Biological

In the mid-1970's Penn State Chemistry made a strategic decision to move towards the new interdisciplinary area of biological chemistry. Our biological program continues to be a great strength with current research in the areas of Bioanalytical, Bioinorganic, Biological Structure & Function, Biomaterials, Biomedical, Bioorganic and Biophysical chemistry and Enzymology. Many of the faculty are involved in the interdisciplinary Huck Institutes of Life Sciences.

Anderson, J. B. Quantum Monte Carlo, Reaction Kinetics, Molecular Dynamics

Asbury, John Ultrafast Infrared Spectroscopy to Reactions in Solid-State Materials

Benkovic, S. J. Chemical Biology

Bevilacqua, P. C. RNA Folding, Structure, and Catalysis

Bollinger, J. M. Mechanisms of Redox Metalloenzymes and Metallocofactor Assembly

Ewing, A. G. Neurochemistry, Polynucleotide Analysis, and Membrane Biophysics

Golbeck, J. Research in Photosynthesis

Green, M. T. Biological, Inorganic, and Physical Chemistry

Hammes-Schiffer, S. Theory and Simulation of Reactions in Chemical and Biological Systems

Keating, C. D. Functional Architectures at the Nano- to Mesoscale

Krebs, C. Spectroscopic and Kinetic Studies on the Mechanisms of Iron-containing Enzymes

Makhatadze, G. I. Protein Stability and Design, Molecular Mechanism of Protein-Ligand Interactions

Sheets, E. D. Nanoscale dynamics in cell surface signaling

Weiss, P. S. Atomic Scale Chemistry at Surfaces

Related Areas

Bioanalytical:	Allara Asbury Benesi Ewing Keating Mueller Sheets Weiss Winograd
Bioinorganic:	Bollinger Golbeck Hammes-Schiffer Krebs Williams
Bio Structure/Function:	Anderson Benkovic Bevilacqua Bollinger Hammes-Schiffer Keating Makhatadze Sheets
Biomaterials:	Allcock Ewing Keating Sheets Weiss Winograd Williams
Biomedical:	Allara Allcock Benkovic Bevilacqua Hammes-Schiffer Sheets
Bioorganic:	Anderson Benkovic Funk
Biophysical:	Anderson Asbury Bevilacqua Golbeck Hammes-Schiffer Keating Makhatadze Sheets
Enzymology:	Benkovic Bevilacqua Bollinger Hammes-Schiffer