BS forensic chemistry major Sara Dempsey coauthored a paper on her research titled “Preliminary Evaluation of the Use of Homing Pigeons as Biomonitors of Mercury in Urban Areas of the USA and China” in the Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology.

In 2010, the latest year for which complete data is available, only 54 African Americans earned a Ph.D. in chemistry. They made up 2.3 percent of all doctoral recipients in chemistry from U.S. universities that year. But this year, three African Americans earned Ph.D.s in chemistry at the University of Mississippi. The three African American who earned Ph.D.s in chemistry are Kari Copeland of Coldwater, Mississippi, Margo Montgomery of New Orleans, Louisiana, and Jeffrey Veals of Gloster, Mississippi. Click here for an article in JBHE.

Kaixuan Bu was selected as a winner of one of the American Chemical Society’s Graduate Student Awards in Environmental Chemistry for 2013. He will receive a one-year membership to the Division and a check for $125.

The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Ole Miss WELCOMES Dr. Jared Delcamp from Georgia Tech as our newest tenure-track, assistant professor. Dr. Delcamp was heavily involved in research into materials for organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) as an undergraduate at the University of Kentucky . He completed his Ph.D. studies at the University of Illinois- Urbana-Champagne studying Pd catalyzed organic transformations. When he moved to the Swiss Federal Institute for post-doctoral studies he began making molecules for solar cell applications. After 2 years in Switzerland he moved to Georgia Tech to continue his post-doctoral studies with Professor Seth Marder. He and his research group will be developing key elements for organic-dye based photovoltaics (PVs). PVs, a key component of a sustainable energy future, harvest sunlight and convert it into electricity for use or storage. Students interested in joining his research group may contact the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry.

Dr. Kerri Scott was recently recognized with the Excellence in Advising Award for the University of Mississippi. Dr. Scott will also represent the University of Mississippi for the National Academic Advising Association (NACADA) Regional and National Awards.

Dr. Kaixuan Bu, a recent graduate of our department, has become the trace element laboratory manager at the prestigious Institute of Marine and Coastal Science at Rutgers University. Dr. Bu graduated in May 2013 and conducted environmental chemistry research under the direction of Dr. James Cizdziel.