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  • Schweitzer Group News Update
  • Melissa Nicole Bailey and Kaitlyn Angela McDonald, graduate students in Schweitzer Group, received diplomas for completion of the requirements in the Program for the Radiochemistry Graduate Certificate. They are only the second and third students awarded such diplomas. George K. Schweitzer and his research group have received a three-year renewal of their grant from Siemens for […]
  • Chemistry Business Manager Sharon Marshall Retired after 28 Years of Service
  • Sharon Marshall, business manager for the Department of Chemistry has retired on July 31, 2016, after 28 years of service to the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Marshall is a Knoxville local, growing up in Fountain City with her parents and two older sisters. She graduated from Central High School in 1976 and obtained her Bachelor’s degree […]
  • Professor Kovac Invited to Speak at Swiss Universities
  • Jeff Kovac, professor of chemistry, was invited by the Swiss Academy of Sciences (SCNAT) to speak in SCNAT Ethics Lecture Tour, a series of lectures that will take place in the chemistry departments of Swiss Universities that will cover the broad topic of ethics in science endeavor. Kovac was invited to be the first speaker on their inaugural Lectureship. […]
  • Professor Musfeldt Co-Chaired Gordon Research Conference
  • Ziegler Professor of Chemistry Janice Musfeldt at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, co-chaired Gordon Research Conference of Two Dimensional Electronics Beyond Graphene held in Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, MA from June 5 to 10. The conference was held to address “the fundamental properties and potential uses of ultrathin layered systems with a fundamental band gap including transition metal dichalcogenides, group V systems […]
  • Bethany Aden Received 2016 Eastman Chemical Company Fellowship
  • Bethany Aden, a fourth year polymer chemistry graduate student in Kilbey’s group, was selected as one of the four winners of this year’s Eastman Chemical Company Fellowship, a fellowship established in 2011 to assist students in their research and help Eastman identify top performers in their early stages of graduate careers. Aden will receive a total […]
  • Xinyi Lu: a Polymer Chemist in the Making
  • Xinyi Lu, a chemistry graduate student at The University of Tennessee Knoxville, recently received the Graduate Fellowship Award at the East Tennessee Section of the American Chemical Society 2016 Awards Banquet. Lu is also one of the winners at 2015 Board of Visitors Poster Competition and gave a seminar talk titled “Improving Carbon Nanotube Fibers through Crosslinking” on April 21, 2016 […]
  • Chemistry Students, Alumni and Faculty Recognized at 2016 ETS-ACS Awards Banquet
  • Several students, alumni and faculty members in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville were recognized at the 2016 East Tennessee Section of the American Chemical Society (ETS-ACS) Awards Banquet on May 5 hosted at Calhoun’s on the River Restaurant. George Kabalka, Professor of Chemistry, was invited to give a talk titled, “Boron: Basic Science to […]
  • Department of Chemistry Hosted UT/VT Polymer Workshop
  • The Department of Chemistry at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville hosted a UT/VT Polymer Workshop on April 18th and 19th. The workshop was attended by more than 70 faculty, students and researchers from UT, Virginia Tech, Oak Ridge National Lab and other institutions in the surrounding area. “The goal of the workshop is to develop collaborations, enhance interactions, […]
  • Chemistry Students, Faculty and Staff Recognized at 2016 Honors Day
  • Department of Chemistry held 2016 Honors Day on Thursday, April 28th .  More than 50 students, faculty and staff were recognized for their academic achievements and outstanding services. Dr. Diane Schmidt, alumna and a member of the Department’s Board of Visitors was invited to speak about her career as a chemist for more than 30 years […]
  • Chemistry Faculty and Students Recognized at 2016 Chancellor’s Honors Banquet
  • 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 […]
  • Going the Extra Mile: Arts and Sciences Spotlights Professor Xue
  • 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 […]
  • Larese Lab Looks into “The Curious Case of Silk”
  • 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 […]
  • Chemistry Professor Campagna Participated in Research to Reduce Severity of Malaria
  • 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 […]
  • The Physical Chemist: Professor Emeritus Bob Compton
  • 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 Publishes Paper in JACS
  • 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. […]
  • Chemistry Graduate Student’s Manuscript Accepted at Nano Letters
  • 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. […]
  • Chemistry Graduate Student Receives WCC/Eli Lilly Travel Award
  • 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. […]
  • UT-ORNL Professor Dai Ranked Among World’s Most Influential Scientists
  • 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 […]
  • UT and Y-12 Chemical Sensing Technology Wins National R&D100 Award
  • 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 […]
  • Chemistry Professor’s Research Highlighted in Nature Communications
  • 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 […]
  • Kovac Elected Senator of Phi Beta Kappa Society
  • 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 […]
  • Hazari Magic Show Featured on Channel 8
  • 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
  • Chemistry PEER Scholar Presented at NOBCChE
  • 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 Featured in Memphis Daily News
  • 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.“
  • Long Group Research Featured by Science Alliance
  • 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.
  • Professor Musfeldt Led Telluride Workshop
  • 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 […]
  • Professor Dadmun Named ACS Fellow
  • 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 […]
  • Chemistry Graduate Students Attended Magnet Lab Summer School
  • 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 John Larese Named AAAS Fellow
  • 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, […]
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