Nathan DeYonker
Associate Professor

Education
B. Sc. Chemistry, Minor in Astrophysics, 2001, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor,
MI
Ph. D. Chemistry, 2005, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Professional Experience
Associate Professor, September 2021 - Present, Department of Chemistry, The University
of Memphis, Memphis, TN
UMRF Ventures Professor of Chemistry, August 2019 - August 2021, Department of Chemistry,
The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN
Assistant Professor, August 2016 - August 2021, Department of Chemistry, The University
of Memphis, Memphis, TN
Research Scientist, July 2009 – August 2016, Department of Chemistry, The University
of Memphis, Memphis, TN
Director, Computational Research on Materials Institute at the University of Memphis
(CROMIUM), August 2014 – Present
Postdoctoral Associate, July 2005 - July 2009, University of North Texas, Denton, TN
Campus Organizations
Faculty Advisor of the University of Memphis Chapter of the Student Members of the American Chemical Society (SM-ACS). January 2011 – present.
Grants
02/22/2021 - 12/31/2021; co-I on "New Theory and Ontologies for Quantum Mechanical Cluster Modeling of Proteins and Enzymes" from the Department of Energy Small Business Innovation Research program, DE-SC0021568
09/01/2019 - 08/31/2024; PI on "The Three R's: A Model-Building Toolkit for Rational, Reproducible, and Rigorous Computational Enzymology" from the National Science Foundation, IIBR-1846408.
04/01/2014 - 03/31/2016; co-PI will Prof. William Alexander on "RAPID: Computation of Accurate Binding Energies of Emerging Contaminants on Environmental and Infrastructural Interfaces" from the National Science Foundation, CBET-1435289.