Welcome to the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
The department of chemistry and biochemistry at the University of Arkansas strives for excellence in research, teaching and service in chemistry—the central science. We aspire to positions of leadership regarding the discovery of new scientific knowledge, the training of students, and the economic development of the State of Arkansas. We seek to recruit and retain a diverse group of the best faculty, students and staff to address the challenges of the future through interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research and education.
PUBLICATIONS
Developing catalysts for the hydrolysis of glycosidic bonds in oligosaccharides using a spectrophotometric screening assay
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Engineering central substitutions in heptamethine dyes for improved fluorophore performance
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In situ and 2D and 3D in silico redox cycling studies for design optimization of coplanar arrays of microband electrodes in a 70 μm × 100 μm electroactive footprint
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A cost-effective enzyme kinetics and inhibition model for biochemistry education and research
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News
100 Chemistry Undergraduate Students Earn a Spot on the Dean's List or Chancellor's List for Spring 2026
Undergraduate Student Muskan Taori Named 2026 Truman Scholar
Undergraduate Student Claire Walker Receives Udall Scholarship for a Second Time
Graduate Student Kaynat Shahzad Receives Distinguished Service in Chemical Safety Award
Professor Rob Coridan Receives 2026 Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award
Chemistry Undergraduate Students Jessica Doss and Muskan Taori Selected As Truman Scholarship Finalists
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Is Now on LinkedIn!
Events
Departmental seminars are held on Mondays from 3-3:55PM in CHEM 144
AUG 17 2026 | Safety committee – Laboratory safety presentation
AUG 24 2026 | No seminar – ACS Fall Meeting
AUG 31 2026 | G. Andrés Cisneros – University of Texas at Dallas (on Zoom)
SEP 07 2026 | No seminar – Labor Day
SEP 14 2026 | Xiaoyi Zhang – Argonne National Laboratory
SEP 21 2026 | Xing Zeng – UT Southwestern Medical Center
SEP 28 2026 | Fry Lecture Series: Margaret Faul – Amgen Inc.
OCT 05 2026 | Michael Brown – University of Memphis
OCT 12 2026 | Deyu Lu – Brookhaven National Laboratory
OCT 19 2026 | No seminar – Fall Break
OCT 26 2026 | Jing Zhao – University of Connecticut
NOV 02 2026 | Pulay Lecture Series: Bernhard Schlegel – Wayne State University
NOV 09 2026 | Joseph M. Fox – University of Delaware
NOV 16 2026 | Yang Yang – University of California, Santa Barbara
NOV 23 2026 | No seminar – Honors Day Symposium
NOV 30 2026 | Keith Cassidy – University of Missouri