Beth S. Guiton
Professor
Frank J. Derbyshire Professor of Materials Science
Director of Undergraduate Studies
Department of Chemistry
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY 40506-0055
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Email: beth.guiton@uky.edu
Office: CP-105
Phone: (859) 257-4215
Lab: CP-148D
Academic Training
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Wigner Fellow, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (2008-2010)
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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
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Scialog Fellow, Research Corporation for Scientific Advancement (2017)
Materials Research Express, Emerging Investigator in Materials Science (2015-2016)
NSF CAREER Award (2015-2020)
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Faculty Award for Undergraduate Research Mentoring, UK College of Arts & Sciences (2015)
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Sarah Bennett Holmes Award Faculty Nominee (2013, 2017)
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“Teacher Who Made a Difference” Award, University of Kentucky (2013)
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S.J. Stein Prize, University of Pennsylvania (2009)
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Eugene P. Wigner Fellowship, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (2008)
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Geoffrey Belton Graduate Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania (2008)
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Ludo Frevel Crystallography Scholarship, International Center for Diffraction Data (2008)
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