The Delta Beta chapter of Gamma Sigma Epsilon, a national chemistry honorary society, is accepting applications for the 2017 induction class.  GSE is open to Chemistry and Chemical Engineering majors and minors who have demonstrated academic accomplishment at UA.  Eligible students will have completed 14 hours of chemistry courses by the end of this semester and have a GPA of 3.3 or higher for their chemistry courses and overall.  For more information about GSE and to apply for induction, please […]

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The Department of Chemistry congratulates its students who received degrees at the Winter Commencement ceremony on December 10th. ACS-Certified BS degree Jillian Houston BS degree Shaw Klein Amy Nealon, magna cum laude Harold Sledge PhD Ge Deng, Dissertation: Chromium: Binding Studies with Transferrin and Peptide EEEEGDD and Its Effect on Colorectal Cancer Advisor: John Vincent Siqi Guan, Dissertation: Application of Hydrogen Deuterium Exchange Mass Spectrometry in Protein-Ligand and Protein-Protein Interactions Advisor: Patrick Frantom Thomas Hester, III, Dissertation: Experimental and Theoretical Studies on […]

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Associate Professor Shanlin Pan was announced as a recipient of the A&S Leadership Board Faculty Fellowship at the fall A&S faculty meeting.  Leadership faculty fellows are chosen based on their contributions to the teaching, research, and service missions of the University.  The award is funded by the A&S Leadership Board who funds the fellows program.

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Pandora White, a PhD student in Dr. John Vincent’s lab, is carrying out research at Poznan University in Poland on a Fulbright Fellowship.  Pandora’s work will investigate the mechanisms of action of trivalent chromium and bitter melon in enhancing insulin signaling in rats.

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The Department of Chemistry seeks an outstanding candidate for a tenure-track assistant professor position in the area of Biochemistry to begin August 16, 2017.  The successful candidate is expected to have a Ph.D. and post-doctoral training in chemistry or closely related discipline and to develop a vigorous, externally funded research program. The ability to teach both undergraduate and graduate chemistry courses is required. The area of research is open, but areas complementary to existing research efforts in the department and […]

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The Chemistry Department congratulates the students who received degrees at the August Commencement Ceremony PhD Marcus Johnson “Electrical Characterization of Large-Area Donor-Acceptor Molecular Junctions” Advisor: Dr. Robert Metzger Yinghui Liu “Stereoselective Synthesis of Polysubstituted 2-Carboxy Tetrahydrofurans from Trichloromethyl Carbinols” Advisor: Dr. Timothy Snowden Joseph Meany “Hemibiquinones: The Theory, Synthesis, and Experimental Validation of an Asymmetric D—A Biphenyl System” Advisor: Dr. Stephen Woski Chelsea Plummer “Negative Ion Mass Spectrometry Studies of Non-Traditional Deprotonation Sites in Peptides: Gas-Phase Acidities of Amino Acid […]

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Prof. Shanlin Pan hosted a six-week program to expose regional high school teachers and students to chemistry concepts related to alternative energy generation and storage.  Three high school teachers and two high school students participated in this program that was supported by a National Science Foundation Grant.  During the program, the teachers and students participated in research projects and developed teaching modules that could be implemented in their high school classes. College of Arts & Sciences story.

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