Department of Chemistry

Student Resources

Chemistry Department Faculty and Staff

	Mark Pugh - Department Chairman Email: pughm@byui.edu Education: B.S. in Chemistry, Brigham Young University; Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry, University of Utah. Teaching Experience: BYU-I (1998-present)
	Brenda Pincock - Department Secretary E-mail: pincockbre@byui.edu Employed at BYU-I (2004-present)
	Brad Lawrence - Chemistry Laboratory Supervisor Email: lawrencebr@byui.edu Education: B.S. in Chemistry Education from Brigham Young University Experience: Chemistry Teacher at Alta High School, Formulator at Ultradent Products Inc., Chemistry Laboratory Supervisor at BYU-Idaho (2008-present)
I	Hector A. Becerril-Garcia - Faculty Email: becerrilh@byui.edu Education: Postdoctoral Fellow, Chemical Engineering, Stanford University (2007-2009); Ph.D. Chemistry-Materials Chemistry, Brigham Young University (2002-2007); B.Sc. Industrial Chemistry, National Autonomous University of México (1996-2001). Teaching Experience: BYU-Idaho (2009- present). Industry Experience: Corporate Research and Development lab, Grupo KUO, México (2000-2001).
	David Collins - Faculty Email: collinsd@byui.edu Education: B.S. in Chemistry, Weber State University; Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry, Brigham Young University Teaching Experience: Weber State University (2001 - 2003), Colorado State University - Pueblo (2003 - 2006), BYU-I (2006 - present) Industry Experience: Palmar Technologies, Provo, Utah, Summers 2004 and 2005
	John Cullen - Faculty Email: cullenj@byui.edu Education: Ph.D. in Chemistry Education and Inorganic Chemistry, Cornell University; B.S. in Chemistry at State University of New York at Stony Brook. Teaching Experience: Madison High School, SUNY at Cortland, Cornell University, BYU-I (1988 - present)
	Ryan S. DaBell - Faculty Email: dabellr@byui.edu Education: Ph.D. in Physical - Analytical Chemistry, University of Utah. Teaching Experience: Harford Community College (Bel Air, MD), 2002 - 2004; BYU-I (2004 - present) Industry Experience: NRC Postoctoral appointment at National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, 2000-2002; Research Scientist at Battelle Memorial Institute, 2002-2004.
	Amy Hanks - Faculty Email: hanksa@byui.edu Education: B.S. in Chemistry, Utah State University; M.S. in Analytical Chemistry, Utah State University. Teaching Experience: BYU-I (2000-present)
	Brian Lemon - Faculty Email: lemonb@byui.edu Education: B.A. in Chemistry, Utah State University; Ph.D. in Biochemistry, Utah State University. Teaching Experience: BYU-I (2002-present)
	W. Les Manner - Faculty Email: mannerl@byui.edu Education: Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Teaching Experience: BYU-I (2001-present) Industry Experience: Postdoctoral Research Associate at Los Alamos National Laboratory (1997-1999); Senior Chemist at DOW Chemical Company (1999-2001).
	Steve Ott - Faculty Email: otts@byui.edu Education: B.A. in Chemistry, Brigham Young University; M.S. in Science Education, Brigham Young University; M.S. in Chemistry, Brigham Young University; Ph.D. in Instructional Psychology and Technology, Brigham Young University. Teaching Experience: College of Eastern Utah - Price, Utah (1988-1994); BYU-I (1994-present)
	Kendall Peck - Faculty Email: peckk@byui.edu Education: B.S. in Chemistry, University of Utah, Ph.D. in Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Utah. Teaching Experience: BYU-I (1997-present) Industry Experience: Drug Formulation development research at Abbott Labs in Chicago.
	Ryan Sargeant - Faculty Email: sargeantr@byui.edu Education: B.S. in Chemistry, Utah State University; M.S. in Biological Chemistry, University of Michigan. Pursuing Ph.D. in Chemistry Education at Middle Tennessee State University. Teaching Experience: BYU-I (2004-present)
	Nathan D. Rawlinson - Faculty Email: rawlinsonn@byui.edu Education: B.S. in Chemistry, BYU- Idaho; Pursuing Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry, Indiana University Teaching Experience: BYU-Idaho (2010-present) Industry Experience: Summer Research Fellow, Idaho National Lab (2003)
	Shane Ruebush - Faculty Email: ruebushs@byui.edu Education: B.S. in Chemistry, Utah State University; Ph.D. in Biochemistry, Pennsylvania State University. Teaching Experience: BYU-I (2008-present) Research Experience: Post-doctoral research associate, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT (2006-2008).
	Kerensa Sorensen-Stowel - Faculty Email: sorensenstowellk@byui.edu Education: B.S. in Chemistry, Idaho State University; M.S. in Chemistry, Idaho State University; Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry, Utah State University Teaching Experience: Idaho State University (2006); BYU-I (2006-present)
	Susan Ward - Faculty Email: wards@byui.edu Education: Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry, Brigham Young University. Teaching Experience: BYU-I (1995-present)
	Noel Zaugg - Faculty Email: zauggn@byui.edu Education: B.S. in Chemistry, Brigham Young University; Ph.D. in Analytical Physical Chemistry, Brigham Young University. Teaching Experience: BYU-I (1976-present), Brigham Young University (1975-1976, 1998-1999) Other: Air pollution research for the Environmental Studies Laboratory, University of Utah Research Institute (1974-1975).