Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Announces New Faculty
Maggie He
Maggie He joined the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry as an assistant professor in August 2019. She received her Ph.D. in chemistry from ETH Zurich, M.S. in chemistry from the University of Pennsylvania, and B.S. from the City College of New York. Before joining the University of Arkansas, she was a Swiss National Science Foundation postdoctoral fellow at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
He's research interests span the areas of organic chemistry and materials chemistry. She is interested in dynamic covalent chemistry, adaptive molecules, functionalization and applications of carbon nanomaterials, and development of carbon nanotube-based sensors. Her research has resulted in 10 journal publications, 27 invited seminars and conference presentations, and two patents.
He is excited to launch her interdisciplinary research program in functional materials and sensors and the chemistry and biochemistry department is excited to have her on the team.
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Maggie He, assistant professor
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
479-718-1277,
maggiehe@uark.edu
Heather Jorgensen, administrative manager
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
479-575-4601,
jorgense@uark.edu
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