WelcomeThe Department of Chemistry at The University of Alabama offers degrees in chemistry at the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. levels. We are a growing program with 23 faculty and approximately 80 graduate students. Research and teaching are conducted in the major disciplines of chemistry: analytical, inorganic, organic, and physical chemistries and biochemistry. In addition, chemistry faculty actively participate in interdisciplinary scientific research programs involving synthesis, the chemistry of materials, biological chemistry, and environmental chemistry.
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Departmental NewsParker McCrary has been selected to receive a 2012 National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship sponsored by the Department of Defense. Parker is a graduate student in Prof. Robin Rogers's group. Prof. David Dixon was selected as the UA representative for the 2012 SEC Faculty Achievement Award. One faculty member from each SEC institution received this award. The SEC Professor of the Year will be chosen from the Faculty Achievement Award Winners. Congratulations to Jessica Duke (Dixon) and Erica Schwalm (Frantom) who received first and second place respectively in the UA Undergraduate Research Conference Natural Sciences Oral Division. Joshua Oriez (Blackstock) received 4th place in the Emerging Scholars division. Congratulations to all of the Chemistry students who received awards during Honors Week at UA. Nine students doing research with Chemistry faculty received Randall Outstanding Undregraduate Research Awards. The students were: Jessica Duke (Dixon), JT Davis (Dixon), Ryan Flamerich (Dixon), Jessica Jones (Shaughnessy), Matthew Kelley (Dixon), Matthew Outlaw (Dixon, ChE), J. Pierce Robinson (Dixon, Business), Erica Schwalm (Frantom), Stephen Walker (Dixon) Chemistry major Stephen Walker has been named a Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship recipient. Stephen is a junior chemistry major and does research in Prof. David Dixon's lab. Congratulations to senior Chemistry major Jessica Duke has received a prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. Jessica is the first student to receive one of these awards as an undergraduate student in our department. Graduate student Parker McCrary recieved Honorable Mention in the fellowship competition. Congratulations to Dr. Arun Gupta and Dr. Robin Rogers who have been elected to the rank of AAAS Fellows by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Election as an AAAS Fellow isa highly prestigious honor recognizing distinguished efforts in the advancement of science. Chemistry major John Canada has been chosen to attend the United Nations Climate-Change Conference in Durban, South Africa. John is an undergraduate research student with Dr. Robin Rogers. John was one of five US students chosen by the American Chemical Society to attend this conference. You can follow John at the conference on the student perspective blog. UA Press Release Graduate student Parker McCrary has recieved a Ciba Travel Award in Green Chemistry. Parker was one of four winners nationally. The funds will support his travel to the National ACS Meeting in San Diego. Parker is a member of Dr. Robin Rogers's research groupo. A paper entitled, "Effects of transition metal ion coordination on the collision-induced dissociation of polyalanines" by Dr. Carolyn Cassady and Dr. John Vincent was chosen as a special perspective article by the Journal of Mass Spectrometry. Dr. Thomas Vaid's synthesis of the first all organic porphyrin molecule, which contains an ethylene unit, rather than a metal, was highlighted in Chemical & Engineering News. The novel compound has potential applications in solar energy collection. See the original paper in the Journal of the American Chemical Society. The department is pleased to welcome its new class of graduate students. Congratulations to the students who received degrees at the combined May/August commencement ceremony. A paper entitled, "Characterization of the Organic Component of Low-Molecular-Weight Chromium-Binding Substance and Its Binding of Chromium," by Dr. John Vincent and Dr. Carolyn Cassady was chosen as an Editor's Pick by the Journal of Nutrition, the flagship journal of the American Society of Nutrition. For more news items, visit the Department's News page.
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