Department of Chemistry

"My experience of chemistry at Rockhurst College was both academic and personal. The experience of the faculty helped prepare me to pass on that knowledge to my students. In addition, the way they interacted with me and took time to work one-on-one with me influenced me to teach in the same fashion."
- Paul Winkeler, Class of 1997
High School Chemistry Teacher

Rev. James D. Wheeler, S.J., Ph.D.
Professor

• A.B., Saint Louis University, 1947 
• Ph.L, Saint Louis University,1948 
• M.S.(R), Saint Louis University,1952 
• S.T.L., Saint Louis University,1956 
• Ph.D. in Chemistry, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 1965 

Phone: (816) 501-4068
e-mail: james.wheeler@rockhurst.edu

Don E. Gibbs, Ph.D.
Professor

• B.S. in Chemistry, Oklahoma State University, 1964 
• Ph.D. in Chemistry, Oklahoma State University, 1969
  

James M. Chapman, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

• B.S.in Chemistry, Tarleton State University, 1985 
• Ph.D. in Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, 
  The Ohio State University, 1990

Phone: (816) 501-4269
e-mail: james.chapman@rockhurst.edu

Dale W. Harak, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

• B.S. in Chemistry, Phillips University, 1989 
• Ph.D. in Chemistry, Oklahoma State University, 1995

Phone: (816) 501-4069
e-mail: dale.harak@rockhurst.edu

Phillip Colombo, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

• B.S. in Chemistry, Rockhurst University, 1991 
• Ph.D. in Chemistry, University of Kansas, 1996 

Phone: (816) 501-4067
e-mail: philip.colombo@rockhurst.edu

Annie Lee, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

• B.S. in Chemistry, Rockhurst University, 1994
• Ph.D. in Chemistry, University of Kansas, 1999

Phone: (816) 501-4071
e-mail: annie.lee@rockhurst.edu