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  • A young Asian man wearing a blue lab coat and clear safety glasses is using a glove box in a lab. A shadow of his image is reflected in the glove box window
  • Baccile’s Grant Prepares Community College Students for Four-Year Programs
  • 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 not only detail the proposed research, but to address the […]
  • New Graduate Student Fellowship Awarded
  • 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 graduate student endowed fellowship, thanks to the generosity of Robert […]
  • Graduate Student Brings STEM Education to Knoxville Youth
  • 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 knowledge that will allow her to serve her community and […]
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  • 2024 Honors Day
  • 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 the first time. Dr. and Mrs. Yokley traveled from their […]
  • Photo of a poster session
  • 2024 Undergraduate Awards
  • 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 distributed. Congratulations to all of this year’s winners! Undergraduate Research […]
  • Chemistry Professor Emeritus Michael J. Sepaniak Passes Away
  • 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. During his time at UT, Sepaniak investigated microfluidics, optical spectroscopy, […]
  • Hatab Honored with Lorayne Lester Award
  • 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, and/or administrative, teaching, or advising services to the UT College […]
  • Ferroelectric-Hafnia-Singh
  • Musfeldt Leverages Pressure for Future Energy Storage
  • 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 properties of hafnia. Hafnium oxide, or hafnia, is a material […]
  • Welcome New Department Members
  • 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 Professor, Analytical Chemistry Yingwen Cheng earned dual bachelor’s degrees in […]
  • Nobel Laureate Visits UT
  • 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 East Tennessee.  Richard Schrock received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry […]
  • Chemistry Undergraduates Named Volunteers of Distinction
  • 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 award. He is a member of the Air Force ROTC […]
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  • UT Leads World in Polymer Science
  • From your clothing to the fiber-optic cables bringing you high-speed internet, polymers are everywhere, with applications in nearly all fields of science and industry. Polymer science plays a crucial role in providing solutions to global needs including food, clean and abundant water, air, energy, and health. Researchers at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, in fields […]
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