DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY

  • Anne Marteel-Parrish – Chair, Chemistry Department, Creegan Chair in Green Chemistry, Associate Professor of Chemistry

    Originally from France Anne Marteel-Parrish obtained a Master’s degree in Materials Science from the Ecole Polytechnique de Lille in 1999. She received a Ph.D. in Chemistry with concentration in Materials Science from the University of Toledo, Ohio in May 2003. Shortly after she was hired as Assistant Professor in Chemistry at Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland. In the Fall 2009 she received tenure and was promoted to the rank of Associate Professor. She has been the Chair of the Chemistry Department at Washington College since July 2010. Anne was invested as the Inaugural Holder of the Frank J. Creegan Chair in Green Chemistry onNovember 3, 2011. She was also the recipient of the ACS-CEI (American Chemical Society-Committee on Environmental Improvement) Award for Incorporating Sustainability into Chemistry Education received on March 27, 2011 at the ACS National Meeting in Anaheim, CA and of the Washington College Alumni Association Award for Distinguished Teaching on May 16, 2010.

  • James Lipchock – Assistant Professor of Chemistry

    B.A. – McDaniel College, 2004

    M.S. – Yale University, 2006

    Ph.D. – Yale University, 2010

  • Leslie Sherman – W. Alton Jones Associate Professor of Chemistry

    B.A. Carleton College, 1985

    M.S.C.E. – University of Minnesota, 1988

    Ph.D. – University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1997

    “My own experience as a college student at a small liberal arts college like Washington College, inspired me to become a teacher at a small school. My first teaching experience was actually as a Peace Corp Volunteer in West Africa, where I taught Chemistry and Physics. Currently, I have a dual appointment in Chemistry and Environmental Studies here at Washington College. In addition to teaching General Chemistry and Honors General Chemistry, I have developed several new courses for the Chemistry and Environmental Studies program, given my expertise in the air, water and soil chemistry of natural and polluted environments.”

  • Dana Chatellier – Adjunct Professor of Chemistry

    B.S. – Washington College, 1978

    M.A. – University of Delaware, 1984

  • Rick Locker – Clarence C. White Associate Professor of Chemistry

  • Aaron W. Amick – Assistant Professor of Chemistry

    B.S. – Juniata College, 2003

    Ph.D. – Boston College, 2008

    Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California at Irvine, 2009

    “My love for teaching began while I was an undergraduate at Juniata College, a school quite similar to Washington College. As a graduate student at Boston College I volunteered to be a teaching assistant whenever I had the opportunity. My first real teaching position came during my postdoctoral work when I was offered a position as an adjunct faculty member at a Cypress College, and I had a blast. At the same time I was offered and accepted a position here at Washington College starting the summer of 2009, and here I am.

  • Betsy Moyer Taylor – Lecturer in Chemistry

    B.S. – Washington College, 1998

    M.A. – George Washington University, 2002

    Research interests:

    Promotion of diversity in science education

    Ms. Moyer Taylor graduated from Washington College with her degree in Chemistry, along with teaching certificates in Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Delaware. She has taught high school Physics and Chemistry, as well as 8th grade general science. She has also pursued interests in educational research, working with such organizations as the National Science Foundation, Project 2061 and The National Center for Improving Science Education.

  • Ted Underiner – Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry

    B.S. – University of Notre Dame, 1984

    Ph.D. – University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1988