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  • Iberi and Simmons Received ACS Outstanding Poster Award
  • Vighter Iberi and Philip Simmons, two graduate students from Dr. Camden’s Group received American Chemical Society Physical Chemistry Division Outstanding Student Poster Award presented at the 243rd National ACS Meeting in San Diego, CA on March 25. During the poster session, Simmons and Iberi presented some results of their project aiming to correlate plasmon data […]
  • Two Chemistry Students Won 2012 EURēCA Awards
  • The University of Tennessee’s sixteenth annual Exhibition of Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement (EURēCA) was held March 28-29 at the Carolyn P. Brown Memorial University Center Ballroom. The event highlights research and creative projects completed by UT Knoxville students in collaboration with a faculty mentor. Chemistry students Britta Johnson and Andrew Moss won two out […]
  • Stefanie Bragg Article Featured in Analytica Chimica Acta
  • Stefanie Bragg, a graduate student from Professor Xue‘s Group recently published an article in Analytica Chimica Acta. The article entitled “Flower-like self-assembly of gold nanoparticles for highly sensitive electrochemical detection of chromium(VI)” co-aothored with Dr. Ruizhuo Ouyang, Post Doctoral Research Associate in Professor Xue’s group, and Dr. Jim Chambers, Professor Emeritus,, was printed as a […]
  • Chemistry Undergrad Published in J. Phys. Chem.
  • William Hembree, a chemistry major, published a paper Three-Dimensional Mapping of Microenvironmental Control of Methyl Rotational Barriers last June in the Journal of Physical Chemistry as the first author. Hembree started working on the project with his mentor Dr. Jerome Baudry, Assistant Professor of the Department of Biochemistry & Cellular and Molecular Biology in the […]
  • Department Hosted 2012 Research Open House
  • The past weekend was truly an exciting one for many faculty members, students, and staff of the Chemistry Department. 35 students from all around the nation (even world) participated in the 2012 Research Open House hosted by the Chemistry Department on Friday, Feb. 24 and Saturday, Feb. 25. The two-day event started with a meet […]
  • Stefanie Bragg Received SEAC Student Travel Award
  • Stefanie Bragg, a graduate student from Professor Xue Group received Society for Electroanalytical Chemistry (SEAC) Student Travel Award to present her research at 2012 International Pittsburg Conference in Orlando, Florida on March 11th. Bragg will deliver two oral presentations on “Highly Sensitive Detection of Aqueous Cr(VI) Using Flower-Like Surface Self-Assembly of Gold Nanoparticles” and “Electrochemical […]
  • Jim Green Passed Away
  • (better known as Jim) was born on July 7, 1954 in Pueblo, CO.  He was born to Forrest and Sue Green.  He is survived by his sister Jane.  Jim attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he received a B.S. in Life Sciences and a B.S. in Chemistry.  He later received a Masters in Biochemistry.  […]
  • Graduate Student Shares Perspective on Plutonium Futures
  • Second year graduate student John Auxier from Professor Schweitzer’s group participated in the 2010 Plutonium Futures Science Conference and shared his perspective on plutonium futures on Actinide Research Quarterly (ARQ). Auxier was invited to the conference at Keystone, Colorado as a session chair and as a volunteer helping set up posters, process registration, and many […]
  • Professor Mays Named PMSE Fellow
  • Jimmy Mays, Professor of Polymer Chemistry, was named a PMSE Fellow by the American Chemical Society (ACS), Division of Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering. The PMSE Fellows Program was established since 2000 to honor a small percentage of PMSE members who have made significant contributions to the science and engineering of polymeric materials. Mays is […]
  • Professor Williams Recognized for 50 Years of Service
  • Not a lot of people can say that they have worked for half a century, let alone for one employer – the University of Tennessee. Professor Ffrancon Williams (in picture left) was proudly being recognized for his 50 years of service to the University during the Service Awards Luncheon with UT President Joe DiPietro (in […]
  • Christiane Barnes Appointed Director of General Chemistry
  • Christiane Barnes, Lecturer of Chemistry, is appointed as the Director of General Chemistry effective January 1, 2012. Dr. Jeff Kovac stepped down as Director after 12 and one-half years of service. As the new Director, Barnes will take over the responsibilities such as planning and conducting Graduate Teaching Associates (GTA) training, assigning GTA to courses, […]
  • Irene Abia Appointed Associate to YCC
  • Just graduated with a Ph.D. in Chemistry last December, Irene Abia’s education in the Chemistry Department at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville is truly fruitful. After winning ACS Young Chemistry Award last July, Abia has been recently appointed as an associate to the Committee on Younger Chemists (YCC). YCC is a committee at the highest […]
  • Professor Xue Appointed Associate Editor of Science China Chemistry
  • Ben Xue, Professor of Chemistry was appointed Associate Editor of Science China Chemistry last year and recently edited the December issue on the International Year of Chemistry (IYC). The December issue includes 29 papers from Australia, Brazil, Britain, Canada, Chile, China, France, Germany, India, Israel, Japan, Nepal, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, and the […]
  • Professor Kovac Publishes New Book
  • Jeff Kovac, Professor of Chemistry at the University of Tennessee Knoxville and Michael Weisberg, Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania published a new book on science history, Roald Hoffmann on the Philosophy, Art, and Science of Chemistry. They gathered together chemist Roald Hoffmann’s most significant contributions to the field of philosophy and […]
  • Darrell Lay Retires After 46 Years of Service
  • A retirement party was hosted for Darrell Lay today in Buehler Hall 511 to honor his 46 years of service to the Department of Chemistry. With food, flowers, gifts, laughters, tears, speeches, holiday spirit, and even a “money tree”, chemistry faculty, staff, and students joined each other to celebrate the coming holiday and Darrel Lay’s […]
  • Congratulations 2011 Graduates!
  • It’s again time of the year that we say congratulations and goodbye to some of our friends. Yesterday, 2011 UT Fall Graduate Hooding Ceremony was hosted in Thompson-Boling Assembly Center & Arena. While more are graduating, four Chemistry Ph.D students were able to attend and being hooded on the stage. Please join us in congratulating […]
  • Alan Cramer Paper Accepted in JACS
  • Alan Cramer, a third year graduate student in Dr. Jenkins’ group, published a paper about synthesis of Aziridines in Journal of American Chemical Society (JACS). Co-authored with Professor Jenkins, Cramer is the first author of this paper Synthesis of Aziridines from Alkenes and Aryl Azides with a Reusable Macrocyclic Tetracarbene Iron Catalyst. In this paper, […]
  • Kovac Appointed Director of College Scholars Program
  • Dr. Jeff Kovac, Professor of Chemistry, was appointed the new Director of College Scholars Program in the College of Arts and Sciences. Being a faculty member in the Chemistry Department since 1976, Kovac directs the department undergraduate programs, serves as the Director of the Tennessee Governor’s Schools for Science and Engineerigthe and also directed the […]
  • Xiaojun Wang Receives ACS Travel Award
  • Chemistry graduate student Xiaojun Wang in Professor Mays Group is selected as one of two recipients of American Chemical Society (ACS) Graduate Travel Award to attend 2012 ACS National Meeting in San Diego. This Travel Award is sponsored by the ACS Division of Polymer Chemistry’s Membership Committee. Each year, the Committee provides funding for two […]
  • UT Celebrates National Chemistry Week
  • Members of the American Chemical Society (ACS) nationwide will be celebrating National Chemistry Week (NCW) October 16-22. During this week, ACS members will have the opportunity to present the positive aspects of chemistry, promote science education, and to heighten the public awareness of the contributions chemistry has made to society and to everyday life. The […]
  • Best Featured in Pregame Showcase
  • KNOXVILLE – Michael Best, associate professor in the department of chemistry, will be speaking at this week’s Pregame Showcase on “Bioorganic Chemistry: Advancing the Frontiers of Medicine.” The showcase will take place Saturday, October 15, before the Vols’ home game against Louisiana State University. The showcase will begin at 1:30 p.m., two hours before the […]
  • Department Hosted 2011 Board of Visitors Annual Meeting
  • Department of Chemistry hosted 2011 Board of Visitors Annual Meeting on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 in Buehler Hall 511. Eight BOV members participated in this year’s meeting and 19 students from all five divisions presented their posters during the Students Poster Competition. Heidi Bostic from Best group and Chris Bennett from Camden group won […]
  • Chris Bennett Paper Accepted in JACS
  • Chris Bennett, a fourth year graduate student in Dr. Camden’s group, published a paper on two-photon properties of molecules in JACS. Bennett and Camden have worked on this project with their collaborators Dr. Lasse Jensen and Daniel Silverstein at Penn State University for the past two years. They compared experimentally measured resonance hyper-Raman spectra to […]
  • Vighter Iberi Paper Accepted in NanoLetters
  • Vighter Iberi, a third year graduate student in Dr. Camden’s group, published a paper on plasmon imaging in NanoLetters. In the paper, the researchers obtained spatial maps of the localized surface plasmon modes of high-aspect-ratio silver nanorods using electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) and correlated to optical data and classical electrodynamics calculations from the exact […]
  • Department of Chemistry Acquires New Leadership
  • Charles Feigerle, professor of physical chemistry, has been named the new Head of University of Tennessee’s Department of Chemistry, effective July 1. Feigerle has been in the department for 26 years and has served as the Associate Head for four and half years. This played an important part in the Head Search. “In making this […]
  • Chemistry Vol Goes Abroad
  • “I arrived in Zurich, Switzerland on Sunday July 24,2011 to gray skies and a temperature of about 59 degrees Fahrenheit…” – Tara Clark’s Blog Tara is a third year Ph.D student in Professor Harrison’s lab. Prior to becoming a Ph.D. student, Tara worked as a faculty member at the Nashville State Community College and the […]
  • Faculty and BOV Members Named 2011 ACS Fellow
  • Chemistry faculty members Dr. Jimmy Mays and Dr. Al Hazari have been inducted into the 2011 class of Fellows of the American Chemical Society (ACS), the world’s largest scientific society. Also honored are Dr. Diane Grob Schmidt and Dr. Phillip F. Britt, members of Chemistry Board of Visitors. All 2011 ACS Fellows are honored for their outstanding […]
  • Professor Sheng Dai Named ORNL Corporate Fellow
  • Sheng Dai, joint faculty of the Department of Chemsitry and the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has been named UT-Battelle corporate fellow in recognition of his outstanding contributions to their scientific and technical fields. The addition of Dai to this prestigious group brings the total number of active corporate fellows, the highest designation […]
  • Chemistry Undergraduate Joins Teach for America
  • It’s again the time of year when the army of undergraduates join the workforce or pursue a higher degree at various graduate schools. When being asked about what you would do after graduation, many answered “travel”, “take some time off” or “enjoy myself”. The answer is different for chemistry undergraduate student Katherine Sharp. “I will […]
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