Dr. Brian S. Dolinar is joining the department of Chemistry as a new Assistant Professor.
Dr. Dolinar received his PhD from the Department of Chemistry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2016. He has been a Postdoctoral Associate in the Department of Chemistry at Texas A&M University since 2016. At WVU, he will be joining the Inorganic Chemistry Division.
Professor Kung Wang receives a NSF Grant for the design of carbon nanobelts
The research aims at the synthesis of carbon nanobelts as templates for growing carbon nanotubes with a uniform diameter and chirality
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Jessica Hoover receives a NIH grant for the study of nickel-catalyzed reactions
The goal of the research proposed by Pr. Hoover from the C. Eugene Bennett
Department of Chemistry is to develop new and efficient methods for C-C bond
forming reactions, a key reaction step used in the synthesis of pharmaceutical intermediates
and biologically active compounds. These methods are expected to improve the cost
and availability of medicines and other therapeutic agents that improve human health.
Two Chemistry Professors receive CAREER Awards from the National Science Foundation
Professor Carsten Milsmann for Earth-Abundant Transition Metal Photosensitizers
The goal of Professor Milsmann's research is to provide access to photoactive compounds based on readily-available, earth-abundant metals that can improve upon and/or replace currently available technology based on precious metals. This will further the development of more cost-efficient solar energy applications.
Professor Brian Popp for Reductive Carboxylation of Unsaturated Hydrocarbons
The project is focusing on reactions of CO2 to prepare important chemicals useful for the manufacture of pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, and materials. Professor Popp's research is using both experimental and computational methods to better understand how these reactions work and how to improve them.
WVU chemist receives a 3-year NSF grant to study fuel efficiency and pollutant formation
Fabien Goulay, an associate professor in the C. Eugene Bennett Department of Chemistry, is investigating combustion reaction mechanisms, which take place in flames, engines, and turbines. The 3-year NSF grant also provides training opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students, including first-generation college students and students from the Appalachian region, who have been traditionally underrepresented in the sciences.
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CESTA Community Engagement in Science Through Art
Cross-discipline collaboration results in unique interactive sculpture at WVU Evansdale
Library.
An interactive sculpture on display at West Virginia University’s Evansdale Library illustrates the structure and function of a particular enzyme and can charge your smartphone.
The Summer 2019 CESTA program will run from May 28th to June 22nd
The CESTA program is funded by Dr. Jessica Hoover’s National Science Foundation CAREER award, as the outreach component of the research grant. The goals of the program are to engage the community in chemistry through art and to teach WVU science, engineering, and art students to work and communicate effectively across fields.
2019 Bennett Careers for Chemists Program
The Bennett Careers for Chemists program helps students consider career choices after graduation. On April 10th 2019, the Department is hosting Karen S. Evans, Joseph L. Kent, Ph.D., J.D., and Elizabeth A. Yates, Ph.D. to participate. The speakers share a common qualification, a degree in chemistry.
A Photosensitizer with a Long-Lived Excited State
Time-resolved emission spectroscopy for the luminescent zirconium complex Zr(MePDP)2
revealed a long-lived excited state with a lifetime τ = 325 ± 10 μs.
This value is among the longest lifetimes reported for transition metal complexes
and exceeds the values found in traditional MLCT photosensitizers.
The results published in the Journal of the American Chemical
Society by the by the
group of Dr. Milsmann
establish a detailed mechanistic picture of a photoredox catalytic reaction
promoted by an earth-abundant early transition metal photosensitizer.
Effect of surface partitioning on aerosol chemistry
Aerosol flow tube experiments coupled to molecular dynamic simulations reveal that molecular partitioning between the surface and bulk of an aqueous nano droplet significantly affect its chemical reactivity. The results published in Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. by the group of Dr. Goulay may have significant impact on the understanding of atmospheric aerosol chemical aging.Microwave chemistry research heats up at WVU
The research is led at WVU by
Gregory Dudley, the Eberly Family Distinguished Professor and chair of the
C. Eugene Bennett Department of Chemistry, in close collaboration with Albert
Stiegman, a professor of chemistry at Florida State University. Their study,
funded by the National Science Foundation, seeks to harness microwave energy
strategically to expand the capabilities of organic chemistry, including to process
optimization and green chemistry.
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Undergraduate Students
Chemistry is the science of the materials we use, the medicine we take, the environment we live in and the food we eat. Our department gives students the opportunity to learn the skills that will lead to tomorrow’s discoveries.
B.S. in Chemistry B.A. in ChemistryB.S. in Biochemistry
Graduate Students
Chemistry graduate students look deeply into what makes our world work, on a chemical and molecular level.
M.S. in Chemistry Ph.D. in Chemistry New graduate student orientationChemistry In the News
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WVU recognizes three Eberly College faculty members as Foundation Outstanding Teachers for 2019
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WVU student receives national forensic science and criminal justice scholarship
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WVU’s Eberly College announces 2019 Outstanding Staff Awards
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WVU’s Eberly College announces 2018-2019 Outstanding Faculty Awards
Research Seminars
Glen Jackson named Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry
Glen Jackson, Ming Hsieh Distinguished Professor of Forensic & Investigative Science holds a joint appointment in the C. Eugene Bennett Department of Chemistry and an adjunct position in the Department of Biology at West Virginia University.
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The Department of Chemistry is committed to safety in the teaching and research laboratories.
