For the Fall 2026 semester, the Department of Chemistry welcomes four new members to our core faculty. Dr. Francisco Fernández-Lima joins us as a Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar after being a professor of chemistry, physics, and biochemistry at Florida International University. https://www.chem.uga.edu/directory/people/francisco-fernandez-lima Dr. Jaroslava Miksovska joins us from Florida International University where she was a professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. https://www.chem.uga.edu/directory/people/jaroslava-miksovska Dr. Jing Li joins us from the University of Mississippi where he was an Assistant Professor of Medicinal Chemistry in the Department of BioMolecular Sciences at the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy. https://www.chem.uga.edu/directory/people/jing-li Dr. Kristen Aviles joins us after completing a PhD in Chemistry from Pennsylvania State University. https://www.chem.uga.edu/directory/people/kristen-aviles