Dr. Vladimir Popik Selected as NAI Senior Member Department of Chemistry professor Dr. Vladimir Popik is one of three UGA faculty recently selected as a 2022 Senior Member by the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). NAI Senior Members are active faculty, scientists and administrators with success in patents, licensing and commercialization and have produced technologies that have brought, or aspire to bring, real impact on the welfare of society. Read more about Dr. Vladimir Popik Selected as NAI Senior Member
Unlocking the Power of Group 16 (and 17) in the Solid State Solid-state materials chemistry focuses on metals and cationic substitutions, particularly those in oxide ceramics. Relative to oxides, chalcogenides and mixed anion systems have been relatively underexplored. The Macaluso Research Group aims to uncover the structural and electronic role of Groups 16 and 17 elements in solid-state materials. We employ laboratory X-ray diffraction, synchrotron and neutron scattering to elucidate local and average crystal structures. Type of Event: Materials Chemistry and Nanoscience Seminar Special Seminar Read more about Unlocking the Power of Group 16 (and 17) in the Solid State
Dr. Kelly Hines Recognized for Work in Mass Spectrometry Research Dr. Kelly M. Hines, assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry, was recently featured as an "Emerging Investigator" by the Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry (JASMS). Read more about Dr. Kelly Hines Recognized for Work in Mass Spectrometry Research
Crystal Growth from Exploratory Synthesis to Functional Device Fabrication Single-crystalline materials play a crucial role in the modern semiconductor electronics industry and fundamental science. The ability to grow large single crystals with high purity and low concentration of defects allows us to build new types of devices such as high-resolution semiconductor radiation detectors. Another important application of crystals is fundamental research, where crystal growth enables rapid screening of phase diagrams, structure determination and property characterization of new compounds. Type of Event: Materials Chemistry and Nanoscience Seminar Special Seminar Read more about Crystal Growth from Exploratory Synthesis to Functional Device Fabrication
Exploiting Chemical Modifications for Structural Elucidation by Mass Spectrometry Chemical modifications combined with mass spectrometry have been extensively used for identification and quantification of compounds of interest. Applications range from sample derivatization to the use of bioconjugation and chemical probes of protein structure. The Webb Lab uses solution and gaseous chemistries to facilitate the identification of compounds and their three-dimensional structures. Type of Event: Analytical Seminar Read more about Exploiting Chemical Modifications for Structural Elucidation by Mass Spectrometry
The Many-Body Expansion in Chemistry The Many-Body Expansion (MBE) of the energy of a chemical system is a powerful tool that encodes physical descriptors of cooperative effects in chemical systems. Depending on the definition of what a “body” is, the expansion can be applied to a wide variety of chemical ensembles. Type of Event: Departmental Colloquium Physical Seminar Read more about The Many-Body Expansion in Chemistry
HENDI Spectroscopy of the Butyl Radicals Butyl radicals (n-, s-, i-, and tert-butyl) are formed from the pyrolysis of nitrite or azo- precursors. The radicals are doped into a beam of liquid helium droplets and probed with infrared action spectroscopy from 2700−3125 cm-1, allowing for a low temperature measurement of the CH stretching region. The presence of anharmonic resonance polyads in the 2800 − 3000 cm-1 region complicates its interpretation. Type of Event: Physical Seminar Read more about HENDI Spectroscopy of the Butyl Radicals
Development of Sub-Mechanisms for Cyclic Ethers: Alkyl-Substituted Oxiranes Oxiranes are a class of cyclic ethers formed in abundance during the low-temperature combustion of hydrocarbons and biofuels from the unimolecular decomposition of hydroperoxyalkyl radicals (Q̇OOH). For example, ethyloxirane, cis-2,3-dimethyloxirane, and trans-2,3-dimethyloxirane are produced as intermediates during the oxidation of n-butane. Type of Event: Physical Seminar Read more about Development of Sub-Mechanisms for Cyclic Ethers: Alkyl-Substituted Oxiranes
Guest Speaker: Prof. Albert Padwa Type of Event: Organic Seminar Read more about Guest Speaker: Prof. Albert Padwa
Reductive Cross-Coupling: From Humble Beginnings to a Dynamic Revival Conventional cross-coupling reactions typically involve the union of a nucleophilic and electrophilic coupling partner. In contrast, reductive (or cross-electrophile) coupling has recently emerged as an alternative approach in which two electrophilic partners can be coupled together. However, achieving cross-selectivity is an ongoing challenge for it necessitates chemoselective activation of one electrophile over the other. Type of Event: Organic Seminar Read more about Reductive Cross-Coupling: From Humble Beginnings to a Dynamic Revival