Sheng Dai has been elected to the class of 2019 MRS Fellows by the Materials Research Society (MRS). This Honor is bestowed upon MRS Members who are notable for their distinguished research accomplishments and outstanding contributions to the advancement of materials research worldwide. MRS states: The vitality, diversity and opportunity of materials research are all […]

Dai group has recently published a paper entitled “Taming the stability of Pd active phases through a compartmentalizing strategy toward nanostructured catalyst supports” in Nature Communications.  This paper reported a new strategy in developing stable supports for high-temperature heterogeneous catalysis.   A highly stable catalyst for methane oxidation was successfully developed based on this strategy.  The […]

Oxford University Press has just released the second edition of Jeffery Kovac’s book, The Ethical Chemist. It provides a detailed discussion of professional ethics for chemists based on the view that the specific codes of conduct derive from a three part moral ideal. It also contains a large collection of specific ethical problems that exemplify […]

Research in the Sharma lab was recently highlighted in an online Spectroscopy newsletter for using SERS and SESORS to detect neurotransmitters and probe subsurface layers through the skull. She describes the advantages of these techniques and how they are used in biological applications. Sharma explains, “SERS is advantageous in that it provides very rapid sample analysis […]

The Department of Chemistry would like to extend congratulations to Sheng Dai for recently receiving two prestigious awards for his work. He was recently named the recipient of the highly sought-after 2019 ACS Award in Separations Science & Technology AND The International Mesoporous Society’s 2018 IMMA Award. He was bestowed these honors for his significant and […]

The College of Arts and Sciences is excited to add Sharani Roy and Sarah Lebeis to a particularly exclusive group of honorees. They join the ranks of those having been selected to receive a coveted National Science Foundation CAREER award. This esteemed early-career honor is bestowed upon promising young faculty who show exceptional potential in […]

Xue group research article “Spin–phonon couplings in transition metal complexes with slow magnetic relaxation” is now published in Nature Communications, a highly reputable journal. Papers published by the journal aim to represent important advances of significance to specialists within each field. Their innovative research spectroscopically reveals and quantitates the spin–phonon couplings in typical transition metal […]

When Carolyn Barnes started college, she had her heart set on attending medical school. As she progressed through courses in biology and chemistry, however, she discovered a different career path. “I realized my interest in medicine was more focused towards understanding the cellular and molecular processes that cause humans to have diseases and illness rather […]

The need for extreme fast charging capabilities in the electric powered transportation industry has prompted the US Department of Energy (DOE) to allocate $19 million to new cost-shared research projects. The focus is to advance battery and vehicle electrification technologies to make widespread commercial utilization realistic. The three main industry challenges they look to overcome […]

Department of Chemistry held the 39th annual Honors Day on Thursday, April 26, 2018 to recognize the achievements among students, faculty and staff members of the department. Below, you will find a complete list of awardees this year. Click to view this year’s pictures. UNDERGRADUATE AWARDS CRC Press General Chemistry Award Ellie L. Lancaster C. W. […]

UT employees with at least 25 years of service were recognized at the university’s fall Service Awards Luncheon on Wednesday, Dec. 13. Chemistry professor Ben Xue was honored for their continued contributions and loyalty to the University of Tennessee. The event, hosted by UT System President Joe DiPietro and coordinated by the Office of the […]

By Grant Currin First published on The Key Reporter Phi Beta Kappa’s Publication for News and Alumni Relations Questions of scientific ethics were anything but hypothetical during the 1950s and ‘60s, when chemists were developing napalm and physicists were perfecting the weapons their countries would use if the Cold War turned hot. Jeffrey Kovac was a […]

Dear Chemistry Community: It is with sadness that I have to announce the passing of Earl L. Wehry, Emeritus Professor in Chemistry.  Earl was born in 1941, received his B.S. in Chemistry from Juniata College and a PhD in Chemistry from Purdue.  He joined the faculty of the University of Tennessee in 1970 and rose […]

Janice Musfeldt, Ziegler Professor of Chemistry, was elected to the 2017 class of American Physical Society (APS) Fellows. The APS Fellowship is a distinct honor signifying recognition by one’s professional peers. Musfeldt was nominated by APS Division of Materials Physics for her “contributions to the spectroscopy of quantum materials with an emphasis on high magnetic […]

Two Graduate Students Received Shull Wollan Center Graduate Research Fellowship Shelby Stavretis, a 4th year graduate student in Dr. Ben Xue’s research group, and Fatema Wahida, a 3rd year graduate student in Dr. John Larese’s research group, were awarded Shull Wollan Center Graduate Research Fellowship for May 2017 through April 2018. The Fellowship includes a year of […]

Zhiming Liu, a second year graduate student in Dr. Ben Xue’s Research Group, attended the 19th National School on X-Ray and Neutron Scattering from August 5th to 19th held at Argonne National Laboratory and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The School aims to “educate graduate students on the utilization of major neutron and x-ray facilities.” The two-week program included lectures, […]

The newly completed Strong Hall is a 268,000-square-foot academic science structure that houses Anthropology and Earth & Planetary Sciences departments, General Biology and Chemistry teaching labs, as well as state-of-the-art teaching spaces and lecture halls. Construction at Strong Hall started in Spring 2014 and finished in Summer 2017. A dedication ceremony was held on Friday, […]

Dr. Nam-Goo Kang served as a Research Assistant Professor and Facilities Director of the Polymer Characterization Lab in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Tennessee (UT). Dr. Kang joined UT after completing a post-doctoral appointment at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, bringing with him a rich background in polymer science research and experience in […]

The US Department of Energy’s Office of Science recently picked two UT assistant professors for its Early Career Research Program. Industrial and systems engineering’s James Ostrowski was selected for his research into complex algorithms, while chemistry’s Brian Long was chosen for his work on developing membranes for gas separations. Read more on Tennessee Today