Lectures Chemical Transformations with Unusual Metal Complexes of Low-Valent and Hypercoordinate Silicon Ligands 12:45 PM, Thursday, April 13th, 2017 1093 Shelby Hall (Technical Lecture) The Role of Highly Oxidized Metal Species in Water Splitting and Solar Fuels Production 4:00 PM, Friday April 14th, 2017 1004 Shelby Hall (General Interest Talk) Biography T. DON TILLEY is Professor of Chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley. Don was born in Norman, Oklahoma in 1954. After receiving his B.S. degree in chemistry from […]
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Dr. Gupta Named 2017 MRS Fellow
The Department congratulates Dr. Arun Gupta who has been named a 2017 Materials Research Society (MRS) Fellow. The title of MRS Fellow honors those MRS members who are notable for their distinguished research accomplishments and their outstanding contributions to the advancement of materials research, world-wide. Dr. Gupta was recognized “for pioneering research on the growth, properties and applications of heteroepitaxial thin films and nanostructures of magnetic and superconducting oxides.” The award will be presented in April at the MRS Spring Meeting […]
Department Welcomes New Graduate Students
The Department is pleased to welcome a new class of graduate students to UA. Name Previous School E-mail Confer, Matthew University of Alabama mpconfer@crimson.ua.edu Dieke, Nnenna Agnes Scott College ndieke@crimson.ua.edu Hammon, James Georgia Institute of Technology jdhammon@crimson.ua.edu Watson, Keith University of West Alabama kawatson3@crimson.ua.edu
Applications for GSE Chemistry Honorary Society Being Accepted
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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Congratulations December Graduates
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 […]
Dr. Dixon Receives DOE INCITE Grant
Dr. David Dixon has received a grant for 100 million hours of supercomputer time through the Department of Energy INCITE program. The project is entitled, “Reliable Predictions of Actinide Chemistry at Different Scales.”
Dixon presents 5th Burris Cunningham Actinide Science Seminar
Prof. David A. Dixon gave the 5th Annual Burris Cunningham Actinide Science Seminar at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory on Nov. 2, 2016. The title of the seminar was “Computational Studies of Actinide Hydrolysis and High Oxidation States.”
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Shanlin Pan Named Leadership Board Fellow
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.
Pandora White on Fulbright Fellowship in Poland
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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Faculty Search in Biochemistry
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 […]