2018 Arduengo Lecture: Tobin Marks

Prof. Tobin Marks, Northwestern University Technical Seminar:  “Surface Science Meets Homogeneous Catalysis” 12:45 PM, April 12, 2018, in 1093 Shelby Hall General Audience Seminar: “Soft Matter and Hybrid Solar Cell Interfacial Science” 4:00 PM, April 13th, 2018 in 1093 Shelby Hall.  A reception will follow in the Shelby Rotunda. Tobin J. Marks is the Vladimir N. Ipatieff Professor of Catalytic Chemistry, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Professor of Applied Physics, and Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Northwestern University. Tobin […]

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43rd Southeastern Magnetic Resonance Conference

The 43rd Southeastern Magnetic Resonance Conference (SEMRC) 2014 will be held October 24-26, 2014 at The University of Alabama campus in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Over a hundred faculty, postdocs, graduate and undergraduate students from the southeast region will participate in an exciting program in all areas of magnetic resonance including NMR, EPR, and MRI. The conference will begin at 5pm Friday evening and end with lunch on Sunday. This year’s SEMRC has an emphasis on Biomedical Applications, Energy Conversion, Dynamic Nuclear […]

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REU 2013 Participants

Name School Professor Research Focus Sarju Adhikari SE Louisiana University Dr. Shaughnessy ortho-Arylation of Unsymmetrical Oxime Ethers of Benzophenone Jerome Areceneaux University of Alabama-Birmingham Dr. Nikles Builidng a Nanoscale Magnetically Triggered Drug Delivery System for Cancer Therapy Rubicelys Guzman Columbus State University Dr. Woski Synthesis of Novel Nucleosides John Herndon Dr. Pan Spectroelectrochemistry of Single Nanoparticles Elizabeth Kimball SE Louisiana University Dr. Shaughnessy ortho-Alkoxylation of Unsymmetrical Oxime Ethers of Benzophenone Alan Lee Birmingham Southern College Dr. Snowden A New Stragegy […]

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REU 2012 Participants

Name School Professor Research Focus Sarju Adhikari SE Louisiana University Dr. Shaughnessy Negishi Coupling of Imidoyl Halides Jerome Areceneaux University of Alabama-Birmingham Dr. Nikles A Targeted, Magnetically Triggered Drug Delivery System for Cancer Therapy Kevin Benham Troy University Dr. Goebbert Mass Spectrometry of Energetic Materials Bijay Bhattarai SE Louisiana University Dr. Shaughnessy Heck Coupling of Imidoyl Halides Matthew Campbell Georgia Southern University Dr. Busenlehner Meavy Metal Inhibition of a DNA Repair Protein Kimberly Johnson Judson College Dr. Nikles A Targeted, […]

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Chem Student Interns at HudsonAlpha

Chemistry-Biology Major One of Five UA Undergraduates to Earn Prestigious Biotech Internships Three students from the College are getting hands-on experience in sophisticated biotechnology as part of the BioTran internship program at the HudsonAlpha Institute in Huntsville. Anna Willis, a senior from Powder Springs, Ga., studying biology and chemistry at UA, is working with Serina Therapeutics, a pharmaceutical company that develops treatments for Parkinson’s disease, cancer, inflammation, pain, and metabolic disorders. Only 10 percent of those that apply for the BioTran […]

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Chemistry Grad Students Visit Nobel Laureates

Two graduate students participate in Lindau Meetings in Germany In July, 35 Nobel Laureates congregated at Lake Constance in Germany to meet the next generation of leading scientists and researchers, including two UA graduate students from the Department of Chemistry. Steven Kelley, a native of Olive Branch, Miss., and Michele Stover, a native of Moselle, Miss., attended the 63rd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting along with more than 600 young researchers from nearly 80 countries. Kelley earned his bachelor’s degree in […]

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