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Ken Whitten

Prof. Ken Whitten

Kenneth W. Whitten, a professor emeritus in the UGA Department of Chemistry, passed away on April 8, 2020 at the age of 88.  He was a respected member of the faculty for more than 30 years, and was a tireless supporter and benefactor

Dr. Christopher Newton

Dr. Christopher Newton Joins Chemistry Department Faculty

The Department of Chemistry is pleased to announce that Dr. Christopher Newton will join the faculty as an Assistant Professor of Organic Chemistry, beginning in August 2020. Dr.

Kaitlin Luedecke

Luedecke Receives NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

Kaitlin Luedecke, an Honors major in the Chemistry Department, has been selected to receive a 2020 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship (GRF).

Schaefer

Schaefer receives Southern Chemist Award

Professor Henry F. Schaefer (Director of the Center for Computational Quantum Chemistry at UGA) is the recipient of the 2019 Southern Chemist Award. This award honors outstanding researchers who are U.S.

Electron microscope collaboration team

$1 Million NSF Award for Electron Microscope

A grant of nearly $1 million from the National Science Foundation, with additional funding provided by UGA's Office of Research and the Georgia Research Alliance, will bring a new electron microscope—the only one of its kind in Georgia—to the UGA