Susan D. Gillmor
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry

George Washington

University
725 21st St, NW
Samson Hall 314
202 994 7320 (phone)

202 994 5873 (fax)
sdgill@gwu.edu

Lab website

 

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Classes:

 

Chem 110—Introduction to Physical Chemistry

This is a one semester course with an emphasis on biological and biophysical systems.  (Fall)

 

Chem 113—Physical Chemistry Laboratory

For this class, we tour thermodynamics, kinetics and quantum chemistry in the various experiments throughout the semester. (Spring)

 

Research areas:

 

Biomaterial and Biophysics:

Thousands of different lipids and proteins form cell membranes. Cell function and location in tissue and organs influence  membrane composition of these components. The lipid bilayer structure, by itself, has distinct properties, like fluidity and phase.  Both lipid composition and its phase play important roles in the bilayer.  My lab explores these relationship of the cell membrane and lipids.