UKY Chemistry

03/30/2026

https://chem.as.uky.edu/51st-annual-naff-symposium

04/03/2025

01/15/2025

Student Spotlight on UKY Chemistry Alum Austin Baker

Austin Baker, MS., BS. graduated from the University of Kentucky in 2011 with a BS in Chemistry. This interview is part of a series conducted by the department called, "UK Chemistry Alumni: Where Are They Now." This interview was coordinated by Prof. Arthur Cammers. Arthur: Austin, we publish these....

01/15/2025

UKY Chemistry Alum, Darius A. Shariaty, 1st author. Shariaty, D. A.; Schaab, J.; McClure, E.; Nattikalungal, T.; Djurovich, P. I.; Bradforth, S. E.; Thompson, M. E., "Donor/Acceptor Ligands Based on an o-Terphenyl Motif to Achieve Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence in Zn(II) Complexes". Inorganic Chemistry 2025. Web Access

The photophysical properties of six new luminescent tetrahedral Zn(II) complexes are presented that survey two electronic donor moieties (phenolate and carbazolate) and three electronic acceptors (pyridine, pyrimidine, and pyrazine). A unique ligand based on an o-terphenyl motif forms an eight-membe...

12/19/2024

That redoubtable phenomenon, Art Sebesta, spreading holiday cheer with a garbage bag full of He(g).

12/02/2024

Hydrocarbon Biofuels, by Great C. Umenweke Eduardo Santillan-Jimenez Publication ACS e-books: November 27, 2024
A contribution for the Chemistry Department at the University of Kentucky and the Kentucky Center for Advanced Energy Research.
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/book/10.1021/acsinfocus.7e8011

10/17/2024

For your reading pleasure, the redoubtable Prof. Samuel Awuah.

UK Research Communications partners with UK Innovate to spotlight faculty innovators with life-changing ideas at the University of Kentucky in this video series. Today's video and Q&A features Samuel Awuah, who is developing gold-based compounds to treat diseases including traumatic brain i...

08/23/2024

Rosemary Calabro, a UKY Chemistry former graduate student, has been selected as one of 2024 CAS Future Leaders. She is currently serving as an NRC Postdoctoral Fellow with US Department of Defense. Go Rosemary!

Serving the chemical, life science, and laboratory worlds

08/16/2024

Late summer chemical fun fact: Sun tanning is photochemical polymerization that occurs efficiently in vitro. 🙂

The purpose of this investigation was to study the ultraviolet A-induced effects on melanin pigmentation both in an in vitro model system and in vivo.…

08/13/2024

UKY Wildcat athletes brought home Au + Ag + Cu•Pb•Sn•Zn from the Paris Olympics. In a school-record performance, 11 Wildcats brought home 13 medals — nine gold, two silver and two bronze!

The University of Kentucky set a school record with 24 student-athletes, alumni and coaches in the Paris Olympics who represented nine countries across six sports in the Games. Eleven Wildcats won 13 medals — nine gold, two silver and two bronze.

08/07/2024

People are doing chemistry with textiles without the 'chemistry of chromophores' but with great chemistry between people.

The intersection of art and science isn’t always obvious, but for a University of Kentucky art professor and a university horticulturalist, it was natural, and in more ways than one. The dye garden at The Arboretum, State Botanical Garden of Kentucky is what brought inspired their collaboration.

07/31/2024

Ran into these two UKY Chemistry Alums here for the Chem Ed. Conference. Jennifer Collins 2009 currently at Ohio State University, and Ashlee Wrenne 2005 currently at the American Chemical Society. ❤️ We love to see our students still getting after it!!!