Faculty and Staff

Department Chair

Dr. Ozge Gunaydin 
Associate Professor, Physical Chemistry
Department Chair
ozge.sen@lamar.edu
409-880-8267
CH 121C

Faculty

Dr. Michael Bekhit
Assistant Professor
mbekhit@lamar.edu
409-880-7820
CH 121R

Dr. Paul Bernazzani
Professor
paul.bernazzani@lamar.edu
409-880-8267
CH 122C

Dr. Perumalreddy Chandrasekaran
Associate Professor, Inorganic Chemistry  
chandru@lamar.edu
409-880-7514
CH 121Q

Dr. Gino Canlas
Instructor, Chemistry
gcanlas@lamar.edu
409-880-7286
CH 204A

Dr. Zhifo Guo
Assistant Professor, Chemistry
zguo1@lamar.edu
409-880-7290
CH204B

Dr. Xiangyang Lei
Professor, Organic Chemistry
Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
xiangyang.lei@lamar.edu
409-880-8043
CP 203B / CH 121P

Dr. T. Thuy Minh Nguyen
Associate Professor, Biochemistry
thi.nguyen@lamar.edu
409-880-7262
CH 121R

Dr. Shyam Shukla
Professor, Analytical Chemistry
shyam.shukla@lamar.edu
409-880-8269
CH 121K

Dr. Maxim Soukhodolets
Professor, Biochemistry
max.soukhodolets@lamar.edu
409-880-7905
CH 121F

Dr. Sylvestre Twagirayezu
Assistant Professor, Physical Chemistry
stwagirayezu@lamar.edu
409-880-7904
CH121M

Dr. Suying Wei
Professor, Analytical Chemistry  
suying.wei@lamar.edu
409-880-7976
CH 121 N

Adjunct Faculty

Ms. Christy Bean
Online Adjunct Instructor, Chemistry
cdbean@lamar.edu
409-880-8267

Staff

Ms. Paula Scrougham
Administrative Specialist
pscrougham@lamar.edu 
409-880-8267

Ms. Haley Snyder
Laboratory Manager
hmay2@lamar.edu 
409-880-8267

Emeritus Faculty

Dr. Keith C. Hansen
Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Organic Chemistry  
keith.hansen@lamar.edu
409-880-8267

Dr. Dale Ortego
Distinguished Regents Professor Emeritus, Inorganic Chemistry
jdortega@lamar.edu
409-880-8267

Dr. Wayne Rabalais
Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Physical Chemistry