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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

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

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

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

A cost-effective enzyme kinetics and inhibition model for biochemistry education and research

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News

Chemistry Undergraduate Students Jessica Doss and Muskan Taori Selected As Truman Scholarship Finalists

The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Is Now on LinkedIn!

120 Chemistry Undergraduate Students Earn a Spot on the Dean's List or Chancellor's List for Fall 2025

Assistant Professors Crystal Archer and Martin Edwards Recognized at Research Camp for First-Time External Funding

Mosi Mahmoudi Wins Second Place and Harneet Kaur Wins People's Choice Award at Three Minute Thesis Competition

Jonathan Batey Wins First Place Oral Presentation in Chemistry at 2025 Arkansas INBRE Research Conference

Associate Professor Chenguang Fan Receives $562,500 3-Year NIH R15 Award for Studying Lysine Aminoacylation of Human Metabolic Enzymes

EVENTS

Departmental seminars are held on Mondays from 3-3:55PM in CHEM 144

FEB 23 2026 | Adam Nielander – SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory – "Probing dynamics and degradation at electrified catalytic/ionomeric interface"

MAR 02 2026 | Naoto Hoshi – University of California, Irvine – "Search for Kv7 channel modulators by in silico screening"

MAR 09 2026 | Jing Gu – San Diego State University – "Chiral induced spin selectivity influence on oxygen evolution reaction pathways and intermediates"

MAR 16 2026 | Adam Hoffman – SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory – "Tracking catalyst structure evolution using in-situ/operando X-ray absorption spectroscopy and statistical deconvolution methods"

MAR 23 2026 | No seminar – Spring Break/ACS

MAR 30 2026 | Bruce Gibb – Tulane University – "Separations with, and reactions inside, yocto-liter (10–24 L) capsules assembled via the hydrophobic effect"

APR 06 2026 | Lt. Col. Jeffrey Froude – United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases – "The blueprint for a better antibody: Co-optimizing biophysical properties and function against critical pathogens"

APR 13 2026 | Christine Payne – Duke University – "Understanding, engineering, and predicting the interaction of nanomaterials with biological systems"

APR 20 2026 | No seminar – Honors Day Symposium

APR 27 2026 | Greg Tschumper – Missouri University of Science and Technology – "Two new tales to tell for classic hydrogen bonding prototypes"