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Contact the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Photo of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Faculty in Fall 2025

Location

The Chemistry and Biochemistry Department office (Room 3400) is located on the third floor of the Science and Engineering Building, Building 50. The most convenient place to park when visiting the Chemistry Department is in the adjacent "Arena" parking garage, Garage 38. For information about parking permits and the cost of daily passes, please see Parking & Transportation Services.

Department Staff

Name Position Email Phone Room Number
Bryan Knuckley, Ph.D. Distinguished Professor and Chair bryan.knuckley@unf.edu (904) 620-1918 Room 3528
Jenny Neidhardt Office Manager jenny.neidhardt@unf.edu (904) 620-3503 Room 3500
Sarah Nix, M.S. Laboratory Manager sarah.nix@unf.edu (904) 620-1964 Room 3402
Chuanwu "Sam" Xia, Ph.D. Analytical Instrumentation Facility Manager sam.xia@unf.edu (904) 620-1962 Room 3404
E'Niya Douglas Laboratory Technician e.douglas@unf.edu (904) 620-1966 Room 3406

Department Faculty

Name Position Email Phone Room Number
Shayla Bajalia, Ph.D. Laboratory Lecturer shayla.bajalia@unf.edu Room 3626
Elzie Black, Ph.D. Laboratory Lecturer elzie.black@unf.edu (904) 620-5935 Room 3604
Erik Burton, Ph.D. Laboratory Lecturer n00808972@unf.edu (904) 620-5077 Room 3624
Melissa Bush, M.S. University Laboratory Lecturer mbush@unf.edu (904) 620-1924 Room 3622
Adam Campbell, M.S. Visiting Laboratory Lecturer adam.campbell@unf.edu Room 3514
Elizabeth Carey, M.S. Laboratory Lecturer elizabeth.carey@unf.edu Room 3610
Corey Causey, Ph.D. Associate Professor corey.causey@unf.edu (904) 620-2098 Room 2704
Stuart Chalk, Ph.D. Professor schalk@unf.edu (904) 620-1938 Room 3116
Szymon Ciesielski, Ph.D. Assistant Professor s.ciesielski@unf.edu (904) 620-1217 Room 3114
Tate Engstrand, Ph.D. Visiting Laboratory Lecturer tate.o.engstrand@unf.edu Room 3518
Abdul Fauq, Ph.D. Visiting Laboratory Lecturer abdul.fauq@unf.edu (904) 620-2152 Room 3000
Brynna Jones, Ph.D. Assistant Professor brynna.jones@unf.edu (904) 620-1956 Room 3122
Willis Jones, Ph.D. Assistant Professor w.jones@unf.edu (904) 620-4283 Room 3112
Bryan Knuckley, Ph.D. Distinguished Professor and Chair bryan.knuckley@unf.edu (904) 620-1918 Room 3528
Joseph Langat, Ph.D. Associate Laboratory Lecturer joseph.langat@unf.edu (904) 620-3504 Room 3606
Michael Lufaso, Ph.D. Associate Professor michael.lufaso@unf.edu (904) 620-2226 Room 2716
Hannah R Malcolm, Ph.D. Associate Professor hannah.malcolm@unf.edu (904) 620-1963 Room 3130
Suzanne McMahon, M.S. Adjunct n00011918@unf.edu (904) 620-3504 Room 3502
Liangyong Mei, Ph.D. Assistant Professor l.mei@unf.edu (904) 620-3501 Room 3110
Joshua Melko, Ph.D. Associate Professor josh.melko@unf.edu (904) 620-2565 Room 3120
Marie Melzer, Ph.D. Adjunct marie.melzer@unf.edu (904) 620-3504 Room 3502
Naveen Mukhtar, Ph.D. Laboratory Lecturer naveen.mukhtar@unf.edu (904) 620-5743 Room 3632
Thomas 'TJ' Mullen, Ph.D. Professor tj.mullen@unf.edu (904) 620-1377 Room 2730
Arthur Omran, Ph.D. Lecturer n00431947@unf.edu (904) 620-2228 Room 3612
Ana Restrepo, M.S. Laboratory Lecturer ana.restrepo.duque@unf.edu Room 3620
Eirin Sullivan, Ph.D. Associate Professor eirin.sullivan@unf.edu (904) 748-9292 Room 2718
Benjamin Williams, Ph.D. Assistant Professor benjamin.williams@unf.edu (904) 620-2197 Room 3128

Emeritus Faculty

Name Position Email Phone Room Number
Kenneth Laali, Ph.D. Presidential Professor, Founding Chair of Chemistry kenneth.laali@unf.edu (904) 620-1503 Room 3630
Kunisi Venkatasubban (Venkat), Ph.D. Distinguished Professor. Click the link to support the 'Venkat Undergraduate Research Endowment'.
Ray Bowman, Ph.D. Founding Director, UNF Environmental Center
Edward Healy, Ph.D. Original Chair of Natural Sciences

Courtesy Faculty Appointments

Name Position Email Phone Room Number
Marc Fariss, Ph.D. Distinguished Professor of Toxicology n01625655@unf.edu Room 3528