19 faculty and 0 courses in Chemistry at Furman University.
- George Shields, Professor, Chemistry h-index 43
Notable: “Crystal Structure of a CAP-DNA Complex: the DNA Is Bent by 90°” (1991) · 1,114 citations
- Jeffrey Petty, Professor, Chemistry h-index 34
Notable: “DNA-Templated Ag Nanocluster Formation” (2004) · 1,095 citations
- Timothy Hanks, Charles Ezra Daniel Professor, Chemistry h-index 24
Notable: “Attaching Proteins to Carbon Nanotubes via Diimide-Activated Amidation” (2002) · 531 citations
- John Wheeler, Associate Provost for Integrative Science; Professor of Chemistry h-index 21
1) investigating the ability of select compounds of sulfur and selenium to protect against reactive oxygen species (ROS) - induced DNA damage; (2) investigating DNA adduct formation and photocleavage activity with novel diimine complexes
Notable: “Neuroinvasion of SARS-CoV-2 in human and mouse brain” (2020) · 1,034 citations
- Greg Springsteen, Professor, Chemistry h-index 20
Notable: “A detailed examination of boronic acid–diol complexation” (2002) · 1,442 citations
- Paul Wagenknecht, Professor, Chemistry h-index 20
Notable: “Molecular Catalysts for Multielectron Redox Reactions of Small Molecules: The “Cofacial Metallodiporphyrin” Approach” (1994) · 460 citations
- Mary Elizabeth Anderson, Professor, Chemistry h-index 18
Notable: “Fabrication of Surfaces Resistant to Protein Adsorption and Application to Two-Dimensional Protein Patterning” (1993) · 111 citations
- Karen Buchmueller, Associate Professor, Chemistry h-index 11
Biochemistry at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. She worked in the lab of Dr. Kevin M. Weeks to characterize the folding of functional RNA. She also had her first experience teaching biochemistry as a GAANN fellow at UNC and re
Notable: “A collapsed non-native RNA folding state.” (2000) · 106 citations
- Lauren Jarocha, Assistant Professor, Chemistry h-index 10
Photochemical reactions generate radical pairs in a special, spin-correlated quantum mechanical stat that can persist for long enough for weak magnetic fields to have a significant influence on the outcome of the reaction. Research in the J
Notable: “Magnetic sensitivity of cryptochrome 4 from a migratory songbird” (2021) · 432 citations
- Brian Augustine, Chair of Chemistry h-index 9
Research in the Augustine laboratory is highly interdisciplinary bridging the disciplines of chemistry, physics, engineering and biology. We are interested in the surface science of materials that have potential applications in biomedical d
Notable: “Visible light emission from thin films containing Si, O, N, and H” (1995) · 115 citations
- Brian Goess, Professor, Chemistry h-index 9
Notable: “Solid-Phase Biomimetic Synthesis of Carpanone-like Molecules” (1999) · 85 citations
- Gary Guillet, Associate Professor of Chemistry h-index 8
Control of Coordination – Control of Properties Dr. Guillet has interests directed at highly controlled coordination chemistry and the resultant properties of these metal complexes. In one area, his group develops new extended metal atom ch
Notable: “Preorganized assembly of three iron(ii) or manganese(ii) β-diketiminate complexes using a cyclophane ligand” (2013) · 60 citations
- John Banisaukas, Director of Pre-Professional Advising; Chemistry h-index 7
Studying highly reactive astrophysically relevant molecules trapped in rare gas matrices at cryogenic temperatures. Dr. Banisaukas has been the Chief Health Careers Advisor at Furman since 2008. He is the faculty advisor of several
Notable: “Vibrational and Electronic Spectroscopy of Acenaphthylene and Its Cation” (2003) · 48 citations
- Mary Beth Daub, Assistant Professor, Chemistry h-index 6
Notable: “Enantioselective [2+2] Cycloadditions of Cinnamate Esters: Generalizing Lewis Acid Catalysis of Triplet Energy Transfer” (2019) · 207 citations
- Elizabeth Gordon, Senior Lecturer, Chemistry
- Mac Gilliland, Associate Professor, Chemistry
The Gilliland lab's research is focused on using mass spectrometry (MS) as a tool to solve clinical and biological problems, with three current areas of interest: (1) Use paper spray MS to quantify low concentrations of pharmaceuticals in d
- Meghan Breen, Assistant Professor, Chemistry
Ed on developing chemical tools with applications in chemical and synthetic biology, particularly for the study of transient protein-protein interactions. During her postdoctoral studies, Dr. Breen was named a Howard Hughes Medical Institut
- Nina Veas, Adjunct Professor, Chemistry
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- Trent Stubbs, Adjunct Professor, Chemistry
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.