Mike Deibel

Mike Deibel is a Professor of Chemistry and Senior Associate Vice President of Strategic Financial Research at Earlham College. He also serves as Pre-health adviser and faculty liaison for the Health Sciences Integrated Program. His roles include advising students pursuing health sciences graduate programs and teaching chemistry courses.

Education: Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Kentucky (Lexington), B.A. from Capital University.

Research focuses on environmental lead contamination analysis and archaeological applications of handheld instrumentation (XRF/FTIR) for artifact analysis. Collaborates with students on projects involving pottery and obsidian sourcing in Chile, and has led off-campus programs in New Zealand and Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Professional memberships include the National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions, American Chemical Society, and Society for American Archaeology.

Advising and grants: Extensive involvement in pre-health advising and academic program development. Research grants not explicitly mentioned but inferred through collaborative projects.

Labs/teams: Engaged in fieldwork and laboratory analysis through archaeological chemistry research, involving student participation in domestic and international sites.