Dr. Ayanjeet Ghosh, currently a postdoctoral associate at the University of Illinois, will join the Department as an assistant professor in physical chemistry in August.  Dr. Ghosh earned his PhD at the University of Pennsylvania in 2-D IR spectroscopy.  He has held postdoctoral positions at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Wisconsin.  Dr. Ghosh’s  research will employ infrared spectroscopy as a means to provide chemical contrast in optical and atomic force microscopy. He will seek to extend the […]

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The department is pleased to congratulate students receiving degrees at the May commencement ceremony. PhD Juliette Commodore, Mass Spectrometry Studies of Peptides Cationized by Trivalent Metal Ions Advisor: Dr. Carolyn Cassady Dokyong Kim, Investigation of Protein-Protein Interactions in the SUF Pathway for FE-S Cluster Assembly in Escherichia Coli Advisor: Dr. Patrick Frantom John Lightcap, Observation and Electronic Properties of Reactive Intermediates from Measurement and Electronic Structure Calculations Advisor: Dr. David Dixon Sefadzi Tay Agbozo, Characterization of the Carotenoid Cis-Bixin Advisors: […]

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Congratulations to Dr. Diana Leung who has been promoted to associate professor.  Dr. Leung is an NTRC faculty in the department who provides instruction in our general and organic chemistry courses.

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Congratulations to the Chemistry and Biochemistry students who received Department awards during Honors day. Outstanding General Chemistry Students: Audrey Allen, MacKenzie Brannan, Jacey Lemonds, Amelia McKee, Michelle Moore, Andrew Ravine, Ethan Reeves, James Thompson, Amber Thibeaux, Abby Whitfield Outstanding Performance by a Nursing Major: Casey Coggins Outstanding Organic Chemistry Student Award: Ryan Tuckey, Kyle Singletary, Sean Walsh, Amber Wesoloski Outstanding Analytical Chemistry Award: Russell Clarke ACS Division of Inorganic Chemistry Award: Alexander Shaver ACS Division of Organic Chemistry Award: James […]

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Two students associated with the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry have been awarded prestigious Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships. Elizabeth Rowe is a dual Chemistry and Chemical Engineering major.  She is involved in research on novel polymeric materials with Prof. Paul Rupar. Donna Xia is a Chemical Engineering major.  She is involved in research on computational chemistry with Dr. David Dixon.  

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David Eugene Nikles, born July 3rd, 1954, passed away at home on Sunday, March 19th, 2018. He was preceded in death by his father, Edward Nikles; his brothers, Russell and Randall Nikles; his paternal grandparents, Edward and Margaret Nikles; and his maternal grandparents, William and Anna Willis. He is survived by his wife, Jackie; daughter, Sarah; son, Daniel; mother, Lucille Nikles; and siblings, Tim Nikles (Jeanne Nikles), Laura Nikles (Denise Bell), and Sue Nikles Moore (Tim Moore). Dr. Nikles attended […]

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