Chemistry Program Directory
Chemistry Program
Jim Silliman, Ph.D.
Professor and Program CoordinatorOffice: NRC 3510
Phone: (361) 825-3718
Email: james.silliman@tamucc.edu
Organic geochemistry: Climate and environmental change and Differences in organic geochemical practices
Hussain Abdulla, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of ChemistryOffice: CS 211
Phone: (361) 825-6050
Email: hussain.abdulla@tamucc.edu
Website: https://www.habdullagroup.com
Abdulla's Organic Biogeochemistry research laboratory specializes in aquatic environmental metabolomics, studying the fluxes, fate, and transformation of natural dissolved organic matter (DOM). The research group focuses on understanding the fate and transformation of natural DOM and organic pollutants and investigating how different aquatic species tolerate environmental stresses using environmental metabolomics approaches. Additionally, the lab is dedicated to developing advanced analytical methods for the sensitive and robust quantification of metabolites.
Eugene Billiot, Ph.D.
Professor of ChemistryOffice: CS 208
Phone: (361) 825-2680
Email: eugene.billiot@tamucc.edu
Understanding chiral separations with amino acid based surfactants.
Feri Billiot, Ph.D.
Professor of ChemistryOffice: CS 207
Phone: (361) 825-6067
Email: fereshteh.billiot@tamucc.edu
Chiral separations with amino acid based surfactants; distribution, fate & effect of endocrine disruptors in the environment
Joseph David Felix, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Environmental Chemistry and CMSS Program CoordinatorOffice: NRC 3508
Phone: (361) 825-4180
Email: joseph.felix@tamucc.edu
Website: http://felixlab.tamucc.edu
Stable isotope biogeochemistry; Transport, fate, and air-sea-land exchange processes of volatile organic compounds and reactive nitrogen; Bulk and compound-specific stable isotope analysis method development
Nasrin Hooshmand, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of ChemistryOffice: CS 250
Phone: (361) 825-2862
Email: nasrin.hooshmand@tamucc.edu
Website: https://www.hooshmandlab.io/?page_id=507
Research interests: Nasrin Hooshmand earned her M.Sc. and Ph.D. in physical chemistry. Before joining Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi's Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences in 2024, she was a Principal Research Scientist at Georgia Tech's School of Chemistry and Biochemistry. Dr. Hooshmand is known for her work in nanoplasmonics, particularly her focus on light-matter interactions at the nanoscale to develop innovative solutions for sensing, environmental sustainability, nanomedicine, and healthcare. Her research, teaching, and leadership have earned several honors, including the 2023 Research Faculty-Community Leadership Impact Award, the 2021 Research Faculty Teaching Fellow Award, recognition in Leading Women @Tech (2021), and inclusion in the 2020 Faces of Inclusive Excellence publication.
Ben Karimi, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Chemistry (Inorganic)Office: CS 202
Phone: (361) 825-2399
Email: ben.karimi@tamucc.edu
Patrick Larkin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of ChemistryOffice: CS 203
Phone: (361) 825-3258
Email: patrick.larkin@tamucc.edu
Plant biochemistry and genetics; fate and metabolism of nutrients and toxins, diversity and dispersal, conservation.
Narendra Narayana, Ph.D.
Associate Professional Professor of ChemistryOffice: CS 242
Phone: (361) 825-3644
Email: narendra.narayana@tamucc.edu
X-ray crystallography for structure determination of biological macromolecules
Mark Olson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of ChemistryOffice: CS 206
Phone: (361) 825-2857
Email: mark.olson@tamucc.edu
Website: http://www.olsonlaboratory.com
Ioana Pavel, Ph.D.
Professor of ChemistryOffice: TH 235
Phone: (361) 825-3824
Email: ioana.pavel@tamucc.edu
Website: https://www.pavellab.com
Our team is dedicated to finding interdisciplinary solutions to address Public Health challenges, with a focus on Human Health and Environmental Health.
Lin Zhang, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Marine ChemistryOffice: NRC 1109
Phone: (361) 825-2095
Email: lin.zhang@tamucc.edu
Website: http://zhanglab.tamucc.edu
Compound/Position Specific Carbon and Nitrogen Isotopic Analysis in Amino Acids and Application in Oceanography and Ecology. Stable Isotope Biogeochemistry of Greenhouse Gases in Alaskan Peatlands.