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Dr. Michael Curry (PhD 2004) Receives NOBCChE HBCU Pioneer Award

Dr. Michael Curry, Associate Professor at Tuskegee University, has received the 2021 HBCU Pioneer Award from the National Organization of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE).  The HBCU Pioneer Award recognizes an individual who has spent a significant portion of their professional career at or in support of Historically Black College and Universities (HBCU) and contributed to the advancement of science via broadening participation amongst under-represented groups in STEM.  Dr. Curry’s research focuses on the development of bio-inspired innovative materials […]

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Greg Robinson (PhD, ’84) Elected to National Academy of Science

Congratulations to Dr. Greg Robinson (PhD, 1984) who has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, one of the highest honors a scientist can receive.  Dr. Robinson earned his PhD under the direction of Prof. Jerry Atwood.  He has been a faculty member at the University of Georgia since 1995 and is currently the UGA Foundation Professor of Chemistry.  Dr. Robinson’s research focuses on understanding fundamental problems in the structure and bonding of organometallic compounds.  He has been a […]

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Dr. Dunkle Promoted

The Provost has announced that Dr. Jack Dunkle will be promoted to associate professor with tenure effect on August 16, 2021.  Dr. Dunkle’s group uses biochemical and structural biology tools to explore the role of RNA in expressing and regulating genetic information.  Dr. Dunkle’s research has been supported by NIH.

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Dr. Snowden receives NIH grant

Dr. Tim Snowden is part of team that has received an NIH R21 grant entitled, “A New Paradigm for HIV Treatment: Targeted Degradation of HIV Reverse Transcriptase via the Ubiquitin-Proteasome Pathway.”  The $430,000 project is being led by Dr. Robert Reynolds at UAB, and includes co-investigators at UAB and the University Miami, in addition to UA.  The project seeks to explore new molecules that will bind to and destroy the HIV Reverse Transcriptase enzyme.  If successful, this technology will overcome […]

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Bioscience REU program accepting applicants

The University of Alabama REU in Interdisciplinary Convergence to Advance the Biotechnological and Bioscience Workforce (ICABBW) is now accepting applications for summer 2021 participants.  This REU program is hosted by the departments of Chemical and Biological Engineering and Chemistry & Biochemistry, with Dr. Ryan Summers (ChemE) and Dr. Matthew Thompson (Chem & Biochem) leading the program.  The program provides students the opportunity to do research in the biotechnology and bioscience fields under the direction of UA faculty.  More information and application […]

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Remembering Prof. Drury Caine

Professor Emeritus Drury S. Caine passed away on October 29th. Dr. Caine earned BS and MS degrees at Vanderbilt University and his PhD degree at Emory University.  After serving as an NIH postdoctoral fellow at Columbia University, he began his independent career at Georgia Tech where he rose to the rank of professor.  Dr. Caine joined the UA Chemistry Department faculty in 1983 as department chair. He served in this role for twelve years and retired as professor emeritus in […]

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Dr. Leung publishes article on online exams

Dr. Diana Leung published an article entitled, “Transition Multiple Choice Exams Online: A Large-Enrollment Solution,” on the A&S Teaching Hub on the preparation of chemistry exams in an online format.  Chemistry exams, which often involve numerous graphics are cumbersome to prepare in the native Blackboard Learn format.  Dr. Leung describes a more efficient method using the TestGen software from Pearson.

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