The Department congratulates the chemistry students who received degrees during the spring commencement ceremony. PhD Dripta DeJoarder, “Total Syntheses of (-)-Curvularin and Xestodecalactone A, Formal Total Syntheses of (-)-Citreofuran, (+)-12-Oxo-Curvularin, (+)-Sporostatin, Synthetic Efforts Toward (-)-Caylobolide A.” Advisor: Dr. Michael Jennings Zongtang Fang, “Computational Studies of the Catalytic Reactions of Group IVB and VIB Transition Metal Oxide Clusters.” Advisor: Dr. David Dixon Sharifa T. Love-Rutledge, “Disproving A Fifty-Five Year Old Myth: Chromium the Essential Element.” Advisor: Dr. John Vincent Parker D. […]
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Chemistry Students Receive Goldwater Scholarships
Chemistry major Lynda Truong is one of two UA students to receive a Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship. Lynda is an undergraduate research student under the direction of Dr. Stephen Woski. Brian Goodell is the other recipient. Brian is a Chemical Engineering major who does undergraduate research with Dr. David Nikles.
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Chemistry Students Win Awards at UA Undergraduate Research Conference
Congratulations to the Chemistry winners at the UA Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Conference A&S Science and Math Division, Oral Presentations 2nd Place: Megan Johnson, “Palladium-Catalyzed Direct Intramolecular Arylations Using Water-Soluble Phosphine Ligand.” Advised by Dr. Kevin Shaughnessy 4th Place: Shuwen Yue, “Computational Studies of the Conversion of Biomass to Biofuels.” Advised by Dr. David Dixon Honorable Mention: Travis Atchley, “Donor-Acceptor Cocrystallization for Molecular Assembly.” Advised by Dr. Silas Blackstock A&S Science and Math Division, Poster Presentations 1st Place: Morgan Whitaker, “Polymer Coated […]
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Faculty Promotions
The Department is pleased to announce that Dr. Laura Busenlehner and Dr. Shanlin Pan have been promoted to Associate Professor with tenure and that Dr. Kevin Shaughnessy has been promoted to Professor.
Chemistry Honors Day Convocation
The Chemistry Department honored its student at the annual Chemistry Honors Day Convocation on April 4th. The following students received the top chemistry student honors. For a full list of award recipients go to the graduate and undergraduate award pages. Outstanding Chemistry Undergraduate Student Award: Jesse Gettinger Outstanding Chemistry Undergraduate Research Award: Morgan Whitaker American Institute of Chemists Award: Evan McConnell Outstanding First-Year Graduate Teaching Award: Rachael Albury Outstanding Second-Year Graduate Student Award: Ian Adams Outstanding Third-Year Graduate Student Award: […]
Gamma Sigma Epsilon Inducts New Members
The Delta Beta Chapter of Gamma Sigma Epsilon welcome the 2014 induction class on April 3rd. Gamma Sigma Epsilon is a national chemistry honorary society. Students who have completed 14 hours of chemistry courses with a 3.3 GPA in chemistry and overall are eligible to apply for member ship in GSE. 2014 Inductees Cameran Beg Haley Burhans Elizabeth Cook Katherine Donaldson Sarah Fleisher Sawyer Foyle Christopher Griffith Ryan Hacherl Lauren Hagler Erin Hein Rachel Honan Katlyn Hughes Elle Kaplan Thomas […]
Chemistry Students Receive A&S Honors
Congratulations to the Chemistry majors who were recognized at the College of Arts & Sciences Honors Convocation on April 4th. Dean’s Award of Merit: Ronneshia Jackson and Garrett Taylor Distinguished Undergraduate Scholars: Margaret Johnson, Savannah Reach, Eric Wenznger, Anna Willis Outstanding Senior Award: Mary Katherine Sweeney and Garrett Taylor Outstanding Junior Scholarships: Evan McConnell, Mary Katherine Sweeney, Sergei Wallace
Students Win A&S Graduate Awards
Congratulations to Mier An who received the College of Arts & Sciences Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation award and to Mingyang Chen who received the College Outstanding Research by a Doctoral Student award. Mier earned her PhD under the directly of Dr. Laura Busenlehner and Mingyang was mentored by Dr. David Dixon.
2014 Arduengo Lecture: Hans J. Reich
Lectures Structure and Reactivity of Organolithium Reagents Thursday, April 24th, 2014 12:45 PM Room 1093 Shelby Hall (Technical Lecture) Organic Chemistry of Selenium in My Life and Yours Friday, April 25th, 2014 3:30 PM, Room 1004 Shelby Hall Reception to follow in Shelby Rotunda (General Audience Lecture) Biography HANS J. REICH is Professor Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW). Hans was born in Gdansk, Poland in May 1943. He and his family emigrated to Canada in 1950, and Hans obtained his […]
UA Company Receives NSF Small Business Grant
ThruPore Technologies, a company started by Prof. Martin Bakker and Dr. Franchessa Sayler (PhD 2013), has received a $150,000 NSF grant to help commercialize technology developed by Prof. Bakker and Dr. Sayler. The grant will fund the development of new solid-supported catalysts for industrial processes. Prof. Kevin Shaughnessy is a co-PI on the grant and will direct the catalyst testing at UA.