Faculty & Staff - Chemistry
Dr. Richard Pagni, Course Director
Richard Pagni, a native of Chicago, received his BA degree from Northwestern University in 1963 and his PhD degree in chemistry from the University of Wisconsin, Madison in 1968. After spending fifteen months as an NIH postdoctoral fellow at Columbia University, he stated his academic career at the University of Tennessee in 1969 from whence he retired in 2007. His research has dealt with photochemistry, physical aspects of organic chemistry, and environmental and green chemistry. In more recent years he has investigated unusual aspects of chirality including the origin of optically active molecules on the pre-biotic world. At various times in his career he has worked at and consulted with the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Since his retirement, he has devoted his efforts to the history and philosophy of science.
Julia Price, Teaching Assistant
I am currently a senior at The University of Tennessee majoring in Chemistry and minoring in Secondary Education. I hope to earn my Master’s degree in Science Education and one day teach high school. I have tutored many students at the high school and collegiate level and also was the teaching assistant for a section of general chemistry this past year. Last year, I was also the president of the Student Affiliates of the American Chemical Society. In addition to being the teaching assistant for Chemistry and the Environment, I will be working in the department in Dr. Jenkins’ inorganic lab developing macrocyclic carbine ligands. I am very eager to help each students understand chemistry more thoroughly this summer.