Chemistry Faculty

Joe Crockett
Professor of Chemistry, Chemical Safety Officer
Department Chair
Office: McKinney 307
540-828-5431
jcrocket@bridgewater.edu
B.S., Hampden-Sydney College
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Teaching Fields: Organic Chemistry, General Chemistry, Laboratory Safety
Special Interests: Laboratory and Chemical Safety, Hydroformylation of alkenes, Reduction of sterically hindered ketones
Recent Publications: "Laboratory Safety for Undergraduates", Journal of Chemical Health and Safety, August, 2011
Recent Professional Presentations: "Presenting lab safety to liberal arts classes", 238th meeting ACS. "Presenting lab safety to undergraduates", 239th meeting ACS.
Professional Affiliations: American Chemical Society, Virginia Section Vice chair and Chair of Safety committee.

Erich E. Brumbaugh
Professor of Chemistry
Office: MCK 341
540-828-5432
erumbau@bridgewater.edu
B.A., Bridgewater College
Ph.D., The University of Virginia
Teaching Interests: General,Physical Chemistry
Research Interests: Interacting Molecular Systems and Computational Chemistry

Sara H. Fitzgerald
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Office: MCK 344
540-828-8003
sfitzger@bridgewater.edu
B.S., Bridgewater College
Ph.D., University of Virginia
Teaching Interests: Organic, Biochemistry, Medicinal Chemistry
Research Interests: Chemoinformatics; Computational Approaches to Support Drug Discovery & Development Initiatives

Ellen M. Mitchell
Associate Professor of Chemistry
In 2011-2012, Dr. Mitchell will be a Visiting Scholar at Tsinghua University.
Office: MCK 329
540-828-5635
emitchel@bridgewater.edu
B.A., Kenyon College
Ph.D., The Ohio State University
Teaching Interests: General, Inorganic (including inert atmosphere synthesis), and Environmental Chemistry
Research Interests: Organometallics, Porphyrin Synthesis, Environmental, and Theoretical Chemistry
Personal website: http://people.bridgewater.edu/~emitchel/

Kenneth S. Overway
Associate Professor of Chemistry
Office: MCK 319
540-828-5727
koverway@bridgewater.edu
B.S., Hope College
Ph.D., Purdue University
Teaching Interests: General, Analytical, Instrumental, and Environmental Chemistry
Research Interests: Instrument Design, Soil Kinetics and Spectroscopy
Recent Publications:
- Overway, K "FT Digital Filtering: Simulating Fourier Transform Apodization via Excel", J. Chem. Educ., 2008, 85 (8), 1151.
- Overway, K "Population versus Sampling Statistics: A Spreadsheet Exercise", J. Chem. Educ., 2008, 85 (5), 749.
- Overway, K. "Empirical Evidence or Intuition?: An Activity Involving the Scientific Method", J. Chem. Educ., 2007, 84 (4), 606-608.
Personal website: http://people.bridgewater.edu/~koverway/

Amy Thompson
Full-time Instructor of Chemistry
Office: McKinney 343
540-828-5309
athompso@bridgewater.edu
B.S., Central Michigan University
M.S., Texas Tech University
Ph.D., University of New Mexico
Teaching Fields: Earth Science, Geology, Energy and the Environment
Special Interests: Soils of Bridgewater College, Environmental Issues

Larry H. White
Adjunct Instructor of Chemistry
Office: MCK 329
540-828-5635
lwhite@bridgewater.edu
B.A., Bridgewater College
M.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute; Additional Graduate Work, The Ohio State University and VPI&SU.
Teaching Experience: Bridgewater College, Eastern Mennonite College, James Madison University, Harrisonburg High School
Teaching Interests: General Chemistry

Na Lu
Adjunct Instructor of Chemistry
Office: MCK 318
nlu@bridgewater.edu
B.S., South University of China
Ph.D., City University of New York
Teaching Interests: General and Organic Chemistry Lab, Polymer Chemistry

April Queen
Laboratory Manager
Office: MCK 317
540-828-5430
aqueen@bridgewater.edu
B.S., Bridgewater College