Elizabeth Atkinson - Associate Professor of Chemistry and Associate Dean of Faculty

Murdock 115
1-503-883-2308
eatkins@linfield.edu



Education:

B.S., Creighton University, Ph.D., University of Arizona


Academic Interests:

Professor Atkinson has been a Linfield faculty member in the department of chemistry since 1997. Prior to becoming Associate Dean of Faculty in 2005, she was vice chair of Linfield?s facutly executive council for two years and previously served on the enrollment, retention, and student life committee and faculty development committee. Among her duties as associate dean, she coordinates faculty development initiatives and works with the Dean of Faculty and academic department heads on providing for the Linfield Curriculum and January-Term on-campus programs. She has published and presented research in the areas of aqueous waste remediation, synthesis of liquid crystalline phthalocyanines , and electrochemistry of amphiphilic polyoxotungstenates.

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Jim Diamond - Professor

Murdock 116
1-503-883-2471
jimd@linfield.edu



Education:

B.S. Chemistry, St. Joseph's University, Philadelphia, PA, 1972; Ph.D. Phyiscal Chemistry, Stanford University, 1978.

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Brian Gilbert - Associate Professor

Murdock 118
503-883-2469
bgilber@linfield.edu



Education:

B.S. Chemistry, University of Arizona, 1989 Ph.D. Physical Chemistry, Indiana University, 1994


Academic Interests:

Laser spectroscopy, Raman scattering, surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) and nanotechnology. Development of nanoparticle SERS based chemical sensors, studies of the fundamental mechanisms of surface-mediated photochemistry, applications of SERS to biomolecules, and surface-adsorbate interactions.

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Kay Johnson - Chemistry Lab Coordinator

Murdock 112
1-503-883-2614
kjohnso1@linfield.edu

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Thomas Reinert - Division Chair/Associate Professor

Murdock 122
503-883-2468
treinert@linfield.edu



Education:

Ph.D. (Chemistry); University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL; 1987. B.S. (Chemistry), Iowa State University of Science and Technology, Ames, IA; 1979.


Academic Interests:

Bioinorganic Chemistry; Materials Science; Oenology

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Robert Wolcott - Professor/Department Chair

Murdock 120
503-883-2265
rwolcott@linfield.edu



Education:

Ph.D., Chemistry, California Institute of Technology, 1972 B.A., Chemistry, UC Riverside, 1966


Academic Interests:

Organic and biochemistry, analytical chemistry

Publications

Several in chemistry related research journals

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Amy Wolcott - Lab Coordinator

Murdock 112
1-503-883-2614
awolcott@linfield.edu

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