News from Chemistry

Hudson Wins McCrady Prize

2013-05-13T18:34:06Z

Maggie Hudson (C ’14) was awarded the McCrady Prize for the Best Poster in the Physical Sciences at Scholarship Sewanee, held April 26th.

Chemistry and Biochemistry Students Present at Scholarship Sewanee

2013-05-13T13:34:02Z

Ten Chemistry and Biochemistry Majors presented the results of their on campus research as part of this year’s Scholarship Sewanee, held April 26th. The presentations included:

Bachman Research Group Presents At National Chemistry Meeting

2013-05-13T18:31:19Z

Professor Robert Bachman and two research students from his laboratory presented their most recent results at the 245th National American Chemical Society Meeting, which was held in New Orleans April 7th to 11th.

Inductions into Phi Beta Kappa

2013-05-10T15:56:54Z

Seven senior and two junior chemistry and biochemistry majors inducted into Phi Beta Kappa

Annual Chemistry Demonstration Extravaganza

2013-05-06T17:43:15Z

The H Club and Thermodynamics class teamed up again for the annual chemistry demonstration extravaganza.

Chemistry majors win prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

2013-05-06T16:42:11Z

Elizabeth Henry, C’12, and Erin Brahm, C’13, were both recently awarded National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships.

Bachman delivers invited lecture

2013-03-13T15:02:44Z

Professor Robert Bachman kicked off his Spring Break by giving an invited lecture at the University of Mississippi on March 7.

Bachman co-authors paper in Accounts of Chemical Research

2013-02-18T14:32:24Z

Professor Robert Bachman co-authored a critical review entitled “Use of Organic Precursors and Graphenes in the Controlled Synthesis of Carbon-Containing Nanomaterials for Energy Storage and Conversion”.

Students present their research at Southeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society

2012-12-14T22:36:52Z

Erin Brahm (Chemistry '13), Hali Gipson (Biochemistry '13), Maggie Hudson (Chemistry '14), Asmita Shrestha (Chemistry '14), and Scott Ward (Biochemistry '13) presented the research they have conducted in conjunction with faculty in the Chemistry Department at the 2012 Southeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, which was held November 14-17 in Raleigh, NC.

Inorganic chemistry class attends Southeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society

2012-12-14T19:31:31Z

Students in Professor Robert Bachman’s inorganic chemistry course travelled to Raleigh, NC to attend the 2012 Southeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society from November 14-17.

Department Awards Presented at Homecoming Seminar October 26

2012-11-08T22:13:27Z

During the October 9 Convocation, three annual awards from the Chemistry Department were announced. The awards were presented during the Homecoming Seminar on Friday, Oct 26.

Department Picnic Hosted September 28

2012-10-29T16:27:46Z

The annual Fall Chemistry Department picnic was held September 28 from 4-6pm on the Spencer Quad. Students and faculty of the department enjoyed bratwurst with all the typical sides.

Chemistry Professor Receives Research Grant

2012-06-11T11:13:19Z

Professor Rongson Pongdee has been awarded a grant from the Petroleum Research Fund (PRF), administered by the American Chemical Society, in the amount of $65,000 for his proposal titled “Development and Mechanistic Studies of New Applications for the Mitsunobu Reaction”.

Student-Faculty Research Published in Langmuir

2012-01-30T09:06:31Z

A.J. Zucchero (C’04), Jamie Robinson (C’10) and Prof. Robert Bachman have published a paper entitled “General Approach to Low-Molecular-Weight Metallogellators via Coordination-Induced Gelation of an L-Glutamate-Based Lipid” in Langmuir (2012, 28, 27-30). The paper reports the Bachman group’s initial foray into a new area of research. The focus of the work was the synthesis of a new class of molecules capable of both binding metal atoms and forming gels, a class of materials consisting of a liquid immobilized by a small amount of a gelling agent (Jello is a well-known example). The materials reported by Bachman and his students may find use in separation of metal ions from solution or catalysis.

Chemistry professor awarded two fellowships to support sabbatical research in Germany

2011-08-26T17:25:16Z

Professor Robert Bachman has received two fellowships totaling approximately $16,000 in support of his sabbatical research visit to the Max Planck Institute (MPI) for Polymer Research in Mainz, Germany. The first award, a three-month fellowship from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, is a renewal of the fellowship Bachman first held as a postdoctoral researcher in 1994. The second award is a two-month grant from the German Academic Exchange Service available to faculty researchers making extended visits to Germany. Both awards were given on the basis of a competitive research proposal and Bachman’s reputation as a scholar.