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 Physical Sciences

Anthony Escuadro
Department Chair

The Physical Sciences Department at Harold Washington College is dedicated to offering high quality Astronomy, Chemistry, Geology, and Physics laboratory courses which utilize proven educational tools in combination with advanced instructional technology. These courses provide students with the skills necessary to transfer and succeed in programs at universities and professional schools or to advance their careers.             

The Physical Sciences Department at Harold Washington College is also proud to offer high quality Astronomy, Geology, Physics, and​ Physical Science survey courses to serve the general education needs of students and provide them with the knowledge and critical thinking skills to function as scientifically literate citizens.              

The faculty of Department of Physical Sciences is composed of a highly talented group of scientists from world renowned institutions. They bring a wealth of education and experience from academia, industry, and clinical environments to provide Harold Washington students not only a conceptual understanding of science, but how these concepts apply in career paths.​​​​​​​​​​​    ​ ​  ​​

 

Programs

 

Faculty & Staff

Full-Time Fa​​​​​culty

Name​​​

​Discipline

​Phone

​​​Email

​Office

Samar Ayesh ​Chemistry (312) 553-3036 sayesh@ccc.edu 903G
Chloe Branciforte ​Geology/Physical Science (312) 553-5790 cbranciforte@ccc.edu 903G
​Anthony Escuadro ​Physics (Department Chair) ​(312) 553-5683 aescuadro@ccc.edu​ ​909
​Thomas Higgins ​Chemistry ​(312) 553-5791 tbhiggins@ccc.edu ​903E
​Jaime Milllan ​Physics ​(312) 553-5789 jmillan7@ccc.edu ​903F
Raymond Tse ​Chemistry​ (312) 553-3211 ktse@ccc.edu 903B
​Phillip Vargas​​ ​Astronomy/Physical Science/Physics ​(312) 553-3076 pvargas21@ccc.edu ​903E​
Allan Wilson ​Chemistry ​(312) 553-3147 awilson43@ccc.edu ​903B

​Adjunct Fa​​culty (Fall 2023)

​Name

​Email

​Office​ ​​

​Fatimat Bakare-Batula fbakarebatula@ccc.edu ​903B
​​Floyd Bednarz fbednarz@ccc.edu ​online
​Likwan Chen​g ​lcheng6@ccc.edu 903F
​​Mumtaz Hussain ​mhussain39@ccc.edu 923
​Richard Jesik ​rjesik@ccc.edu online
​Afsoon Kazerouni ​akazerouni@ccc.edu ​923
​Hiroaki Matsuda hmatsuda@ccc.edu ​923
​Jeffrey Schmitz ​​jschmitz@ccc.edu​ ​903F
​​Steven Seidman ​sseidman@ccc.edu ​903G
​​Bruce Van Pelt ​bvanpelt2@ccc.edu ​online
​Lurée Ward lward62@ccc.edu​ 923
​Maria Yermolina ​​myermolina@ccc.edu ​903B
Jieun Yoo ​​jyoo12@ccc.edu ​online
​Zikri Yusof zyusof@ccc.edu online

​Depart​​​ment Staff

Name​​​ Title Phone Email Office
​Chana Chapple ​Department Secretary ​(312) 553-5785 cchapple@ccc.edu ​903
​Jessica Gorogianis ​Laboratory Coordinator ​(312) 553-6011 ​jgorogianis@ccc.edu ​907
​Eric Carrera ​Lab Assistant ​(312) 553-5792 ecarrera17@ccc.edu​ ​907

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Contact Information

Phone: 
(312) 553-5785
Fax: 
(312) 553-5786
30 E. Lake St.
Room 903
Chicago , IL 60601
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Hours

Monday–Wednesday, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Thursday–Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

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