A semiconducting blend of manganese, silicon, and tellurium has excited a team of UT-led collaborators with its unexpected behavior when exposed to a magnetic field. The material’s response could lead to an improved effect of colossal magnetoresistance for use in data storage and sensors.

Michael Best, professor and associate head of undergraduate education, recently published “Nuclear phosphoinositide signaling promotes YAP/TAZ-TEAD transcriptional activity in breast cancer” in The EMBO Journal. Best and then-postdoctoral researcher Jinchao Lou worked with a team including researchers from the Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer… Read more: Selected Faculty Updates and Publications for 2024

Currently, there are only invasive methods to monitor neurochemicals in the brain. Researchers in the Department of Chemistry are developing methods to change that.

It is with great sadness that the Department of Chemistry announces the passing of Professor George K. Schweitzer. The longest serving faculty member in the history of the University of Tennessee, Schweitzer will be remembered for his pioneering work in inorganic chemistry and radiochemistry, and… Read more: Remembering George K. Schweitzer

Courtney Christopher started college as a pre-med major but realized chemistry could hold answers to complex human health questions. Now as a postdoctoral research fellow in the Department of Chemistry, she’s uncovering novel links between a microbial derived metabolite, the gut microbiome, and conditions ranging… Read more: Chemistry Researcher Studies Human Health at the Molecular Level

The Department of Chemistry is pleased to welcome to new faculty members in the 2024-2025 academic year. Their arrival brings us up to 26 faculty members. Their addition will expand our expertise and research capacity, providing even more opportunities for students to participate in cutting-edge… Read more: Welcome New Faculty Members

Miranda Limbach, graduate student in the Department of Chemistry, was chosen as one of four recipients of a 2024 American Chemical Society Analytical Graduate Research Fellowship. A member of Assistant Professor Thanh Do’s research group, Limbach is currently finishing a summer internship with Merck. When… Read more: Graduate Student Earns Prestigious ACS Fellowship

Joshua Baccile, assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry, is leveraging a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to provide summer research opportunities to community college students. He hopes the program will encourage more students to pursue a four-year degree. The NSF requires all submissions to… Read more: Baccile’s Grant Prepares Community College Students for Four-Year Programs

Graduate student fellowships are financial gifts that provide support for graduate students and their research. These gifts can make it possible for students to give presentations at national conferences, purchase materials for lab work, and more. In 2024, the Department of Chemistry awarded a new… Read more: New Graduate Student Fellowship Awarded

Candace Halbert, PhD candidate in the Department of Chemistry, was recognized by People Magazine last year for her work bringing STEM education to underserved Knoxville youth through her nonprofit organization Youth Outreach in STEM (YO-STEM). As a nontraditional student, Halbert is building the skills and… Read more: Graduate Student Brings STEM Education to Knoxville Youth

On Thursday, May 2nd the Department of Chemistry held its annual Honors Day event. Honors Day is an opportunity to recognize student, faculty, and staff excellence via awards and fellowships. This year the Dr. Robert A. and Phyllis F.J. Yokley Endowed Fellowship was awarded for… Read more: 2024 Honors Day

On Saturday, April 27th the 3rd annual Undergraduate Research Symposium took place in Mossman Hall, with undergraduate students participating in poster and oral presentation competitions. Following the symposium, chemistry undergraduates, family and friends attended the accompanying awards dinner where symposium awards and undergraduate scholarships were… Read more: 2024 Undergraduate Awards

It is with great sadness that we commemorate the passing of Michael J. Sepaniak, professor emeritus of chemistry. Sepaniak joined the Department of Chemistry at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville in 1981, where he spent nearly 40 years conducting research, teaching, and mentoring graduate students.… Read more: Chemistry Professor Emeritus Michael J. Sepaniak Passes Away

During the 2023 UT College of Arts and Sciences faculty convocation, Nahla Abu Hatab, senior lecturer and director of general chemistry, received the Lorayne W. Lester Award, which recognizes a faculty member or an exempt staff member who has demonstrated outstanding service through research, outreach,… Read more: Hatab Honored with Lorayne Lester Award

A group of researchers including Jan Musfeldt, Ziegler professor of chemistry at the University of Tennessee, recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). The article details the discovery that pressure can be used to create and control the phase and… Read more: Musfeldt Leverages Pressure for Future Energy Storage

The Department of Chemistry welcomed two new faculty members and one new lecturer for the academic year 2023-2024. The new additions bring our department up to 24 faculty members and 10 lecturers, and will expand both our research and teaching capacity. Yingwen Cheng – Assistant… Read more: Welcome New Department Members

This past spring, the Department of Chemistry co-hosted a lecture featuring Nobel Laureate Richard R. Schrock. Schrock was invited as part of the East Tennessee chapter of the American Chemical Society’s S.C. Lind Lecture Series, which is designed to bring exceptional scientists and researchers to… Read more: Nobel Laureate Visits UT

Two undergraduate chemistry students were named 2023 Volunteers of Distinction. Drake Robins and Clay West were nominated by faculty members and joined the ranks of students from across the university being honored. Drake Robins was a fourth-year senior studying analytical chemistry when he received the… Read more: Chemistry Undergraduates Named Volunteers of Distinction