Riley Weatherholt

(she/her/hers)

  • Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Areas of Study

Education

  • PhD, Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University, 2025
  • BS, Chemistry, Kent State University, 2019
  • BS, Environmental and Conservation Biology, Kent State University, 2019

Biography

Dr. Weatherholt is an environmental analytical chemist specializing in halogenated organic pollutants in our waterways. Her work aims to characterize and ultimately remediate tough-to-destroy halogenated pollutants that pose a threat to human and ecosystem health.

Her teaching interests are in general, analytical, and environmental chemistry.

Fall 2026

Structure and Reactivity in Chemistry — CHEM 101

Principles of Chemistry — CHEM 102

Spring 2027

Structure and Reactivity in Chemistry — CHEM 101

Principles of Chemistry — CHEM 102

Principles of Organic Chemistry — CHEM 205

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