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Dr. Atwood recieves ACS award in Inorganic Chemistry

Professor Emeritus Jerry Atwood, who served as a chemistry faculty member at UA from 1968 to 1994, has received the 2023 ACS award in Inorganic Chemistry.  Dr. Atwood is recognized for extending the transformative principles of inorganic chemistry to the disparate fields of separation science, host-guest chemistry, and supramolecular chemistry.  Dr. Atwood retired from UA and joined the University of Missouri faculty.  He retired Missouri as Curator Professor Emeritus.

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Grant awarded for HBCU bridge program

Dr. Shanlin Pan in cooperation with the Graduate School’s Strategic Partnerships Initiative has received a $1 million NSF grant to support an HBCU bridge program. The grant will support the participation of students from Stillman College, Fort Valley State University, and Jackson State University in research and classroom activities at The University of Alabama with the goal of enhancing the competitiveness of students from these HBCU program for graduate studies and careers in STEM fields. UA press release

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Dr. Matthew Reichert named ACS Fellow

Congratulations to Dr. Matthew Reichert (PhD 2005) who has been named an American Chemical Society (ACS) Fellow. ACS Fellows are selected for outstanding achievements in and contributions to science, the profession and the Society. Dr. Reichert is Professor and Assistant VP for Research at the University of South Alabama.  Dr. Reichert received his PhD under the direction of Dr. Robin Rogers.

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Dr. Michael Curry name top 100 innovator

Dr. Michael Curry (PhD 2004) has been named to The Top 100 Magazine’s 2022 list of “Top 100 Innovators & Entrepreneurs.” Dr. Curry is an associate professor in chemistry and materials science and engineering at Tuskegee University and CEO and founder of Eco-Friendly Plastic Materials, LLC. He has been a leader in developing biodegradable materials to replace synthetic polymers.  Dr. Curry earned his PhD under the direction of Dr. Shane Street.

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Dr. Wenfang Sun Joins Department as Robert Ramsay Chair

We are pleased to welcome Dr. Wenfang Sun to the department as the Robert Ramsay Chair in Chemistry. Dr. Sun comes to UA from North Dakota State University where she was most recently the Walter F. and Verna Gehrts Presidential Professor of Chemistry. She received her B.S. degree in 1990 from Wuhan University, China; and her Ph.D. degree in Organic Chemistry from the Institute of Photographic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1995. After serving as an assistant and then associate […]

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New Members Inducted into GSE Honorary Society

GSE Inductees 2022

The induction ceremony for the Delta Beta chapter of Gamma Sigma Epsilon (GSE) was held on April 14th, 2022.  GSE is a national chemistry honorary society founded in 1920 at Davidson College.  The UA chapter was founded in 1924 and has remained continuously active ever since.  The UA chapter is the longest continuously active chapter in GSE.  Students who have completed 14 hours of chemistry courses, are majors in chemistry or chemical engineering, and have maintained a 3.3 GPA in […]

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Dr. Stallings (PhD 2006) highlighted in C&EN

The career path of Dr. Dontarie Stallings was highlighted in the “Career Ladder” series in Chemical and Engineering News.  Dr. Stallings earned his PhD at UA in 2006 under the direction of Dr. John Vincent.  After graduating from UA, Dr. Stallings began as an assistant professor at Georgia Southern University.  He then joined the Open Chemistry Collaborative on Diversity and Equity (OXIDE) where he worked on science policy and faculty diversity initiatives.  He is currently a professor at UC San […]

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