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Graduate Faculty Mentors

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As a relatively small department and one that takes pride in the accomplishments of its students, faculty provides the necessary direction and help to guide students toward their degree goals. In short, the Department of Chemistry's Graduate Faculty Mentors are committed to supporting graduate education.

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Ayush Asthana
Assistant Professor
Specialty: Quantum Chemistry, Quantum Computing
  • ayush.asthana@UND.edu
  • 701.777.3199
  • Abbott Hall Room 360
    151 Cornell Street Stop 9024
    Grand Forks, ND 58202-9024
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Guodong Du
Chair/Professor
Specialty: Sustainable Polymers; Polymer-based Nanoparticles; Catalysis and Green Chemistry; Methane Conversion; Carbon Dioxide Utilization
  • guodong.du@UND.edu
  • 701.777.2241
  • Abbott Hall Room 224C
    151 Cornell St Stop 9024
    Grand Forks, ND 58202-9024
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Mark Hoffmann
Professor
Specialty: Quantum Chemistry, Molecular Electronic Structure Theory
  • mark.hoffmann@UND.edu
  • 701.777.2742
  • Abbott Hall Room 324
    151 Cornell St Stop 9024
    Grand Forks, ND 58202-9024
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Weixin Huang
Assistant Professor
  • weixin.huang@UND.edu
  • 701.777.4908
  • Abbott Hall Room 224D
    151 Cornell St Stop 9024
    Grand Forks, ND 58202-9024
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Alena Kubatova
Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor
Specialty: Characterization of complex mixtures, Chromatography, Mass Spectrometry, Atmospheric Chemistry and Particulate Matter, Renewable Materials
  • alena.kubatova@UND.edu
  • 701.777.0348
  • Abbott Hall Room 310
    151 Cornell St Stop 9024
    Grand Forks, ND 58202-9024
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Binglin Sui
Assistant Professor / Graduate Program Director
Specialty: Organic Synthesis, Polymers, Smart Nanomaterials, Biomaterials, Drug Delivery, Bioimaging, Nanomedicine, Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy
  • binglin.sui@UND.edu
  • 701.777.6789
  • Abbott Hall Room 419
    151 Cornell St Stop 9024
    Grand Forks, ND 58202-9024
Headshot of Julia Xiaojun Zhao
Julia Xiaojun Zhao
Professor
  • julia.zhao@UND.edu
  • 701.777.3610
  • Abbott Hall Room 132
    151 Cornell St Stop 9024
    Grand Forks, ND 58202-9024
Chemistry Department
Abbott Hall Room 236
151 Cornell Street Stop 9024
Grand Forks, ND 58202-9024
P 701.777.2741
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