Faculty and Staff

Fermentation Sciences lab manager Daniel Parker (left), and lab director Brett Taubman (right) stand in App State’s Chemistry and Fermentation Sciences Service Lab in Mountain Laurel Hall Sept. 30.

The newest dairy alternative comes from sweet potatoes [faculty featured]
Oct 15, 2026

Two professors in the Fermentation Sciences Program founded a sweet potato milk startup company, seeking to promote nutrition and combat food waste.

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Hundreds of people waited in line to get into the Beer Fest right at 3 p.m. when the general admission opened.

Bubbles, brews and sweet potatoes: High Country Beer Fest marks 19th year [staff featured]
Sep 3, 2026

BOONE — Thousands of beer lovers filled the Watauga County fairgrounds Saturday for the 19th annual High Country Beer Fest, sampling pours from 37 breweries under cooperating skies.

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Dr. Jefferson Bates, associate professor in Appalachian State University's Department of Chemistry and Fermentation Sciences, is the co-recipient of a National Science Foundation (NSF) Research in Undergraduate Institutions (RUI) Award. Photo by Chase Reynolds.

Dr. Jefferson Bates receives NSF RUI award to study new chemical compounds
Aug 11, 2023

BOONE, N.C. — Dr.

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Dr. Reddish and research students

Human Enzyme Research Finding a Home at Appalachian State
Feb 15, 2023

The NC Biotechnology Center published an article about our own Dr. Michael Reddish and his record-breaking grant. 

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Dr. Michael Reddish

Reddish Lab awarded largest National Institutes of Health grant in App State’s history
Feb 3, 2023

Dr. Michael Reddish is an assistant professor in App State’s Department of Chemistry and Fermentation Sciences.

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Dr. Folarin Oguntoyinbo

Dr. Folarin Oguntoyinbo awarded fellowship and ambassadorship
Jan 23, 2023

Dr.

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Energy & Fuels November 2022 issue

Dr. Bob Swarthout's research makes cover of Energy and Fuels journal
Dec 13, 2022

The recent paper of Dr.

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Undergraduate research students co-author article with Dr. Christian Wallen
Dec 13, 2022

Dr.

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Kennedy Williams presents her poster about fluorescent sensors

App State student presents findings at photochemistry symposium
Oct 25, 2022

On October 8, 2022, Kennedy Williams presented her research on fluorescent sensors for nerve gas agents at the North Carolina Photochemi

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The Periodic Times Student Newsletter

Chemistry students create newsletter, The Periodic Times
Oct 10, 2022

From Editor-in-Chief HANNAH NIXON: 

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Dr. Brooke Christian

Dr. Brooke Christian receives the Excellence in Academic Advising Faculty Advising Award
Oct 5, 2022

The Undergraduate Advising Council (UAC) established App State's first university wide, peer nominated academic advising award in 2019.

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Dr. Michael Reddish

App State team researches treatments for aggressive breast cancer
Sep 30, 2022

Dr. Michael Reddish, assistant professor in App State’s A.R.

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