Dan Crane

Professor of Chemistry
Chair, Department of Biology & Biochemistry

Dan Crane began his teaching career at the Pennsylvania State University at Erie. Since 1991 he has been a member of the faculty of Northwestern. Crane teaches general chemistry, organic chemistry, and the history and philosophy of science. He is married and has three children.

Specialty Areas

• Inorganic photochemistry and photophysics
• History and philosophy of science

Education

Ph.D., University of California-Santa Barbara
B.S., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology