Faculty & Staff

Dr. Regina Stevens-Truss

Regina Stevens-Truss (she/her)
Professor of Chemistry, Co-chair

Phone: 269.337.7330 Email: regina.stevens-truss@kzoo.edu

Courses taught: Biochemistry (I, II, and Survey), Medicinal Chemistry, General Chemistry II (Chemical Reactivity), Infection: Global Health & Social Justice (sophomore seminar)

Research interests: Assessing antimicrobial capabilities of a variety of compounds against ESKAPE pathogens

Research keywords: ESKAPE classified bacteria, antimicrobial peptides, hybrid organic compounds 

Dr. Dwight Williams

Dwight Williams (he/him)
Associate Professor of Chemistry, Co-chair

Phone: 269.337.7409 Email: dwight.williams@kzoo.edu

Courses taught: Organic Chemistry I & II, Advanced Organic Chemistry, Introductory Chemistry

Research interests: Synthetic organic chemistry, medicinal chemistry, pharmacology

Research keywords:

Dr. Blake Tresca

Blakely Tresca (he/him)
Assistant Professor of Chemistry

Phone: 269.337.7018 Email: blakely.tresca@kzoo.edu

Courses taught: Organic Chemistry I & II (210 & 220), Organic Labs (210L & 220L), Macro & Supramolecular Chemistry (480), Physical Organic (495), Chemistry Research Methods (301L), Intro to Biochemical Analyses Lab (352L), Chemical Structure and Reactivity (110) 

Research interests: Understanding the relationship between the structure and folding of peptoid polymers through synthesis and computations. We study the application of peptoids as self-assembled nanosensors and antimicrobial compounds. 

Research keywords: physical organic, polymers, peptoids 

Dr. Daniela Arias-Rotondo

Daniela Arias-Rotondo (she/ella)
Assistant Professor of Chemistry

Phone: 269.337.7017 Email: daniela.arias-rotondo@kzoo.edu

Courses taught: Inorganic Chemistry, Molecular Structure, Chemical Reactivity

Research interests: Photoactive complexes of first-row transition metals

Research keywords: solar energy, photoredox catalysis, photophysics, coordination chemistry

Dr. Cecilia Vollbrecht

Cecilia Vollbrecht (she/her)
Assistant Professor of Chemistry

Phone: 269.337.7021 Email: cecilia.vollbrecht@kzoo.edu

Courses taught: Physical Chemistry, General Chemistry

Research interests: Instrumentation for materials properties investigation

Research keywords: laser spectroscopy, materials, optical resonators

Kelsey Aldrich
Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry

Email: kelsey.aldrich@kzoo.edu

Caitlin Coplan (they/them)
Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry

Email: caitlin.coplan@kzoo.edu

Dr. Yit-Yian Lua

Yit-Yian Lua (she/her)
Laboratory Instructor

Email: yit-yian.lua@kzoo.edu


Jarred Fitch

Jarred Fitch (he/him)
Director of Chemistry Laboratories

Phone: 269.337.7022 Email: jarred.fitch@kzoo.edu

Michael Crutch (he/him)
Instrument Technician

Phone: 269.337.7022 Email: Michael.Crutch@kzoo.edu

Regina Laws
Temporary Office Coordinator for Biology and Chemistry and Biochemistry

Phone: 269.337.7007 Email: regina.laws@kzoo.edu