Department Directory
Fall 2025 office hours listed here are for general reference. Please check your course's syllabus for additional information.
On this page:
- Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty
- Lecturers
- Staff
- Teaching Associates and Instructional Student Assistants
For the list of advisors, please see Chemistry and Biochemistry Advising.
Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty
Name | Position | Contact Information | Office Hours |
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Li, Lijuan | Department Chair; Professor | HSCI-370A 562.985.5068 Lijuan.Li@csulb.edu | by appointment only |
Weers, Paul | Associate Chair; Professor | HSCI-354 562.985.4948 Paul.Weers@csulb.edu | Wed. 2:00pm-3:00pm; Fri. 12:00pm-1:00pm |
Bhandari, Deepali | Interim Associate Dean; Professor | MLSC-233 562.985.2053 Deepali.Bhandari@csulb.edu | by appointment only |
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 | Tue. 11:00am-11:50pm; or by appointment |
Buonora, Paul | Chemistry Undergraduate Advisor; Professor | MLSC-319 562.985.4946 Paul.Buonora@csulb.edu | Advising: Mon. 11:00am-12:30pm; Thu. 9:30am-11:00am. Office Hours: Mon. 12:30pm-1:45pm Wed. 11:00am-12:00pm |
Derakhshan, Shahab | Professor | MLSC-338 562.985.4865 Shahab.Derakhshan@csulb.edu | by appointment |
Grintsevich, Elena | Associate Professor | MLSC-234 562.985.4945 Elena.Grintsevich@csulb.edu | on sabbatical |
Marinez, Eric R. | Associate Professor | MLSC-336 562.985.7773 Eric.Marinez@csulb.edu | Tue. 10:00am-11:00am, 1:30pm-2:30pm; Wed. 2:45pm-3:45pm |
Mezyk, Stephen | Professor | HSCI-358 562.985.4649 Stephen.Mezyk@csulb.edu | Mon. 9:00am-10:00am; Wed. 9:00am-10:00am |
Narayanaswami, Vasanthy | Biochemistry Graduate Advisor; Professor | MLSC-247 562.985.4953 Vas.Narayanaswami@csulb.edu | Mon.: 12:30pm-1:30pm; Wed.: 12:30pm-1:30pm; or by appointment |
Schramm, Michael | Professor | MLSC-335 562.985.1866 Michael.Schramm@csulb.edu | Mon. 12:00pm-1:15pm; Wed. 10:00am-11:30am; or by appointment |
Schwans, Jason | Biochemistry Undergraduate Advisor; Professor | MLSC-249 562.985.7778 Jason.Schwans@csulb.edu | Advising: Mon. 2:00pm-4:30pm; Tues. 2:00pm-4:30pm. Office Hours: Mon. 12:30pm-1:30pm; Wed. 2:00pm-3:00pm |
Shon, Young-Seok | Professor | MLSC-337 562.985.4466 YS.Shon@csulb.edu | Tue. 11:00am-12:00pm; Thu. 11:00am-12:00pm |
Slowinska, Katarzyna | Chemistry Graduate Advisor; Professor | MLSC-248 562.985.5815 Katarzyna.Slowinska@csulb.edu | Mon. 8:30am-9:30am, 12:00pm-1:00pm; Wed. 8:30am-9:30am |
Slowinski, Krzysztof | Associate Dean; Professor | HSCI-160 562.985.8064 Krzysztof.Slowinski@csulb.edu | by appointment only |
Sorin, Eric J. | Associate Professor | MLSC-322 562.985.7537 Eric.Sorin@csulb.edu | Mon. 11:00am-3:00pm; Wed. 11:00am-3:00pm; or by appointment |
Tapavicza, Enrico | Professor | HSCI-350 562.985.7830 Enrico.Tapavicza@csulb.edu | by appointment |
Tavassol, Hadi | Associate Professor | HSCI-348 562.985.4844 Hadi.Tavassol@csulb.edu | Mon. 11:00am-12:00pm; Wed. 11:00am-12:00pm; or by appointment |
Tian, Fangyuan | Associate Professor | HSCI-362 562.985.2115 Fangyuan.Tian@csulb.edu | Mon. 9:30am-10:30am; Wed. 9:30am-10:30am; or by appointment |
Venugopal, Sharmila | Assistant Professor | MLSC-250 Sharmila.Venugopal@csulb.edu | Tue. 9:30am-10:30am; Thu. 12:30pm-1:30pm; or by appointment |
Wahlman, Julie | Assistant Professor | MLSC-320 562.985.5897 Julie.Wahlman@csulb.edu | Tue. 2:00pm-3:15pm; Thu. 2:00pm-3:15pm; or by appointment |
Lecturers
Name | Contact Information | Office Hours |
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An, Yi | HSCI-352 562.985.5944 Yi.An@csulb.edu | Mon. 11:00am-12:00pm; Tues. 12:00pm-1:00pm; Wed. 11:00am-12:00pm; Thu. 12:00pm-1:00pm; or by appointment |
Benedicto, Vernon | HSCI-318 Vernon.Benedicto@csulb.edu | Tue. 10:00am-11:30am; Thu. 10:00am-11:30am |
Bernal, Elaine | HSCI-366 562.985.2213 Elaine.Bernal@csulb.edu | Tue. 12:30pm-2:00pm; Wed. 3:30pm-4:30pm; Thu. 12:30pm-2:00pm; or by appointment |
Beshay, Andrew | HSCI-342 Andrew.Beshay@csulb.edu | Mon. 1:00pm-2:00pm; Tue. 12:00pm-1:00pm; Wed. 1:00pm-2:00pm; Thu. 12:00pm-1:00pm |
Chen, Andrea | HSCI-360 562.985.2220 Andrea.Chen@csulb.edu | Mon. 12:00pm-1:00pm; Tue. 9:00am-10:00am; Wed. 12:00pm-1:00pm; Thu. 9:00am-10:00am; or by appointment |
Choo, Hosun | HSCI-344 562.985.4908 Hosun.Choo@csulb.edu | by appointment |
Do, Tin | HSCI-338 562.985.5251 Tin.Do@csulb.edu | by appointment |
Ebenezer, Magdalene | HSCI-318 Magdalene.Ebenezer@csulb.edu | Thu. 1:00pm-2:15pm; Fri. 1:00pm-1:45pm |
Feng, Joshua | HSCI-346 562.985.5251 Josh.Feng@csulb.edu | Thu. 10:00am-12:00pm; or by appointment |
Garcia, Miguel | HSCI-338 Miguel.Garcia@csulb.edu | Mon. 9:00am-10:00am; Tue. 4:00pm-5:00pm; Fri. 9:00am-10:00am; or by appointment |
Hoang, Thai | HSCI-338 Thai.Hoang@csulb.edu | Mon. 12:00pm-1:00pm; Wed. 12:00pm-2:00pm; Thu. 3:00pm-4:00pm |
Kosinska-Klaehn, Magdalena | MIC-203 Magdalena.Kosinska-Klaehn@csulb.edu | Mon. 1:50pm-3:20pm; Wed. 1:50pm-3:20pm; or by appointment |
Lee-Lin, Jean | HSCI-346 562.985.1311 Jean.Lee-Lin@csulb.edu | Fri. 11:00am-12:00pm; or by appointment |
Li, Clarabella | HSCI-340 Clarabella.Li@csulb.edu | Mon. 11:00am-12:00pm; Wed. 11:00am-12:00pm; Fri. 11:00am-12:00pm; or by appointment |
Lim, Justin | HSCl-344 562.985.4908 Justin.Lim@csulb.edu | Tue. 1:30pm-3:00pm; Thu. 1:30pm-3:00pm |
Ly, Phillippe | HSCI-342 Phillippe.Ly@csulb.edu | Tue. 2:00pm-4:00pm; Thu. 2:00pm-4:00pm |
Manandhar, Surya | HSCl-352 Surya.Manandhar@csulb.edu | CHEM 241: Wed. 11:00am-12:30pm. CHEM 441A-04: Tue. 3:30pm-4:30pm; Thu. 3:30pm-4:30pm. CHEM 441A-03: Wed. 11:00am-12:30pm. CHEM 443: Wed. 11:00am-12:30pm. CHEM 595A: Fri. 12:30pm-2:30pm |
Manankandayalage, Chamila | HSCI-340 Chamila.Manankandayalage@csulb.edu | Tue. 4:45pm-5:45pm; Wed. 4:45pm-5:45pm; Thu. 4:45pm-5:45pm; or by appointment |
Mohammadi, Marjan | HSCl-360 Marjan.Mohammadi@csulb.edu | Wed. 1:00pm-2:00pm; or by appointment |
Molina, Claudia | MLSC-140 562.985.4938 Claudia.Molina@csulb.edu | Tue. 11:00am-12:00pm; Wed. 3:30pm-4:30pm |
Palma, Miguel | HSCI-366 Miguel.Palma@csulb.edu | Mon. 9:00am-10:30am; Tue. 12:45pm-1:45pm; Wed. 9:00am-10:30am; Thu. 12:45pm-1:45pm; or by appointment |
Palmier, Christine | MLSC-119 Christine.Palmier@csulb.edu | Mon. 8:30am-9:15am; Wed. 8:30am-9:15am |
Pierce, Patrick | HSCI-366 562.985.2213 Patrick.Pierce@csulb.edu | Wed. 10:00am-10:45am, 2:00pm-2:45am; Fri. 10:00am-12:30pm |
Philips, Straun | MIC-203 Straun.Philips@csulb.edu | Tue. 2:30pm-3:20pm; Thu. 2:30pm-3:20pm; or by appointment |
Smith, Adam | MLSC-140 Adam.Smith@csulb.edu | Wed. 1:00pm-2:00pm; Fri. 11:00am-12:00pm; or by appointment |
Vargas, Kevin | HSCI-344 Kevin.Vargas@csulb.edu | Mon. 3:00pm-4:30pm; Wed. 2:00pm-4:30pm; or by appointment |
Zigmont, Sarah | HSCI-356 562.985.4905 Sarah.Zigmont@csulb.edu | Mon. 7:30am-7:50am; Tue. 7:50am-9:00am; Wed. 7:30am-7:50am; Thu. 7:50am-9:00am; Fri. by appointment |
Staff
Name | Position | Contact Details |
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Bravo, Yaneth | Laboratory Coordinator | HSCI-328 562.985.4954 Yaneth.Bravo@csulb.edu |
Grace, Ray | Instructional Support Technician | MLSC-305 562.985.4868 Ray.Grace@csulb.edu |
Henriquez, Mirna | Administrative Support Assistant II | HSCI-370 562.985.4941 Mirna.Henriquez@csulb.edu |
Horiuchi, Cynthia | Instructional Support Technician | MLSC-305 562.985.4868 Cynthia.Horiuchi@csulb.edu |
Sanchez, Irma | Administrative Support Coordinator | HSCI-370 562.985.4941 I.Sanchez@csulb.edu |
Teaching Associates and Instructional Student Assistants
Name | Contact Information | Office Hours |
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Aiello, Giulia | MLSC-317 | Tue. 10:00am-11:00am; Thu. 10:00am-11:00am |
Albokaei, Alaa | MLSC-317 | by appointment |
Anis, Aatika | MLSC-317 | Tue. 2:00pm-3:00pm; Thu. 2:00pm-3:00pm |
Ashrafichoobdar, Elahe | MLSC-317 | Fri. 4:00pm-5:00pm |
Bui, Nicolas | MLSC-317 | Tue. 1:30pm-2:30pm; Thu. 1:30pm-2:30pm |
Calderon, Megan Gabrielle | MLSC-317 | Tue. 4:00pm-5:00pm Thu. 4:00pm-5:00pm |
Camacho, Andres | MLSC-317 | by appointment |
Chau, Ronald | MLSC-317 | by appointment |
Cheney, Kayla Bernadette | MLSC-317 | Tue. 12:30-1:30pm; Wed. 2:30pm-3:30pm |
Daniels, Aiden Job | MLSC-317 | Mon. 12:30pm-1:30pm |
Duran, Alejandro | MLSC-317 | Mon. 10:00am-11:30am |
Galicia, Erik | MLSC-317 | Mon. 4:00pm-5:00pm; Wed. 4:00pm-5:00pm |
Garavito, Allison | MLSC-317 | by appointment |
Gautreau, Garrett | MLSC-317 | Thu. 5:00pm-6:00pm |
Geeganage, Dewmin | MLSC-317 | Mon. 2:00pm-3:00pm; Wed. 2:00pm-3:00pm |
Gerdes, Trevor | MLSC-317 | Mon. 11:30am-12:30pm, 2:00pm-3:00pm |
Harrell, Aloni | MLSC-317 | Tue. 1:30pm-2:30pm; Wed. 2:15pm-3:15pm |
Hernandez, Lupita | MLSC-317 | Tue. 12:30pm-1:30pm |
Ho, Ngoc | MLSC-317 | Mon. 9:30am-10:15am; Thu. 9:30am-10:15am |
Jacildo, Justin Raphael | MLSC-317 | Thu. 1:00pm-2:00pm |
Ji, George | MLSC-317 | Mon. 11:00am-12:00pm; Thu. 11:00am-12:00pm |
Johnson, Anais | MLSC-317 | Wed. 1:00pm-2:00pm; Fri. 1:00pm-2:00pm |
Keo, Rathana | MLSC-317 | Tue. 12:30pm-1:30pm; Wed. 2:30pm-3:30pm; Thu. 12:30pm-1:30pm |
Lau, Karen | MLSC-317 | by appointment |
Le, Khoa | MLSC-317 | Tue. 4:00pm-5:00pm; Thu. 4:00pm-5:00pm |
Lopez, Hannah | MLSC-317 | Thu. 10:00am-11:00am |
Malepeai-Tofaeono, Theodore | MLSC-317 | Wed. 2:00pm-3:00pm |
Mann, Jennifer | MLSC-317 | Mon. 1:00pm-2:00pm |
Montes, Alan | MLSC-317 | Mon. 11:00am-12:00pm; Wed. 11:00am-12:00pm |
Morales, Michael | MLSC-317 | Mon. 1:00pm-2:00pm; Wed. 1:00pm-2:00pm |
Nerhus, Austin | MLSC-317 | by appointment |
Ngo, Vinh | MLSC-317 | Tue. 11:00am-12:00pm |
Nsorh, Moses | MLSC-317 | by appointment |
Nunez, Tais | MLSC-317 | by appointment |
Olivar, Edgar | MLSC-317 | by appointment |
Orozco, Abraham | MLSC-317 | Tue. 12:30pm-1:30pm; Wed. 2:30pm-3:30pm |
Patel, Vedant | MLSC-317 | by appointment |
Peek, Amber | MLSC-317 | Wed. 2:00pm-3:00pm |
Pham, Ngoc | MLSC-317 | Tue. 11:00am-12:00pm |
Pulido, Danielle | MLSC-317 | by appointment |
Santana, Edwin Chavez | MLSC-317 | by appointment |
Saxton, Jude | MLSC-317 | Wed. 12:00pm-1:00pm |
Tandrapadu, Mamatha Sri | MLSC-317 | by appointment |
Tapia, Ruben | MLSC-317 | Mon. 9:00am-10:00am |
Tournebise, Julien | MLSC-317 | by appointment |
Tran, Jasmin | MLSC-317 | Wed. 2:30pm-3:30pm |
Tran, Phu | MLSC-317 | Tue. 12:00pm-1:00pm; Thu. 12:00pm-1:00pm |
Trang, Dat | MLSC-317 | Mon. 2:00pm-3:00pm; Wed. 2:00pm-3:00pm |
Vite, Eduardo | MLSC-317 | Wed. 12:00pm-2:00pm |
Yazdi, Mahtab | MLSC-317 | Mon. 3:00pm-4:00pm |