E-mail: raaltman@purdue.edu
Office: 410A RHPH

Experience

Purdue University
Interim Associate Dean for Research (2025)
Steve and Lee Ann Taglienti Chair in Pharmacy (2024–Present)
Professor (2023–Present)
Associate Professor (2020–2023)

The University of Kansas
Associate Professor (2017–2020)
Assistant Professor (2011–2017)

Education

NIH Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, Irvine (2011)
Mentor: Larry Overman

Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2008)
Mentor: Stephen Buchwald

B.S. Chm., Creighton University (2003)
Summa Cum Laude

Honors

Seed for Success Acorn Award (2023)
Rho Chi Excellence in Teaching Award (2018)
NSF CAREER (2015)
NIDA Early Career Award in Chemistry of Drug Abuse and Addiction (2015)
Thieme Chemistry Journal Award (2015)

Teaching (Since 2020)

Organic Chemistry II (PHSC 205)
Organic Chemistry I (CHEM 255)
Basic Principles of Chemical Action on Biological System (MCMP 570)
Discovery and Development of Therapeutic Agents (MCMP 571)
Integrated Pharmacotherapy II (PHAR 844)

External Service

NIH Review Panels: CSB, SBCA Full Member and Chair
Ad Hoc NIH Review Panels: SBCA, SBCB, ZRG1 CB-P (MIRA)
05 ZRG1 MDCN-R 86 A (Neuroscience AREA), NCI Chemical Biology Laboratory
ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters, Early Career Board (2019 – 2024)
Green Synthesis and Catalysis, Editorial Board

University Service (Since 2020)

EHS Chemical and Laboratory Safety Committee, Voting Member
NMR Instrumentation Facility, Executive Committee
Faculty Senate

College Service (Since 2020)

Election-Area Promotions Committee
Health and Safety Committee
Professional Program Curriculum Committee
Professional Program Assessment Committee
Pharmacy Annual Student Performance Evaluation
PharmD Interviews

Department Service (Since 2020)

Curriculum Committee, Co-Chair
PUNDS Faculty Sponsor
Cushman Lecture, Chair
Graduate Advisory Committee
Graduate Program Self-study Working Group
Faculty Search Committees (3)

Current and Previous External Funding

National Institute of Aging (R21 AG078775)
National Cancer Institute (R21 CA270879)
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (R35 GM124661)
National Science Foundation (1455163)
NIH NIGMS COBRE (P30 GM110761)
National Institute on Drug Abuse (R21 DA036730, R33 DA036730)
Herman Frasch Foundation for Chemical Research (701-HF12)
American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund (52073-DNI1)