Dr. John D. Fields

Chair, Department of Chemistry and Physical Science
Associate Professor of Chemistry

B.S., King College; Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry, Univeristy of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Phone: (910) 630-7136

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Surface-Mediated Oxidation of Sulfides, Sulfoxides, and Amines: Reactivities and Selectivities

Research Interest:

Environmentally-benign organic reactions; specially, microwave-enhanced, solventless mediated by silica gel and alumina surfaces.

Scientific Society Memberships:

American Chemical Society, International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry

Additional Information:

Dr. Fields sings tenor with the Cumberland Oratorio Singers of Fayetteville.

Dr. John A. Dembosky, Jr.

Associate Professor of Geology

B.S. Ed., Indiana University of Pennsylvania; Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh

Phone: (910) 630-7556

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Paleotectonic Restoration of Miocene Extensional Strain of Crystalline Rock Provinces and Terranes in Southwestern North America

Research:

• Paleotectonic reconstruction of SW USA and NW Mexico

Earth Science, Geology, and Geography Courses:

• GLY 160: Physical Geology
• GLY 200: Physical Oceanography and Meteorology
• GLY 300 Planetary Geology and Astronomy
• GLY 400 Advanced Geology
• SCI 141: Earth Science

Dr. Stephanie Hooper

Assistant Professor of Chemistry

B.S., University of South Carolina; M.S., Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Phone: (910) 630-7457

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Doctoral Thesis:

Development of an Ionically-Assembled On-Column Enzyme Reactor for Capillary Electrophoresis

Research Interests:

enzymes (glucose oxidase, gluatamate oxidase, and amino acid oxidase), electrochemical detection, electrophoresis, enzyme kinetics

Professional Societies:

American Chemical Society, Electrochemical Society

Dr. Cu G. Phung

Associate Professor of Chemistry

B.S., Methodist College [now Methodist University]; Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry, Duke University.

Phone: (910) 630-7137

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Ab Initio Study of NMR Chemical Shift:

1. Use of Optimized Molecular Geometries in Chemical Shift Calculations
2. Amide Linkage Chemical Shift Tensors in a Hydrogen Bond Environment

How to Prepare for an Undergraduate Chemistry program:

Dr. Phung strongly recommends a strong math foundation for any person considering a college and/or professional chemistry career.

Dr. Narendra Singh

Professor of Chemistry

B.S., M.S., University of Gorakhpur, India; M.S., Mississippi State University; Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry, Banaras Hindu University, India.

Phone: (910) 630-7132

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Doctoral Thesis:

"Some Studies on the Recoil Behavior of Bromine and Iodine Charged Species Produced under (n, g) process"

Research:

• Radiation Chemistry
• Superconductivity

How to Prepare for an Undergraduate Chemistry program:

Dr. Singh strongly recommends taking more physics and chemistry courses as well as having a strong math foundation for any person considering a college and/or professional chemistry career.

Additional Information:

Dr. Singh also held the following positions

• Postdoctoral Fellowship at University of Tennessee
• Research Associate at Mississippi State University

Dr. Singh participated in the following Summer Research Programs

• AT&T Bell Lab
• UNC-Chapel Hill
• Princeton University
• University of Tennessee