Dr. Hazari on Star 102.1 FM radio for Forensic Chemistry Camp
Al Hazari, a chemist and science educator, also director of UT Chemistry Labs will accept interview with Frank Murphy on Star 102.1 FM Radio from 6:30 to 7 this Sunday morning, June 6th to talk about 2010 Forensic Chemistry Camp.
Sponsored by UT, the Forensic Chem Camp will provide campers the opportunity to work in small groups with UT chemistry graduate students, and become investigators by exploring scientific and chemical principles and techniques used to detect criminal acts. Campers will examine physical, synthetic blood, and trace evidence; organize and record data; think critically; conduct simple tests; and combine the data to solve a crime.
Hazari will serve as the instructor of the camp, which is open to kids from Grade 6 to Grade 8. Parents are invited to attend the lab wrap-up during the final 30 minutes each day. This five-day camp will be held from Monday June 14th till Friday, June 18th at UT Dabney/Buehler Hall, Room 300. The registration fee is $99. For more information, please go to the website or contact Dr. Hazari.
The CAREER award also emphasizes the importance of integrating research with outreach efforts to more broadly impact scientific education and awareness in the general community, which have been primary goals of Dr. Best and his research group. Since its inception in 2005 when Dr. Best joined the faculty at UTK, his group has hosted researchers spanning academic levels, including post-doctoral associates as well as graduate, undergraduate and high school students. In addition, Dr. Best and his team have formed close partnerships with local science teachers Kristin Baksa at Farragut High School and Julie Pepperman at Bearden Middle School. In collaboration with Dr. Lynn Champion, Director of the UTK Office of Academic Outreach, this team has worked to design outreach programs to enhance local science education.
The chemistry department held a reception on Wednesday, May 12th to celebrate Dr. Jamie Adcock’s retirement after 36 years of distinguished service to the university. Dr. Schweitzer spoke as the mentor and friend of Dr. Adcock at the reception. The department head Dr. Craig Barnes presented a retirement plaque to Dr. Adcock in honor of her diligent teaching, research and services to the department.
The Department of Chemistry held 2010 Honors Day Awards Ceremony on Thursday, April 29, 2010. Dr. Ed McDaniel, retired Director at Eastman Chemical Company in Kingsport, Tennessee attended as the guest speaker at this annual event.
Georges A. Guiochon, a Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, just published his 1,000th paper. Such an extraordinary achievement is reflective of his international renown as a chromatography expert. This renown is also revealed by his six books, four honorary doctorates, 15 national or international medals or awards, and numerous research grants from industrial and governmental agencies. Guiochon has also been the organizer of 27 national and international symposia and has held editorial positions on six major journals. Among his most recent honors, Guiochon was elected as a corresponding member of the Reial Academia de Ciencias i Arts of Barcelona, and he received the LC/GC Lifetime Achievement Award and the Professor Andrzej Waksmunski Medal of the Polish Academy of Sciences.