Chemistry is the study of matter and the transformations that occur in material things. It is one of the basic sciences, and it is fundamental to the study of all other basic sciences. The Department of Chemistry enthusiastically supports the University’s commitment to quality teaching, diversity, and research.
Feature Stories
Faculty Highlights
- Leopold Selected
Michael Leopold, Floyd D. and Elisabeth S. Gottwald Professor of Chemistry, received the 2022 Outstanding Mentorship Award from the Chemistry Division of the Council on Undergraduate Research.
- Johnson and Undergraduate Students Published
Miles Johnson, associate professor of chemistry, with undergraduates Julia Vidlak and Nihal Sriramaneni, published a paper "Synthesis of pyrrole-based PSiP pincer ligands and their palladium, rhodium, and platinum complexes" in Dalton Transactions. The work was conducted in collaboration with the Ozerov group at TAMU.
- Norris, Pierce, and Undergraduates Published
Michael Norris, assistant professor of chemistry, and B. Daniel Pierce, assistant professor of biology, along with undergraduate students and former students, published "Mechanistic Analysis of the VirA Sensor Kinase in Agrobacterium tumefaciens Using Structural Models," in Frontiers in Microbiology.
- Downey Published
Wade Downey, professor of chemistry, and undergraduate students published "Friedel–Crafts Addition of Indoles to Nitrones Promoted by Trimethylsilyl Trifluoromethanesulfonate" in The Journal of Organic Chemistry.
- Downey Published
Wade Downey, professor of chemistry, and undergraduate students published "One-Pot Synthesis of 2-Methylfurans from 3-(Trimethylsilyl)propargyl Acetates Promoted by Trimethylsilyl Trifluoromethanesulfonate" in Tetrahedron Letters.
- Leopold Published
Michael Leopold, Floyd D. and Elisabeth S. Gottwald Professor of Chemistry, with undergraduates Quang Minh "Harry" Dang, Sam Gilmore, Karthik Lalwani, RJ Conk; and Dr. Jeff Simpson, director of NMR support, published a paper entitled "Monolayer-Protected Gold Nanoparticles Functionalized with Halogen Bonding Capability — An Avenue for Molecular Detection Schemes," in the journal Langmuir. The work was selected to be featured as the cover article for the journal.
- Simpson Published
Jeff Simpson, director of NMR and Computational Support, and Michael Leopold, Floyd D. and Elisabeth S. Gottwald Professor of Chemistry, with undergraduates Quang Minh "Harry" Dang, Sam Gilmore, Karthik Lalwani, RJ Conk; published a paper entitled "Monolayer-Protected Gold Nanoparticles Functionalized with Halogen Bonding Capability — An Avenue for Molecular Detection Schemes," in the journal Langmuir. The work was selected to be featured as the cover article for the journal.
- Parish, Pollock, & UR Students Published
Carol Parish, Floyd D. and Elisabeth S. Gottwald Chair in Chemistry, and Julie Pollock, associate professor of chemistry, along with UR students and off-campus collaborators, published "Investigating Novel Thiazolyl-indazole Derivatives as Scaffolds for SARS-CoV-2 MPro Inhibitors" in European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry Reports.
- Pollock, Parish, & UR Students Published
Julie Pollock, associate professor of chemistry, and Carol Parish, Floyd D. and Elisabeth S. Gottwald Chair in Chemistry, along with UR students and off-campus collaborators, published "Investigating Novel Thiazolyl-indazole Derivatives as Scaffolds for SARS-CoV-2 MPro Inhibitors" in European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry Reports.
- Pollock & UR Students Published
Julie Pollock, associate professor of chemistry, along with University of Richmond undergraduate research students and collaborators from High Point University published the article "Identification and evaluation of brominated carbazoles as a novel antibiotic adjuvant scaffold in MRSA" in ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters.
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Chemistry Department
Gottwald Science Center B-100
138 UR Drive
University of Richmond, VA 23173
Phone: (804) 289-8242
Fax: (804) 289-1897
Chair: Christopher Stevenson
Academic Administrative Coordinator: Pat Coleman