Department seeks instructor to develop studio lab

The Department of Chemistry, Physics and Astronomy seeks a Chemistry Lecturer. The successful candidate will develop innovative teaching materials that make the best use of a recently constructed studio lab space. [Read More]

Upcoming Events

Upcoming Conferences & Meetings

16 February | Middle Georgia ACS Meeting, "Careers Outside the Lab"

11-15 March | PITTCON 2012 - Orlando, FL

15 March (6pm) | SME Georgia Section Meeting, GC University Banquet Room

25-29 March | Spring 2012 ACS Meeting - San Diego, CA

13 April | 15th Annual GC Student Research Conference

13-14 April | COPLAC Southeast Regional Undergraduate Research Conference

21 April | Department Showcase (Scholars are required to attend)

What's new at the Natural History Museum?

Planetarium now open to the public

Department News

GC Chemistry Major Published in Top Tier Journal

Georgia College senior Jeffrey Ivie recently presented a promising alternative to fossil fuels that published in a top-tier chemistry journal, Inorganic Chemistry.

The chemistry major became the first Georgia College student to publish work in the journal, which attracts and publishes outstanding research from around the globe.

“Working in my field and performing this research made me realize my career path lies in research,” said Ivie.

Ivie studied molecules designed to convert water into oxygen and hydrogen gas. [Read More]

Richards receives Powell-Whipple Award

Dr. Rosalie Richards, professor of chemistry, received the 2011-12 Powell-Whipple Award from the College of Education at Georgia College. The award is given to members of the university community who have worked effectively with the College of Education in collaborative endeavors above and beyond what might be expected. In 2011, Richards and Dr. Victoria Deneroff received a planning grant from the National Science Foundation to develop a STEM learning community among Georgia College faculty and students, middle grades teacher-candidates, regional middle grades teachers, and community/professional organizations. The Powell-Whipple award is not necessarily an annual award; rather, it is given as appropriate when the right persons are identified. Candidates for the award are nominated by College of Education faculty to the awards committee which chooses the recipient. Richards shares this award with Dr. Deneroff, assistant professor at the department of early childhood and middle grades education at Georgia College.

35th Annual Regional Science & Engineering Fair

Chemistry and physics majors represented a large portion of the 173 student judges, volunteers, and Science Marketplace exhibitors at the regional Fair on February 3-4. The regional competition brought together 164 students from grades 2-12 from nine regional counties. Competitors presented 134 projects in science and engineering. First and second place winners from grades 6-12 will compete in March at the State Science & Engineering Fair in Athens, GA. Best of Show winner at the junior/senior division level, Kayla Moon of Washington County High School, received an all-expenses paid trip to present her work at the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair in Pittsburgh, PA this May. As a side competition to the Fair, participants competed in a parachute design challenge coordinated by middle grades education students.