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Our Faculty

    • NAME

      Shawn Amorde

    • TITLE

      Part-Time Faculty-Large Class-Arts&Sci.

    • E-MAIL

      amordes@southwestern.edu

    • NAME

      Sergio Costola

    • TITLE

      Dean of the Faculty and Professor of Theatre

    • Specialty

      Theatre History, Dramaturgy

    • E-MAIL

      costolas@southwestern.edu

    • PHONE

      512.863.1620

    • LOCATION

      CB 150

    • NAME

      Paul Handali

    • TITLE

      Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry

    • E-MAIL

      handalip@southwestern.edu

    • PHONE

      512.863.1627

    • NAME

      Dilani Koswatta

    • TITLE

      Director of General Chemistry Labs

    • E-MAIL

      koswattd@southwestern.edu

    • PHONE

      512.863.1973

    • NAME

      Chelsea Massaro

    • TITLE

      Assistant Professor of Chemistry

    • E-MAIL

      massaroc@southwestern.edu

    • PHONE

      512.863.1237

    • NAME

      Sara C. Massey

    • TITLE

      Assistant Professor of Chemistry

    • Specialty

      Physical Chemistry, Biophysical Chemistry, Electronic Spectroscopy

    • E-MAIL

      masseys@southwestern.edu

    • PHONE

      512.863.1673

    • LOCATION

      Fondren-Jones 319

    • NAME

      Emily Niemeyer

    • TITLE

      Professor of Chemistry

    • Specialty

      analytical chemistry; analysis of flavonoids and polyphenolic compounds; Lamiaceae herbs; mass spectrometry; flipped classrooms; inquiry-based and active learning

    • E-MAIL

      niemeyee@southwestern.edu

    • PHONE

      512.863.1721

    • LOCATION

      Fondren-Jones 347

    • NAME

      Fathima Pary

    • TITLE

      Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry

    • E-MAIL

      paryf@southwestern.edu

    • PHONE

      512.863.1335

    • NAME

      Debamita Paul

    • TITLE

      Part-Time Faculty - FMLA - Arts & Sciences

    • E-MAIL

      pauld@southwestern.edu

    • NAME

      Carmen Vélez

    • TITLE

      Director of Organic Chemistry Labs

    • E-MAIL

      velezc@southwestern.edu

    • PHONE

      512.863.1831

    • LOCATION

      Fondren-Jones 317

    • NAME

      Maha Zewail-Foote

    • TITLE

      Garey Chair and Professor of Chemistry

    • Specialty

      Alternative (non-B) DNA structures, chemistry of drug-DNA interactions, photoinduced and oxidative DNA damage, genetic instability

    • E-MAIL

      zewailfm@southwestern.edu

    • PHONE

      512.863.1626

    • LOCATION

      Fondren-Jones 340

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