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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Faculty OpeningsThe Department is seeking to hire a person at the rank of instructor to teach in our undergraduate courses. The Department is seeking candidates for an Assistant Professor position in the area of polymer or supramolecular chemistry, broadly defined. Apply to the SURP ProgramInterested in an undergraduate research experience this summer? Apply for the NSF-funded Summer Undergraduate Research Participation (SURP) program at UA. Apply to our Graduate ProgramApplications 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. GAANN Fellowships: The Department has been awarded a GAANN grant to fund fellowships for graduate students. The fellowships provide stipends up to $30K. More information can be found at the GAANN fellowship page. Alumni, we want to hear from you. We are trying to collect info on our B.S. and graduate alumni. Department Information
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Departmental NewsCongratulations 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. Congratulations to MIngyang Chen and Michele Stover who shared 3rd place in the poster competition at the SETCA conference. Both MIngyang and Michele work with Dr. David Dixon. Students who were taking courses in chemistry should read the Dean's memo regarding the procedure for assigning grades for the spring 2011 semester. Students who want to petition to take the deferred final can do so by completing this form. Please be patients as instructors compile and submit their grades. Your instructor should be providing additional information in the near future. Our thoughts go out to everyone in Tuscaloosa who was impacted by the tornado yesterday. While Shelby Hall and the rest of the UA campus was unharmed, we know that several members of the UA community were affected by this storm. For updates on UA operations, click here. Dr. David Dixon will receive the Burnum Distinguished Faculty award. The Burnam award is presented annually to a faculty member who has demonstrated superior scholarly or artistic achievements and profound dedication to the art of teaching. Dr. Dixon will receive the award and give an address on Tuesday, April 12th at 4:30 PM at the Child Development Center. The award address is open to the public. UA press release Junior Chemistry majors Matthew Kelley and Jessica Duke were named recipients of the Goldwater Scholarship. UA press release Congratulations to the chemistry students who received awards at the UA Undergraduate Research Conference: DJ Outlaw (Dixon), 1st place, Oral; Awuri Asuru (Busenlehner), 4th place, Oral; Jessica Duke (Dixon), 2nd place, Poster, Emma Catt (Shaughnessy), 3rd place, Poster. Dr. Robin Rogers received the ACS Award in Separations Science and Technology at the recent National ACS meeting in Anaheim. A paper by Dr. David Dixon's and collaborators was recently published in Science. The paper describes the use of ammonia borane as a recyclable hydrogen fuel carrier. UA Press release For more news items, visit the Department's News page.
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