College and high school students in south-central Missouri have a new and powerful tool to use in their study of chemical compounds. Officials at Missouri State University-West Plains recently purchased a 90 MHz nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometer with funds from a three-year, $242,790 grant from the National Science Foundation. It was installed Nov. 19 by an … [Read more...] about National Science Foundation grant funds purchase of NMR spectrometer
Associate Professor of Chemistry Bachelor of Science, Moi University, Kenya Ph.D., Louisiana State University What made you decide to specialize in chemistry? Chemistry is fun because it gave me unique opportunities to learn, understand and appreciate how biomolecules (proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acids, etc.) are synthesized by living organisms. What was your … [Read more...] about Spotlight: Dr. Joseph “Kip” Rugutt