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05/01/2026
Dr. Kris Amrhein , a former UTC faculty member and alumnus, traveled to Gulf Shores to see the UTC Beach Volleyball team play in the first round of the NCAA tournament. He connected with Chemistry major and player Ansley Gulledge .gulledge . It’s exciting to see our students excel both in and out of the classroom!
04/30/2026
Have you finished Organic Chemistry 2? Sign up to take Polymer Chemistry and learn about the molecules and reactions that lead to the unique behavior of macromolecules! The lab includes hands-on advanced synthesis. Chemistry majors, don’t miss this opportunity! The class is also a good fit for chemical engineering and physics majors, and counts toward the chemistry majors or minor as an upper-level elective.
04/29/2026
Chemistry faculty have been honored at the Faculty Awards Ceremony! Becca Stimson received the Service Excellence (non-tenure track) Award and Emily Alonge received the Teaching Excellence (non-tenure track) Award!
04/28/2026
Thanks for joining us for liquid nitrogen ice cream! Happy reading day!
04/21/2026
Dr.Rebecca Stimson is retiring at the end of this semester, and today the department joined her for her last lecture. Thank you Dr. Stimson for your years of teaching and dedication to UTC students! We will miss you!
04/20/2026
Congratulations to all the award winners at our annual student awards event! We are proud of you!
04/14/2026
The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced the award winners of this year’s Graduate Research Fellowship. We are excited to share that December 2025 graduate Cheyenne Higgs has won a fellowship! The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) is one of the nation’s most prestigious fellowship programs, providing three years of financial support to graduate students who have demonstrated potential for significant achievements in research. Cheyenne plans to pursue her Ph.D. at Vanderbilt University. We are proud of your hard work at UTC and accomplishments that led you to this point! Congratulations, Cheyenne!
04/13/2026
It’s been a few weeks since ACS, but we are still reliving the memories!
04/10/2026
Dr. Dungey is visiting the Hunter Middle School career fair to talk about chemistry and UTC!
04/07/2026
Joseph Rush and Aidan Harrison are both researchers with Dr Jared Pienkos. They have both mentored high school students in the research lab over the last year. Read all about the collaboration in a recent UTC news article. Way to go, Pienkos group! The article is linked in our profile.
03/30/2026
Shivam Patel and his faculty mentor Dr. Han Park at the ACS national meeting last week!
