Allotta, Paula

Professor

paula.allotta@tri-c.edu

(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

anne.distler@tri-c.edu

(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

norma.gatica@tri-c.edu

(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

lois.hansen-polcar@tri-c.edu

(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

haidy.kamel@tri-c.edu

(216) 987-2392

Department: Chemistry

Office Location: Eastern Campus, ESS 2314

Education: B.A., Suez Canal University
Ph.D., University of Mississippi