As the population and its demand for electricity increases, the call for renewable energy has been growing ever louder. Unfortunately, these energy sources (namely wind and solar power) can not always meet real-time needs. In order to gain the most from these energy sources while being able to cover their gaps in production, the need for storage of excess energy at the grid-level has become apparent.

Dendritic cells (DCs) are the most effective type of antigen-representing cells (APCs).^[1] DCs capture tumor antigens, process them, and migrate to the T cell zone in tumor-draining lymph nodes (TDLNs) where they prime T cells through cross-presentation.

Carotenoid cleavage dioxygenases (CCDs) are mononuclear non-heme iron enzymes that classically split carotenoids at specific alkene bonds producing apocarotenoid products. Certain members of this enzyme superfamily have evolved to process alternative substrates with varying regio- and stereo-selectivity, and some catalyze alternative reactions including alkene geometric isomerization and ester hydrolysis.

IMPORTANT: Instructor assignments for sections of General and Organic Chemistry are subject to change at any time.  This course schedule is for planning purposes only; Athena is the official source of record for available course offerings.

Please note that a single course may have multiple meeting times and locations, and be sure to factor that into your schedule planning.

The Department of Chemistry welcomes Dr. Yifan Wang to the faculty as an Assistant Professor in Bioinorganic Chemistry. Dr. Wang obtained her BSc from Zhejiang Sci-Tech University (China) in 2015, and she spent Fall 2014 at the University of Liverpool (UK) as a visiting student. She then came to the States and joined Prof. Aimin Liu’s research group as a PhD student. Starting at the Georgia State University in Fall 2015, Dr. Wang relocated to the University of Texas at San Antonio with the Liu Lab in 2016 and completed her PhD study there.

Christian Freeman, a Ph.D. candidate in Chemistry, is among seven University of Georgia doctoral students who were recently named 2021 ARCS Scholars by the Office of Research. Recipients of the faculty-nominated award, which is given to students pursuing degrees in science, engineering, and medical research who excel in science communication, will receive $8,000 each for the next three years to support their dissertation research.