Tag archive for ‘Department of Chemistry’
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September 5, 2013
In 2010, a Cathay Pacific Airways plane was arriving in Hong Kong when the engine control thrusts seized up and it was forced to make a hard landing—injuring dozens. The...Read More »
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April 24, 2013
Three professors at UT have received National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) awards. David Jenkins, an assistant professor in chemistry; Jaan Mannik, an assistant professor in physics; and...Read More »
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April 17, 2013
Chemistry Professor Jeffrey Kovac has been honored for his contributions to STEM education by serving as director of the Tennessee Governor’s Schools for Sciences and Engineering and the Tennessee Science...Read More »
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April 10, 2013
Research and development efforts can be time-consuming.Many projects end up taking years to complete and most researchers at the Y-12 National Security Complex must divide their time between numerous projects....Read More »
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February 15, 2013
David Jenkins, assistant professor of chemistry, has received a National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award. The CAREER award is the NSF's most prestigious honor for junior faculty...Read More »
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January 14, 2013
A piece by Jeremy Smith, UT-ORNL Governor's Chair for Molecular Biophysics, and Alexei Sokolov, Governor's Chair for Polymer Science, is currently the spotlight on the American Physical Society’s Physics page....Read More »
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October 22, 2012
It's National Chemistry Week, and at UT that means it's time for Al Hazari's annual Magic of Chemistry show. Hazari, professor of chemistry, has used chemistry to perform "magic tricks"...Read More »
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September 14, 2012
Chemistry Professor Jimmy Mays received a $600,000 grant from the National Science Foundation's Partnerships for Innovation program, to see his new innovation, superelastomers, taken to market....Read More »
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September 11, 2012
Jimmy Mays, a chemistry professor at UT Knoxville, has developed a substance that promises to replace conventional rubber in many products with something that is stronger, greener, and easier to...Read More »
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August 7, 2012
Jon Camden, a UT assistant professor of analytical chemistry has received a National Science Foundation's Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award for his work in surface nonlinear...Read More »