Staff

Group Leader

 Sheng Dai

Ph. D. 1990, Chemistry, University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Synthesis of mesoporous oxide materials, nanocrystals, ionic liquids, nuclear chemistry and chemistry uranium compounds, sol-gel synthesis, molecular imprinting and chemical sensors.
Phone: (865) 576-7307
Fax (865) 576-5235
MS: 6201

Group Staff

  Gary Baker
Ph. D. 2001, Chemistry, University at Buffalo, Ionic liquids for materials synthesis & biocatalytic platforms, multifunctional/smart nanomaterials, microemulsions in supercritical carbon dioxide, protein spectroelectrochemistry, mesoporous materials as vehicles for chemical and biosensors, bactericidal and antifungal platforms.
Phone: (865) 241-9361
Fax (865) 576-5235
MS: 6201

  De'en Jiang
Ph. D. 2005, Chemistry, University of California, Los Angeles. Computer simulation of separations, interfacial chemistry, and catalysis; first principles density functional theory methods, hybrid quantum mechanical/molecular mechanical molecular dynamics methods.
Phone: (865) 574-5199
Fax (865) 576-5235
MS: 6201
Website

   Shannon M. Mahurin

Ph.D. in 2000,Chemical Physics, University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Characterization of pollen and bio-molecules using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy, Novel methods for characterizing nanometer sized particulate emissions from military aircraft, Health effects of nanomaterials, Surface interactions of electrolytes with carbon for improvement of energy storage.
Phone: (865) 576-8256
Fax (865) 576-5235
MS: 6201

Secretary

Tracy Housewright

Phone (865) 574-5033
Fax (865) 576-5235
MS 6201

Guest Scientists

Suree Brown
Phone: (865) 241-5189

Jeseung Lee
Phone: (865) 574-7099

Jianan Zhang
Phone: (865) 574-7099

Post-Docs / Students

Joshy John
Phone: (865) 241-3417

Xiqing Wang
Phone: (865) 241-5189

Jonathan Woodward
Phone: (865) 574-4943

Hongfeng Yin
Phone: (865) 576-7353

Guest Scientist

Claire Bouvy
Phone: (865) 574-7099