Academics

Meet the Faculty

Jane A. Ganske
Professor of Chemistry

Division: Natural Science Division
Office: Rockwell Academic Center (RAC) 123
Phone: (310) 506-4054
Fax: (310) 506-4785
E-mail: jane.ganske@pepperdine.edu

• Ph.D., Physical Chemistry, University of California, Davis,
• B.S., Chemistry, University of California, Davis,

Courses:

• General Chemistry 1 and 2 (Chem 120, 121)
• Physical Chemistry 1 and 2 (Chem 370, 371)
• Introduction to Physical Chemistry (Chem 380)
• Chemistry Literature and Seminar (Chem 400)
• Honors General Chemistry Laboratory (Chem 121H)
• Los Angeles' Changing Environment (Nasc 202)

Key Awards/Affiliations:

• Howard A. White for Teaching Excellence, 2007
• Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation Grant in the Chemical Sciences, 2003- 2007
• Pepperdine Voyage Grant, 2003-2005
• Frank R. Seaver Professor, 2002-present
• National Science Foundation Career Advancement Award, 1997-2000

Academic Interests:

• Chemistry applied to the aging of cultural heritage items including paintings, books, and manuscripts
• The development of new methodologies for the detection of primary and secondary pollutants in photochemical smog
• The kinetics, mechanisms and photochemistry involved in gas/solid atmospheric reactions