Chemistry at Bowdoin College

12 faculty and 40 courses in Chemistry at Bowdoin College.

Faculty

• Elizabeth A. Stemmler, James Stacy Coles Professor of Natural Sciences h-index 31
  Analytical chemistry, gas-phase negative ion-molecule reactions, electron capture negative ion mass spectometry and the analysis of organic pollutants.
  Notable: “Crustacean neuropeptides” (2010) · 213 citations
• Dharni Vasudevan, Stanley F. Druckenmiller Professor of Chemistry and Environmental Studies h-index 20
  Notable: “pH-dependent ciprofloxacin sorption to soils: Interaction mechanisms and soil factors influencing sorption” (2009) · 280 citations
• Danielle Dube, Norma L. and Roland G. Ware Jr. Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Chair h-index 19
  Es on the sugars that coat cells. Sugars cover the surfaces of all of the cells in our bodies, and their structures provide meaningful information about cellular identity. For instance, sugars cover our red blood cells, and their structures
  Notable: “Glycans in cancer and inflammation — potential for therapeutics and diagnostics” (2005) · 1,599 citations
• Richard Broene, Charles Weston Pickard Professor of Chemistry h-index 13
  Focus on the use of transition and lanthanide-series metals to accomplish asymmetric organic syntheses, dimerizations as well as the rational, metal-facilitated synthesis of ligands for chiral catalysts. Current projects use conformationall
  Notable: “Oxidation and reduction of hemoproteins by trioxodinitrate(II). The role of nitrosyl hydride and nitrite” (1988) · 213 citations
• Thais Scott, Assistant Professor of Chemistry h-index 12
  Notable: “The OpenMolcas Web : A Community-Driven Approach to Advancing Computational Chemistry” (2023) · 343 citations
• Kana Takematsu, Viola Ward Brinning and Elbert Calhoun Brinning Associate Professor of Chemistry h-index 10
  Notable: “Tryptophan-Accelerated Electron Flow Across a Protein–Protein Interface” (2013) · 52 citations
• Benjamin C. Gorske, Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry h-index 9
  Notable: “Local and Tunable n→π* Interactions Regulate Amide Isomerism in the Peptoid Backbone” (2007) · 208 citations
• Amnon Ortoll-Bloch, Assistant Professor of Chemistry h-index 4
  Notable: “Nanoscale Solvation Leads to Spontaneous Formation of a Bicarbonate Monolayer on Rutile (110) under Ambient Conditions: Implications for CO2 Photoreduction” (2016) · 36 citations
• Brandon Tate, Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Environmental Studies
• Jon Thai, Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry
• Michael Danahy, Senior Lecturer in Chemistry
• Michael Henderson, Assistant Professor of Chemistry

Courses

• Water Insecurity: Emerging Threats to a Vital Natural Resource CHEM 1020
• How the World Works (through a Scientist's Eyes) CHEM 1051
• Chemistry in Art and Design CHEM 1054
• Science of Food and Wine CHEM 1055
• Investigations: The Chemistry of Forensics Science CHEM 1056
• Chemistry for the Common Good CHEM 1057
• Drug Discovery CHEM 1058
• Chemistry of Consumer Goods CHEM 1059
• Chemistry and the Quest for Discovery CHEM 1060
• The World at Nanoscale using Computers in Chemistry CHEM 1061
• Introductory Chemistry and Quantitative Reasoning I CHEM 1091
• Introductory Chemistry and Quantitative Reasoning II CHEM 1092
• Introduction to Quantitative Reasoning in the Physical Sciences CHEM 1093
• Introductory Chemistry I CHEM 1101
• Introductory Chemistry II CHEM 1102
• Perspectives in Environmental Science CHEM 1105
• General Chemistry CHEM 1109
• Environmental Chemistry CHEM 2050
• Chemical Analysis CHEM 2100
• Organic Chemistry I CHEM 2250
• Organic Chemistry II CHEM 2260
• Organic Chemistry II with Research Laboratory CHEM 2261
• Biochemistry CHEM 2320
• Biochemistry of Membranes CHEM 2330
• Inorganic Chemistry CHEM 2400
• Chemical Thermodynamics and Kinetics CHEM 2510
• Quantum Chemistry and Spectroscopy CHEM 2520
• Introduction to Computational Chemistry CHEM 2550
• Advanced Environmental Chemistry CHEM 3040
• Environmental Fate of Organic Chemicals CHEM 3050
• Catalysis in Sustainable Chemical Processes CHEM 3055
• Transformation of Organic Chemicals in the Environment CHEM 3060
• Instrumental Analysis CHEM 3100
• Advanced Organic Chemistry: Organometallic Chemistry CHEM 3200
• Structure Determination in Organic Chemistry CHEM 3250
• Biomimetic and Supramolecular Chemistry CHEM 3270
• Chemical Biology CHEM 3310
• Molecular Biophysics CHEM 3320
• Materials Chemistry CHEM 3400
• Reactivity and Kinetics CHEM 3510

Roster/catalog compiled from the college’s public directory. Faculty counts are directory headcounts; the named list may be a subset. h-index shown only for ORCID-backed or high-confidence OpenAlex matches. Data as of 2026-07-02.