2016 Research and Creative Achievement—Professional Promise – Professor Shawn Campagna Research and Creative Achievement — Professional Promise awards honor faculty members who are early in their careers for excellence in research, scholarship, and creative achievement. Shawn Campagna, associate professor of chemistry, pioneered the use of mass spectrometry for the analysis of metabolytes—an area that has application […]

As part of  Faculty Appreciation Week 2016, four College of Arts and Sciences faculty members, including chemistry professor Ben Xue, were highlighted in Tennessee Today for “going the extra mile” in their teaching, research and outreach. Article from TN Today by Amy Blakely (865-974-5034, ablakely@utk.edu) Ben Xue “Science is not only what you see on papers and […]

The next medical breakthrough may be found in an Easter egg-sized silk ball. It is these balls, spun by silkworms, that scientists — including UT’s John Larese and David Kaplan from Tufts University — are currently seeking to unravel and understand. Silk has been a part of the human economy for centuries, so much so […]

Microorganisms in the gut could play a role in reducing the severity of malaria, according to a new study co-authored by UT researchers. Steven Wilhelm, the Kenneth and Blaire Mossman Professor in the Department of Microbiology, and Shawn Campagna, associate professor of chemistry, partnered with Nathan Schmidt, assistant professor of microbiology and immunology at the […]

From CrossSections, UT Physics and Astronomy, Fall 2015/Winter 2016 Bob Compton retired in Summer 2015 after almost 20 years being a Professor of Chemistry and Physics at UT Knoxville. [pdf-embedder url=”https://chem.utk.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/xsections-fall2015.pdf”]

Curtis Anderson, a third year graduate student in the Long Research Group, recently published a paper titled “Redox-Active Ligands: An Advanced Tool To Modulate Polyethylene Microstructure“ in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, the flagship journal of the American Chemical Society. Anderson’s research is focused on the development and utilization of transition metal-based catalysts bearing redox-active ligands. […]

Kenneth O’Neal, a fourth year graduate student in Musfeldt’s Group, first-authored a manuscirpt that was accepted at Nano Letters, a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal published by American Chemical Society. O’Neal’s study, titled “High pressure vibrational properties of WS2 nanotubes“, focuses on the high-pressure response of Tungsten Disulfide (WS2) nanotubes. “WS2 nanotubes are some of the world’s best solid-state lubricants.” O’Neal said. […]

Lauren Brown, a fourth year chemistry Ph.D. student in the Long Research Group, was awarded the ACS Women Chemists Committee and Eli Lilly & Company Travel Award. As part of this award, Brown will present a poster titled “Enhancing Lactide Polymerization Control through the use of Redox-active Catalysts” at the Spring 2016 ACS National Meeting in San Diego, CA. […]

Sheng Dai, a professor of chemistry with a joint appointment at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been named to a list of the most highly cited researchers in the world. Thomson Reuters Highly Cited Researchers is an annual list that recognizes some of the world’s leading researchers in the sciences and social sciences. About three thousand researchers […]

A low-cost chemical sensor invented by a UT chemistry professor in partnership with the Y-12 National Security Complex has been recognized by R&D Magazine as a top technology product in the marketplace. The invention, the product of Chemistry Professor Michael Sepaniak and collaborators at Y-12, was selected this weekend for the 2015 R&D100 Award—known in the field […]

OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Oct. 29, 2015 – Catalysts that power chemical reactions to produce the nylon used in clothing, cookware, machinery and electronics could get a lift with a new formulation that saves time, energy and natural resources. The catalyst developed by researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and highlighted in […]

Jeff Kovac, Professor of Chemistry, was elected one of the 13 senators of the Phi Beta Kappa Society on October 9th at the Society’s 44th Triennial Council in Denver, Colorado. The Society is the nation’s oldest academic honor society founded December 5, 1776. Senators serve as directors who guide the Society on policy matters that are carried […]

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) — Dr. Al Hazari is a man who knows how to make an entrance. The retired UT chemistry professor has spent the past 25 years putting on science shows for audiences all over East Tennessee. Read the full article on local8now website

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Leondra Lawson, a second year graduate student in the Dadmun’s Group, and a Scholar of Program for Excellence & Equity in Research, attended 2015 Conference of National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers held in Orlando Florida from Sept. 21 to 25. Lawson gave an oral presentation on her recent research, titled “Enhancing […]

Leondra Lawson, second year Ph.D. student in the Dadmun’s group was featured in Memphis Daily News article titled “Convincing Girls, Women to Pursue Science and Math Careers.“

Separating greenhouse gases such as CO2 from other non-harmful gases is one of the many projects the Long’s Group is trying to tackle. Learn more about this ongoing JDRD research featured on Science Alliance web site.

Dr. Janice Musfeldt, Professor of Chemistry, led Telluride workshop from June 14th to 18th in Telluride, Colorado.The workshop, titled “Enhanced Functionalities in 4 and 5d Containing Material from Large Spin-Orbit Coupling”, focused on understanding how spin-orbit coupling enhances functionality in compounds containing 5d ions. A total of 30 scientists from all over the world attended the workshop. Musfeldt […]

Dr. Mark Dadmun, Professor of Chemistry, was named 2015 American Chemical Society (ACS) Fellow. Dadmun received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts and a Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts working with Prof. M. Muthukumar in Polymer Science and Engineering.  He subsequently was awarded a National Research Council Post-doctoral Fellowship, which was […]

Two chemistry graduate students in Professor Musfeldt’s Group, Laura Casto and Amanda Clune, attended National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (NHMFL) User Summer School in May. The weeklong summer school features tutorials on measurement techniques, practical exercises and plenary talks from experts in the field of condensed matter physics. This experience is designed to provide a “technique […]

Professor J. Z. Larese has been named by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) to its 2014 class of fellows. The AAAS has named Larese a fellow for, “Outstanding neutron-scattering and thermodynamic studies of the structure and dynamics of molecular adsorption on surfaces and development of related instrumentation.” Larese (right) travelled to San Jose, […]

Three members of Professor John Larese’s Group, Christopher Crain, Daniele Paradiso and Nick Strange presented their work at the Spring Meeting of the Materials Research Society (MRS) in San Francisco on April 8. They highlighted the combination of neutron scattering, thermodynamic and computational modeling expertise of the group. Starting with just four symposia in 1983, the […]

Two graduate students in Professor Hinde‘s group, Ashleigh Barnes and Matthew Dutra, traveled to Mississippi State Univeresity and presented at the 5th Annual Andrews Graduate Research Symposium on May 19th. Both Barnes and Dutra also received Andrews Graduate Travel Award which supported their trip there. Barnes’ talk was focused on developing a model for hexagonal close […]

The Department of Chemistry held a retirement party on Friday, May 29 to celebrate the retirement of Bill Gurley, Dr. Al Hazari and Tom Malmgren. Combined, they worked for the Department and the University for almost 70 years. Read on to enjoy some blurbs about their experiences here at UT, learn how they witnessed the […]

Ashleigh Barnes, a third year Ph.D. candidate in Hinde’s Group, received Second Place, Blue Award during Sigma Xi Graduate Research Presentation Competition held on April 13, 2015. A total of 19 graduate students from 10 departments participated. Barnes gave a 15 minutes presentation entitle “Toward Understanding Three-Body Interactions in HCP 4He.” “…it was a great experience because there were people from all different […]

Roberto Federico-Perez, a second year Ph.D. student in Prof. Xue’s group, received 2014 Eastman Chemical Company Travel Award. Each year, selected universities are requested to submit nominations of students and encourage them to apply. A team of scientists from Eastman then rank all of the received applications and award either travel grant or full fellowship to several applicants. “Roberto stood […]

Tanei Ricks, a third year Ph.D. student in the UT Department of Chemistry and a PEER (Program for Excellence & Equity in Research) scholar, visited his alma marter, Georgia Regents University (GRU) on April 24, and gave a talk entitled “Synthesis of Derivatives of myo-Inositol to Enable Chemical Biology Studies”as part of the STEMinar Series organized for Savannah […]

Department of Chemistry held its 2015 Honors Day on Thursday, April 23 at 3:40 in Buehler Hall 555. Vice Chancellor of Diversity, Rickey Hall, spoke at the event. More than thirty awards were presented to students, faculty and staff. Here is a complete list of awardees. Scroll down to the bottom to view more pictures. […]

Sam Rosolina, a fourth year chemistry graduate student in Professor Xue’s Group and the chemistry representative on the Graduate Student Senate, organized the 2015 Big Orange Adventure, a fundraising race/scavenger hunt that benefited McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture on University of Tennessee Knoxville campus. This year’s fundraising was held on Saturday, March 7th and raised […]