Our Faculty & Staff
Dr. Amy Defnet
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
defneta@etown.edu | 717-361-3592 | M210
- B.S. Biology with a Minor in Chemistry
- Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus, cum laude, FDU Honors Program, 2016
- Ph.D. Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore School of Pharmacy, 2021
Dr. Kristi A. Kneas
Professor of Chemistry
kneask@etown.edu | 717-361-1129 | MU222
- A.B., Chemistry
- Randolph-Macon Woman's College
magna cum laude, Honors in Chemistry, 1995 - Ph.D., Analytical Chemistry, University of Virginia, 2000
Dr. James A. MacKay
A. C. Baugher Professor of Chemistry
mackayj@etown.edu | 717-361-1375 | M208
- B.S., Chemistry, Miami University, summa cum laude, 1998
- Ph.D., Organic Chemistry, University of Michigan, 2004
Dr. Jeffrey A. Rood
Professor of Chemistry
Department Chair
roodj@etown.edu | 717-361-1355 | M100A
- B.S., Chemistry, Millersville University, magna cum laude, Honors in Chemistry, 2004
- Ph.D., Inorganic Chemistry, University of Notre Dame, 2009
Dr. Lauren E. Toote
Associate Professor of Chemistry
tootelauren@etown.edu | 717-361-1544 | M224
- B.S., Chemistry, Music minor, Murray State University, summa cum laude, 2012
- Ph.D., Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, 2017
Dr. David Yeagley
Instructor in Chemistry
yeagleyd@etown.edu | 717-361-1126 | M201
- B.S., Chemical Engineering
- Clarkson University, 1985
- B.P.S., Biology, Clarkson University, 1985
- Ph.D., Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, 1996
Dr. Desmond Yengi
Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry
yengid@etown.edu | 717-361-3594 | M101
- B.A. Chemistry and Mathematical Sciences, Minors: Economics and Pre-Engineering, Westminster College, Fulton, MO, Magna Cum Laude, 2009
- Ph.D., Physical Chemistry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, Dec 2017
- Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, Harvard University 2018-2020
Emeriti Faculty
Dr. Thomas E. Hagan
Associate Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus
- B.S., Chemistry
- Villanova University, 1985
- Ph.D., Bioinorganic Chemistry, University of Delaware, 1992
Dr. Gary Hoffman
Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus
- A.B., Chemistry, Williams College, magna cum laude, Honors in Chemistry, 1978
- M.S., Physics, Harvard University, 1984
- Ph.D., Chemical Physics, Harvard University, 1987
Dr. Charles D. Schaeffer, Jr.
A.C. Baugher Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus
schaeffercd@etown.edu | 717-361-1128 | M216
- B.A., Chemistry, Franklin and Marshall College, Honors in Chemistry, 1970
- Ph.D., Inorganic Chemistry, State University of New York, Albany, 1974
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