Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Email: mlwalraven@phc.edu
Phone: 540-441-8166
Educational Background:
Ph.D. in Chemistry, University of Georgia
B.S. in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Liberty University
B.S. in Mathematics, Liberty University
Time at PHC: 2019 to present
Marissa Walraven earned two B.S. degrees from Liberty University: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and Mathematics. She received her Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Georgia, and specialized in Quantum Chemistry research through her undergraduate and graduate studies.
She focuses on using ab initio quantum mechanical methods to solve electronic structure problems for small, gas-phase molecules that are important for combustion chemistry and atmospheric chemistry. This entails using computers to solve the equations that describe how electrons move in molecules.
