Chemistry at Harvey Mudd College

13 faculty and 42 courses in Chemistry at Harvey Mudd College.

Faculty

• Adam R. Johnson, Ray and Mary Ingwersen Professor of Chemistry, Department Chair h-index 24
  Notable: “Structure of the pseudokinase–kinase domains from protein kinase TYK2 reveals a mechanism for Janus kinase (JAK) autoinhibition” (2014) · 220 citations
• David A. Vosburg, Donald A. Strauss Professor of Chemistry h-index 23
  Notable: “Nature's Inventory of Halogenation Catalysts: Oxidative Strategies Predominate” (2006) · 549 citations
• Lelia N. Hawkins, Professor of Chemistry and Hixon Professor of Climate Studies h-index 22
  Notable: “Carbohydrate-like composition of submicron atmospheric particles and their production from ocean bubble bursting” (2009) · 443 citations
• Katherine M. Van Heuvelen, R. Michael Shanahan Professor of Chemistry, Associate Dean of the Faculty h-index 15
  Notable: “A More Reactive Trigonal-Bipyramidal High-Spin Oxoiron(IV) Complex with a cis-Labile Site” (2011) · 138 citations
• Bilin Zhuang, Assistant Professor of Chemistry h-index 14
  Notable: “Like dissolves like: A first-principles theory for predicting liquid miscibility and mixture dielectric constant” (2021) · 130 citations
• Hal Van Ryswyk, John Stauffer Professor in Chemistry h-index 13
  Notable: “Advancing beyond current generation dye-sensitized solar cells” (2008) · 711 citations
• O. Maduka Ogba, Assistant Professor of Chemistry h-index 11
  Notable: “Recent advances in ruthenium-based olefin metathesis” (2018) · 748 citations
• Spencer D. Brucks, Assistant Professor of Chemistry h-index 10
  Notable: “The evolution of cyclopropenium ions into functional polyelectrolytes” (2015) · 62 citations
• Karl A. Haushalter, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty, Professor of Chemistry and Biology h-index 8
  Double strand breaks or chemically modified bases in DNA arise from exposure to ionizing radiation, environmental toxins, or mistakes during DNA replication. DNA repair enzymes scan the genome and fix DNA damage to maintain genomic integrity. Studying the deta
  Notable: “Identification of a new uracil-DNA glycosylase family by expression cloning using synthetic inhibitors” (1999) · 217 citations
• Alicia O. Hernandez-Castillo, Assistant Professor of Chemistry h-index 8
  Notable: “Conformational preferences and internal rotation of methyl butyrate by microwave spectroscopy” (2017) · 29 citations
• Colm Healy, Assistant Professor of Chemistry h-index 7
  Notable: “The thermal stability of metal-organic frameworks” (2020) · 502 citations
• Sarah C. Kavassalis, Assistant Professor of Climate and Chemistry h-index 5
  Notable: “Understanding ozone‐meteorology correlations: A role for dry deposition” (2017) · 219 citations
• Sandra E. Brown, Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry

Courses

• Chemistry Laboratory CHEM024 HM
• Introduction to Chemical Research CHEM040 HM
• Global Climate Change: Non-linearity, Irreversibility, and Surprises CHEM041 HM
• Chemistry in the Modern World CHEM042 HM
• The Chemistry of Cooking CHEM047 HM
• Computations in Chemistry CHEM048 HM
• Foundations of Physical Chemistry CHEM051 HM
• Physical Chemistry Laboratory CHEM053 HM
• Organic Chemistry I CHEM056 HM
• Organic Chemistry I Laboratory CHEM058 HM
• Numerical Methods for the Central Science CHEM080 HM
• Chemical Analysis CHEM103 HM
• Inorganic Chemistry CHEM104 HM
• Organic Chemistry II CHEM105 HM
• Physical Chemistry IIA Quantum Chemistry CHEM106 HM
• Chemical Analysis Laboratory CHEM109 HM
• Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory CHEM110 HM
• Organic Chemistry II Laboratory CHEM111 HM
• Instrumental Analysis Laboratory CHEM112 HM
• Advanced Analytical Chemistry CHEM114 HM
• Physical Chemistry 2: Material Chemistry CHEM116 HM
• Nanomaterials CHEM122 HM
• Research in Chemistry CHEM150 HM
• Senior Thesis Research in Chemistry CHEM151 HM
• Advanced Physical Chemistry: Classical and Statistical Thermodynamics CHEM161 HM
• Advanced Physical Chemistry: Advanced Group Theory CHEM163 HM
• Advanced Physical Chemistry: Electronic Structure Theory CHEM164 HM
• Organometallic Chemistry CHEM165 HM
• Industrial Chemistry CHEM166 HM
• Biophysical Chemistry CHEM167 HM
• Lasers in Chemistry CHEM168 HM
• Chemistry of the Oceans and Atmosphere CHEM170 HM
• Advanced Organic Chemistry: Organic Synthesis CHEM171 HM
• Advanced Organic Chemistry: Pericyclic Reactions CHEM173 HM
• Biochemistry CHEM182 HM
• Biochemistry Laboratory CHEM184 HM
• HIV-Aids: Science, Society, and Service CHEM187 HM
• Topics in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology CHEM189 HM
• Bioinorganic Chemistry CHEM190 HM
• Material Science of Energy Conversion and Storage CHEM192 HM
• Special Topics in Chemistry CHEM193 HM
• + 1 more courses

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.