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Inorganic Chemistry

Research in the Inorganic Chemistry division is very diverse and includes broad subtopics including photochemistry, synthetic main-group chemistry, classic coordination chemistry, bioinorganic chemistry, theoretical calculations, and chemical education. Techniques such as resonance Raman, Electron Paramagnetic Resonance, FTIR, UV-visible/near-IR absorption, X-ray crystallography, X-ray absorption, magnetics, natural and magnetically induced circular dichroism, and electrochemistry are used to understand the structure and reactivity of metal complexes and metalloprotein sites. The Inorganic Division is also home to the Center for Metalloenzyme Studies, a centralized collaboration of UGA scientists interested in the role that metal ions play in key biological processes.

Personnel

Our research program uses lasers, electrical discharges and pulsed supersonic molecular beams to produce a variety of unusual molecules, ions, metal complexes and atomic or molecular clusters.  The extreme conditions of the "synthesis" processes employed make it possible to produce strange molecular aggregates…

The research in the Harrop group focuses on aspects in the area of bioinorganic chemistry. These interests include the rational design and synthesis of structural and functional models of metalloenzyme active sites involved in small molecule activation, especially the superoxide detoxifying enzymes like superoxide reductase (SOR, a non-heme…

Our research concerns the role and assembly of transition metal centers in metalloenzymes and metalloproteins. Metal centers constitute the active sites of at least one third of all enzymes and determining the assembly mechanism of metallocenters and the electronic and structural properties of metal centers that confer selective and specific…

The Klepov lab designs functional inorganic materials by tuning crystal and electronic structures for wide-ranging applications in radiation detection, magnetism, and sustainability. The lab focuses on addressing synthetic challenges that entangle technological advancements at the intersection of inorganic solid state chemistry, materials…

Organometallic Chemistry constitutes a branch of Chemistry that draws from traditional Inorganic Chemistry and Organic Chemistry. Consequently, this branch of Chemistry can address and solve particularly unique problems ranging from catalytic industrial production issues to the synthesis and fabrication of compounds and materials relevant to…

Research in the Salguero group focuses on hybrid materials that incorporate nanosheet components. Nanosheets are characterized as well-defined nanomaterials that are one to several monolayers thick and tens of micrometers in lateral dimensions. Examples of nanosheets include graphene, graphite oxide, metal chalcogenides (MoS2, NbSe2)…

Our lab utilizes an integrated approach that combines structural biology, spectroscopy, transient kinetics, 
and biochemical techniques to investigate the catalytic mechanisms and structure-function relationships of metalloenzymes, with a particular focus on those involved in natural product biosynthesis and primary metabolism.

Prof. Robert Gilliard, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry (University of Virginia)

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Prof. Kensha Clark, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry (University of Mississippi)

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Prof. Shabnam Hematian, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry (University of North Carolina at Greensboro)

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Yi Liu, Graduate Student, Department of Chemistry (University of Georgia)

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Prof. Katlyn Meier, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry (University of Miami)

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Stephanie Jordan, Graduate Student, Department of Chemistry (University of Georgia)

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Prof. Jian Wang, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry (Wichita State University)

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Prof. Kenichi (Ken) Yokoyama, Associate Professor of Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Cell Biology (Duke University School of Medicine)

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Benjamin Yosen, Graduate Student, Department of Chemistry (University of Georgia)

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Bingnan Li, Graduate Student, Department of Chemistry (University of Georgia)

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Prof. Wei-Chen Chang, Associate Professor and LORD Corporation Distinguished Scholar, Department of Chemistry (North Carolina State University)

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Prof. Ethan Hill, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry (Auburn University)

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Prof. Jennifer Bridwell-Rabb, William R. Roush Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry (University of Michigan)

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Dr. Hayden Evans, Research Chemist (National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST))

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Prof. Tina Salguero, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry (University of Georgia)

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Phuong Tran, Graduate Student, Department of Chemistry (University of Georgia)

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Prof. Catherine J. Murphy, Larry R. Faulkner Endowed Chair in Chemistry (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)

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Dr. Yousong Ding, Associate Professor, Medicinal Chemistry (University of Florida)

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Prof. Ryan G. Hadt, Assistant Professor of Chemistry (Caltech)
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Katie Nolan, Graduate Student, Department of Chemistry (University of Georgia)
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Prof. Gayan B. Wijeratne, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry (University of Alabama)
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