Our Faculty and Staff
Dr. Thomas E. Hagan
Associate Professor of Chemistry
hagan@etown.edu | 717-361-1125 | M210
- 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
- Faculty Website
Dr. Kristi A. Kneas
Professor of Chemistry, Interim Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs
kneask@etown.edu | 717-361-1129 | Alpha 101
- 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. 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
- Faculty Website
Dr. Lauren E. Toote
Assistant 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
Mr. W. Michael Bierbower
Chemical Hygiene Officer
bierbowm@etown.edu | 717-361-1547 | M200
- BEE, Electrical Engineering
- The Ohio State University
Dr. Grant Walby
Teaching & Research Postdoctoral Associate in Chemistry
walbyg@etown.edu
- B.A., Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Gustavus Adolphus College, 2017
- Ph.D., Organic Chemistry
- University of Texas at Austin, 2022
