Dr. George Harakas

Assistant Professor - Inorganic Chemistry

B.S., St. Louis University; Ph.D., Texas Tech University
(540) 831-7760
gharakas@radford.edu

Courses Taught:

  • Chem 111, 112 - General Chemistry
  • Chem 120 - Chemistry of Life
  • Chem 216 - Inorganic Chemistry
  • Chem 416 - Advanced Inorganic Chemsitry
  • Chem 481 - Undergraduate Research

Research Interests:

My primary interest is in the synthesis of unique transition metal clusters. This involves the use of vacuum and inert atmosphere techniques due to the pyrophoric nature of these compounds. I am very interested in the synthesis of transition metal clusters as precursors for applications such as heterogeneous catalysis, desulfurization of fossil fuels, magnetic materials, and other potential applications.