BOV 2019
The Department of Chemistry’s Board of Visitors (BOV) is a volunteer advisory body dedicated to helping the Department successfully fulfill its teaching, research and service missions and become one of the preeminent chemistry departments in the nation. The BOV has a vision of enriching the research and teaching endeavors and the intellectual capital of the Department.
This year’s annual meeting was held November 1-2, 2019. Activities included dinner downtown, faculty presentations, 10 year academic program review discussion, student poster session, invited speaker, Shea Kidd Houze, Homecoming Parade, banquet dinner at the Foundry, alumni tailgate, and attending the UAB football game.
Two graduate students were awarded for their posters presentations:
- Jinchao Lou from the Best group titled”Calcium-triggered release of contents from liposomes for drug delivery applications”
- Brandon Colon from the Calhoun group titled “Imaging excited-state dynamics of IR-144 with total internal reflection transient absorption microscopy (TIRTAM)”
The department recognizes and appreciates all of the support and interaction it receives from its engaged board.