UTA Chemistry & Biochemistry Department

04/06/2026

04/06/2026

🧪 AP Chemistry Review Day – A Huge Success! 🧪

This past Saturday, we hosted an engaging and high-impact AP Chemistry Review session, welcoming 70 motivated high school students from across the DFW area. From 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM, students participated in an intensive review designed to boost confidence and exam readiness ahead of the AP Chemistry exam.

Led by Dr. Snow Xu, the session blended focused mini-lectures with guided practice, giving students opportunities to review core concepts, ask questions, collaborate with peers, and work through challenging AP-style problems in a supportive and interactive environment.

📘 Topics covered included:
• Atomic structure & periodic trends
• Chemical bonding & molecular geometry
• Intermolecular forces
• Stoichiometry & reactions
• Thermochemistry
• Kinetics
• Equilibrium
• Acids & bases
• Solubility equilibria
• Electrochemistry

Special emphasis was placed on connecting concepts across units, interpreting data, and developing effective strategies for both multiple-choice and free-response questions.

👏 A huge thank-you to our undergraduate teaching assistants whose enthusiasm and dedication made a meaningful impact throughout the day:
De La Cruz, Jordyn Gresky, Morgan Samia, Fairooz, Akangkha, Zayana Ashraf, Ray, Leah Kristine, Duong Brandon G., Nguyen Doan, Nguyen Tan, and Camaret Ethan.

🏫 We were excited to welcome students from many schools across the region, including Colleyville Heritage, South Grand Prairie, Parish Episcopal, Grand Prairie Collegiate Institute, Harmony Science Academy Euless, James Martin, L.D. Bell, Mansfield Summit, Mansfield Timberview, Trinity, Woodrow Wilson, Carroll High School, and more.

🎁 To keep energy high, students earned UTA-themed giveaways—T-shirts, stickers, and USB flash drives—for active participation and engagement.

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Parents also enjoyed a special Chemistry Department tour led by Dr. Seal Lawton Anthony and Jason Hoshikawa, offering a behind-the-scenes look at teaching labs and research facilities.

This event was a wonderful example of collaboration, enthusiasm, and commitment to student success. We’re proud to support these aspiring scientists and grateful to everyone who helped make the day such a success.

💙 Best of luck to all our students on the AP Chemistry exam—you’ve got this!

03/25/2026

Get ready to ace your AP Chemistry exam! 🧪✨

Join us at UTA for an AP Chemistry Review Session designed to help you feel confident and prepared. You’ll review all 9 AP units, practice with real problems, and learn from experienced professors and undergraduate tutors.

📅 April 4, 2026
⏰ 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
📍 SEIR Building, Room 198

💡 What to expect:
• Full AP topic review
• Practice problems and guided instruction
• Interactive activities, games, and prizes
• Opportunity to tour UTA’s Chemistry & Biochemistry Department

🗓️ Register by March 28!
https://forms.gle/R9JLpT9yFXfdx1pAA

Spots are limited—don’t miss this chance to boost your confidence before exam day!

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11/20/2025

🎉 All Majors Poster Symposium — Tomorrow! 🎉
Hosted by the Chemistry & Biochemistry Society

Looking to build your presentation skills, get helpful feedback, or practice for an upcoming conference? Join us tomorrow for our All Majors Poster Symposium, open to ALL undergraduate majors — no polished poster required!

🕒 Event Timeline (Friday, Nov. 21)
• 10:30–11:00 AM — Setup
• 11:00 AM–12:00 PM — Presentations & Judging
• 12:00–12:30 PM — Lunch (free!)
• 12:30–1:00 PM — Awards & Closing

🏆 Awards for the Top 5 Presenters!
• 1st place wins $100
• Minimum prize: $25
All presenters receive judge feedback to help refine and improve their work.

✨ Presentation Flexibility:
Projects do not need to be fully polished. Bring work from a course, independent project, research group, past conference poster, or anything you’d like to practice presenting!

📍 Location: 3rd Floor, Chemistry & Physics Building
📩 Interested in presenting? Submit your abstract here:
https://forms.gle/A8iztoqwy9EGmj929

📸 Flyer attached!
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11/19/2025

🌟 Congratulations to our very own Chem–Biochem 2025 patent recipients! 🌟

Honored today at the National Academy of Inventors UTA Chapter Recognition Event were four distinguished innovators:

🧪✨ Dr. Sandy Dasgupta
🧪✨ Dr. Fred MacDonnell
🧪✨ Dr. Phillip Shelor
🧪✨ Dr. Kevin Schug

We’re proud of their creativity, impact, and leadership in innovation at .
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08/22/2025

🌟🔥 Maverick Innovation Spotlight! 🔥🌟

This summer, two of our amazing students took the stage at MavPitch — where top Maverick entrepreneurs pitched their groundbreaking ideas in a high-energy, Shark Tank–style competition 💡🦈. With $40,000 in venture funding on the line, they impressed the judges and walked away as winners! 🎉

👏 Broderick Nelson (Loyalty Technologies) earned $3,500 for his company, which uses biomass pyrolysis to create multifunctional carbon materials 🌱⚡️.

👏 Alisher Talgatov presented LumaPatch, a device designed to help heal chronic wounds in elderly patients ❤️‍🩹. He received $13,000 to advance this life-changing technology! 🚀

We’re so proud of Broderick and Alisher for representing our department and bringing Maverick innovation to life! 💙🐂

UT Arlington College of Science

🗞️ Interested to learn more about UTA's MavPitch? 👇https://www.uta.edu/academics/schools-colleges/business/departments/management/mav-pitch

08/19/2025

🌟 Another amazing summer with iEngage comes to a close! We’re so proud of our students & mentors who grew together through research, learning, & community. 🙌🧪📚 Here’s to carrying that momentum into a fresh new semester of discovery & success at UTA! 💙🧡✨

UT Arlington College of Science

Participating Research Groups: Buonomo, So, Mandal, Schug, Foss, Johnson-Winters, McFarland

Want to learn more about iEngage?🗞️https://www.uta.edu/academics/schools-colleges/gradschool/resources/workshops-and-programs/i-engage

08/13/2025

🚨 Forensic science win! 🧪 Maria Olds, PhD student (Prof. Armstrong’s lab) UT Arlington College of Science, Editor’s Choice for ethanol stability 📈 & featured by for GC-FID 🔬 innovation! 🌟

Here is a link to the scientific article🔬that sparked widespread attention 👀👀👀: https://academic.oup.com/jat/article/47/5/403/7055973

Check out the video 📽️& interview, which also highlights the Armstrong Research group!

https://www.chromatographyonline.com/view/precision-in-ethanol-testing-how-gc-fid-and-preanalytical-factors-shape-reliable-results

Abstract. The quantitative analysis of ethanol in blood and other biological specimens is a commonly requested service from forensic science and toxicology

05/16/2025

📣Incredibly proud of our UTA Chem-Biochem students 🔎🥼 for giving outstanding oral talks 🎤🌟and earning 5 awards🏆🎉👏 at 57th MiM‼️UT Arlington College of Science x

05/13/2025

🎉 Student Spotlight: Huge congrats to Chem-Biochem undergrad Debby Sunday for earning an award 🏆 for her presentation ACS DFW 57th MiM! Thanks to the UTA Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) for making it possible! 🌟👏 x UT Arlington College of Science

🗞 Read more 🗞 https://www.linkedin.com/posts/uta-office-of-undergraduate-research-458a73331_utaresearch-studentspotlight-undergraduateresearch-activity-7326646805645979648-pF9P/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios&rcm=ACoAADOtgMMBo5a5j6uYnyaV3tixtl4kujxWJ90

04/27/2025

It’s been a busy few weeks of student science!!! 🧪🎉 At Discover, our Chem/Biochem stars shined: 1st 🥇 Debdatta Das (D**g lab) & 3rd 🥉 Alisher Talgatov‼️( )! Stay tuned for more to come! 🔮🔬📢 We are so proud of our PhD students! UT Arlington College of Science x