Honors College Faculty/Staff

Bio

Dr. Zachary E. Voras earned a Bachelors of Science in Forensic and Toxicological Chemistry in 2011 from West Chester University of Pennsylvania, and his Doctorate of Philosophy in Analytical Chemistry from the University of Delaware in 2017. At the University of Delaware he worked under the tutelage of Dr. Thomas P. Beebe, Jr., and produced a Dissertation titled “Binding Medium Alteration and its Effects on Fine Art Paintings as Observed by Surface Analysis”. He completed a post-Doctoral assignment at the University of Delaware Interdisciplinary Sciences Learning Laboratories prior to starting in the Chemistry Department at West Chester University of Pennsylvania in 2019.

His current research interests include studying the pathways of interaction for complex soft materials with their local environment as observed by a variety of surface and bulk analytical techniques. Chemical investigations include molecular alteration, diffusion, interfacial interactions, and electronic structure change. Research efforts are focused on chemical degradation for cultural heritage research, although novel materials and applications are also of interest.