Leanna C. Giancarlo

Leanna Giancarlo
  • Chair/Associate Professor
  • Chemistry

  • Academic Degrees

    • Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
    • B.S., University of Scranton

  • Areas of Expertise

    • Experimental Chemistry
    • Laser Spectroscopy
    • Physical Chemistry
    • Scanning Probe Microscopy

Leanna C. Giancarlo, Associate Professor of Chemistry, earned a Ph.D. (1996) in physical chemistry from the University of Pennsylvania and a B.S. (1990) in chemistry from the University of Scranton.
In an interview on the “With Good Reason” public radio program, Giancarlo discussed the negative stereotypes of scientists in film and fiction.
She is a member of Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society, the Virginia Academy of Science and the American Chemical Society. She is widely published and received a School of Arts and Sciences Dissertation Fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania.

  • Radio Show Features UMW Chemistry Professor

    Leanna Giancarlo, chair and associate professor of chemistry at the University of Mary Washington, will discuss issues surrounding boosting student performance in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields, during an interview scheduled to air on the “With Good Reason” public radio program. The program, “STEM Education in America,” will air beginning Saturday, Jan. 26. [...]