On Saturday, February 7, 2015 the Chemistry Graduate Student Organization (CGSO) and the UA chapter of the National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE) joined forces to represent the Department of Chemistry at the 4th Annual Night at the Museum. The Graduate Student Association (GSA), The Graduate School, The Museum of Natural History, and Graduate Parent Support hold this event annually to show children what graduate students do. The event was held in Smith Hall, the home of the Museum […]

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The department of Chemistry is pleased to announce the hiring two new faculty members who will join the department as assistant professors in fall 2015. Dr. Jared Allred received his PhD from Princeton University and is currently a post-doctoral fellow at Argonne National Lab. Dr. Allred’s research focuses on the preparation and study of novel solid state magnetic materials. Dr. Jack Dunkle received his PhD from the University of California, Berkeley and is currently a post-doctoral fellow at Emory University. […]

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The Department is accepting applications for the 2015 Research Experience for Undergraduates program at UA. This NSF-funded program brings students to campus for a 10 week research program during the summer.  Students work with individual faculty on research projects and participate in social and professional development activities. Students receive a stipend and free housing on campus.

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The Department congratulates the students received degrees in the December commencement ceremony PhD Ashley Casey, “Functional and Regulatory Mechanisms in Alpha-Isopropylmalate Synthases.”  Advisor: Patrick Frantom Changgeng Feng, “Electron Transfer Dissociation Mass Spectrometry Studies of Peptides.” Advisor: Carolyn Cassady Amanda Glover, “A Magnetically Triggered, Targeted Therapeutic Drug Delivery System from Polymer Micelles.” Advisor: David Nikles Caleb Hill, “Fundamental and Applied Studies of Organic Photovoltaic Systems.” Advisor: Shanlin Pan Melody Kelley, “Electrochromic and Photoelectrochromic Switching Devices Based on Aryl Amine Redox Chemistry.” […]

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Graduate student Joseph Meany placed third in the UA Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) competition.  His presentation was entitled, “Molecular Circuitry: The Little Things that Matter.”  Joseph’s PhD advisor is Dr. Stephen Woski.  The 3MT competition is a national event in which PhD students attempt to distill the essence of their dissertation into a 3 minute presentation designed to engage a non-specialist audience.  The competition began with department-level competitions followed by a semifinal competition at the University level.  Joseph was one of fifteen […]

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The Department is pleased to welcome a new class of graduate students to UA. Jack Albert, Valparaiso University Silas Brown, Harding University Dalton Burks, University of South Alabama Juliana Conte, Catawba College Alan Evans, University of Montevallo Lisa Fealy, Roger Williams University Jessica Gray, Georgia Southern University Xiaoli Liang, SUNY Stonebrook Molly Lockhart, Berry College Yangxiao (Wilson) Ma, Tennessee Tech Shanna Phillips, University of Alabama Savannah Reach, University of Alabama Louis Reisman, Mercer University Tabitha Sutch, University of Alabama

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