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Department of Chemistry Accepting Applications for Fall 2025 Chemistry Learning Assistants

The Chemistry Department is now accepting applications for Chemistry Learning Assistants (CLAs) for the Fall 2025 semester. CLAs are the individuals who rotate during recitation sessions and help answer student questions. CLAs also perform a variety of other activities which include hosting exam review sessions, holding office hours, constructing supplementary study resources, and creating short content videos.

Distinguished Alumni Lecture
Chirality, Optical Activity, and Quantum Chemistry: The Path Forward to Predictability

The simulation of the optical spectra of chiral compounds is among the most challenging problems in all quantum chemistry.  Solvation, temperature (molecular vibrations), electron correlation, and more all play pivotal roles in the quantitative – and sometimes even the qualitative – accuracy of theoretical models of such properties. In this lecture, we will explore the significance of each of these components and the current state of the art in quantum chemical models of linear and non-linear chiroptical spectroscopies.

Distinguished Alumni Lecture
Insights into Intermolecular Interactions from Quantum Chemistry

Interactions between molecules govern the structure of liquids, molecular solids, and biomolecules, and they dictate how drugs bind to proteins.  However, the fundamentals of how molecules interact are hard to extract from experiments on such complex chemical environments.  This talk will describe how computational quantum chemistry can provide deeper insight into drug binding, solute-solute interactions in solvent, and the lattice energies of molecular solids.  In addition, the speaker’s contributions to educational outreach in computationa

Asymmetric Deoxygenative Functionalization of Carboxylic Acids and Alcohols

Given that carboxylic acid derivatives and alcohols are abundant in a wide range of building blocks and complex molecules, catalytic diversification of these functional groups is highly sought-after.  To this end, recently employing a deoxygenative approach for modifying these oxygenated species has gained momentum.  However, to date, asymmetric variants of these methods have been underdeveloped and often require precious metal catalysts.  This presentation will include our efforts addressing these challenges.  The Kim Group at C

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Tandem-Trapped Ion Mobility Spectrometry for Characterizing Structure and Function of Proteoforms

Cellular processes depend on the coordinated function of all proteoforms—the distinct molecular forms of a protein that arise from mechanisms such as alternative splicing and post-translational modifications. Different proteoforms can have distinct free energy landscapes that may alter their structures, motions, and interactions with other proteins. As a result, changes in proteoforms can alter cellular regulation and lead to dysfunctions associated with diseases such as cancer.

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Revealing Thermally-Induced Nanoscale Behavior in Low-Dimensional Quantum Materials Through in Situ Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy

Low-dimensional quantum materials are under considerable investigation for exploiting their unique properties within functional devices. While these materials have been extensively studied for their properties and applications, notable gaps in terms of their thermal stability and behavior remain, particularly with respect to typical device fabrication temperatures.

Improving the Stability of Perovskite Solar Cells:
Recent Developments and Future Prospects

Lead halide perovskite nanocrystal (PNC) materials have garnered much attention lately because of their fascinating optical and optoelectronic characteristics. These characteristics make them excellent candidates for photovoltaic applications with high power conversion efficiencies for solar cell applications. However, degradation during thermal treatment and poor stability against moisture and UV light are common problems for PNCs.

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Assistant to the Department Head: Donna Spotts, 706-542-1919 

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Head of Chemistry: Prof. Jason Locklin