Our next faculty highlight comes from Dr. Steve Barshay!

Background: Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry and Planetary Astronomy at Massachusetts Institute of Technology; teaching postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Arizona; 32-year career in the nuclear power industry.

Current position: After retiring from industry, Dr. Barshay came to UConn as an Assistant Professor because of his love of teaching! He has been here for 4 years now, currently located at the Hartford campus, and teaches General Chemistry courses.

Courses taught: CHEM 1122, 1124Q, 1125Q, 1126Q, 1127Q, 1128Q, 1194

Fun fact: He loves to bicycle in the warm weather, and cross-country ski in the winter!