FACULTY: Dr. Greg Grant, Dr. Harriet Hamilton, Dr. Jisook Kim, Dr. Kyle Knight, Dr. Doug Kutz, Dr. John Lynch, Dr. Rob Mebane, Mr. Dennis Meinert, Dr. Gail Meyer, Mr. Jim Narramore, Dr. Phil Oldham, Dr. Gretchen Potts, Dr. Tom Rybolt, Dr. Manuel Santiago, and Dr. Steven Symes
STAFF: Mrs. Nancy Tolar and Ms. Colleen Demunbrun
ADJUNCT FACULTY: Mrs. Julie Bingham, Mrs. Susan Fant, Dr. Harriet Hamilton, Mr. Dennis Meinert, Ms. C.K. Reynolds, and Mr. Frank Seymour
PAST DEPARTMENT PHOTOS: 2005 2006
FACULTY
Gregory J. Grant (website: http://www.utc.edu/Greg-Grant)
Grote Professor; B.S., 1974, Ph.D., 1980, Georgia Institute of Technology.
Professional Interests: Inorganic Chemistry, thioether complexes of transition metals, optically active transition metal complexes, transition metal NMR, organometallic complexes of macrocyclic ligands.
Phone: 423-425-4143 Greg-Grant@utc.edu Office: 331 Grote
Lecturer; Ph.D., University of Michigan
Phone: 423-425-5364 Harriet-Hamilton@utc.edu Office: 328 Grote
Jisook Kim (website: http://www.utc.edu/Jisook-Kim)
Assistant Professor; B.S., 1993, Chung-Ang University, M.S., 1995, Ph.D., 2001, Case Western Reserve University, Postdoctoral Fellow, U. Minn., 2003, MIT, 2004
Professional Interests: Biochemistry, organic chemistry, medicinal chemistry, chemical biology of small molecules.
Phone: 423-425-5101 Jisook-Kim@utc.edu Office: 428 Grote
Kyle S. Knight (website: http://www.utc.edu/Kyle-Knight)
Associate Professor; B.A., 1988, Middlebury College; Ph.D., 1994, Stanford University. 1995-6 NIH Postdoctoral Fellow, The University of Texas at Austin.
Professional Interests: Organic and organometallic chemistry, catalysis by transition metal complexes, stereoselective synthesis.
Phone: 423-425-5297 Kyle-Knight@utc.edu Office: 440 Grote
H. Douglas Kutz (website: http://www.utc.edu/Doug-Kutz)
Ben Gross Professor of Chemistry; B.S., 1968, Union college; Ph.D., 1973, University of Notre Dame.
Professional Interests: Physical chemistry, Computer simulation of chemical reactions, reaction dynamics.
Phone: 423-425-4377 Doug-Kutz@utc.edu Office: 329 Grote
Professor; B.S., 1970, St. Peter's College; Ph.D., 1976 Pennsylvania State University.
Professional Interests: Analytical Chemistry, thermometric titrations, kinetic methods of analysis, use of computers for automated data acquisition and analysis.
Phone: 423-425-4491 John-Lynch@utc.edu Office: 437 Grote
Nita T. Grote Professor of Chemistry; B.A., 1976 Pfeiffer College; Ph.D., 1981 Duke University.
Professional Interests: organic chemistry, reaction mechanisms, molecular modeling, transfer hydrogenation.
Phone: 423-425-4709 Robert-Mebane@utc.edu Office: 425 Grote
Lecturer; M.S., Florida State University.
Phone: 423-425-4482 Dennis-Meinert@utc.edu Office: 438 Grote
Gail M. Meyer (website: http://www.utc.edu/Gail-Meyer)
UC Foundation Professor and Department Head; B.A., 1974, UT-Chattanooga; M.S., 1976, University of Minnesota; Ed.D., 1999, UT-Knoxville.
Professional Interests: Chemical education, course development, women in chemistry, biochemistry
Phone: 423-425-4486 Gail-Meyer@utc.edu Office: 404 Grote
Faculty associate, B.A., 1983, M. Ed., 1995, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
Professional Interests: Laboratory coordination and instruction. Chemical education, chemical safety, and analytical chemistry.
Phone: 423-425-4142 Jim-Narramore@utc.edu Office: 348 Grote
Philip B. Oldham (website: http://www.utc.edu/Administration/AcademicAffairs/)
Provost, Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs, and Professor
Professional Interests:
Phone: 423-425-4633 Phil-Oldham@utc.edu Office: 102 Founders
Gretchen E. Potts (website: http://www.utc.edu/Gretchen-Potts)
Assistant Professor; B.S., 1996, Miami University; Ph.D., 2000, University of Florida; Visiting Assitant Professor, 2000-2002, College of Charleston.
Professional Interest: Analytical Chemistry, spectroscopy, environmental chemistry, field-ready sensors.
Phone: 423-425-5296 Gretchen-Potts@utc.edu Office: 435 Grote
Thomas R. Rybolt (website: http://www.utc.edu/Tom-Rybolt)
UC Foundation Professor; B.S., 1976 Furman University; M.S., 1979, Ph.D., 1981 Georgia Institute of Technology.
Professional Interests: Physical Chemistry, surface chemistry, gas-solid interactions, interfacial phenomena, modeling molecular properties.
Phone: 423-425-4499 Tom-Rybolt@utc.edu Office: 330 Grote
Manuel F. Santiago (website: http://www.utc.edu/Manuel-Santiago)
UC Foundation Associate Professor; B.S., Austin Peay State University; M.S., Ph.D., South Dakota State University.
Professional Interest: Biochemistry and organic, microbial physiology, metabolism, genetics & molecular biology.
On Temporary Leave of Absence
Associate Professor; B.A. Physics, 1992, Washington University; Ph.D., 1996, University of Arkansas.
Professional Interests: Analytical Chemistry, quantitative analysis of the major and trace-element chemistry of planetary materials.
Phone: 423-425-4380 Steven-Symes@utc.edu Office: 426 Grote
ADJUNCT FACULTY (Voicemail for all adjunct faculty: 423-425-5295)
- Julie Bingham, Julie-Bingham@utc.edu
- Susan Fant, Susan-Fant@utc.edu
- C. K. Reynolds, CK-Reynolds@utc.edu
- Frank Seymour, Frank-Seymour@utc.edu
STAFF
Colleen Demunbrun, Student Assistant
Departmental Administrative Assistant; B.S., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
Professional Interests: Administrative organization and coordination of the Chemistry Department office.
Phone: 423-425-4278 Nancy-Tolar@utc.edu
