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An inquiry-driven undergraduate curriculum. Stellar faculty, staff
and students. Expanding facilities. Collaborations with nearby
institutions. The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry in the
College of Chemical and Life Sciences at the University of Maryland is gaining momentum
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 Ms. Jacqueline Smith, a graduate student in Dr. Herman Sintim's lab, is the recipient of the 2008 Celebrating Excellence Outstanding Mentor Award. The award was presented to her during the 19th Annual Celebrating Excellence Awards and Reception Program held Friday, May 2, 2008. This annual program highlights and recognizes the outstanding achievements of our Black, Hispanic and Native American students involved with and supported by the College's diversity initiative.  More details...

Structure of N-Acetyl-L-glutamate Synthase Gives Insights into Biological Mechanisms

Ribbon diagram of the NAT domain for the AcCoA and CoA and NAG complexed structures

Dean Norma M. Allewell, graduate student Vatsala Sagar, and other collaborators have jointly determined the crystal structures of N-acetylglutamate synthase (NAGS) in the arginine biosynthetic pathway of Neisseria gonorrhoeae complexed with acetyl-CoA and with CoA plus N-acetylglutamate at 2.5- and 2.6-Å resolution, respectively. Read full paper here...

Professor Phillip DeShong elected as the 2007-2008 Undergraduate Research Mentor of the Year
Four students recognized for excellence in teaching and research
Protein Folding, Misfolding and Aggregation
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and NOBCChE create TEP Partnership
Fenselau is the 2008 Frank H. Field and Joe L. Franklin Award recipient



Dr. Neil E. Gordon The founder of the Gordon Research Conferences, rose through the university ranks (1919 - 1921) at the University of Maryland, then known as the State Agricultural College at College Park, to be appointed Department Chair and State Chemist in 1921.  He was the first Secretary of the Division of Chemical Education (1921) and the founder (1924) and first editor of the Journal of Chemical Education while at Maryland.
 
 
 
Dr. Sangbok Lee
Dr. Sangbok Lee is an associate professor at the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland (UMD), College Park, MD. He received his BS in Chemistry and MS in physical chemistry (surface science and spectroscopy) and PhD in physical organic chemistry (molecular recognition) from Seoul National University, Korea. After finishing his PhD, he worked at a DRAM maker, LG Semicon (Hynix), for two years as senior research engineer and held a postdoctoral position at the University of Florida, before joining UMD in 2002. His research interests include ultrafast electrochromics, supercapacitor, and solar cell device based on the electrochemical synthesis of nanotube structure, magnetic nanotubes for targeted drug delivery, shape-coded nanotubes for dispersible biosensor, and molecular transport, wetting, and diffusion properties of nanotubes and nanotube membranes.
Dr. Michael Doyle, Professor and Chair
Dr. Doyle had prior appointments at the University of Arizona, Hope College, and Trinity University. He also served as Vice President and President of Research Corporation. Dr. Doyle studies organic synthesis and the development of stereoselective catalysts. A recipient of the American Chemical Society's 2002 George C. Pimentel Award in Chemistry Education, Dr. Doyle has provided national and international leadership and service to many scientific bodies. He received his PhD from Iowa State University.
Dr. Daniel Kosov
Dr. Kosov is a former independent researcher at the Institute for Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, University of Frankfurt, Germany. Previously, he was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, UK; the University of Houston; and the University of Tübingen, Germany. Dr. Kosov's research involves modeling electronic processes in molecular scale devices and functional materials. His PhD in Theoretical Physics is from the joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Russia.
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