Allotta, Paula
Professor
(216) 987-3939
Department: Chemistry
Office Location: Westshore Campus, SHCS 250A
Education: B.S., Eastern Michigan University
Ph.D., Northwestern University
About: Paula Allotta teaches General Chemistry I and lab, General Chemistry II and lab, and Honors General Chemistry I and II at Tri-C.
She served as an assistant professor of chemistry for five years at Dalton State College in Dalton, Georgia, before moving back home to Ohio. During graduate school, Allotta performed physical chemistry research using Raman Spectroscopy to look at catalyst deactivation.
Allotta has two sons — one whom she said dressed as carbon dioxide for Halloween when he was 6 because “he wanted to be something scary, and global warming is scary.”
Distler, Anne
Professor
(216) 987-3936
Department: Chemistry
Office Location: Westshore Campus, SHCS 250G
Education: B.S., University of Notre Dame
Ph.D., Michigan State University
Gatica, Norma
Professor
(216) 987-5169
Department: Chemistry
Office Location: Western Campus, WLA B140
Education: B.S., UNT, Argentina
M.S., UNS, Argentina
M.A., State University of N.Y., Buffalo
Ph.D., State University of N.Y., Buffalo
Hansen-Polcar, Lois
Professor
(216) 987-5497
Department: Chemistry
Office Location: Western Campus, WSS G226A
Education: A.A., Cuyahoga Community College
B.S., Cleveland State University
M.S., Cleveland State University
Ph.D., Cleveland State University
Jacob-Mosier, Gayatry
Assistant Professor
gayatry.jacob-mosier@tri-c.edu
(216) 987-4483
Department: Chemistry
Office Location: Metro Campus, MSHC 307H
Education: B.S., Purdue University
M.S., University of Michigan
Ph.D., University of Michigan
About: Gayatry Jacob-Mosier has been teaching at Tri-C since August of 2013. She held post-doctoral positions both at the University of Michigan and at Case Western University. She then took a break from Chemistry during which time she raised her children, did volunteer work and tutored. She held a public office for 11 years by being part of the Bay Village City Schools Board of Education and continues to support her city by volunteering. When not working, she enjoys gardening, sourdough baking, card making and taking long walks with her family. Having a dog in her life is non-negotiable! Every semester she loves meeting new and returning students but then is sad to let them go at the end of their time with her.
Kamel, Haidy
Associate Professor
(216) 987-2392
Department: Chemistry
Office Location: Eastern Campus, ESS 2314
Education: B.A., Suez Canal University
Ph.D., University of Mississippi