Department of Chemistry & Biochemisty: Current News and Events

Congratulations to Dr. Hans-Conrad zur Loye and Dr. F. Wayne Outten Congratulations to Dr. Hans-Conrad zur Loye. His project entitled “Materials Discovery by Crystal Growth: A Synthetic Strategy to Prepare Complex Oxides from High Temperature Solutions” was funded by the National Science Foundation in the amount of $60,000. Congratulations to Dr. F. Wayne Outten. He received a grant from the National Center for Research Resources/National Institute of Health in the amount of $139,601 for his project, “Center for Colon Cancer Research”
Congratulations to Jay Ratliff, Roger Rasberry, Irina Roff, Champak Khurmi and Indika Bandara Congratulations to Jay Ratliff, Roger Rasberry, Irina Roof for receiving the James R. Durig Graduate Student Travel Award. Congratulations to Champak Khurmi and Indika Bandara for receiving the Voridian Analytical Travel Award.
Congratulations to Erin Boswell, C.J. Stephenson, John Stone, and Anthony R. Trimboli Erin Boswll successfully defended her Ph.D. dissertation on May 29, 2008. C.J. Stephenson successfully defended his Ph.D. dissertation on June 19, 2008. John Stone successfully defended his Ph.D. dissertation on June 23, 2008. Anthony R. Trimboli successfully defended his Ph.D. dissertation on July 1, 2008.
Congratulations to Dr. Bryson Dr. Tom Bryson has been appointed as the Director of the Graduate Program effective July 01, 2008.
Congratulations to Justina Burns Dr. Justina Marie Burns received the Graduate School's Outstanding Dissertation Award for 2008 in the Mathematics, Physical Sciences, and Engineering category. She did her research for her PhD under Dr. John Ferry
Congratulations to John Dawson Dr. John Dawson will become the department chair effective July 1, 2008.
Guy Lipscomb Speaker Thomas E. Mallouk, "Nanostructural Design of Photocatalysts and Photoelectrochemical Cells", PSC 006, 3:30 pm.
Departmental Seminar Thomas E. Mallouk, "Nanostructural Design of Photocatalysts and Photoelectrochemical Cells". PSC 006, 4:00 pm, Refreshments at 3:45 pm.
Departmental Speaker Kenneth Poeppelmeier, "New Positive-electrode Materials for Lithium Batteries", 4:00 pm, PSC 006
Murtiashaw/Pfizer Lecture Dr. Carrie Brockway Wager, Senior Principle Scientist, Process Technology, Pfizer, Inc. will present a lecture on "A Few Reasons Why Process Analytical Technology is Key: Solving Sulbactam Selectivity, Managing a Difficult to Predict Impurity in Varenicline and Recent Developments in the use of 'in situ UV/V' is ATR for the investigation of Heck Cross Coupling Reactions". April 4, 2008, PSC 006, refreshments at 3:45 pm lecture at 4:00 pm
Department Seminar The top three poster contest winners from visitation weekend, March 15, 2008 will be giving 20 minute presentations. Friday, March 28, 2008, PSC 006 4:00 pm, refreshments at 3:45 pm
THEORETICAL CHEMISTRY POSITION The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry in the College of Arts and Sciences invites applications for a tenure-track position in THEORETICAL Chemistry at the ASSISTANT PROFESSOR level. The candidate is expected to establish a vigorous, externally supported research program and have a strong commitment to teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Experience in teaching physical chemistry to undergraduates is highly desirable. Applicants should submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae, a description of research plans, and three current letters of recommendation sent to: Theoretical Faculty Search Committee, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208. The deadline for applications is March 24, 2008. Homepage at http://www.chem.sc.edu/. The University of South Carolina is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. The University of South Carolina does not discriminate in educational or employment opportunities or decisions for qualified persons on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation or veteran status.
Friday Departmental Speaker Dr. Melissa Hines of Cornell University, will give the seminar entitled: Every Picture Tells a Story: "Understanding Chemical Reactions from STM Images" in PSC 006 at 4:00 p.m. Refreshments will be served at 3:45 p.m.
Friday Departmental Speaker Dr. Raymond Trievel of the University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, will give the semiar "Structural Basis for the Dynamic Regulation of Protein Lysine Methylation" in PSC 006 at 4:00 pm. Refreshments will be served at 3:45 pm.
H. Willard Davis Lecture Dr. Tobin Marks, Departmet of Chemistry, Northwestern University will give the H. Willard Davis Lecture "Self-Assembly Processes For Constructing Unconventional Organic, Organometallic, and Inorganic Electronic Circuitry", at 4:00 PM, Friday, February 15, 2008 in PSC 006. Refreshments will be served at 3:45 PM.
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY POSITION Applications are invited to apply for a tenure-track position in ORGANIC Chemistry at the ASSISTANT PROFESSOR level. The candidate is expected to establish a vigorous, externally supported research program and have a strong commitment to teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Applicants should submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae, three letters of recommendation and a description of research plans to Organic Faculty Search Committee. The deadline for applications is Feb 5, 2008. Homepage at http://www.chem.sc.edu/. The University of South Carolina is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. The University of South Carolina does not discriminate in educational or employment opportunities or decisions for qualified persons on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation or veteran status.
Departmental Seminar Dr. David Berbrieter, Texas A & M University will speak on "Using Polymers to Facilitate Synthesis and Catalysis", at 4:00 PM, Friday, February 22, 2008 in PSC 006. Refreshments will be served at 3:45 PM.
Congratulations Congratulations to several students for receiving funding for their Magellan Scholar Programs projects. Click HERE for more details.
Congratulations Dr. Dana Broughton Click HERE for more details. Dr. Justina Burns Click HERE for more details. Dr. Brian Furmanski Click HERE for more details. Dr. William Pearman Click HERE for more details. Dr. Suganya Sumithran Click HERE for more details.
Departmental Seminar Dr. Kenneth Suslick of the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, will give the seminar entitled. "Colorimetric Sensor Arrays: An Adventure in Molecular Recognition" in PSC 006 at 4:00 p.m. Refreshments will be served at 3:45p.m.
Departmental Seminar Dr. Len MacGillivray of University of Iowa, will give seminar entitled "Supramolecular Control of Covalent Bonds in the Solid State" in PSC 006 at 4:00p.m. Refreshments will be served at 3:45p.m.
Departmental Seminar Dr. Sandra Rosenthal of Vanderbilt University will give seminar entitled "Structure-Property Relationships in Functional quantum Dots:From Biological Imaging to Solid State Lighting" Refreshments will be served at 3:45 p.m.
Murtiashaw Lecture Dr. Milan Mrksich from University of Chicago, will give seminar entitled "Engineering Active Interfaces between Cells and Materials"
Congratulations Congratulations to Dr. Rahina Mahtab (SCSU) And Dr. Catherine Murphy (USC). They have received an NSF award entitled “RUI: Surface-Engineered Nanoparticles to Inhibit Protein Aggregation” for $159,840!
Department Seminar Series Dr. Michael Green from Pennsylvania State University, will give the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Friday Seminar entitled "Understanding C-H Bond Activation in Heme Proteins The Role of Thiolate Litgation in Cytochrome P450," October 19, 2007 at 4:00 p.m. in PSC 006. Refreshments will be served at 3:45 p.m.
Departmental Seminar Dr. David Sedlak of the University of California - Berkeley, will be speaking on "Wastewater-Derived Contaminants: A Challenge for the Predictive Tools Developed by Environmental Chemists," Friday, October 5, 2007 at 4:00 p.m. in PSC 006. Refreshments will be served at 3:45 p.m.
Fisher Lecture Dr. Thomas O'Halloran from Northwestern University will give the Fisher Lecture, "Inorganic Chemistry of the Cell: Insights from the Chemistry of Metal Ion Receptors," Friday, September 28 at 4:00 p.m. in PSC 006.
Congratulations Congratulations to Dr. Jim Sodetz. His NIH grant "Structure and Function of Terminal Complement Protiens" has been renewed for another four years for $1,185,944. This project has now been funded by NIH for 28 consecutive years.
Fall Colloquium The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at USC-Columbia is pleased to announce the second annual South Carolina Chemistry Colloquium. The Colloquium is a gathering of academic chemists and biochemists in the Southeast for a day of networking, food, undergraduate posters, and tours. Contact Dr. Benjamin Twining (twining@mail.chem.sc.edu) for further information and a detailed schedule of events. Click HERE for information on directions. Click HERE for schedule of events.
Departmental Seminar Dr. John Lavigne, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Tenure and Promotion Seminar "Dynamic Polymer Assemblies: From Self-Repairing Materials to Food Freshness Sensors"
Departmental Seminar Dr. Teri Odom, Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, "Making Something out of Nothing: The Hole Story"
Departmental Seminar William Cooper University of California, Irvine "Free Radical Chemistry of Chloropicrin: Linking Chemistry, Treatment and Health Effects" 4:00 p.m. - Seminar, PSC 006 3:45 p.m. - Refreshments
Fall 2007 Departmental Seminar Series Qian Wang, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, will speak on "Bionanoparticles - Chemistry, Assembly and Applications" Friday, August 31, 2007, at 4:00 p.m. in PSC 006. Refreshments served at 3:45 p.m.
Congratulations Congratulations to Dr. Timothy J. Shaw Dr. Michael L. Myrick Dr. Benjamin Twining Their project entitled “In situ Classification of Bloom-Forming Phytoplankton by Imaging Multivariate Optical Computing (IMOC)” was funded by National Science Foundation (NSF) in the amount of $514,498.00
Congratulations Congratulations Dr. Richard Adams & Dr. Catherine Murphy Their project entitled “ Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Composite Solar Cells for Efficient, Low-Cost, P hotoelectric Energy Conversion” was funded by the US Department of Energy (DOE) in the amount of $982,278.00
Congratulations Congratulations To Dr. Daniel Reger His proposal to the National Science Foundation on the project entitled “Manipulating Metal Complex Assembly (and Function) via Structure-Directing “Third Generation” Scorpions Ligands” was funded in the amount of $387,000.00!!
Congratulations Congratulations To Dr. Catherine Murphy Her project entitled “Synthesis of GNP Suspensions and Chromophore-Modified GNP Suspensions” was funded by General Dynamics Information Technology/Air Force Research Lab/DOD in the amount of $50,000.00!!
Congratulations Dr. Qian Wang’s proposal to the National Science Foundation for the project entitled “Synthesis of Functional Composite Nanofibers Templated by 1D Self-assembly of Tobacco Mosaic Virus” was funded in the amount of $250,000.00. Dr. Franklin Wayne Outten’s proposal to the National Institute of General Medical Sciences for the project entitled “Characterization of the Suf Fe-S Cluster Biosynthesis Pathway Under Stress” was funded in the amount of $214,411.00 for five years, totaling $1,082,382!!
Congratulations Congratulations to the now Dr. Derek Elgin Dr. Amy Stefan Dr. Daniel Slade Dr. Marc Maynor Dr. Toby Nelson They successfully defended their PhD dissertations.
Congratulations Congratulations to Dr. Vitaly Rassolov He was promoted and awarded tenure at the rank of Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry.
Congratulations Congratulations to the now Dr. Toby Nelson. He successfully defended his Ph.D. dissertation!
Congratulations Congratulations to the now Dr. Marc Maynor. He successfully defended his Ph.D. dissertation.
Congratulations HE RECEIVED THE CECILIA HSI SAXENA AWARD FOR BEST STUDENT POSTER AT THE PACIFIC CONGRESS ON MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2007 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE IN WAKIKI, HAWAI. HIS POSTER WAS TITLED “SURFACE ENHANCED RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY FOR IN-STIU MEASUREMENTS OF QUORUM SENSING MOLECULES” IT WAS CREATED BY WILLIAM PEARMAN, MARION LAWRENCE-SNYDER, S. MICHAEL ANGEL, AND ALAN W. DECHO!
Congratulations CONGRATULATIONS TO THE MAY 2007 B.S. CHEMISTRY GRADUATES First Major Graduates Gayle Bradshaw, Kimberly Painter, M.K Coggins Jr., Karenben Patel, C.C.Connell, Mitul Patel, Travis Deason, Kyle Raker, Brent Dial, Tyler Roberts, Blake Hodges, K.M Schleibaum, M.L. Hodgkinson, Laura Sima, Ahmad Ismail David Smith, Matthew Keidel, Kristen Sprouse, Drew Krena, Ladouglas Suber, Shayla Lites, M. Tershansy Second Major Graduates Karlie Jones, Laura Stuck Minor Graduates Kearri Amos, G Marrazzo, Alison Barfield, Jilian McAlum, Lisa Ann Butler, C Merckle, C.M. Collins Jr., Ann M Moshos, Sean C Condon, Rina Patel, Heather Decker, Adam Perez, Puja Desai, William Propp, Jacqline Gray, O.T . Reeves, Cindy Griggs, Sara Rhame, Samuel Hartzog, Jordan Robinson, Corey Johnson, Melinda Sandifer, Crystal Johnson, Michaela Schafer, C.R. Laurenzi, J.D. Smith, Brett Lewis, Sybil Stewart, Lindsay Lewis, Carrie Taylor, Matthew Tice, K. Townsend, Thomas Welnak, Karen Wigal, B.N. Williams, Fun Wai Wong
Congratulations Congratulations to the new Phi Beta Kappa Members Blake McNeil Hodges Cayce, SC Major: Chemistry Meredith Tershansy Cayce, SC Major: Chemistry Rahul Jacob Florence, SC Major: Biology Kevin Matthew Yehl Inman, SC Major: Chemistry Patricia Carolyn Coleman Lake City, SC Major: Biology Kristine marie Schleibaum Burke, VA Major: chemistry Kyle Andrew raker Woodstock, GA Major: Chemistry Laura Sima Burnsville, MINN Major: chemistry
Farewell to Barbara Wachob After five years with the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Barbara has decided to move on... We wish her the best of luck with her new position and will miss her greatly. Some of her friends and coworkers treated her to lunch at the Bull Market to send her off with warm wishes. Click here for Lunch Pictures
Congratulations Congratulations to the following for winning the Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society Award at the 2007 You Light Up USC Awards: Dr. Mike Dukes Dr. Catherine J. Murphy Will Tilford
Congratulations Congratulations to Dr. Jerome D. Odom! He received the College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Service Award at the 2007 Recognition of Excellence Dinner.
Congratulations Congratulations to Dr. Vitaly Rassolov on On being recommended by President Andrew Sorensen to the University’s Board of Trustees that he be promoted to the rank of Associate Professor and awarded tenure!!!
Congratulations Congratulations to the following 2007-2008 ACS Officers: President – Rachael Hipp Vice President – Heather Flick Secretary – Amber Moore Treasurer – Lisa Lovett
Congratulations Congratulations to Our Discovery Day 2007 Award Winners!! NATURAL SCIENCE Travis Deason (Chemistry), 1st Place A Novel Approach toward Biogenic Amine Sensing using Cross-Reactive Poly(thiophene)s Sensor Arrays; Mentor: Dr. John Lavigne, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Amanda Kesler (Chemistry), 2nd Place Forensic Discrimination of ballpoint pen ink using UV/Visible microspectrophotometry and multivariate statistics; Mentor: Dr. Stephen L. Morgan, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Neuroscience and Experimental Psychology 1 Catherine Meekins (Chemistry), 2nd Place Neurobehavioral and Endocrine Changes in a Rat Model OF Mammary Adenocarcinoma: Effects of Melatonin, Interleukin-1beta and Interleukin-2; Mentor: Dr. Marlene Wilson, Pharmacology, Physiology and Neuroscience Oral Presentations – Group 3 Meredith Tershansy (Chemistry), 1st Place The Synthesis and Structural Determinations of Several New Metal-Halide Compounds of Bismuth, Lead, Copper, and Silver; Mentor: Dr. Hans-conrad zur Loye, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Congratulations Congratulations to the following Chemistry Faculty: Mark A. Berg – received the Educational Foundation Research Award for Science, Mathematics, and Engineering John Lavigne – received the Golden Key Faculty Award for Creative Integration of Research and Undergraduate Teaching John Lavigne – received the Outstanding Undergraduate Research Mentor Award Stephen Morgan – received the Outstanding Undergraduate Research Mentor Award James M. Sodetz – received the Carolina Trustee Professorship Award
Congratulations Congratulations to the following chemistry students that were acknowledged for other awards at the University Awards Day, April 19, 2007: Heather Taylor – received the Ludmillia Ignatiev Callaham Award Benjamin Garrett – received the College of Arts and Sciences Rising Senior Award in Physics Gurjeet Guram – received the Freshman Council Marie-Louise Ramsdale Scholarship Karenben Patel – received the Who’s Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities Kristine Schleibaum – received the Who’s Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities Laura Stuck – received the Who’s Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities Meredith Tershansy – received the Who’s Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities
Congratulations Congratulations to Dr. Linda Shimizu. She received a grant from USC Research Foundation, for the project entitled “Porous Crystals as Confined Environments for Selective Reactions” The amount awarded is $17,600!!!
Congratulations Congratulations to Marc Maynor. He received the 2007 Summer Dissertation Fellowship award from the USC Graduate School in the amount of $2,500!!!
Congratulations Congratulations to Drs. Ruta and Robert Bly! They received the 2007 Outstanding South Carolina Chemists of the Year Award by the South Carolina Section of the American Chemical Society.
Congratulations Congratulations to the following employees who were recognized at the 2007 State Service Awards Program Recognizing 2006 Honorees: For 30 years of Service: Stephen L. Morgan For 10 years of Service: Daniel L. Freeman Hans-Conrad zur Loye
Congratulations Congratulations on Kenneth Nesbitt. He received the Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award on his poster presentation entitled “The Role of SufA in Fe-S Cluster Assembly” by the SC Academy of Science at their Annual Meeting on April 20, 2007 at Midlands Technical College.
Congratulatons Congratulations The following students were acknowledged on University Awards Day, April 19, 2007 for the following: Travis Deason – received the American Institute of Chemists Foundation Award Heather Taylor – received the Analytical Chemistry Award of the American Chemical Society Meredith Tershansy – received the Hiram and Lawanda Allen Award for Excellence in Chemistry Kaitlin Duffey – received the Hiram and Lawanda Allen Scholarship for Excellence in Chemistry Michael Coggins – received the Hypercube Scholar Award Kristine Schleibaum – received the American Chemical Society Outstanding Undergraduate Award Dhyanesh Patel – received the Harper Award David Hyde-Volpe – received the CRC Freshman Chemistry Achievement Award Hamer Elizabeth Manning – received the Merck Index Award Patrick Hankins – received the Victor Laurie Junior Year Scholarship Kevin Yehl – received the Victor Laurie Senior Year Scholarship Gurjeet Guram – received the College of Arts and Sciences Rising Senior Award
Spring 2007 Seminar Series Dr. Ursula Jakob is the seminar speaker on Friday, April 27, 2007 at the Physical Sciences Center in room 006 at 4:00 PM. Dr Jakob will be speaking on "Redox Switches- A Novel Way to Regulate Protein Activity". Refreshements will be served at 3:45 PM.
Congratulations Congratulations to the now Dr. Hannah Barnhill, Who has successfully defended her Ph.D. Dissertation. Way to go Hannah, and much success in your career!!!
Congratulations Congratulations to Leslie Lovelace! She was awarded a travel award from the Purine and Pyrimidine Society to attend its meeting in Chicago. The amount awarded was $1000.
Congratulations Congratulations to the now Dr. Lijian He, Who has just successfully defended his Ph.D. Dissertation. Way to go Lijian, and much success in your career!!!
Congratulations Congratulations to the Summer 2007 Howard Hughes Undergraduate Research Scholars and their mentors. Christina Dreyton – Dr. Paul Thompson Katherine Hyland – Dr. Lee Ferguson Whitney Kellett – Dr. Georgi Petkov Amanda Kesler – Dr. Steven Morgan Alex Winters – Dr. Caryn Outten
Guy Fleming Lipscomb Lecture Dr. A. Paul Alivisatos is the seminar speaker on Friday, April 20, 2007 at the Physical Sciences Center in room 006 at 4:00 PM. Dr Alivisatos will be speaking on "Artificial Molecules Built from Colloidal Nanocrystals". Refreshments will be served at 3:45 PM.
Congratulations Congratulations to the 2007 Magellan Scholars. These Students received the Magellan Scholars Fellowship Award to fund their proposals. Byron Hugh Farnum- Advisor Dr. John Ferry Brian Kinard- Advisor Dr. Catherine Murphy Robert Dustin Rawlinson – Advisor Dr. Qian Wang Alex Winters- Advisor Dr. Caryn Outten
Murtiashaw Pfizer Lecture Dr. Roger Ruggeri is the seminar speaker on Friday, April 13, 2007 at the Physcial Sciences Center in room 006 at 4:00 PM. Dr. Ruggeri will be speaking on "Discovery and Development o Torcetrapib: Promise and Peril Pharmaceutical Tesearch". Refreshments will be served at 3:45 P.M.
Congratulations Congratulations to Dr. Thomas Vogt. He was elected 2006 American Physical Society Fellow by the Division of Materials Physics for the citation “For original contributions of the theory of chemical and surface dynamics, especially through the pioneering development of accelerated molecular dynamics.”
Congratulations Congratulations to Samuel Mugavero! He has won the Excellence in Graduate Study Award.
Congratulations Congratulations to the now Dr. Simona Hunyadi who has just successfully defended her Ph.D. Dissertation. Way to go Simona and much success in your career!!!
Congratulations Congratulations to Dr. Lavigne, Ivy Tran, Travis Deason, Toby Nelson and Marc Maynor Their research on detecting food spoilage was highlighted on CBS and NBC recently as well in the Washington Post, the BBC, Forbes, Dr. Koop.com and numerous other outlets. Click here to view the web links
Congratulations Congratulations to Amanda Wilkes for being named "Laurens High School's Teacher of the Month" M.A.T. 2006-Chemistry and Biochemistry , Advisor-Dr. Scott Goode
Congratulations Congratulations to the winners of the Chemistry and Biochemistry 2006 Graduate Research Symposium Awards Daniel Slade, $1,000 Guy Lipscomb Award William Pearman, $500 IRIX Pharmaceuticals Award Samuel Mugavero, $500 Oakwood Products Award
Congratulations Congratulations *To Chemistry students who were nominated for T.O.A.S.T. The Outstanding Achievement and Student Triumph* Marti Concannon Christopher Cooper Travis Deason Justin Jones Saswat Kabisatpathy Amanda Kesler Kathy Niu Laura Oliver Matthew Slack Thaovy Tran Kevin Yehl
Congratulations Congratulations to USC Central South Carolina 51st Annual Region II Science & Engineering Fair Chemistry Award Winners!!! Junior Division Mary Heath Hammond 1st place winner Emily Theus Dent Middle 2nd place winner Bushra Rahman Crescent Academy Homeschool 3rd place winner Honorable Mention Valerie Henry Manning Junior High Senior Division Shivani Agarwal Spring Valley High 1st place winner Christine Giap Spring Valley High 2nd place winner Jason Thomas Jakiela Spring Valley High 3rd place winner Honorable Mention Michelle Zhang Spring Valley High Shivani Agarwal was the Female 1st place Grand Award winner. She was awarded a Grand Trophy, $1,000 Presidential Scholarship to attend USC, Membership in the Sc Academy of Science, Expense Paid Trip to Compete in the 58th Annual International Science and Engineering Fair in Albuquerque, New Mexico, May 13-18, 2007.
Congratulations Congratulations to Dr. Shaw on receiving a grant from the National Science Foundation, Marine Geology and Geophysics for the proposal entitled “Fundamental investigation of glacial/interglacial deep-sea pH and carbonate saturation effects on paired benthic foraminiferal trace element and stable isotope signatures”, was funded in the amount of $146,721!!!
2007 Graduate Research Symposium 2007 Graduate Research Symposium Friday, March 30, 2007 4:00 p.m. in PSC 006 Refreshments at 3:45 p.m. The top three poster contest winners from Visitation Weekend March 17, 2007 will be giving presentations: 4:00 pm Daniel Slade: “Structural and Functional Characterization of the MACPF Domain of Human Complement Protein C8a” 4:20 pm Sam Mugavero: “Synthesis and Characterization of Complex Oxides of Iridium and Palladium” 4:40 pm William Pearman: “Application of Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) for in-situ Measurement of Signaling Molecules (e.g., Autoinducers) Relevant to Bacterial Chemical Communication – Quorum Sensing” 5:15 p.m. Announcement of Winners 1st Place $1,000 Guy Lipscomb Award for Excellence in Chemistry and Biochemistry 2nd Place $500 IRIX Pharmaceuticals Award $500 Oakwood Products Award
Congratulations Congratulations to the Senior Graduate Student Achievement Award Winners from Visitation Weekend, March 16-18, 2007. They will also be competing in the 2007 Graduate Research Symposium on March 30, 2007. Sam Mugavero William Pearman Daniel Slade Congratulations to the Best Poster Winner: Simona Hunyadi
Congratulations Congratulations to the Spring and Fall 2006 Bouknight Teaching Award Winners for their Outstanding Performance as a Graduate Instructional Assistant. Kevin Bicker James Bozard Joy Burleyson Allison Dalbec Ben Englehart Justin Jones Saswat Kabisatpathy Bryan Knuckley Jerry Oxsher Boyd Pritchard Amy Taylor Will Tilford
Arthur S. Williams Lecture Sir John Meurig Thomas is the seminar speaker on Friday, March 23, 2007 at the Physical Sciences Center at 4:00 PM in room 006. Sir Thomas will be speaking on "A Decade of Advances in Heterogeneous Catalysis". Refreshments will be served at 3:45 PM. Reception immediately following at 5:00 PM in GSRC 101.
Spring 2007 Seminar Series Dr. Cathy Murphy is the seminar speaker on Friday, March 16, 2007 at the Physical Sciences Center at 4:00 PM in room 006. Dr. Murphy will be speaking on "Synthesis, Assembly, Sensing and Imaging with Metallic Nanorods". The Bouknight Teaching Awards will be anounced at this time. Refreshments will be served at 3:45 PM.
Congratulations Congratulations to Chemistry Faculty: Dr. Caryn Outten proposal to the USC Research Foundation for the project entitled "Acquisition of Odyssey Infrared Imaging System for Quantitative Detection of Biomolecules" was funded in the amount of$17,333. Dr. Paul Thompson proposal to the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)/NIH for the project entitled “Haloacetamidine Based Inactivators of Protein Arginine Deiminase 4" was funded in the amount of $205,678.
Spring 2007 Seminar Series , Dr. Peter Campbell is the seminar speaker on Friday, March 9, 2007 at the Physcial Sciences Center at 4:00 P.M. in Room 006. Dr. Campbell will be speaking on "Metal Uptake by Freshwater Algae-Exceptions to the Free-Ion Activity Model". Refreshments will be served at 3:45 P.M.
Congratulations Congratulations to: Christina Baraty Travis Deason Ivy Tran Their papers were accepted for presentation at the ACS National Meeting associated with their undergraduate research. The Department contributed $350 to each towards their travel expenses.
Congratulations Congratulations to Dr. Angel. He received a grant from Univ. of California/Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory/DOE, for the project entitled "Raman Waveguide Studies". The amount awarded is $64,973!!!
Congratulations Congratuations to Samuel Mugavero on being selected to receive a travel award from ACS Division fo Inorganic Chemistry to attend the National Meeting of the ACS in Chicago, IL on March 25-29, 2007.
Congratulations Congratulations to Dan Patel, a chemistry major and is the College of Arts and Sciences Student of the Month!!! Click here to read article.
Congratulations Congratulations to Rodney Thompson(right) on receiving the "College of Arts and Seciences Classified Staff Excellence Award"
Congratulations The ACS Report finally on its way...
Fisher Lecture Cancelled Dr. Thomas V. O'Halloran is the seminar speaker on Friday, March 2, 2007 at the Physical Sciences Center at 4:00 P.M. in room 006. Dr. O'Halloran will be speaking on "Inorganic Chemistry of the Cell: Insights from the Chemistry of Metal Ion Receptors". Refreshments will be served at 3:45 P.M.
Congratulations Congratulations to Dr. Murphy’s Research Group On their articles being recognized as a Hot Paper for the article “Anisotropic Metal Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Assembly, and Optical Applications” published in Journal of Physical Chemistry B and the article “Fine-Tuning the Shape of Gold Nanorods”, published in Chemistry Materials.
Congratulations Congratulations to the following Chemistry Majors who have graduated in December 2006 with a BS in Chemistry: Tim Ingallinera Oscar Judd Greg Milton Lavetta Milton William Moriarty Jeanette Nangreave Ryan Nangreave Felicia Walker Quintis Young II
Congratulations Congratulations to Dr. Catherine Murphy and her research group, John Stone, Patrick Sisco, they are featured in an article in the The State Newspaper. Click here to read article.
Inorganic Divisional Seminar Dr. Franz M. Geiger is the Inorganic Divisional Seminar speaker on Wednesday, February 21, 2007 at the Graduate Sciences and Research Center at 12:20 P.M. in GSRC 101. Dr. Geiger will be speaking on "Environmental and Biological Interfaces Studied by Second- and Third-Order Spectroscopy."
Willard Davis Named Lecture Dr. Steven C. Zimmerman is the seminar speaker on Friday, February 23, 2007 at the Physical Sciences Center at 4:00 P.M. in room 006. Dr. Zimmerman will be speaking on "Bio-Inspired, Supramolecular Polymer Chemistry." Refreshments will be served at 3:45 P.M.
Spring 2007 Seminar Series Dr. Stephanie L. Brock is the seminar speaker on Friday, February 16, 2007 at the Physical Sciences Center at 4:00 P.M. in room 006. Dr. Brock will be speaking on "Sol-Gel Methods for Assembly of Nanoparticles: NOT Just for Oxides." Refreshments will be served at 3:45 P.M.
Congratulations Congratulations to Monica Bhatia on being selected to receive a travel award from ASBMB to attend the Experimental Biology 2007 Meeting that will be held in Washington, DC on April 28-May 2, 2007.
Congratulations Congratulations to Dr. Reger on being awarded the 2007 Governor's Award for Excellence in Science.
Congratulations Congratulations to Derek Elgin on being awarded the Graduate School Centennial Fellowship in the amount of $1000!!! This award was in recognition of being an outstanding representative of the graduate program, and excellence of research and academic pursuits at the University of South Carolina.
Congratulations Congratulations to Dr. Catherine Murphy, et al for their cover article entilted "Using Gold Nanorods to Probe Cell-Induced Collagen Deformation" in the current issue of Nano Letters. The authors are John W. Stone, Patrick N. Sisco, Edie C. Goldsmith, Sarah C. Baxter, and Catherine J. Murphy.
Congratulations Congratulations to Eszter Trufan and Yagang Zhang on being Honorable Mentioned at the Contennial Poster Contest Awards Ceremony.
Holiday Luncheon Congratulations to Dr. Thorpe on her retirement.
Congratulations Congratulations to Dr. Bryson on receiving a grant from Seraph Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for the proposal entitled “Synthesis of Saxitoxin in Near Critical Water of Ionic Fluids”, was funded in the amount of $49,913.
Congratulations Congratulations to the Spring 2007 Magellan Scholars. Vaughn Braxton-Advisor Dr. Lessner Kaitlin Duffey- Advisor Dr. Twining Patrick Hankins – Advisor Dr. Murphy Blake Hodges- Advisor Dr. Wang
Congratulations Congratulations to the following 2007-2008 ACS Officers: President – Ivy Tran Vice President – Danielle VanDelden Secretary – Matt Slack Treasurer – Travis Deason
Congratulations Congratulations to Dr. Murphy on being elected as Chair of the subdivision of Nanoscience for the ACS Division of Inorganic Chemistry!!!
Congratulations Congratulations to Dr. Angel on receiving the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Physics and Advanced Technologies Directorate Award. This award is being given in recognition of the work to develop a portable detection system for remote detection of explosives in an extremely short timescale. This team successfully demonstrated the capability of long-range detection of trace amounts of explosives with a system that can be vehicle mounted.
Congratulations Congratulations to Dr. Handy on receiving the Mortar Board Award for Outstanding Teaching. This is his 6th Mortar Board award.
Congratulations Congratulations to Dr. Scrivens on his proposal to Luna Innovations Inc./USAF/DOD for the project entitled “Synthesis and Optimization of Polybromostyrene Stationary” was funded in the amount of $30,000!!!
Congratulations Congratulations to the Chemistry Faculty on receiving funding for their Magellan Scholar Program Proposals!!! Dr. Benjamin Twining proposal entitled “Can sulfur be used as a proxy for carbon biomass is marine phytoplankton” was funded in the amount of $2,958. Dr. Catherine Murphy proposal entitled “Assembly of Virus-Gold Nanoparticle Hybrid Structures” was funded in the amount of $2,994. Dr. Qian Wang proposal entitled “Development of Fluorescent Sensor Arrays for Protein Recognition” was funded in the amount of $3,000.
Congratulations Congratulations to Dr. John Dawson on winning the 2006 Charles H. Stone Award given by the Carolina-Piedmont section of the American Chemical Society! The award is given for “outstanding and valuable achievements in chemical research, application, or accomplishments.” The award will be given at the December meeting of the section.
Fall 2006 Seminar Series Dr. Percec is the seminar speaker on Friday, December 1, 2006 at the Physical Sciences Center at 4:00 P.M. in Room 006. Dr. Percec will be speaking on "Self-Assembly of Dendritic Dipeptides into Helical Porous Protein Mimics." Refreshments will be served at 3:45 P.M.
Congratulations Congratulations to the now Dr. James Ruff, who has just successfully defended his Ph.D. Dissertation. Way to go, James, and much success in your career!!!
Congratulations Congratulations to Samantha Bessette! She was awarded a travel award from the ACS Women Chemists Committee in the Amount of $700.
Congratulations Congrtatulations to Dr. Takita Sumter on her grant proposal entitled “Determination of the Role of Arginine Methylation in HMGA1 Function” was recently funded. This was the largest research grant ever awarded to a Winthrop faculty member.
Fall 2006 Seminar Series Dr. V. Ramamurthy is the seminar speaker on Friday, November 17, 2006 at the Physical Sciences Center in Room 006. Dr. Ramamurthy will be speaking on "Controlling Photochemistry with Weak Non-Covalent Interactions and Confinement". The seminar is at 4:00 P.M. and refreshments will be served at 3:45 P.M.
Congratulations Congratulations to the now Dr. Russell Watson who has just successfully defended his Ph.D. Dissertation. Way to go Russell and much success in your career!!!
Congratulations Congratulations to Dr. Murphy on receiving a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for the proposal entitled “Role of Mechanical Environment on the Evolution of Tissue”, was funded in the amount of $71,539.
Fall 2006 Seminar Series Dr. Ayusmen Sen is the semiar Speaker on Friday, November 10, 2006 at the Physical Sciences Center in Room 006. Dr. Sen will be speaking on "Autonomous Nanoscale Motion Through Catalysis." The seminar is at 4:00 P.M. and refreshments will be served at 3:45 P.M.
Fall 2006 Seminar Series Dr. Craig Hill is the seminar speaker on Friday, November 3, 2006 at the Physical Sciences Center, Room 006. Dr. Hill will be speaking on "Long-sought Structures, Catalysts and Multifunctional Nanomaterials Based on Inorganic Clusters." The seminar is at 4:00 P.M. and refreshments will be served at 3:45 P.M.
Congratulations Congratulations to Dr. Reger, et al for their cover article in the current issue of ACS Inorganic Chemistry.
Fall 2006 Seminar Series Dr. Dehua Pei is the seminar speaker on Friday, October 27, 2006 at the Physical Sciences Center at 4:00 PM in Room 006. Dr. Pei will be speaking on "Mechanism and Inhibition of LuxS: An Enzyme Involved in Bacterial Quorum Sensing." Refreshment will be served at 3:45 P.M.
Congratulations Congratulations to Michael Coggins on being a recipient of the 2006-2007 Howard Hughes Undergraduate Research Award
Congratulations Congratulations to Dr. Morgan on his grant that he received from the Federal Bureau of Investigation for proposal entitled “Development of Pattern Recognition Software for Forensic Fiber Analysis” The Award amount is $150,000!!!
Fall 2006 Seminar Series Dr. Heather D. Maynard is the seminar speaker on Thursday, October 12, 2006 at the Physical Sciences Center, Room 104. Dr. Maynard will be speaking on “Synthesis of Well-Defined Polymer Bioconjugates for Applications in Medicine and Biotechnology." The seminar is at 4:30 p.m. and refreshments will be served at 4:15 p.m.
Congratulations Congratulation to Dr. Baynes on his patent entitled “Use of Pryridoxamine for the Treatment and Inhibition of Obesity-Related Complications.”
Congratulations Dr. P. Lee Ferguson proposal to the Transportation Research Board/National Academy of Sciences for the project entitled "Alternative Aircraft and Airfield Deicing and Anti-Icing Formulations with Reduced Aquatic Toxicity and Biological Oxygen Demand" was funded in the amount of $5,000. Dr. John Ferry proposal to the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for the project entitled " Assistance in Marine Ecosystem Health Research: New Methods for Detection of Biotoxins from Harmful Algal Blooms" was funded in the amount of $98,000. Dr. Hans-Conrad zur Loye received a grant from the Universal Technology Corporation/AFRL/DOD for the proposal entitled “Polymer Nanocomposites as Future Materials for Defense and Energy Applications”, was funded in the amount of $252,163. Dr.Catherine Murphy proposal to the Universal Technology Corporation/AFRL/DOD, for project entitled "Polymer Nano composites as Future Materials for Defense and Energy Applications" was funded in the amount of $28,696!!!
Fall 2006 Seminar Series Dr. Brent Iverson will be speaking on Friday, October 6, 2006 at 4:00 PM in PSC room 006. He will be speaking on "The Chemistry of Large Molecules; From Foldamers to Proteins." Refreshments will be served at 3:45 PM.
Fall 2006 Seminar Series Dr. Amy Walker will be speaking on Friday, September 29, 2006 at 4:00 PM in PSC room 006. She will be speaking on "Towards molecular electronic circuitry and sensors: Selective deposition of metals and biomolecules on patterned self-assembled monolayer surfaces." Refreshments will be served at 3:45 PM.
Fall 2006 Seminar Series Dr. Vitaly Rassolov is the seminar speaker on Friday, September 22, 2006 at the Physical Sciences Center, Room 006. Dr. Rassolov will be speaking on "Quantum Chemistry from very quantum electron pairs to nearly classical oxygen atoms." The seminar is at 4:00 p.m. and refreshments will be served at 3:45 p.m.
South Carolina Chemistry Colloquium The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at USC-Columbia is pleased to announce the first annual South Carolina Chemistry Colloquium. The Colloquium is a gathering of academic chemists and biochemists in the state of South Carolina for a day of networking, discussion, undergraduate posters, tours, and lectures. Our two keynote speakers this year are Dr. Steve Morgan, USC-Columbia, and Dr. Walter Alessandrini, CEO of Ometric Corporation, a South Carolina high-tech start-up company. Contact Dr. Catherine Murphy (Murphy@mail.chem.sc.edu) for further information and detailed schedule of events. Click here for a map of campus showing the location of the Colloquium. Click here for driving directions to the Graduate Science Research Center. Click here for Colloquium schedule.
Congratulations Congratulations to the Fellowship Award Winners!!! Mark Anderson – Teague Fellowship Joy Burleyson – IRIX Fellowship Hargobind Khalsa – Odom Fellowship Janna Register – Hoechst Fellowship Patrick Sisco – Murtiashaw Fellowship
Congratuations Congratulations to Dr. Thompson. He received a grant from the USC Foundation for the project entitled, “Inhibitors of Protein Arginine Deiminase 4: Synthesis and Vivo Evaluation” in the amount of $40,000!!!
Congratulations Congratulations to Dr. Wuthier on his patent entitled “FC101 and Analogs as a Method of Treatment for Cancer.”
Congratulations Congratuations on Dr. Genge on his patent entitled “Biocompatible Cement Containing Reactive Calcium Phosphate Nanoparticles and Methods for Making and Using Cement.”
Congratulations Congratulations to Derek Elgin on receiving the ACS Division of Inorganic Chemistry Travel Award and has been invited to attend the National ACS Meeting in San Francisco on September 9-14, 2006.
Congratulations His proposal to National Science Foundation (NSF) for the project entitled “Conformationally Programmable Molecular Receptors” was funded in the amount of $140,000!!!
Congratulations Congratulations to Dr. Dukes and Dr. Goode. They were recognized for the Fall 2005 and Spring 2006 semesters by The Office of Student Disability Services for the Two Thumbs Up Award. The award recognizes faculty and staff nominated by students with disabilities for making a difference in their experience at the University of South Carolina.
Congratulations Daniel Slade has been invited to attend the first annual NIH National Graduate Student Research Festival in Bethesda, MD and will present a poster.
Congratulations Congratulations to Daniel Slade. He has been invited to attend the 20th Annual Protein Society Symposium next month in San Diego. As a graduate member of The Protein Society Career and Networking Committee he will interview recipients of the 2006 Irving Signal Young Investigator Award and the Emil Thomas Kaiser Award. He will then write an article presenting these interviews for The Protein Society Newsletter.
Congratulation Congratulations to Marc Maynor and Toby Nelson for being selected as an SREB-State Dissertation Year Fellow Award recipient for 2006-2007. This award is funded by the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), the State of South Carolina and the University of South Carolina.
Congratulations Dr. Vitaly Rassolov received a grant from the American Chemical Society/Petroleum Research Fund for the project entitled: "Development of partially Spin-restricted Geminal model for studies of transition metal compounds" The total award is $80,000!!! Dr. Mark Berg received a grant from the American Chemical Society/Petroleum Research Fund for the project entitled: "Water Structure around Hydrophobic Solutes by Femtosecond 2D-Vibrational" The total award is $80,000!!! Dr. Catherine Murphy received a grant from the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)/NIH for the project entitled: "INBRE The Effect of Plasmid DNA Shape on Binding to Protein-Sized Inorganic Substrates" The total award is $50,000!!!
Congratulations Congratulation to Michael Bruckman on his presentation at the “2006 Pan-American Advanced Studies Institute-Tools and Techniques in Nanoscience” was highlighted by the national newspaper of Costa Rica “La Nacion”.
Congratulations Congratulations to Dr. Wang's Research Group on their paper entitled “Study and characterization of tobacco mosaic virus head-to-tail assembly assisted by aniline polymerization” was highlighted by the Nature Nanotechnology
Congratulations Congratulations to Dr. Murphy, she received a grant from Oxonica, Inc., for the project entitled “Metallic Nanorods for Industrial Applications” The amount of the awarded grant is $7,423!!!
Congratulations Congratulations to Dr. Dawson His proposal entitled, “Reactivity of Transient Cyt P450 Oxygen Intermediates,” was awarded $292,080 from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)!!!
Congratulations Congratulations to Dr. Clelland on accepting a job with the Counterterrorism and Forensic Science Research Unit of the FBI Laboratory in Quantico, Virginia.
Congratulations Congratulations to the Chemistry Department's Intramural Softball team the "Chemical Harzards" placed second in the summer I series.
Congratulations Congratulations to the following 2006-2007 SACS Officers: President – Saswat Kabisatpathy Vice President – Christopher Cooper Secretary – Justin Jones Treasurer – Heather Brooke Safety Officer – Bryan Kunckley Safety Officer – Irina Puzdrjakova
Congratulations She has successfully defended her Ph.D. Dissertation and she is now Dr. Brodhacker!!! Congratulations Lisa, and much success in your career!!!
Congratulations She has successfully defended her Ph.D. Dissertation and she is now Dr. Clelland!!! She has accepted a job with the Counterterrorism and Forensic Science Research Unit of the FBI Laboratory in Quantico, Virginia. Congratulations Brandi, and much success in your career!!!
Congratulations Dr. Wang was named as a member of the Editorial Board of the journal “Experimental Biology and Medicine” for the Bionanoscience Section.
Congratulations Mitul Patel placed in the top 5 percentile on the MCAT Exam.
Congratulations Dr. Handy was cited by at least one graduate as a person who significantly contributed to their success.
Congratulations She has successfully defended her Ph.D. Dissertation and she is now Dr. Qin!!! Congratulations Jie, and much success in your career!!!
Congratulations Dr. Qian Wang’s proposal to the SCRA/ESPCoR/IDeA/NSF for the project entitled "Synthesis and Characterization of Metal Nanoparticles" was funded in the amount of $50,000.
Congratulations Congratulations to the now Dr. Robert Osborne, Who has just successfully defended his Ph.D. Dissertation. Way to go, Robert, and much success in your career!!!
Congratulations Congratulations to Robert Osborne. He has been selected to receive a travel award from ACS Division of Biological Chemistry to attend the National Meeting of the ACS in San Francisco, CA on September 10-14, 2006.
Congratulations Congratulations to the following 2006-2007 ACS Officers: President – Tim Ingallinera Vice President – Oscar Judd Secretary – Greg Milton Treasurer - Travis Deason
Copenhaver Fellowships The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry would like to Welcome the 2006 Copenhaver Fellowships Copenhaver Fellowship Rebecca Frey – Advisor Dr. John Ferry Christopher Gordon – Advisor Dr. Ben Twining Jing Du – Advisor Dr. John Dawson (arriving July 1) Odom Summer Fellowship Tao Li – Advisor Dr. Qian Wang Victor Laurie Summer Fellowship Lauren Kimberly – Advisor Dr. Lee Ferguson Ben Englehart – Advisor Dr. Caryn Outten Murtiashaw Summer Fellowship Jessica Slack –Advisor Dr. Paul Thompson (arriving June 16)
Congratulations Dr. John Baynes upon his retirement May 31, 2006 was awarded the title Carolina Distinguished Professor Emeritus. Dr. Jerome Odom was awarded the title Distinguished Professor during his final year of service upon his retirement May 31, 2006 was awarded the title Distinguished Professor Emeritus and Provost Emeritus.
Congratulations Congratulations Chemistry Faculty: Dr. Jerome Odom’s proposal to the National Science Foundation (NSF) for the project entitled "ESPCoR 2020 Workshop" was funded in the amount of $59,756. Dr. S. Michael Angel’s proposal to the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)/DOE for the project entitled "Detection of gases using Fiber-optic Raman Spectroscopy" was funded in the amount of $30,000.
Congratulations Congratulations to Dr. Tony Buccanfuso for being named to the board of directors of the National Hydrogen Associations (NHA) and has an Adjunct Appointment with the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. Dr. Buccanfuso received his Ph.D. in Chemistry in 1988 under Dr. Jerome Odom.
Congratulations His proposal to Ometric Corporation for the project entitled “Algorithm Development for Fabrication of Multivariate Optical Elements” was funded in the amount of $48,193!!!
Congratulations Congratulations to the following Professors whose Professorships have been renewed Dr. James M. Sodetz Carolina Distinguished Professor Dr. Catherine J. Murphy Guy F. Lipscomb Professor of Biochemistry
Congratulations Congratulation to Dr. Adams on his appointment as Carolina Distinguished Professor for a five year term beginning August 16, 2006.
Congratulations Dr. zur Loye’s proposal to the SCResearch Authority (SCRA)/EPSCoR IDeA for the project entitled "Support for a Summer Research Experience of a K-12 Teacher" was funded in the amount of $2,000. Dr. L. Shimizu’s proposal to the American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund (PRF) for the project entitled "Functional Zippers to Organize Synthetic and Biological polymers" was funded in the amount of $35,000. Dr. Wiskur’s proposal to the American Chemical Society for the project entitled "Guanidinium Catalysts for the Asymmetric Addition of Nucleophiles to N-Acylhydrazones” was funded in the amount of $35,000.
Congratulations Congratulations to Dr. Odom and Dr. Baynes on their retirement. Click here for more pictures.
Congratulations These Students received the Magellan Scholars Fellowship Award to fund their proposals. Christina Baraty-Advisor Dr. Lavigne Travis Deason-Advisor Dr. Lavigne Zeeshan Khalig-Advisor Dr. zur Loye Laura Sima-Advisor Dr. Ferry David Smith-Advisor Dr. Thompson Heather Taylor-Advisor Dr. Morgan Meredith Tershansy-Advisor Dr. zur Loye Vivek Thakur-Advisor Dr. Baynes Kevin Yehl-Advisor Dr. Shimizu
Congratulations She’s the recipient of the GK-12 Fellowship program that will start on July 16, 2006 and end July 15, 2007!!!
Congratulations She has been chosen to receive the 2006 Coblentz Society Student Award. The Coblentz Society is named for William Coblentz (1873-1962), an American physicist and astronomer who help develop infrared spectroscopy and radiometry at the US National Bureau of Standards.
Congratulations Dr. Wiskur received $1,988 from South Carolina Scientific, LCC for the project entitled "Pink Hibiscus Mealybug Pheromone Purification"
Congratulations Congratulations to the following employees who were recognized at the 2006 State Service Awards Program Recognizing 2005 Honorees: For 30 years of Service: W. Stephen Kistler For 20 years of Service: Michael D. Walla
Congratulations Congratulations to Dr. zur Loye who has received the Educational Foundation Research Award for Science/Mathematics/Engineering
Congratulations Congratulations to the Winners of the Bouknight Teaching Award Bryan Knuckley Marc Maynor Patrick Purcell Amy Taylor Elizabeth Foley Jacob Horger Yagang Zhang
Congratulations The following students were acknowledged on University Awards Day, April 20, 2006 for the following: Anne Cooper Ellefson – received the Analytical Chemistry Award of the American Chemical Society Blake McNeill Hodges – received the American Institute of Chemists Foundation Award Michael E. Coggins – received the Harper Award Hamer Elizabeth Manning – received the CRC Freshman Chemistry Achievement Award Samantha Jean Myers – received the CRC Freshman Chemistry Achievement Award for Honors Chemistry Vaughn Gamble Braxton – received the Merck Index Award Kevin Matthew Yehl – received the Victor Laurie Junior Year Scholarship Rachel Elizabeth Hipp – received the Victor Laurie Senior Year Scholarship Travis Kelly Deason – received the College of Arts & Sciences Rising Senior Award Anne Cooper Ellefson – received the ACS-SC Outstanding Undergraduate Senior Chemistry Major Award Jason Benjamin Wheeler – received the Hiram and Lawanda Allen Scholarship for Excellence in Chemistry Anne Cooper Ellefson – received the Outstanding Student in Environmental Studies Benjamin Fonville Garrett – received the Pi Mu Epsilon Award Laura Corina Sima – received the Morris K. Udall Scholar Award Anne Cooper Ellefson – received the Who’s Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities Award Anne Cooper Ellefson – received the Outstanding Senior Award
Spring 2006 Seminar Series Dr. Richard P. Van Duyne is the seminar speaker on Friday, April 21, 2006. He will be speaking on "Molecular Plasmonics for Surface Enhanced Sensing and Spectroscopy." The seminar is at 4:00 p.m. in PSC 006 and refreshments will be served at 3:45 p.m.
Congratulations Congratulations to to the Award Winners at the Sigma Xi Banquet held on April 7, 2006 in Charleston, South Carolina Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award in Chemistry and Biochemistry Rachel Hipp, Advisor – Dr. Steve Morgan Characterization of the Chemical Composition of Latent Fingerprints by Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry AAAS Award for the Outstanding Male Undergraduate Scientist Michael Coggins, Advisor – Dr. John Dawson Probing the Mechanism of Dehalogenation by C. Fumago Chloroperoxidase
Congratulations Congratulations to USC Central South Carolina 50th Annual Region II Science & Engineering Fair Chemistry Award Winners!! Junior Division Calvin Orion Bowman Chapin Elementary School 1st place winner Harvey Jessup Summit Parkway Middle School 2nd place winner Kate Tringali St. Joseph Catholic School 3rd place winner Senior Division Gina A. Noh Spring Valley High School 1st place winner Anita Shah Spring Valley High School 2nd place winner Jenny Thompson Dutch Fork High School 3rd place winner Honorable Mention Thomas Maney Spring Valley High School
Congratulations Dr. Rebecca Bullard-Dillard was was chosen as a recipient of the SC Independent Colleges and Universities (SCICU) 2006 Excellence in Teaching Award. Rebecca Bullard-Dillard earned her Ph.D in Chemistry and Biochemistry under Kim Creek.
Spring 2006 Seminar Series Dr. Nancy Makri is the H. Willard Davis seminar speaker on Friday, April 7, 2006. Dr. Makri will be speaking on "Simulating the Dynamics of Quantum Fluids." The seminar is at 4:00 p.m. and refreshments will be served at 3:45 p.m.
Congratulations Congratulations to the Graduate Student Competition 2006! Oral Presentation Toby Nelson 2nd Place Winner In Physical Sciences Robert Osborne 3rd Place Winner In Life Sciences Scholarly Poster Presentation In Physical Sciences Heather Brooke 2nd Place Winner Dana Broughton 3rd place Winner
Congratulations Congratulations to Dr. Wang on his recent paper "One-pot synthesis of triazole-linked glycoconjugates" has been recognized as a "top-25 most downloaded" article for Tetrahedron Letters on ScienceDirect last year.
Congratulations Samuel Mugavero has been awarded to attend The 56th Meeting of Nobel Laureates and Graduate Students in Lindau, Germany in June. The award is sponsored by the Department of Energy (DOE), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the ORAU.
Congratualtions Dr. Sherine Obare for winning a CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation!!! Dr. Obare received her Ph.D in Chemistry in 2002 under Dr. Murphy. She is now an assistant professor at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, MI.
Congratulations Dr. Jerome D. Odom was selected as the new Executive Director of the University of South Carolina Office of Foundations effective July 1, 2006!!!
2006 Symposium and Seminar Series 2006 Graduate Research Symposium Thursday, March 30, 2006 4:00 p.m. in PSC 104 Refreshments at 3:45 p.m. The top three poster contest winners from Visitation Weekend, March 17-19, 2006 will be giving presentations: Robert Osborne: “Halophenois and Their Interaction with Heme Proteins: From Globins to Peroxidases” at 4:00 P.M. Will Gemmill: “Synthesis, Structural Characterization, and Physical Property Measurement of New Complex Oxides of Ruthenium and Osmium” at 4:20 P.M. Toby Nelson: “Discrimination and Quantification of Biogenic Amines Using a Conjugated Polymer-Based Sensor Array” at 4:40 P.M. Menachem Elimelech will be giving a Seminar on Friday, March 31, 2006 at 4:00 p.m. in the Physical Sciences Center in room 006. Refreshments served at 3:45 p.m. Professor Menachem Elimelech is the Chair of the Department of Chemical Engineering and the Director of the Enviromental Engineering Program at Yale University.
Congratulations Congratulations to Dr. Wiskur and Dr. Genge for receiving funds for their grant proposals. Dr. Sheryl Wiskur received a grant from the Research and Productive Scholarship Committee for the project entitled “Guanidiniums as Chiral Catalysts.” The amount of the awarded grant is $18,000!!! Dr. Brian Genge proposal entitled, “Additives for Strength Augmentation of Biomaterial,” was awarded $35,000 from Competitive Technologies, Inc.!!
Congratulations Dr. Rebecca Bullard-Dillard was named winner of the Governor's Professor for Excellence in Science Awareness. Rebecca Bullard-Dillard earned her Ph.D in Chemistry and Biochemistry under Kim Creek.
Congratulations Congratulations to Jeffery Kent who is a Biology/Chemistry major and he has won a Goldwater Scholarship. Congratulations Camila Urbanek! She has won a position at the ACS-PRF Summer School in "Probing the Dynamics of Liquids and Biomolecules: Theory and Experiment." Congratulations to the Senior Graduate Student Achievement Award Winners from Visitation Weekend, March 17-19, 2006. They will also be competing in the 2006 Graduate Research Symposium on March 30, 2006. Will Gemmill Toby Nelson Robert Osborne Congratulations to the Best Student Poster Winner: Derek Elgin
SACS Lecture Dr. Robert Pike is the SACS seminar speaker on Friday, March 24, 2006. He will be speaking on "Copper(I)-Organic Networks: Structure, Catalytic Potential, and New Laboratory Experiments." The seminar is at 4:00 p.m. in PSC 006 and refreshments will be served at 3:45 p.m.
Congratulations Congratulations to the following faculty/students who have received Magellan Scholar Awards: Dr. John H. Dawson / Michael K. Coggins for the project entitled "Magellan Scholar: Understanding the Mechanisms of Caldariomyces Fumago Chloroperoxidase Catalysis. Application to bioremediation." Dr. Stephen L. Morgan / Natalya O. Hall for the project entitled "Characterization of Ball-point Pen Ink for Improvements in Document Conservation." Dr. Stephen L. Morgan / Jennifer J. Yiu for the project entitled "Systematic Investigation for the Forensic Analysis of Fiber Dyes by Raman Microspectroscopy."
Murtiashaw Pfizer Lecture Dr. John W. Wong is the seminar speaker on Friday, March 17, 2006. He will be speaking on "Biocatalysis in Chemical Process Development." The seminar is at 4:00 p.m. in PSC 006. Refreshments will be at 3:45 p.m.
Bouknight Scholarship Click here to apply for scholarship. Application deadline is April 9, 2007 and should be sent to Bouknight Scholarship Committee, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina. Columbia, SC 29208
Spring 2006 Seminar Series Dr. Yunfeng Lu of Tulane University is the seminar speaker on Friday, March 10, 2006. He will be speaking on "Nanostructured Materials and Devices by Hierarchical Assembly." The seminar is at 4:00 p.m. in PSC 006.
Spring 2006 Seminar Series Dr. S. Thai Thayumanavan is the seminar speaker on Friday, March 3, 2006. He will be speaking on "Bioinspired Macromolecules." The seminar is at 4:00 p.m. in PSC 006 and refreshments will be served at 3:45 p.m.
Spring 2006 Seminar Series Dr. James D. Wuest of the University of Montreal is the departmental seminar speaker on Friday, February 24, 2006. Dr. Wuest will be speaking on "Engineering Molecular Materials." The seminar is at 4:00 p.m. in PSC 006 and refreshments will be served at 3:45 p.m.
Congratulations Dr. Angel's recent article "Emission Enhancement Mechanisms in Dual-Pulse LIBS," is the featured cover on the January 1, 2006 issue of the journal Analytical Chemistry.
Fisher Lecture in Biochemical Sciences Dr. Thomas V. O'Halloran's seminar has been cancelled for today, Friday, February 17, 2006 due to extreme bad weather conditions.
Congratulations Congratulations Dr. Hanno ZurLoye! His recent article "La9RbIr4024: A Rubidium-Containing Oxide with a New Structure Type" is featured on the cover of the February 6, 2006 issue of the ACS Journal Inorganic Chemistry.
Congratulations Dr. Qian Wang's proposal to the Keck Foundation for the project entitled "Keck: Open Laboratory for Bionanoparticle Technology" was funded in the amount of $800,000. Dr. Wally Scrivens' proposal to Luna Innovations, Inc. for the project entitled "Synthesis and Optimization of Polybromostyrene Stationary" was funded in the amount of $29,704. Dr. Rick Adams proposal to the U.S. Department of Energy for the project entitled "Metal Segregated Cluster Complexes: Organometallic Models" was funded in the amount of $95,000.
Spring 2006 Seminar Series Dr. Michael Stallcup, Professor and Chair of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of the University of Southern California is the department's seminar speaker. Dr. Stallcup will be speaking on "Roles of Coactivators and Protein Methylation in Transcriptional Regulation by Nuclear Receptors." Please note that the seminar is scheduled on Thursday, February 9, 2006 at 4:00 P.M. in PSC 104. Refreshments will be served at 3:45 p.m.
Spring 2006 Seminar Series Dr. Alan G. Marshall of Florida State University is the seminar speaker on Friday, February 3, 2006. He will be speaking on "Accurate Mass Measurement: Taking Full Analytical Advantage of Nature's Isotopic Complexity." The seminar is at 4:00 p.m. in PSC 006. Refreshments will be served at 3:45 p.m.
Cancelled Seminar Dr. David L. Beveridge's seminar on January 27, 2006 is cancelled. It will not be re-scheduled.
Spring 2006 Seminar Series Dr. Ronald Breslow of Columbia University is the seminar speaker on Friday, January 20, 2006. Dr. Breslow will be speaking on "Recent Advances in Bioorganic Chemistry." The seminar is at 4:00 p.m. in PSC 006 and refreshments served at 3:45 p.m.
Spring 2006 Seminar Series Dr. Brian M. Cullum of the University of Maryland is the Alumni seminar speaker on Friday, January 13, 2006. He will be speaking on "Optical Nanosensors for the Monitoring of Cellular Signaling in Individual Living Cells and Non-invasive Optical Diagnostics for Subsurface Tumor Imaging." The seminar is at 4:00 p.m. in PSC 006 and refreshments served at 3:45 p.m.
Congratulations Congratulations Dr. Lee Ferguson! His proposal to the EPA entitled, "Development of Receptor-to-Population Level Analytical Tools for Assessing Endocrine Disruptor Exposure in Wastewater-Impacted Estuarine Systems" will be supported in the amount of $526,028.00!!
Congratulations Congratulations Dr. Cathy Murphy! She is officially on the Advisory Board of the Journal Colloid and Interface Science.
Fall 2005 Seminar Series Dr. Kirk S. Schanze is the seminar speaker on Friday, December 2, 2005. He will be speaking on "Conjugated Polyelectrolytes: Self-Assembly, Amplified Quenching and Application to Biosensors." The seminar is at 4:00 p.m. in PSC 006 and refreshments served at 3:45 p.m.
Fall 2005 Seminar Series Dr. Robert E. Wyatt of the University of Texas, Austin, Texas is the seminar speaker on Friday, November 18, 2005. He will be speaking on "Solving the Time-Dependent Schrodinger Equation with Trajectories: Application to Multi-mode Reactive Scattering." The seminar is at 4:00 p.m. in PSC 006 and refreshments will be served at 3:45 p.m.
Congratulations Congratulations to Faculty for the following appointments with the USC NanoCenter: Dr. zur Loye - Position of scientific leader of the Nano Polymer Composite thrust Dr. Wang - Position of scientific leader of the NanoBiology thrust Dr. Myrick - Position of the management team with special responsibilities for technology transfer, infrastructure development and electronic outreach
Congratulations His project entitled "Collaborative Research: Culturing Studies of Environmental Controls on Benthic Foraminiferal Shell Chemistry" has been funded for the total project amount $291,197!!!
Congratulations NSF SEAGEP Fellowship Winners Jasmine Ervin and Shana Williams are winners of NSF SEAGEP Fellowships. The total fellowship amount for each is $18,000!!!
Fall 2005 Seminar Series Dr. Robert J. Cotter is the departmental seminar speaker on Friday, November 11, 2005. He will be speaking on "New TOF Technologies for Proteomics: Applications to Lysine Modifications." The seminar is at 4:00 p.m. in PSC 006 and refreshments served at 3:45 p.m.
Fall 2005 Seminar Series This seminar has been re-scheduled on January 27, 2006.
Fall 2005 Seminar Series Dr. Craig J. Hawker of the University of California, Santa Barbara is the Murtiashaw seminar speaker on Friday, October 28, 2005 at 4:00 p.m. in PSC 006. He will be speaking on "Facile Chemistry for the Synthesis and Fabrication of Nanostructures." Refreshments served at 3:45 p.m.
Fall 2005 Seminar Series Professor David R. McMillin of Purdue University is the seminar speaker on Friday, October 21, 2005 at 4:00 p.m. in Physical Sciences Center, Room 006. He will be speaking on "DNA-Binding Interactions of Cationic Porphyrins." Refreshments served at 3:45 p.m.
Fall 2005 Seminar Series Professor Karen N. Allen of Boston University is the seminar speaker on Friday, October 14, 2005. She will be speaking on "Phosphoryl Transfer in the HAD Enzyme Superfamily." The seminar is at 4:00 p.m. in PSC 006 and refreshments served at 3:45 p.m.
Fall 2005 Seminar Series Dr. Wally Scrivens, University of South Carolina, is the seminar speaker on Friday, September 30, 2005. He will be speaking on "Polymer Nanocomposites and Nanomaterials at USC." The seminar is at 4:00 p.m. and refreshments are served at 3:45 p.m.
Fall 2005 Seminar Series Dr. Bruce C. Gibb of the University of New Orleans is the seminar speaker on Friday, September 23, 2005. He will be speaking on "Concave Chemistry." The seminar is at 3:30 p.m. in PSC 006 and refreshments served at 3:15 p.m.
Congratulations Congratulations to the following faculty: Dr. Ben Twining received a grant from the National Science Foundation for the project entitled, "Collaborative Research: Determining the Elemental Composition of natural Plankton Cells in the Eastern Equatorial Pacific using Synchrotron X-ray Fluorescence Microscopy." The total award is $70,305!!! Dr. Vitaly Rassolov received a grant from the National Science Foundation for the project entitled, "Semiclassical Dynamics and Description of Interference and Nonadiabatic effects in Mixed Representation." The total award is $111,000!!! Dr. John Dawson received a grant from the National Center for Research Resources/NIH for the project entitled, "South Carolina IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research." The total award is $75,000!!! Dr. Wally Scrivens received a grant from the US Army Research Laboratory/DOD for the project entitled, "Ballistic Shields." The total award is $50,120!!! Dr. Wally Scrivens received a grant from Jet Propulsion Lab/NASA for the project entitled, "Fabrication of 2-Meter Spin-Cast Polymer Composite Telescope Mirrors for Use in Space Communication." The total award is $14,301!!! Dr. Murphy received a grant from EPSCoR/IDEA INBRE/NSF for the project entitled, "Influence of the Nature of Quantum Dot Surface Cations on Interactions with DNA." The total award is $69,556!!!
Fall 2005 Seminar Series Dr. Walter Fast of the University of Texas at Austin is the seminar speaker on Friday, September 9, 2005. He will be speaking on "Bacterial Quorum-Quenching: Enzymology of an N-Acyl-L-homoserine