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An inquiry-driven undergraduate curriculum.
Stellar faculty, staff
and students. Expanding facilities. Collaborations with nearby
institutions. The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry in the
College of Chemical and Life Sciences at the University of Maryland is gaining momentum. Apply Here |
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 UPCOMING SEMINARS & EVENTS See All |
Mr. Michael Brindza, PhD Defense, UMCP (Advisor: Professor Robert Walker)
"Solvation, Structure and Organization at Liquid Surfaces" Thursday, July 9 - 9:30 AM,
Room 0112, Marker Seminar Room, Chemistry Bldg. (091)
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 Distinguished University Professor, Dr. John Weeks was elected on April 28th to the National Academy of Sciences. The Academy elected Weeks, as well as others, in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. Election to the Academy is considered one of the highest honors that can be accorded to a U.S. scientist or engineer. The Chair and the Department community extend heartiest congratulations to Professor Weeks on his continued success. |
 Dr. Catherine Fenselau has captured another prestegious award. She was selected to receive a Thomson Medal for 2009.
The Thomson Medal is awarded by the International Mass Spectrometry Foundation in recognition of 'outstanding achievements in and distinguished service to international mass spectrometry'.
Catherine will be presented the Thomson medal at a ceremony in Bremen, Germany as part of the 18th International Mass Spectrometry Conference program. |
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Dr. Robert Walker
A common denominator to research projects in the Walker Group is the use of optical spectroscopy to study chemical structure and reactivity at surfaces. Nonlinear optical spectroscopy – second harmonic generation (SHG) and vibrational sum frequency spectroscopy (VSFS) – is used to examine how interfacial anisotropy alters surface solvation from bulk solution limits at liquid/vapor, liquid/liquid, and liquid/solid interfaces. Related work (carried out in collaboration with the FDA’s Center for Food Safety and Nutrition (CFSAN)) characterizes the migration and partitioning of additives found in food packaging material. A third major research thrust uses Raman spectroscopy in high temperature (~1000 K!) applications to study electrochemical oxidation in solid oxide fuel cells and catalytic activity on bimetallic nanoparticles. These latter projects are collaborative efforts with the research groups of Professors Eichhorn (Chemistry and Biochemistry) and Jackson (Mechanical Engineering).
When the opportunity arises, RW likes to shed (temporarily) his roles as advisor, mentor, instructor and administrator and try to be a distance runner. He has twice competed in the Boston Marathon (finishing 268th in 2005) and has lifetime best in the 1 mile run of 4:07. He received his B.A. from Dartmouth College and Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
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Dr. Nathan L. Drake, head of the university's chemistry department from 1940 until his death in 1959, joined the faculty at the University of Maryland as professor of industrial chemistry in 1926 and became professor of organic chemistry two years later. He instituted the Institute for Molecular Physics at Maryland in 1950, and he edited Volumes 21 and 24 of Organic Synthesis.
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