Pedro Bernal
Professor of Chemistry, Department Chair

pbernal@rollins.edu
Bush 313     407.646.2567

Cheryl Baker
Adjunct Professor of Biochemistry

cbaker@rollins.edu
Bush 319     407.646.2140

B.A., Chemistry, Rollins College
Ph.D., Biochemistry, Texas A & M University

Professor Baker served as Director of the Cancer Research Institute of M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Orlando until 2010.  She currently holds an adjunct Assistant Professor faculty position at the Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Central Florida (UCF) mentoring a Ph.D. candidate and at the UCF College of Medicine having served as the Co-Director of one of the Medical School Modules at the UCF College of Medicine. She actively participates in the advancement of Lake Nona as a biomedical cluster and presents at a number of local and regional conferences to advance the awareness of Florida-based research.   She has extensive experience in cell-based assays (using human and normal cell lines), orthotopic animal models, live animal imaging and in vivo analysis and most recently has focused her research efforts on the benefit of radioprotection using cerium oxide nanoparticles.

D. Larry Eng-Wilmot
Professor of Chemistry

dengwilmot@rollins.edu
Bush 305A     407.646.2520

B.S., Chemistry, Eckerd College
Ph.D., Inorganic Chemistry, University of South Florida

Professor Eng-Wilmot’s  interests are in bioinorganic chemistry, the  coordination chemistry  of transition metals, solution equilibria, and analytical chemistry. He is also interested curriculum, pedagogy, quantitative problem solving and problem-based learning,  strategies for concept mastery and assessment, molecular visualization, service-learning, and teaching-learning with the general student. He regularly offers courses in general, analytical , and inorganic chemistry for chemistry, biology and biochemistry/molecular biology majors, and  courses focused on the role of chemistry and society for the non science major.  His research interests are in the areas of bioinorganic chemistry and coordination chemistry; the molecular structure of microbial iron transport compounds (“siderophores”); role of siderophores in organism-organism interactions; coordination chemistry in natural water systems; molecular structure and stereochemistry by spectroscopic, chromatographic and single-crystal X-ray diffraction methods; chromatographic separations; environmental analysis.

Laurel A. Goj
Assistant Professor of Chemistry

lgoj@rollins.edu
Bush 337     407.628.6344

A.B., Chemistry, Smith College
Ph.D., Chemistry, Duke University

Professor Goj’s area of specialization is organometallic chemistry.  She offers courses in organic chemistry and inorganic chemistry for science majors as well forensic chemistry for the non-scientist.  Her research focuses on the use of transition metal-based catalysts for useful organic transformations.  Development of more efficient catalysts can have great potential impact on society.  Two of the most salient reasons for this type of research are environmental conservation (reduced usage of natural resources and generation of less chemical waste) and synthetic improvements (pharmaceutical and agricultural compounds).

Richard W. Gregor
Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry

     rgregor@rollins.edu      
Bush 352     407.646.1585

B.A., Chemistry, DePauw University
Ph.D., Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh

Dr. Gregor did his PhD. research at the University of Pittsburgh in Physical Chemistry studying crossed molecular beams of metastable noble gases.  He retired from Bell Labs after a career making Integrated Circuits.  His interests at Rollins are in the development of new experiments for the undergraduate Organic Chemistry curriculum.  He has a particular interest in investigations of the bisphenol family of chemicals known to behave as endocrine disruptors.  He is published in all of these areas and is the holder of numerous patents.  His hobbies include running, biking, and playing guitar in the band Plasma Damage.

Luis Martinez
Visiting Associate Professor of Chemistry

        lmartinez@rollins.edu      
Bush 331     407.646.2201

A.B., Chemistry, Trinity University
Ph.D., Chemistry, Harvard University

William Personette
Adjunct Professor of Chemistry

     wpersonette@rollins.edu
Bush 303A     407.646.2223

B.Sc., Forestry and Soil Science, North Carolina State University
M.Sc., Chemistry, North Carolina State University
Ph.D., Chemistry, University of Florida

Tara Williams
Adjunct Professor of Chemistry

       tnwilliams@rollins.edu      
Bush 317     407.646.2140

B.S., Chemistry, Florida State University
D.Phil., Chemistry, University of Sussex

Dr. William’s area of specialization is in synthetic inorganic chemistry.  She will be teaching an adjunct course in general chemistry this semester.  Her D.Phil. research focused on the synthesis and reactivity of high valent low-coordinate metal centers for small molecule activation.  This research is important for the development of catalysts used in the reduction of carbon dioxide and the closure of the carbon cycle.

Beverley Bridge
Chemical Stockroom and Lab Manager

bbridge@rollins.edu
Bush 310
407.646.2411

Wilbur Kersey
Electronic Technician

wkersey@rollins.edu
Bush 161
407.646.2339

Pamela Mason
Administrative Assistant

pmason@rollins.edu
Bush 125
407.646.2223