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  • Larese’s Group Presented at MRS
  • Three members of Professor John Larese’s Group, Christopher Crain, Daniele Paradiso and Nick Strange presented their work at the Spring Meeting of the Materials Research Society (MRS) in San Francisco on April 8. They highlighted the combination of neutron scattering, thermodynamic and computational modeling expertise of the group. Starting with just four symposia in 1983, the […]
  • Graduate Students Presented at Lester Andrew’s Symposium
  • Two graduate students in Professor Hinde‘s group, Ashleigh Barnes and Matthew Dutra, traveled to Mississippi State Univeresity and presented at the 5th Annual Andrews Graduate Research Symposium on May 19th. Both Barnes and Dutra also received Andrews Graduate Travel Award which supported their trip there. Barnes’ talk was focused on developing a model for hexagonal close […]
  • Department Hosted Retirement Party for Gurley, Hazari and Malmgren
  • The Department of Chemistry held a retirement party on Friday, May 29 to celebrate the retirement of Bill Gurley, Dr. Al Hazari and Tom Malmgren. Combined, they worked for the Department and the University for almost 70 years. Read on to enjoy some blurbs about their experiences here at UT, learn how they witnessed the […]
  • Ashleigh Barnes Awarded at Sigma Xi Research Competition
  • Ashleigh Barnes, a third year Ph.D. candidate in Hinde’s Group, received Second Place, Blue Award during Sigma Xi Graduate Research Presentation Competition held on April 13, 2015. A total of 19 graduate students from 10 departments participated. Barnes gave a 15 minutes presentation entitle “Toward Understanding Three-Body Interactions in HCP 4He.” “…it was a great experience because there were people from all different […]
  • Roberto Federico-Perez Received Eastman Travel Award
  • Roberto Federico-Perez, a second year Ph.D. student in Prof. Xue’s group, received 2014 Eastman Chemical Company Travel Award. Each year, selected universities are requested to submit nominations of students and encourage them to apply. A team of scientists from Eastman then rank all of the received applications and award either travel grant or full fellowship to several applicants. “Roberto stood […]
  • Chemistry Graduate Student Gave Talk to SRSP Students
  • Tanei Ricks, a third year Ph.D. student in the UT Department of Chemistry and a PEER (Program for Excellence & Equity in Research) scholar, visited his alma marter, Georgia Regents University (GRU) on April 24, and gave a talk entitled “Synthesis of Derivatives of myo-Inositol to Enable Chemical Biology Studies”as part of the STEMinar Series organized for Savannah […]
  • Department of Chemistry Held 2015 Honors Day
  • Department of Chemistry held its 2015 Honors Day on Thursday, April 23 at 3:40 in Buehler Hall 555. Vice Chancellor of Diversity, Rickey Hall, spoke at the event. More than thirty awards were presented to students, faculty and staff. Here is a complete list of awardees. Scroll down to the bottom to view more pictures. […]
  • Chemistry Graduate Student Organized Fundraise for McClung Museum
  • Sam Rosolina, a fourth year chemistry graduate student in Professor Xue’s Group and the chemistry representative on the Graduate Student Senate, organized the 2015 Big Orange Adventure, a fundraising race/scavenger hunt that benefited McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture on University of Tennessee Knoxville campus. This year’s fundraising was held on Saturday, March 7th and raised […]
  • Professor Xue’s Research Featured at Spark!2015
  • Chemistry professor Ziling (Ben) Xue’s “Simple Optical Sensor for Biodiesel Contaminant in Jet Fuel” is being featured at Spark!2015. Xue will be presenting his technology on March 25 in the 1-6pm symposium held in Tech 2020 Atrium on 1020 Commerce Park Drive, Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Spark! is a half-day symposium providing new technologies available for licensing developed at […]
  • Department Held Symposium in Honor of Prof. Guiochon
  • The Department of Chemistry hosted a symposium “Celebration of a Scientist” on Saturday, March 14 in Buehler Hall 511 from 10 to 12pm to honor the late Professor Guiochon. Guiochon is a much celebrated chemist, a chromatography pioneer, and a distinguished scientist. He passed away on October 21, 2014 at the age of 83. Guiochon […]
  • Kovac’s ACS Talk Highlighted on C&EN
  • Jeff Kovac, professor of chemistry, is to give a talk about “Ethics of chemical weapon research” in the upcoming American Chemical Society National Conference in Denver, CO, from March 22 to 26. His talk is highlighted on C&EN web site as part of “Denver National Meeting Mania“. A C&EN must see presenter, Kovac will give the talk on […]
  • Chemistry Alumna Invited to the White House
  • Chemistry alumna, Diane Schmidt, was invited to the White House for the National Medal of Technology and the National Medal of Science presentations on Thursday, November 20. A gala will be held at the Ritz Carlton Pentagon City to celebrate the award recipients. Earlier this year, Schmidt was elected the President of American Chemical Society for the coming […]
  • Professor Guiochon Passed Away
  • Dear Chemistry Community: On October 21, 2014, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Distinguished Scientist Georges Andre Guiochon passed away in the arms of his wife with his daughters holding his hands.  After a successful bout against pneumonia, Professor Guiochon succumbed to neuromuscular failure due to Post-Polio Syndrome. His work as Professor in the Department of Chemistry […]
  • Chemistry Graduate Students Raced for the Cure
  • Chemistry graduate students participated in the Knoxville Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure on October 18th in the World’s Fair Park. The team of 7 finished the 5k run and raised over a thousand dollars. The Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure® Series is the largest series of 5k run/fitness walks in the world. Komen Knoxville […]
  • Professor Musfeldt Chaired Gordon Research Conference
  • Janice Musfeldt, professor of chemistry, chaired the first Gordon Research Conference in multiferroics and magnetoelectrics held from August 10 to 15  in University of New England in Biddeford, Maine. The conference featured a wide range of scientifically and technologically important topics such as the origins of various microscopic coupling mechanisms, the behavior of domain structures, the role of spin-orbit […]
  • Professor Sepaniak’s Research Highlighted by NSF
  • Professor Sepaniak‘s research entitled “Pillar arrays assist with lab-on-a-chip chemistry” has been published as one of NSF highlights on NSF’s SEE Innovation website. Highlights describe outcomes of NSF-funded research. They are archival in nature and cover research results and impacts of both expired and active grants. Click to view highlight here.
  • Chemistry Graduate Student Chaired Seminar at GRC
  • Deborah Penchoff, a recent graduate of the chemistry Ph. D. program at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, chaired the 2014 Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) on computational chemistry held at Mount Snow Resort in West Dover, Vermont, on July 19th and 20th, 2014. Penchoff was selected during the 2012 Gordon Research Conference (GRC) to chair the inaugural GRS in her field. She worked with […]
  • Professor Jenkins to Speak at Pregame Showcase
  • Football fans and the public are invited to attend the College of Arts and Sciences’ 25th annual Pregame Showcase lecture series, held two hours before all home game kickoffs in the Carolyn P. Brown Memorial University Center, Room 213. Featuring award-winning teachers of the College of Arts and Sciences, the Pregame Showcase offers fans the unique experience […]
  • Chemistry Alumnus Carver Named 2014 ACS Fellow
  • James C. Carver, an alumnus and member of Board of Visitors at the Department of Chemistry, University of Tennessee Knoxville, was named 2014 American Chemical Society Fellow in recognition of his achievements in science, his service to the community and his service to ACS. Carver received a B.S. degree in Chemistry from Centenary College of Louisiana in […]
  • Larese Organizes Neutron Molecular Spectroscopy Symposium for 2014 SERMACS
  • John Larese, professor of chemistry, has organized a symposium “Neutron Spectroscopy And Scattering At The Spallation Neutron Source: Opportunities For Chemists In The Southeast And Beyond” for 2014 Southeast Regional Meeting of American Chemical Society (SERMACS) that will be held  from October 16 to 19 in Nashville, Tennessee. This symposium will bring together identified experts in […]
  • UT Chemistry Faculty and Students to Give Talks at 248th ACS
  • Department of chemistry faculty and students at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville will be giving multiple talks at the 248th American Chemical Society national meeting and exposition held in San Francisco, California from August 10 to 14. View a complete list of presentations below. The UTK chemistry department will also attend the ACS graduate school […]
  • Arlene Garrison Named 2014 ACS Fellow
  • Dr. Arlene Garrison, an alumna and a member of Board of Visitors of the department of Chemistry at the University of Tennessee Knoxville, was named 2014 American Chemical Society Fellow along with other 98 members. Garrison received her Bachelor’s degree in college scholars in 1975 and earned her Ph.D. in chemistry in 1981 both from […]
  • Cameron Lee Received TN-SCORE Best Poster Award
  • Cameron Lee, a fourth year graduate student in Dadmun’s group, received one of three best poster awards from the annual TN-SCORE conference for his titled work “Conditions for the Formation of P3HT Organogel During Spin-Coating: Tuning Electrical Properties of Thin Films.” Lee was presented the award along with a $1000 travel stipend. Lee’s poster highlighted research and results from a novel […]
  • Chemistry Professors Participated in eVOL10 Program
  • Chemistry Professors Michael Best and Brian Long participated in a high school outreach program eVOL10. They mentored students to design, build and test vehicles that were propelled through the combination of sodium bicarbonate and acetic acid. The final runs of the cars were held on Thursday, June 12 at the Buehler Hall loading dock at […]
  • Professor Emeritus Lee Magid Became NSSA Fellow
  • Lee Magid, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, was selected as one of 2014 Neutron Scattering Society of America Fellows, for her “outstanding leadership in cold neutron research on complex fluids and critical service to the neutron field.” Magid received her PhD degree in chemistry from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville […]
  • Biology Across the Disciplines
  • Researchers interested in systems biology now have a new resource on campus that provides novel bioanalyses. The Biological Mass Spectrometry Center provides state-of-the-art capabilities in metabolomics and lipidomics, which allow simultaneous detection of thousands of metabolites and lipids. This facility engages a number of faculty from the colleges of Arts and Sciences; Engineering; Education, Health, […]
  • Professor Williams Retired After 53 Years of Service
  • The Chemistry Department held a party for Professor Williams on May 17, 2014 at the University Visitors Center to celebrate his retirement after 53 years of services to the University. Williams joined the Department in 1961 as an Assistant Professor. His tenure at the University and continuous funding from the Department of Energy for almost […]
  • Chemistry Graduate Students Won Top Fundraising Team Award
  • A group of chemistry graduate students won Top Fundraising Team Award given by the American Cancer Society during the 2014 Tennessee Relay for Life event held on April 11th in Circle Park on the University of Tennessee Knoxville campus. Chemistry team members include: Amanda Clune, Sam Mattern-Schain, Nolan Mitchell, Sam Rosolina, Jonathan Fong, Tess Kirchner, Amber Moody, Matt Dembo, Alexis Dale, Tanei Ricks, Eric Barrowclough, and Adam Carr. “I want to […]
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