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Chemistry and Biochemistry Faculty and Staff

Meet the chemists who decode the building blocks of matter and life. Faculty in chemistry and biochemistry work closely with students in the lab and classroom, opening pathways to graduate study, research, medicine, and industry.


Lynette Albright Assistant Teaching Professor 518-580-5125 lalbrigh@skidmore.edu Billie Tisch Center for Integrated Sciences 310A	Office hours: Mondays, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Thursdays, 2-3 p.m. Fridays, 1-2 p.m. or by appointment	View bio
Sara Almansberger Associate Teaching Professor 518-580-5342 salmansberge@skidmore.edu Billie Tisch Center for Integrated Sciences 310E	Office hours: Mondays/Wednesdays, 1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m. and By appointment at: https://salmansberge.youcanbook.me/	View bio
K. Aurelia Ball Associate Professor and Chair, Computational Biophysics 518-580-8191 kball@skidmore.edu Billie Tisch Center for Integrated Sciences 310D	Office hours: Monday, 9 a.m.-10 a.m. Wednesdays, 2-3 p.m. Thursdays, 10-11 a.m. or by appointment	View bio
Dan Brandes Assistant Professor, Organic Chemistry Research 518-580-8360 dbrandes@skidmore.edu Billie Tisch Center for Integrated Sciences 310G	Office hours: Mondays, 3-4 p.m. Wednesdays, 3-4 p.m. Thursdays, 1-3 p.m. and by appointment	View bio
Lisa Dillenback Instrumentation Manager 518-580-5129 lquimby@skidmore.edu Billie Tisch Center for Integrated Sciences 305	Office hours: Email to make an appointment	Email
Kimberley A. Frederick Charles Lubin Family Chair for Women in Science, Professor, Analytical Chemistry Research 518-580-5132 kfreder1@skidmore.edu Billie Tisch Center for Integrated Sciences 310B	Office hours: Tuesdays, 3-4 p.m. Wednesdays, 1:30-2:30 p.m. or Email to make an appointment	View bio
Steven T. Frey Associate Professor, Bioinorganic and Inorganic Chemistry Research 518-580-5124 sfrey@skidmore.edu Billie Tisch Center for Integrated Sciences 310J	Office hours: Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, 2-3 p.m. or by appointment	View bio
Jennifer Hennessy Purchasing and Budgets 518-580-8365 jhennessy@skidmore.edu Billie Tisch Center for Integrated Sciences 110F	Office hours: Email to make an appointment	Email
Brianna Jett Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry 518-580-5120 bjett@skidmore.edu Billie Tisch Center for Integrated Sciences 310A	Office hours: Mondays, 10-11 a.m. Wednedays, 10:30 -11:30 a.m. or by appointment
Beatrice Kendall Teaching Professor 518-580-8083 bkendall@skidmore.edu Billie Tisch Center for Integrated Sciences 310H	Office hours: Make an appointment	Email
William Kennerly Teaching Professor, Quantum Computational Chemistry Research 518-580-5131 wkennerly@skidmore.edu Billie Tisch Center for Integrated Sciences 310C	Office hours: Mondays & Wednesdays, 4-5 p.m. Or make an appointment	View bio
Jessada Mahatthananchai Assistant Professor jmahatth@skidmore.edu	Office hours: On leave 2026-2027	View bio
Juan Navea Professor, Physical Chemistry Research 518-580-8126 jnavea@skidmore.edu Billie Tisch Center for Integrated Sciences 310i	Office hours: Tuesdays, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Fridays, 1-2:30 p.m or by appointment	View bio
Madushi Raththagala Associate Professor and Associate Chair, Biochemistry Research 518-580-8193 mrathth@skidmore.edu Billie Tisch Center for Integrated Sciences 210E	Office hours: Mondays and Fridays, 10:15 a.m.-11:15 a.m. Wednesdays, 2-3 p.m. or by appointment	View bio
Maryuri Roca Associate Teaching Professor 518-580-8124 mroca@skidmore.edu Billie Tisch Center for Integrated Sciences 310F	Office hours: Mondays, 2-3 p.m. Thursdays, 9:30-10:30 a.m. or by appointment	View bio
Kelly Sheppard Professor, Biochemistry Research 518-580-5135 ksheppar@skidmore.edu Billie Tisch Center for Integrated Sciences 210D	Office hours: By appointment at: : Make an Appointment	View bio
Tracy Stanley Administrative Assistant 518-580-5116 tracystanley@skidmore.edu Billie Tisch Center for Integrated Sciences 110J	Office hours: Email to make an appointment	Email
Rebecca Thurman Visiting Assistant Professor 518-580-5083 rthurman@skidmore.edu Billie Tisch Center for Integrated Sciences 310K	Office hours: Mondays and Wednesdays, 1:15-2:15 p.m. Tuesdays, 12-1 p.m.	View bio

Contact Chemistry and Biochemistry

Office

Billie Tisch Center for Integrated Sciences 110J
518-580-5120

Department Chair

K. Aurelia Ball
Associate Professor of Chemistry
kball@skidmore.edu

Associate Chair

Madushi Raththagala
Associate Professor of Chemistry
mraththa@skidmore.edu

Administrative Assistant

Tracy Stanley
tracystanley@skidmore.edu