2018 News & Highlights Archive

December 2018 PhD Chemistry Graduates and Faculty at Commencement

At the December 2018 Commencement, the Department of Chemistry had six PhD and one MS graduates

MSU SMACS Gets Honorable Mention for 2017

The Mississippi State University chapter of the Student Members of the American Chemical Society (...

Chemistry Majors Honored at 2018 A&S Scholarship Recognition Ceremony

The Department of Chemistry is proud to acknowledge 21 chemistry majors who were recent recipients...

ChemFry 2018 Photos

We had a strong showing for ChemFry 2018.  On the menu was fried catfish, corn, baked beans, salad...

President Keenum Welcomes New Faculty

Dr. Vicky Montiel and Dr. Amanda Patrick, two new assistant professors in the Department of...

REU 2018 A Great Success

The NSF funded Research Experience for Undergraduates: Food, Energy, Water Security (NSF: REU-...

Welcome New Faculty for 2018

Five new faculty members have been added to the ranks in the Department of Chemistry in 2018.  They...

MSU Visits Sichuan University

Members from the Department of Chemistry, including Dr. Dennis Smith, Dr. Dongmao Zhang, Joanna Xu...

Pittman Wins 2018 Robert E. Wolverton Legacy Award

Chuck U. Pittman, Jr., Professor Emeritus in the Department of Chemistry, was the recipient of the...

Nick Fitzkee Awarded $2.45 Million in Research Funding

Mississippi State's very own Nicholas Fitzkee, associate professor in the Department of Chemistry,...

The SMACS Crawfish Boil of 2018

MSU Chemistry's SMACS (Student Members of the American Chemical Society) organization had a...

MSU Chemistry Welcomes Dr. Virginia Montiel-Palma as Assistant Professor

International educator and organometallic chemistry expert, Dr. Virginia Montiel-Palma joins MSU...

Congratulations Graduates!!

Congratulations to our Spring 2018 Chemistry Graduates!!!   We are very proud of all your hard work...

Successful Outreach Event at ACS New Orleans

Hundreds of MSU Chemistry enthusiasts celebrated and networked at the Department’s Alumni &...

Bill Henry Memorial Chemistry Scholarship Golf Tournament

  The Department of Chemistry at MSU is sponsoring the Bill Henry Memorial Chemistry Scholarship...

Sam McKinnon Wins Award at ACS SURC 2018

Congratulations to Sam McKinnon for winning the award for top oral presentation at that 50th ACS...

Chemours Seminar Series: Dr. Austin Reid

"The History, Science and Engineering of Titania-Based Particulates for Industrial Applications"...

Dr. Howard E. Shook Jr. named Alumnus of the Year

Shook graduated from MSU in 1962 with a bachelor’s degree in chemistry. He enjoyed a long career...

Dr. Amanda Patrick to Join MSU as Assistant Professor of Chemistry

Air Force researcher and mass spectrometry expert Dr. Amanda Patrick has accepted a position as...

NCW: Glorious Success

Dennis Smith, Head of the Department of Chemistry, declared Mississippi State University's National...

Study Abroad with Us

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY – ICELAND AND SCANDINAVIA Program Description:  Walk on black beaches and swim...