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The 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 25 faculty and approximately 90 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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End of May Interim Session


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Box 870336
The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL  35487-0336
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Chemistry Diversity Symposium

The Department of Chemistry will be holding the 2013 Diversity Awareness Symposium on April 27th. The symposium will include talks by STEM faculty from underrepresented groups, panel discussions on underrepresented groups in STEM, and an undergraduate research and outreach poster session.

Apply to our Graduate Program

Applications to the Graduate Program are now being accepted. For application information or to arrange a visit to our department contact the . Also feel free to contact the graduate ambassadors for chemistry.

Alumni, we want to hear from you. We are trying to collect info on our B.S. and graduate alumni.


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Departmental News

Michele Stover took first prize in the Graduate Student Poster Competition at the annual SETCA (Southeastern Theoretical Chemistry Association) annual meeting held at Auburn on May 10-11. Michele is a graduate student in Dr. David Dixon's group.

Congratulations to the Chemistry students receiving degrees at the May Commencement Ceremony.

Dr. Kevin Shaughnessy received the College of Arts & Sciences Jim Salem Chair award presented by Dean Olin.

The Department is pleased to announce that Dr. Elizabeth Papish will join the faculty as an Associate Professor in August. Dr. Papish's research interests are focused on the design and application of bio-inspired metal catalysts for organic transformations.

Congratulations to the Chemistry students who received awards at the UA Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Conference. Sergei Wallace (Rogers) received 2nd Place in the A&S Natural Sciences and Mathematics (NSM) Division Oral presentation competition. Karson Brooks (Pan) placed third in the A&S NSM poster competition. LIndsey Cobb (Nikles), Kevin Duque and Nick Laskay (Shaughnessy), and Shuwen Yue (Bakker) received honorable mention for their posters.

The UA Student Chapter of the American Chemical Society wasreceived a Commendable Chapter award at the National ACS meeting.

Congratulations to Jordyn Johnson who has been awarded an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship that will provide up to five years of support of her graduate studies at UA. Jordyn is a member of Dr. Patrick Frantom's research group.

Dr. Patrick Frantom has received an NSF CAREER award in excess of $1 million to support his research. The CAREER is the premiere award for young faculty from the National Science Foundation.

Congratulations to Dr. Arun Gupta who has been named a Distinguished University Research Professor by the UA Board of Trustees. UA press release

Steven Kelley and MIchele Stover have been selected to attend the 63rd Lindau Nobel Laureates meeting. Steven is a graduate student in Dr. Rogers' group and Michele is a member of Dr. Dixon's group.

Chemistry major Evan McConnell received one of five top presentation awards at the University of Memphis Undergraduate Research Conference. Evan does research with Dr. Busenlehner.

Congratulations to Sharifa Love who has been awarded an ACS Division of Inorganic Chemistry travel award for the National ACS meeting in New Orleans in April.

Congratulations to the Chemistry students earning degrees at the Winter Commencement.

Graduate student Parker McCrary was one of 4 US students chosen to attend the COP18 meeting on Climate Change in Dohar, Qatar. You can follow Parker's trip on his blog. Also see Parker's interview of ACS President Dr. Bassam Shakhashiri.

Chemistry major Ronneshia Jackson has named an ACS Scholar. The ACS Scholars program is a competitive scholarship program to support students from underrepresented backgrounds pursuing careers in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering.

Prof. Arduengo's seminal contributions to the field of carbene chemistry were highlighted in the October 15th issue of Chemical & Engineering News. Article

Congratulations to Dr. John Vincent who received the Most Outstanding Faculty award from the UA Academic Honor Council as part of Academic Integrity week (Oct 8-12).

The UA Student Chapter of the American Chemical Society received a Commendable Chapter Award for their activities during the 2011-12 academic year.

Congratulations to Dr. Mike Bowman who has been promoted to full professor.

The Chemistry Department is pleased to announce that Dr. Paul Rupar will be joining the faculty asan assistant professor. Dr. Rupar's research interest is in the area of polymer chemistry.

For more news items, visit the Department's News page.

 


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