationOffice Hours
An, YiHSCI-352
562.985.5944
Yi.An@csulb.edu		Mon. 2:00pm-3:00pm;
Tue. 1:00pm-2:00pm;
Wed. 2:00pm-3:00pm;
Thu. 1:00pm-2:00pm;
Fri. 2:00pm-3:00pm (Zoom);
or by appointment
Bernal, ElaineHSCI-366
562.985.2213
Elaine.Bernal@csulb.edu		Wed. 2:00pm-3:30pm (Zoom);
Fri. 2:00pm-3:30pm (Zoom);
or by appointment 
Beshay, AndrewPH1-210
Andrew.Beshay@csulb.edu		Mon. 1:00pm-2:00pm;
Wed. 1:00pm-2:00pm
Chen, AndreaHSCI-360
562.985.2220
Andrea.Chen@csulb.edu		CHEM 111B:
Mon. 9:00am-10:00am;
Wed. 9:00am-10:00am;
Fri. 9:00am-10:00am.

CHEM 111A:
Tue. 2:00pm-3:30pm;
Thu. 2:00pm-3:30pm;
or by appointment
Choo, HosunHSCI-344
562.985.4908
Hosun.Choo@csulb.edu		Tue. 8:30am-9:20am;
Thu. 8:30am-9:20am;
or by appointment
Do, TinHSCI-338
562.985.5251
Tin.Do@csulb.edu 		Mon. 7:00am-8:00am;
Tue. 8:00am-9:00am;
Wed. 7:00am-8:00am;
Thu. 8:00am-9:00am;
or by appointment
Feng, JoshuaHSCI-338
562.985.5251
Josh.Feng@csulb.edu 		Mon. 10:00am-12:00pm;
or by appointment
Kosinska-Klaehn, MagdalenaHSCI-354
Magdalena.Kosinska-Klaehn@csulb.edu		Mon. 9:15am-10:00am, 2:00pm-3:15pm;
Wed. 9:15am-10:00am, 2:00pm-3:15pm;
or by appointment
Lee-Lin, JeanHSCI-346
562.985.1311
Jean.Lee-Lin@csulb.edu		Fri. 12:00pm-2:00pm (Zoom)
Lim, JustinHSCl-344
562.985.4908
Justin.Lim@csulb.edu		Thu. 3:00pm-4:30pm;
Fri. 11:00am-12:30pm
Manandhar, SuryaHSCl-352
562.985.5944
Surya.Manandhar@csulb.edu		CHEM 241:
Mon. 9:00am-10:00am;
Wed. 9:00am-10:00am;
or by appointment.

CHEM 441A:
Tue. 3:30pm-4:30pm;
Thu. 3:30pm-4:30pm;
or by appointment.

CHEM 443:
Mon. 10:00am-11:00am;
Wed. 10:00am-11:00am;
or by appointment
Manankandayalage, Chamila P.PH1-210Tue. 10:00am-11:00am, 4:15pm-5:15pm;
Thu. 4:15pm-5:15pm
Mohammadi, MarjanHSCl-354
562.985.2220
Marjan.Mohammadi@csulb.edu		Mon. 12:00pm-1:00pm;
Wed. 12:00pm-1:00pm
Molina, ClaudiaMLSC-140
562.985.4938
Claudia.Molina@csulb.edu		Thu. 9:30am-10:45am;
or by appointment 
Palma, MiguelPH1-105
Miguel.Palma@csulb.edu		Tue. 10:45am-12:45pm;
Thu. 10:45am-12:45pm;
or by appointment
Palmier, ChristineMLSC-117
Christine.Palmier@csulb.edu		Tue. 8:30am-9:15am, 11:30am-12:00pm;
Thu. 8:30am-9:15am;
or by appointment
Perez, TannerPH1-210Fri. 4:00pm-5:00pm
Pierce, PatrickHSCI-366
562.985.2213
Patrick.Pierce@csulb.edu		Wed. 10:00am-10:45am, 2:00pm-2:45pm;
Fri. 10:00am-12:30pm;
or by appointment
Phillips, StraunPH1-210
Straun.Philips@csulb.edu		by appointment only
Rogers, JackMLSC-317
Jack.Rogers@csulb.edu		Mon. 5:00pm-6:00pm;
Tue. 5:00pm-6:00pm;
Thu. 5:00pm-6:00pm;
or by appointment
Smith, AdamMLSC-140
Adam.Smith@csulb.edu		Wed. 12:00pm-1:00pm;
Thu. 12:00pm-1:00pm;
or by appointment
Zigmont, SarahHSCI-356
562.985.4905
Sarah.Zigmont@csulb.edu		Mon. 7:40am-7:55am
Tue. 2:00pm-2:45pm;
Thu. 7:40am-7:55am, 2:00pm-2:45pm;
Fri. 8:00am-8:30am (Zoom) 

Staff

Chemistry and Biochemistry Staff
NamePositionContact Details
Bravo, YanethLaboratory CoordinatorYaneth.Bravo@csulb.edu
562.985.4954
HSCI-328
Grace, RayInstructional Support TechnicianRay.Grace@csulb.edu
562.985.4868
MLSC-305
Henriquez, MirnaAdministrative Support Assistant IIMirna.Henriquez@csulb.edu
562.985.4941
HSCI-370
Horiuchi, CynthiaInstructional Support TechnicianCynthia.Horiuchi@csulb.edu
562.985.4868
MLSC-305
Sanchez, IrmaAdministrative Support CoordinatorI.Sanchez@csulb.edu
562.985.4941
HSCI-370

Teaching Associates and Instructional Student Assistants

Chemistry and Biochemistry Teaching Associates and Instructional Student Assistants
NameContact InformationOffice Hours
Acharya, AditiMLSC-317Mon. 5:00pm-6:00pm;
Wed. 5:00pm-6:00pm
Aiello, GiuliaMLSC-317Tue. 10:00am-11:00am;
Thu. 10:00am-11:00am
Albokaei, AlaaMLSC-317Fri. 4:00pm-5:00pm 
Anis, AatikaMLSC-317Tue. 2:00pm-3:00pm
Ashrafichoobdar, ElaheMLSC-317Wed. 4:00pm-5:00pm;
Fri. 3:00pm-4:00pm
Calderon, MeganMLSC-317Wed. 2:00pm-3:00pm;
Fri. 10:00am-11:00am
Galicia, ErikMLSC-317Mon. 4:00pm-5:00pm;
Wed. 4:00pm-5:00pm
Garcia, MiguelMLSC-317Mon. 12:00pm-1:00pm;
Wed. 12:00pm-1:00pm
Gautreau, GarrettMLSC-317Tue. 10:00am-11:00am;
Thu. 10:00am-11:00am
Geeganage, DewminMLSC-317Tue. 11:00am-12:00pm;
Thu. 11:00am-12:00pm
Harrell, AloniMLSC-317Mon. 2:15pm- 3:15pm
Hernandez, LupitaMLSC-317Tue. 2:00pm-3:00pm
Hill, ZacharyMLSC-317Tue. 1:00pm-2:00pm
Ho, Ngoc Minh ThuMLSC-317Mon. 9:30am-10:30am
Hoang, ThaiMLSC-317Tue. 1:00pm-2:00pm;
Thu. 1:00pm-2:00pm
Jacildo, JustinMLSC-317Thu. 2:00pm- 3:00pm
Jindal, DivyanshiMLSC-317Fri. 12:00pm-2:00pm
Johnson, AnaisMLSC-317Mon. 1:00pm-2:00pm;
Wed. 1:00pm-2:00pm
Keo, RathanaMLSC-317Mon. 9:00am-10:45am;
Wed. 9:00am-10:45am
Le, KhoaMLSC-317Mon. 2:00pm-3:00pm;
Wed. 2:00pm-3:00pm
Mann, JenniferMLSC-317Wed. 2:00pm-3:00pm 
McWilliams, Lauren RuthMLSC-317Mon.  12:00pm-1:00pm;
or by appointment
Metkar, VidyaMLSC-317Mon. 2:00pm-3:00pm
Montes, AlanMLSC-317Mon. 10:00am-11:00am;
Tue. 11:00am-12:00pm
Nerhus, AustinMLSC-317Tue. 11:00am-12:00pm ;
or by appointment
Nsorh, MosesMLSC-317by appointment
Nunez, TaisMLSC-317Wed. 1:00pm-2:00pm
Pulido, DanielleMLSC-317Tue. 2:00pm-3:00pm
Saxton, JudeMLSC-317Thu. 11:30am-12:30pm
Tandrapadu, Mamatha SriMLSC-317Wed. 9:30am-10:30am
Tournebise, JulienMLSC-317Mon. 2:00pm-3:00pm;
Wed. 2:00pm-3:00pm;
Thu. 2:00pm-3:00pm;
or by appointment
Trang, DatMLSC-317Thu. 11:00am-12:00pm
Tran, PhuMLSC-317Wed. 3:00pm-4:00pm
Vite, EduardoMLSC-317Tue. 2:00pm-6:00pm;
Thu. 2:00pm-4:00pm
Zamanian, MahtabMLSC-317Mon. 3:00pm-4:00pm