faculty

Brandon Haines, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
805-565-6237 or 6238 (lab)

Office Location

Whittier Science 214

Office Available


On Sabbatical Fall 2025

Specialization(s)

Computational Chemistry

Research Interests

He has been studying reaction mechanisms with computational methods, especially related to C-H (carbon-hydrogen) functionalization.

Biography/Details

Brandon completed his undergraduate degree at Grand Valley State University in Michigan and his doctorate from the University of Notre Dame. At Notre Dame, Brandon won a research award as well as teaching honors in Organic Chemistry. He completed his post-doctorate at Emory University in Atlanta.. He and his wife have 3 children.