Department of Chemistry--Murray State University
1201 Jesse D. Jones Hall--Murray, KY  42071-3346
Phone:  (270)-809-2584
Fax:  (270)-809-6474

Dr. Gary Boggess and Ira Flatow at the recent Boggess Lecture.

Chemistry Department receives NMR Grant from NSF:

The MSU Department of Chemistry has been awarded $204,000 by the National Science Foundation for the purchase of a 400-MHz NMR Spectrometer. The grant comes as a result of a proposal written by professors Kevin Revell, Ricky Cox, and Edie Banner, and will enable to department to enhance the technical training of its students and the caliber of research which can be performed. The instrument will be the only high-field NMR in the far-west Kentucky region.

The acquisition of this instrument has been a high priority for the department in recent years and will support its mission of innovative research and high-quality teaching. NMR spectroscopy provides intricate detail about the structure and even the interaction of molecules, and is considered a vital component for the development and study of new materials. At Murray State, this instrument will support a number of exciting ongoing projects. For example, Dr. Johnson is conducting studies on new ionic liquid materials, Dr. Cox is studying the fundamental nature of how biomedically-important molecules interact with proteins, and Dr. Revell is working to develop new functional materials for applications in devices such as transistors and solar cells.

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Floor Plans for Jesse D. Jones Hall:  First Floor   Second Floor

Spring 2010 Chemistry Textbooks...click HERE.

Fall 2009 Chemistry Textbooks...click HERE.

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• Undergraduate/Graduate Catalogs
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• College of SET
• Chemistry Course Descriptions
• JOBSPECTRUM.COM

•Dr. Terry McCreary won the 2008 Board of Regents Award for Teaching Excellence for the College of Science, Engineering and Technology.

•Dr. Ricky Cox was named the Kentucky Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for the Support and Advancement of Education.  Click HERE for more details.

ChemLinks

•The 9th Annual Gary Boggess Distinguished Lecture in Chemistry was held October 12th, 2009. 

•The 8th Annual  Distinguished Chemistry Alumni Seminar in Honor of Professor Howell Clark was held on April 27, 2009. 

Breanna Volp, Dr. Robert Volp, Holly Mowery and Broadie Fitzhugh just before Fall 2009 Honors Day.