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 NewsUA now has a site license for ChemOffice. Follow this link and use your ua.edu email address to download your copy. Congratulations to Dr. Robin Rogers who was awarded the Blackmon-Moody Outstanding Professor Award. UA press release Chemistry majors Richard Cockrum and Emily Wayman have received the Hollings Scholarship sponsored by NOAA. UA Press release Dr. Kevin Shaughnessy has taken over as chair for the Department. Dr. Michael Jennings will replace Dr. Shaughnessy as the Director of Undergraduate Studies. The Department thanks Dr. John Vincent for his service as interim chair over the past year. The Chemistry Department welcomes Dr. Patrick Frantom who has joined the faculty as an assistant professor. Dr. Robin Rogers has been named a member of the inaugural class of ACS Fellow by the American Chemical Society. Congratulations to Dr. Busenlehner who recently learned that her CAREER proposal would be funded by the NSF. Melody Kelley has received an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship to support the completion of her PhD studies. Melody is a member of Dr. Blackstock's research group. Welcome to the REU and RET participants in the 2009 SURP program. Congratulations to the May 2009 chemistry graduates. The Department congratulates Dr. Michael Jennings and Dr. Timothy Snowden who both have been promoted to the rank of associate professor with tenure effective for the 2009-2010 academic year. Melody Kelley and Nicole Gray received 1st and 2nd place awards respectively in the Physical Science Division at the national LSAMP/Bridge to Doctorate Program conference. Melody works in Dr. Blackstock's lab, while Nicole works with Dr. Thrasher. Students doing undergraduate research with Chemistry faculty took 4 of the 6 awards for Natural Sciences division at the UA Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Conference. Awardees were: Awuri Asuru (1st place oral), Maggie Adams (2nd place oral), Joel Schoenberg (1st place poster) and Duncan Harmon (3rd place poster). Chemistry major Rebecca Long has received a Goldwater Scholarship. Congratulations to all Chemistry students who received awards during Honors Week festivities. Congratulations to the chemistry majors inducted into Gamma Sigma Epsilon, a national chemistry honorary society. Melody Kelley has received a 2009 UNCF-Merck Graduate Science Research Dissertation Fellowship. The Department congratulates Dr. Michael Jennings and Dr. Timothy Snowden who both have received NSF-CAREER awards. UA press release For more news items, visit the Department's News page.
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