Chemistry Part-Time Faculty

 

Charlie Gluchowski, Ph.D. 

Part-Time Chemistry Faculty

• PhD, Organic Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
• BS, Chemistry, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ
• Professional experience: Medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry, drug discovery, drug development and biotechnology.​

email: CGluchowski@laspositascollege.edu

Courses at LPC: Chemistry 30A, 30B, 1B 

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Shirui "Michael" Guo, Ph.D.

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Nilofar Hadei, Ph.D.

Part-Time Chemistry Faculty

• Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry: York University (Toronto, Canada) With Dr. Michael Organ
• Postdoctoral degree in Organometallic Chemistry: York University (Toronto, Canada)
• 2009-present: Teaching Chemistry at community colleges

email: nhadei@laspositascollege.edu

Courses at LPC: Chemistry 1A, 30A, 31, 12A, 12B

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Grant Holder, Ph.D.

• Ph.D, Analytical Chemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
• B.S. Chemistry, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
• Professional Experience:  electrochemistry, chemometrics, value-added farm and rural development, viticulture, quality management and production in enology.

Teaching Chemistry 1B at LPC

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Russell Jensen, Ph.D.

Part-time Chemistry Faculty

• Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• M.S. in Biochemistry at San Francisco State University
• B.S. in Biochemistry/Physiology at San Francisco State University

email: rjensen@laspositascollege.edu

Courses at LPC: Chemistry 1A, 1B, 31, 12A, 12B

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Irina Krylova, Ph.D.

• Postdoctoral Fellowships at UCSF in Medicine and Diabeties
• PhD in Biology (Biochemistry) from the Institute of Biochemistry in Novosibirsk, Russia

• MS in Chemistry with a Concentration in Biochemistry, San Francisco State University
• BS in Cytology and Histology at Samara State University, Samara, Russia

Teaching 31A at LPC

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Poonam Narula, PhD

• Postdoctoral Fellow - Analytical Chemistry - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
• PhD in Inorganic Chemistry from Wake Forest University
• MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management
• BS in Chemistry from Mumbai University, Mumbai, India

Teaching Chem 1A at LPC

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Elizabeth Piscotty

• MS in Chemical Engineering at UC Berkeley
• BS in Chemical Engineering at UC Santa Barbara

email: episcotty@laspositascollege.edu

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Renu Sarin, Ph.D.

• PhD in Chemistry from Guru Nanak Dev University
• MS in Industrial Chemistry from Guru Nanak Dev University
• BS in Chemistry/Biology from Guru Nanak Dev University

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Anu Sharma

Part-Time Chemistry Faculty

• MS Clemson University 
  (Greenville Hospital Systems Research Assistantship) 
• MEd Texas Christian University
  (National Science Foundation Research Assistantship)
• YouTube Channel - anu sharma's chemclass 
  https://www.youtube.com/@anusharmachemclass/videos
• Instagram - anusharma.chemclass 
  https://www.instagram.com/anusharma.chemclass/

email: asharma@chabotcollege.edu

Courses at LPC: Chem 30A (Summer)

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William (Liam) Taylor, Ph.D. 

• Postdoctoral Researcher at Sandia National Lab
• PhD in Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Texas at Austin
• BS in Chemistry at the University of Notre Dame

Teaching 30A at LPC

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Shakila Tobwala, Ph.D. 

Part-Time Chemistry Faculty

• Postdoctoral Researcher: Missouri University of Science & Technology (Rolla, MO) with Dr. Nuran Ercal
• Ph.D. in Chemistry: North Dakota State University (Fargo, ND)
• Master’s Degree: Eastern Michigan University (Ypsilanti, MI)

email: stobwala@laspositascollege.edu

Courses at LPC: Chemistry 1A, 30A, 30B, 31

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Jessica Wong, Ph.D.

• Ph.D. in Chemistry, UC Davis
• B.S. in Biochemistry, UC Davis                

Courses at LPC: Chem 31, 1A, 30A, and 30B.

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