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  • Brantley Lab Publishes in ACS Macro Letters
  • The Brantley Lab published their article “Controlled Polymerization of β-Pinadiene: Accessing Unusual Polymer Architectures with Biomass-Derived Monomers” in ACS Macro Letters. Alan Fried, graduate student in the Brantley Lab, is the primary author of this work. Biomass-derived polymers are emerging as critically needed alternatives to their petrochemical counterparts. Terpenes, which are among the most abundant […]
  • Long Research Group Publishes Study on Mechanochemical Synthesis of Mg/K Allyl Complex
  • Members of the Long Research Group, a Department of Chemistry lab headed by Associate Professor Brian Long, published an article titled “An η3‐Bound Allyl Ligand on Magnesium in a Mechanochemically Generated Mg/K Allyl Complex” in the German Chemical Society’s journal Angewandte Chemie. Members of the research group focus on the use of organic synthesis, polymer […]
  • Dai Lab Publishes Study on High-Entropy Perovskite Fluorides
  • Members of the Dai Lab, a Department of Chemistry lab headed by Professor Sheng Dai, recently published an article titled “High-Entropy Perovskite Fluorides: A New Platform for Oxygen Evolution Catalysis” in the Journal of The American Chemical Society. Members of the Dai Lab focus their research projects on the synthesis and characterization of functional materials […]
  • Jenkins Group Published in Angewandte Chemie
  • The Jenkins Group published their work “A Benchtop Method for Appending Protic Functional Groups to N‐Heterocyclic Carbene Protected Gold Nanoparticles” in the highly-profiled journal Angewandte Chemie. Joseph DeJesus is the first author and recent PhD alumus from the Department of Chemistry’s program.  This piece explores the resilience of N‐heterocyclic carbene (NHC) gold bonds. They synthesize […]
  • Musfeldt Group Published in Inorganic Chemistry
  • The Musfeldt Group recently published their work “Spin-Lattice Coupling Across the Magnetic Quantum-Phase Transition in Copper-Containing Coordination Polymers” in Inorganic Chemistry. The group employs a series of copper-containing coordination polymers as a platform for exploring spin−lattice coupling across the magnetic quantum-phase transition. This interaction, which they quantify for the out-of-plane pyrazine bending mode as a […]
  • Dadmun Group Published in ACS Applied Nano Materials
  • The research in Dadmun Group utilizes a variety of techniques to examine methods by which the properties of polymer mixtures can be optimized by control of dispersion size or by the selective migration of a polymeric additive to the surface. The group was recently published in ACS Applied Nano Materials for their work “Impact of […]
  • Sharma Lab Published in Analytical Chemistry and Analyst
  • The Sharma Raman Lab published their work “Direct Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopic Detection of Cortisol at Physiological Concentrations” in Analytical Chemistry. Josh Moore is the first author on this piece and recently earned his PhD in the Chemistry program. Cortisol is an important steroid hormone in vertebrate physiology and plays a role in acute and […]
  • Roy and Long Collaborative Work Published
  • Catalysis Science & Technology published a collaborative piece from the Roy and Long groups titled  “A mechanistic study of microstructure modulation in olefin polymerizations using a redox-active Ni(ii) alpha-diimine catalyst.” Polyolefins are among the world’s most widely produced and utilized classes of polymers, serving as synthetic alternatives to traditional materials such as wood, glass, and metal. […]
  • Awards Within the Vogiatzis Group
  • The Vogiatzis Group’s research centers on the development of computational methods based on electronic structure theory and machine learning algorithms for describing chemical systems relevant to clean, green technologies. We are particularly interested in new methods for non-covalent interactions and bond-breaking reactions of small molecules with transition metals. Our overall objectives are to elucidate the […]
  • Kent & Zhao’s Most Read Article
  • Shape Changing Brush Polymers Are Receiving Attention.  Molecular bottlebrushes are complex polymers composed of polymeric side chains densely grafted on a relatively long backbone polymer. These types of polymers are found in our body and show important biological functions, e.g., joint lubrication by lubricin. In an effort to develop smart polymers mimicking the function of […]
  • BOV 2019
  • The Department of Chemistry’s Board of Visitors (BOV) is a volunteer advisory body dedicated to helping the Department successfully fulfill its teaching, research and service missions and become one of the preeminent chemistry departments in the nation. The BOV has a vision of enriching the research and teaching endeavors and the intellectual capital of the […]
  • New Instrument in the PCL
  • Small Angle X-Ray Scattering The Xenocs Xeuss 3.0 SAXS instrument is a powerful technique that allows for the determination of size, distribution, shape, and order of nanoparticles and macromolecules. This instrument has 2 radiation sources, Cu and Mo, that can be switched and aligned automatically. It can operate over different configurations that spans a variety […]
  • 2019 National Chemistry Week
  • Last Thursday, October 17, about 60 people of all ages were in 555 Buehler Hall at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville Department of Chemistry for Al Hazari’s 29th Annual “Magic of Chemistry Show.” This year’s theme was “Marvelous Metals!” The audience came from all over the East Tennessee area. In attendance were local American Chemical […]
  • Vogiatzis’s Hot Paper
  • Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are a class of hybrid inorganic/organic materials with exceptional properties that have been used in many chemical applications such as catalysis, gas separations, and sensors. For the first time, gas‐phase catalytic activity occurring at the metal nodes of a crystalline MOF was reported in a recent collaborative work among the groups of […]
  • Calhoun Lab Illuminates ‘Dark’ States in Nano Letters Paper
  • Researchers in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, are shooting lasers at quantum dots to illuminate ‘dark’ states and provide new insights that can steer the design of future materials. Tiny crystals known as quantum dots have become so ubiquitous that you can find them in modern commercial televisions. Yet there […]
  • Dai Selected Winner of 2020 Max Bredig Award
  • Dai wins Electrochemical Society’s Max Bredig Award Prof. Sheng Dai has been selected as the winner of the 2020 Max Bredig Award in Molten Salt and Ionic Liquid Chemistry. The award from the Physical & Analytical Electrochemistry Division of the Electrochemical Society will be presented at the Pacific Rim International Meeting on Electrochemistry and Solid […]
  • Brantley Group Published in JACS
  • The Brantley group published their first publication in the Journal of the American Chemical Society (JACS). Their research explores synthesis and reactivity of metallocarbene-containing polymers. Metallopolymers are an emerging class of materials with potential uses such as semiconductors, catalysts, optical device components, and stimuli responsive networks. While polymer frameworks have been decorated with various organometallic […]
  • UT Recognizes ACS for Research Support
  • Tom Connelly, current executive director and CEO of the American Chemical Society (ACS), and UT alum Diane Schmidt, former president ACS, visited with faculty, staff, and students from the University of Tennessee’s Department of Chemistry July 17. During their visit, the pair also met with key UT personnel and toured research facilities. Connelly, on behalf […]
  • Vogiatzis Group Published in the Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
  • Electronic structure theory describes the motions of electrons in atoms or molecules, and provides a versatile framework for the calculation of molecular geometries, chemical bonding, electronic and spectroscopic properties, reaction barriers, intermolecular interactions, and more. Wave function theory-based methods such as coupled-cluster methods, provide accurate results in a systematic manner, but they typically carry a […]
  • Chemistry Department Hosts 2019 SETCA Meeting
  • The theoretical and computational division of the Department of Chemistry hosted the 2019 SETCA (Southeastern Theoretical Chemistry Association) meeting this spring at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. The Southeastern Theoretical Chemistry Association (SETCA) is a loose organization of theoretical and computational chemists from across the Southeastern United States. Since its inception in 1970 by Prof. […]
  • Musfeldt Former Postdoc wins NSF CAREER Award
  • Former postdoc, Dipanjan Mazumdar, worked with the Musfeldt group for two years from 2012-2014. He now has a tenure-track job at Southern Illinois University Carbondale and is a 2019 NSF CAREER Award recipient for his work with thermal stability and scaling of nanoscale spin-electronic devices based on novel inverse-Heusler alloys. “When I started my research […]
  • Xue Group Published and Front Cover in EurJIC
  • The Xue group is excited to announce that their paper “Probing Magnetic Excitations in CoII Single‐Molecule Magnets by Inelastic Neutron Scattering” was published and was selected as the front cover art in the European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry. This research explores how single-molecule magnets (SMMs) and qubits are of intense current interest for their potential […]
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