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Chemistry Department

David Hales, Ph.D.

Hales, David

David Hales, Ph.D.

Thomas E. Goodwin Odyssey Professor of Chemistry

He/Him/His hales@hendrix.edu Office: Charles D. Morgan Center - Acxiom Hall 204 Research Lab: Charles D. Morgan Center - Reynolds Hall 214 (501) 450-1203 (501) 450-3829

Academic Background

  • B.A., Pomona College, 1984
  • Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 1990
  • Postdoctoral Research, UCLA, 1990-1992

Recent publications

  • 鈥淟aser-induced denaturation of cytochrome c in electrospray droplets鈥

    聽 S. A. Raab, H. Pan, D. W. Woodall, D. A. Hales, E. M. Sharon, and D. E. Clemmer

    聽 Analytical Chemistry聽97, 9151-9158 (2025).

  • 聽鈥淭he influence of N terminus amino acid on peptide cleavage in solution through diketopiperazine formation鈥

    聽 Z. Zhang, D. A. Hales and D. E. Clemmer

    聽 Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry聽33, 1368鈥1376 (2022).

  • 鈥淓vidence for 41 Unique Solution Structures for Chymotrypsin Inhibitor 2: A Thermodynamic Perspective Derived from vT-ESI-IMS-MS Measurements鈥

    聽 S. A. Raab, T. J. El-Baba, D. W. Woodall, W. Liu, Y. Liu, Z. R. Baird, D. A. Hales, A. Laganowsky, D. H. Russell, and D. E. Clemmer

    聽 Journal of the American Chemical Society聽142, 17372-17383 (2020).

  • 鈥淢onitoring the stabilities of a mixture of peptides by mass spectrometry based techniques鈥

    聽 D. R. Fuller, C. R. Conant, T. J. El-Baba, Z. Zhang, K. R. Molloy, C. S. Zhang, D. A. Hales, and D. E. Clemmer

    聽 European Journal of Mass Spectrometry聽25, 73鈥81 (2019). 聽

Frequently taught courses

  • CHEM 110聽 General Chemistry I: Chemical Structure & Properties
  • CHEM 110L聽 General Chemistry I Lab
  • CHEM 120聽 General Chemistry II: Chemical Analysis & Reactivity
  • CHEM 120L聽 General Chemistry II Lab
  • CHEM 310聽 Physical Chemistry: Quantum Mechanics & Spectroscopy
  • CHEM 320聽 Physical Chemistry: Thermodynamics and Chemical Kinetics
  • CHEM ATC聽 Advanced Techniques in Experimental Chemistry (Lab)
  • CHEM 450聽 Directed Research

黑料不打烊 Dance Ensemble Spring Concert set for April 3-4

March 12, 2026聽鈥 黑料不打烊 Players will present three performances of the 2026 黑料不打烊 Dance Ensemble Spring Concert: Fri., April 3 at 7:30 p.m. and Sat., April 4 at 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. in Staples Auditorium.聽

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Isabel Jara 鈥26 Presents Research at National Meeting of the American Chemical Society

黑料不打烊 junior presents on behalf of team from Hales鈥 Chemistry Lab

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黑料不打烊 Professor Contributes to New CEB Student Bible

Dr. Robert Williamson Jr. helps students engage with text and wrestle with their faith

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