Beth S. Guiton | University of Kentucky College of Arts & Sciences

Beth S. Guiton

Professor of Chemistry

Frank J. Derbyshire Professor of Materials Science

Director of Undergraduate Studies

Contact Information

beth.guiton@uky.edu

383 Chemistry-Physics Building

161F Jacobs Science Building

859-257-4215

Research Interests

Inorganic Nanomaterials
In Situ Transmission Electron Microscopy

Affiliations

Chemistry
Inorganic
Materials
Physical

Research Group Webpage

Research

Our group investigates chemistry at the nanometer length scale, working at the intersection between solid state chemistry and advanced characterization, in particular using in situ microscopy techniques.

Academic Training

Wigner Fellow, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (2008-2010)

Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering, University of Pennsylvania (2008)

A.M., Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University (2004)

M.Sci., Chemistry, University of Cambridge (2001)

B.A., Physical Natural Sciences, University of Cambridge (2000)

Selected Honors and Awards

Member of Federal Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee (2024-2026)

Scialog Fellow, Research Corporation for Scientific Advancement (2017)

Materials Research Express, Emerging Investigator in Materials Science (2015-2016)

NSF CAREER Award (2015-2020)

Faculty Award for Undergraduate Research Mentoring, UK College of Arts & Sciences (2015)

Sarah Bennett Holmes Award Faculty Nominee (2013, 2017)

“Teacher Who Made a Difference” Award, University of Kentucky (2013, 2020)

S.J. Stein Prize, University of Pennsylvania (2009)

Eugene P. Wigner Fellowship, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (2008)

Geoffrey Belton Graduate Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania (2008)

Ludo Frevel Crystallography Scholarship, International Center for Diffraction Data (2008)

Publications

See Research Group Webpage

Current Research Group Members

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