Prof. Charles R. Kutal, 75, of the UGA Chemistry Department passed away Friday, August 30, 2019 at his home in Athens.



Chuck was born August 9, 1944 in Chicago, IL to Charles George Kutal and Mildred David Kutal.  He married Judy Gombos in April 1974, and they celebrated their 45^th wedding anniversary recently.

The University of Georgia Department of Chemistry invites applications for a tenure track faculty position in organic chemistry, beginning August 1, 2020, at the level of Assistant Professor. UGA Chemistry has organic expertise both in core areas (e.g., synthesis and methods, physical organic, catalysis) and in crosscutting fields related to our interdisciplinary centers and institutes (e.g., Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, New Materials Institute, Center for Computational and Quantum Chemistry).

Immunoglobulin G1 (IgG1) is the most abundant circulating human antibody and also the most common scaffold for therapeutic monoclonal antibodies (mAbs). The destruction of IgG-coated targets by cell-mediated pathways begins with an interaction between the IgG Fc region and multiple varieties of membrane-bound Fc g receptors (FcgRs) on the surface of leucocytes. This interaction requires the presence of an asparagine-linked (N-)glycan on the Fc.

The Computational and Theoretical Chemistry Group (CATCO) at Southern Methodist University (SMU) is devoted to the development and coding of quantum chemical methods and their application to pending chemical problems.

Organic, hybrid, and 2D materials have attracted interest for electronic applications due to their potential for use in low-cost, large-area, flexible electronic devices. Here we will report on recent developments pertaining to surface modifiers and dopants that could impact the charge injection/collection/transport processes in organic light emitting diodes, organic field effect transistors, and photovoltaic devices.

In response to changes in calcium concentration, the intracellular calcium sensing protein calmodulin (CaM) alters the function of many proteins throughout the body. Many of these processes are important for normal physiology. Loss of function, miss-function, or untimely CaM function can cause or contribute to disease; some of which can be life threatening. There is a growing appreciation for the wide range of conformations and binding orientations CaM can utilize for interaction.

Theoretical & Experimental Studies of Small Molecules in Helium Nanodroplets: Anharmonic Modeling and Infrared Spectroscopy

Peter R. Franke and Gary E. Douberly