The Analytical Chemistry Division is composed of a dynamic group of faculty and students whose research spans most major areas of analytical chemistry: mass spectrometry, separations, spectroscopy, sensors, and nanotechnology. Research in the analytical division is applied to solve problems in a number of scientific arenas such as process industrial chemistry, biology and environmental science. [...]
Liquid scintillators are broadly used in medicine, industry, and in scientific research for detection of radioactive particles. This technique is well established with a number of commercial vendors offering liquid scintillators with various properties. Liquid scintillators are most advantageous when the large and/or complicated-shape volumes are to be filled and used for detection. In this [...]
Who We Are Currently, our faculty are actively leading research into both traditional chemical and energy industries as well as new areas of application and innovation, such as biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, advanced materials, and sustainable energy. The vision of the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department is to be a center of inspired learning that nurtures innovation, [...]
The inorganic chemistry division at UT is a vibrant and dynamic group of students and faculty who undertake research in a surprisingly wide range of areas in the discipline. Ranging from transition-metal chemistry to microelectronic and nanostructured materials, organometallic synthesis to lanthanide chemistry, virtually every branch of inorganic chemistry is represented in strength. Links to [...]
The Institute for a Secure and Sustainable Environment’s (ISSE) multidisciplinary research staff comprises economists, biologists, ecologists, hydrologists, political scientists, planners, educators, communicators, chemists, engineers, accountants, soil scientists, sociologists, geographers, information-systems specialists, and historians. A 2007 New York Times article cites ISSE as an example of the trend toward consolidating multidisciplinary environmental research within free-standing centers [...]
The Joint Institute for Advanced Materials (JIAM) is a multidisciplinary research organization whose mission is to serve as an umbrella organization to foster interdisciplinary research and education for the development of advanced materials, as accomplished by enhancing the quality of faculty, students, and support staff, building world-class facilities, enhancing the educational experience, and assisting in [...]
The Joint Institute for Neutron Sciences (JINS) was conceived to serve as an intellectual hub for the neutron science community and to enhance and support research at the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) and the High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR). SNS was built by a partnership of six U.S. Department of Energy laboratories. Along with its [...]
The faculty and students in the organic division pursue a rich diversity of modern research projects. Synthesis programs involving natural products are focused on extensive efforts at the interface of biology and chemistry to develop new synthetic pathways to therapeutic and diagnostic agents. An additional goal of the synthesis groups is the development and application [...]
The Physical Chemistry Division conducts experimental and theoretical research in a wide range of areas: spectroscopic investigations of nanoscale and magnetic materials; physical mechanisms for the production of chirality; x-ray and neutron spectroscopy of surfaces and materials; reaction dynamics and quantum chemistry; optical and electron spectroscopies; thermodynamics, computer simulation, and interfacial control of polymers; and [...]
Research in the area of Polymer Chemistry at UT comprises a broad spectrum of activities ranging from the synthesis of novel polymer structures to the study of their physics and properties. Specific areas of interest include anionic polymerization; thermodynamics and properties of polymer solutions, blends, and nanocomposites; synthesis of linear and branched polymers and copolymers [...]
