
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry employs an excellent academic, research, technical and office staff to assist the department in many areas.
Academic Staff - consists of highly credentialed lecturers who handle the enormous class loads for introductory chemistry.
Research Staff - makes sure the Computer network, NMR facility, Mass Spectrometer lab, and Glass Shop run at a high level.
Technical Staff - organizes and maintains our class laboratories.
Office staff - helps organize functions, student needs, website and grants, administrative, ordering, and just about any need from the faculty and students
Click on one of the categories below to find out more information on the people who hold these positions.

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Dr. Kristen Murphy Dr. Murphy teaches Basic Chemistry for Teachers, General Chemistry for Engineering, and Chemistry 100. |
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Dr. Anja Blecking |
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Dr. Thomas E. Sorensen Dr. Sorensen teaches General Chemistry and Physical Chemistry Laboratory. He also coordinates the assignment of the teaching assistants to laboratory and recitation sections. When Dr. Sorensen is not teaching, he can be found calculating Feynman diagrams for polymers, surfaces, or solids that may be associated with a lattice. |
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F. Holger Försterling Dr. Försterling is the Director of the Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Laboratory, providing NMR services to the department. He is responsible for maintaining the spectrometers, assisting users in conducting experiments, and instructing new users on the use of the instrumentation. In addition, he is implementing new NMR experiments and advising and collaborating with members of the department in the solution of chemical and biochemical problems using NMR spectroscopy. Dr. Försterling's areas of personal interest are the study of structure and dynamics of proteins and organometallic complexes using multidimensional NMR methods. |
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Susan K. Krezoski Ms. Krezoski's interests include cellular metabolism of metals and metal-binding proteins. She manages biochemical and cell culture laboratories. She trains and monitors entering students and maintains the laboratory's equipment. Other areas of responsibility involve collaboration with outside researchers, and working with undergraduate and high school students who carry out short term research projects. Her areas of expertise are atomic absorption analysis, spectrophotometry, chromatography (including HPLC), and cell culture. |
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Frank E. Laib Instrumentation Innovator/Research BS, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh e-mail: flaib@uwm.edu Mr. Laib is primarily responsible for the direction and operation of the Mass Spectrometry/Gas Chromatography Facility. It consists of three mass spectrometers and two gas chromatographs. Analysis of a wide variety of chemical compounds for the purpose of identification and structural elucidation are provided using techniques such as EI/CI/NCI mass spectrometry and high resolution gas chromatography. Mr. Laib also provides additional assistance to faculty and graduate students in the acquisition and interpretation of NMR data. |
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Neal Korfhage The Chemistry Department offers a full service glass blowing facility capable of fabricating, modifying, and repairing common and specialty experimental laboratory glassware. Mr. Korfhage provides technical advice to research personnel on function, properties, and proposed design of glass equipment. A course in Scientific Glassblowing is also offered through the glass shop. Topics covered include design and maintenance of scientific glassware, high vacuum and gas flow systems. With the emphasis of "hands on" application, the successful student will be able to build, repair and maintain basic laboratory glassware. |
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Alan W. Thompson Dr. Thompson is interested in chemical instrumentation and laboratory automation. He works in conjunction with the research groups of the Department to help solve problems with their research and apparatus. Solutions often involve computers as well as the design and construction of original electronic and optical equipment. The modern laboratory makes extensive use of the computer, and the Chemistry Department is no exception with each research group having a variety of personal computers and work stations. Dr. Thompson is responsible for the installation and maintenance of the Department computers systems and network. He also designed and installed the new Chemistry Department computer laboratory with 50 Pentium Windows PCs and Macintosh computers. Dr. Thompson is the editor of The Amalgamator, the newsletter of the Milwaukee Section of the American Chemical Society, and the designer and programmer of The Amalgamator web site. Dr. Thompson is available to assist faculty and students with their research, involving both hardware and software. |
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Carl E. Ferguson Carl previously worked as a materials chemist for Johnson Controls. He is currently responsible for general and analytical laboratories. He also supervises the McFarland Learning Center. |
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Keith is in charge of the general and physical chemistry laboratories, and the computers of the McFarland Learning Center. |
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Vincent Maberry Vince is responsible for the organic laboratories and undergraduate instrumentation. |
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Erica Yewlett Department Manager e-mail: yewlett@uwm.edu 414-229-3880 Wendy Grober Executive Assistant to the Chair e-mail: wgrober@uwm.edu 414-229-4098 Elise Nicks Graduate Coordinator e-mail: elise@uwm.edu 414-229-5565 | |
| Jackson Messner Web Site & Grant Coordinator e-mail: jmessner@uwm.edu 414-229-6639 |
Tamika Bradford Undergraduate Coordinator e-mail: bradfor6@uwm.edu 414-229-4411 |
Sarah Johnson Purchasing Agent e-mail: slpingel@uwm.edu 414-229-4412 |
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University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry 3210 N. Cramer Street Milwaukee, WI 53211-3029 800-628-8258 or 414-229-4411 FAX: 414-229-5530 chemdept@uwm.edu http://alchemy.chem.uwm.edu/ |
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