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2012 Chemistry Newsletter
The Department of Chemistry Newsletter is now available.
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2013 Beckman Scholars Program
The UO Chemistry Department will be awarding prestigious Beckman Research Scholarships to qualifying undergraduate research students.
2013 Beckman Scholars Information
The Chemistry Doctoral Program Application for Fall 2013 is Now Open
The UO Chemistry Department is now accepting applications for Fall 2013. Our priority application deadline is December 15, 2012. Completed late applications will be accepted through January 5, 2013. Instructions and our application can be accessed on our Apply Page
Study Abroad TASSEP (TransAtlantic Science Student Exchange Program) is ideal for UO under-graduate science majors who wish to experience a year of studying and living in Europe.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Some of the most active areas of research at the University of Oregon are in the fields of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Research in these areas has been fostered by long-standing collaboration among chemists, biologists and physicists. The common theme in this research is developing an understanding of complex biological and biochemical problems at the molecular level. The interdisciplinary nature of the research has resulted in labs collaborating on combining traditional biochemistry, modern genetic techniques, together with sophisticated physical chemical approaches (x-ray crystallography, atomic force microscopy, etc.) as well as synthetic organic chemistry, to solve important but complex problems in the life sciences. Faculty in these areas have very close associations with the Institute of Molecular Biology and the Institute of Neuroscience.
Alice Barkan
(biology)
Andy Berglund
Bruce A. Bowerman
(biology)
Roderick A.
Capaldi (biology)
Victoria J. DeRose
Karen Guillemin
(biology)
Diane Hawley
Tory Herman
(biology)
Eric Johnson
(biology)
John F.W. Keana (emeritus)*
Andrew H. Marcus
Brad J. Nolen
Kenneth E. Prehoda
S. James Remington
(physics)
Eric U. Selker
(biology)
George F. Sprague
(biology)
Tom Stevens
Peter H. von Hippel (emeritus, research active)*
Philip
Washbourne (biology)
*Professor
von Hippel continue to be research active and welcome postdoctoral
applications, as well as applications from undergraduates interested in
research.
*Professor Keana has retired from research and teaching activities but continues to serve as a medicinal chemistry/organic chemistry consultant for several small biopharmaceutical companies and several patent law firms.
Biochemistry/Molecular Biology
•Bioorganic/Medicinal
Chemistry • Biophysics • Environmental Chemistry
Inorganic/Organometallic Chemistry • Materials
Chemistry • Optics & Spectroscopy
• Organic Synthesis
Physical
Chemistry •
Polymer Chemistry • Solid-State Chemistry •
Statistical Mechanics of Liquids and Complex Fluids
Surfaces & Interfaces • Theoretical
Chemical Physics