Welcome to New Members of Our Faculty

Kerry GilmoreStephanie RuggWelcome Dr. Kerry Gilmore and Dr. Stephanie Rugg to our faculty!

Kerry joins us as an Assistant Professor from the Max-Planck Institute for Max for Colloids and Interfaces in Berlin, Germany, where his most recent position was Research Group Leader. He earned his PhD at the University of Florida and will continue his innovative research program in flow chemistry in Storrs.

Stephanie, an Assistant Professor in Residence, was previously teaching at Vassar College. She is an organic/organometallic chemist with a PhD from the University of Rochester. Her strong interest and expertise in chemical education complements our team at the Stamford campus.

We are thrilled to have been able to add both to our faculty!


J. Dafhne AguirreStephen BarshayNew(ish) to the Storrs and Hartford campuses, but not at all new to our Department at large, will be Dr. Dafhne Aguirre and Dr. Steven Barshay. Both are switching the location of their teaching activities: Dafhne will come to Storrs and Steve will teach in Hartford. We are looking forward to this collaboration and the spreading of skills and experiences across our campuses.