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  • UT Professors Investigate Solutions for “Forever Chemicals”
  • University of Tennessee, Knoxville faculty members Shawn Campagna, professor and associate department head in chemistry, and Frank Loeffler, Governor’s Chair professor in microbiology, have made a discovery that could lead to new capabilities for managing environmental contamination. Commercially used per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) were developed in the 1940’s and made their way into a […]
  • Detail photo of a solution droplet on the end of a glass dropper before going into a glass vial in the Polymer Characterization Laboratory for a research photo created on January 19, 2023. Photo by Steven Bridges/University of Tennessee.
  • Brantley Group Published in JACS
  • The Brantley group recently published a paper in JACS entitled “Electroediting of Soft Polymer Backbones” Alan Fried, Breana Wilson, and Nick Galan contributed to the research, under the supervision of Johnathan Brantley. The paper discusses new methodology for degradation and functionalization of olefin-containing polymers through electrochemistry. This method can be carried out in both homogeneous […]
  • SMaRT Internship Program
  • Eighteen undergraduate students from across the country have been here this summer working side-by-side in the labs with University of Tennessee, Knoxville faculty and grad assistants, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers. SMaRT Internship Program Many of UT’s faculty work in conjunction with Oak Ridge National Lab and contribute to the world-class research that is being done […]
  • Alum Spotlight – Neal
  • Sabine Neal, born and raised in western Montana, graduated with her PhD working with the Musfeldt Lab in May 2021. “The Musfeldt lab provided me with a lot of opportunity. Musfeldt knew I was a single parent and looked past that, believing in me, and giving me so many invaluable experiences,” Neal said. “I had a […]
  • Graduate Student Spotlight – Halstenberg
  • Phillip Halstenberg is a chemistry graduate student currently conducting research in the Dai Group. Halstenberg is originally from Kannapolis, North Carolina and attended the University of North Carolina at Wilmington for his BS in chemistry where he began working in the chemistry laboratories under the guidance of Dr. S. Bart Jones and Dr. Robert Hancock. […]
  • Passing of Gerald G. Gibson
  • Gerald W. Gibson October 27, 1937 – May 20, 2021 Dr. Gerald W. Gibson, father, husband, granddaddy, and President Emeritus of Maryville College, passed away on Thursday, May 20, 2021, following an extended illness. He was 83. He was a member of New Providence Presbyterian Church in Maryville, Tenn. Gibson enjoyed a 45 year career […]
  • Dai Group Published in Nature Communications
  • The Dai Group published their collaborative research “Formation of three-dimensional bicontinuous structures via molten salt dealloying studied in real-time by in situ synchrotron X-ray nano-tomography” in Nature Communications. Three-dimensional bicontinuous porous materials formed by dealloying contribute significantly to various applications including catalysis, sensor development and energy storage. This work studies a method of molten salt […]
  • Xue Group Published in Chem. Eur. J.
  • The Xue Group published their research “Applying Unconventional Spectroscopies to the Single-Molecule Magnets, Co(PPh3)2X2 (X=Cl, Br, I): Unveiling Magnetic Transitions and Spin-Phonon Coupling” in Chemistry—A European Journal. Alex Bone is a graduate student in the Xue and first author of this paper.  Large separation of magnetic levels and slow relaxation in metal complexes are desirable […]
  • Bailey Published in The Conversation
  • Oil companies are going all-in on petrochemicals – and green chemistry needs help to compete A Chevron oil refinery in Richmond, California.AP Photo/Paul Sakuma Constance B. Bailey, University of Tennessee Global oil consumption declined by roughly 9% in 2020 as the pandemic reduced business and pleasure travel, factory production and transportation of goods. This abrupt drop accelerated […]
  • Honors Day 2021
  • Department of Chemistry recognized the achievements among students, faculty and staff members of the department. Below, you will find a complete list of recipients for the Honors Day 2021. UNDERGRADUATE AWARDS ACS-Hach Land Grant Scholarship Allyssa C. Evans, Natalie J. Parsons CRC Press General Chemistry Award Amy N. Okafor C.W. Keenan Outstanding General Chemistry Student […]
  • Musfeldt Group Published in 2D Materials
  • The Musfeldt group published their work “Exploring few and single layer CrPS4 with near-field infrared spectroscopy” in 2D Materials. First author is Sabine Neal, UT chemistry alum. “We combine synchrotron-based near-field infrared spectroscopy and first principles lattice dynamics calculations to explore the vibrational response of CrPS4 in bulk, few-, and single-layer form,” Neal said. “Analysis […]
  • Chemistry of Learning: Machines and Humans
  • New courses the Department of Chemistry is offering: Artificial intelligence (AI) rapidly changes many aspects of chemical sciences, from drug discovery, material design, and the discovery of new reactions and molecules till the acceleration of computer sciences and robotics for chemical applications. In Fall 2021, Dr. Vogiatzis will be teaching Machine Learning for Chemical Applications (CHEM420). […]
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