Auburn University Chemistry and Biochemistry Department

First poster session at the 2023 Faculty Research Symposium

The first session of the 2023 Faculty Research Symposium is happening now! Welcome new graduate students!

COSAM Outreach is hosting the last Science Pub event tomorrow night at 6:30 pm at Red Clay Brewing Co. in Opelika. Professor Chris Goldsmith will be giving a talk about metals in the human body.

*Science Cafe/Pub is a fun event for the community to engage in a casual and informative discussion with a local scientist.

Join us this Thursday, November 17th for the last Science Pub of the semester in the taproom at Red Clay Brewing Co.

Recently, the Auburn University NOBCChE Chapter went to Sanford Middle School in Opelika and showed some cool chemistry experiments. Our graduate and undergraduate student volunteers conducted demonstrations that included elephant toothpaste, flaming gummy bears, Mentos & Coke, and exploding pumpkins!

Read more about it here: https://www.auburn.edu/cosam/news/articles/2022/11/elephant_toothpaste,_flaming_gummy_bears_and_exploding_pumpkins_oh_my.htm

Graduate Preview Day happening now!

If you’re interested in applying to our graduate program, go to:

https://aub.ie/chemgradapp

Two of our lecturers, Rachel Prado and Vanessa Falcao, recently presented their AUX 2021 project titled "Naming R or S Stereoisomers with Virtual Reality Training” at the AUX: Immersive Learning Experiences Workshop. Their project was one of six faculty projects that received grant funding from Auburn's OIT and Biggio Center in 2021.

Learn more about their project here: https://www.auburn.edu/cosam/news/articles/2022/10/cosams_prado_and_falcao_to_present_at_2022_aux_immersive_learning_experiences_workshop.htm

Assistant professor Ming Chen has been awarded a $1.87 million NIH MIRA grant to study novel reactivities of organoboron compounds and investigate their medical applications.

Link to article: https://www.auburn.edu/cosam/news/articles/2022/10/chen_receives_1.87m_nih_grant_to_research_new_chemical_reactivities_of_organoboron_compounds.htm

We were recently at the SERMACS 2022 Graduate School Fair in Puerto Rico!

Link to article: https://www.auburn.edu/cosam/news/articles/2022/10/department_of_chemistry_and_biochemistry_meets_with_students_at_sermacs_2022_in_puerto_rico.htm

2022 Faculty Research Symposium — Our new graduate students chatting with other graduate students and faculty at the poster session

We are on a roll! Our second successful Zoom Ph.D. defense with Julie Niklas from the Gorden group. Congratulations, Dr. Niklas!

Clay Black from the Gorden group just made history by being the first Auburn Chemistry & Biochemistry graduate student to successfully defend his Ph.D. thesis via Zoom! Congratulations Dr. Black!

If anyone is wondering why Clay is holding up a cup and saucer -- Gorden group members always receive a gift of 1960s-era uranium-glazed Fiestaware or Vaseline glass at their defense.