News Archive
New Faculty for Fall 2013
Aug. 28, 2013
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry welcomes two new faculty members for AY 2013-2014. Professor David Bowers earned his Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry from the University of Akron. His research at Akron focused in the field of main-group inorganic chemistry, with…
Read More »Research Groups Awarded $400,000 NSF Grant
Aug. 9, 2013
(from left to right): Zachary Fejedelem, Mary Waddington, Rohan Dassanayake, Yang "Joe" Zhou, Dr. Nicola Brasch and Dr. Paul Sampson. Not pictured: Nawar Al-Lami.
Read More »Department Mourns Loss of Professor Emeritus Neff
July 11, 2013
The Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry is sad to announce the passing on July 6, 2013 of Professor Emeritus Dr. Vernon D. Neff. He was 80 years old.
Read More »Kent State Hosts “Explore Kent Chemistry Day” for High School Juniors and Seniors, Feb. 23
Feb. 20, 2013
High school juniors and seniors will have the opportunity to learn about Kent State University’s chemistry programs at the “Explore Kent Chemistry Day” on Saturday, Feb. 23, from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Williams Hall on the Kent Campus.
Read More »Chemistry Professor Earns 2012 Distinguished Teaching Award
Jan. 14, 2013
The Kent State University Alumni Association honors three full-time faculty members who consistently demonstrate outstanding skills in classroom teaching every year with the Distinguished Teaching Award. This year, Associate Professor of Chemistry Alexander Seed, Ph.D., was one…
Read More »Interested in a Chemistry or Biochemistry Major?
Nov. 6, 2012
We invite high school students and their parents and siblings to visit the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry for Explore Kent Chemistry Day on Saturday, February 23, 2013.
Read More »Professor Seed Wins Distinguished Teaching Award
Oct. 9, 2012
Professor Seed was informed of his award during a surprise classroom visit on Tuesday, October 9, 2012. Representatives from the Alumni Association, College of Arts and Sciences, and fellow faculty in Chemistry & Biochemistry interrupted his Basic Organic Chemistry 1 class…
Read More »NIH Grant Awarded for Multiple Sclerosis Research
Sept. 29, 2012
Professors Jennifer McDonough (PI) and Ernie Freeman (PI) (Department of Biological Sciences) together with Professor Roger Gregory (co-PI) (Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry) have been awarded a two-year, $398,682 grant from the National Institutes of Health to support…
Read More »Professor Seed Named a Finalist for Distinguished Teaching Award
Sept. 18, 2012
Chemistry and Biochemistry Professor Alexander Seed was named a finalist for the 2012 Kent State University Alumni Association Distinguished Teaching Award. This award is the university’s highest honor in teaching for tenured faculty.
Read More »Welcome New Faculty
Sept. 10, 2012
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry welcomes three new faculty members this Fall. Professor Barry Dunietz is a new Assistant Professor in Physical Chemistry. Professor Dunietz earned his Ph.D. in Chemical Physics from Columbia University and worked as a postdoctoral…
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