Margaret McLean Coulter Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Research Interests
RESEARCH INTERESTS Spectroscopy, energy and charge transfer, physical properties and structure of single molecules and small clusters of molecules and ions
Biography
EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND Honors B.S. in Chemistry, University of Tennessee, 1998 Ph.D. Physical Chemistry, University of Tennessee, 2003 Postdoctoral Researcher, Yale University, 2003-2005 Intelligence Community Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Massachusetts, 2005-2007 Assistant Professor, University of Mississippi, 2007-2013 Associate Professor, University of Mississippi, 2013-2019 Professor, University of Mississippi, 2019-present Faculty Research Development Fellow (UM Office of Research & Sponsored Programs) Coordinator, Ole Miss Physical Chemistry Summer Research Program and NSF REU site Coordinator, B.S. Chemistry Program Coordinator, UM Chemistry Undergraduate Research Chair (2010, 2011, 2015, 2018, 2021) of the Ole Miss Local Section of the American Chemical Society PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION University of Mississippi Faculty Achievement Award (2021) Margaret McLean Coulter Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry (2020-2024) Lambda Sigma Honors Society Excellence in Teaching Award (2019) UM College of Liberal Arts Award for Research, Scholarship and Creative Achievement for Senior Faculty (2018) UM Student Members of the American Chemical Society Faculty Award (2018) Professionalism and Integrity Program Research Exemplar (U.S. Office of Research Integrity, 2017) University of Mississippi Faculty Research Development Fellow (2017-present) Ole Miss local section of the American Chemical Society Service Award (2012) National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award (2010) Alpha Omicron Pi Favorite Professor (2009)
Courses Taught
- Chem 105 General Chemistry I
- Chem 106 General Chemistry II
- Chem 331 Physical Chemistry I
- Chem 332 Physical Chemistry II
- Chem 337 Physical Chemistry Laboratory
- Chem 531 Quantum Chemistry
- Chem 532 Chemical Thermodynamics
- Chem 536 Reaction Dynamics
- Chem 762 Theory of Molecular Structure
Education
B.S. Chemistry, University of Tennessee-Knoxville (1998)
Ph.D. Chemistry, University of Tennessee-Knoxville (2003)