faculty

Brandon Haines, Ph.D.

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

Office Location

Whittier Science 214

Office Available

SPRING 2026

T/Th 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Fri 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
or by appointment

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.