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Faculty Member

Dr. Merrill Halling

Biography

I started teaching in the UVU Department of Chemistry in 2011. I have been serving as the Department Chair since 2019. Before coming to UVU, I earned a BS in Biochemistry from Brigham Young University and a PhD in Physical Chemistry from the University of Utah. I grew up in Southwestern Michigan and in Middle Tennessee. I enjoy being active outdoors and spending time with family and friends.

Education

PhD, University of Utah, 2011

Major: Physical Chemistry

BS, Brigham Young University, 2006

Major: Biochemistry

Teaching

CHEM 1215

Principles of Chemistry I Laboratory, Fall 2026

CHEM 1110

Elementary Chemistry for the Health Sciences, Summer 2026

CHEM 1110

Elementary Chemistry for the Health Sciences, Summer 2026

CHEM 4820R

Chemistry Internship, Spring 2026

CHEM 4990R

Independent Study and Research, Spring 2026

CHEM 1210

Principles of Chemistry I, Spring 2026

CHEM 1215

Principles of Chemistry I Laboratory, Spring 2026

CHEM 1225

Principles of Chemistry II Laboratory, Spring 2026

CHEM 4890R

Undergraduate Research in Chemistry, Spring 2026

Scholarly/Creative Works

Byrnes, Andy , Rawson, Clayton , Patchett, Brian , DeMille, Daniel , Halling, Merrill , (2023) "Oxygen Impact and Reactivity Trials_ A New Perspective on Emergency Response Precautions" (Issue: 3, vol. 9). Heliyon. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S240584402301681X?via%3Dihub
Elliott, Alexander B, Versfeld, Geraldine , Halling, Merrill D, Miller, Joel S, Harper, James K, (2019) "Solid-State 13C NMR Evidence for Long, Multicenter, Intra-Heterodimer Bonding in Zwitterion-like π-[TTFδ+•••TCNEδ-] (TTF = tetrathiafulvalene; TCNE = tetracyanoethylene)" (Issue: 1, vol. 26). Chemistry. https://chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/chem.201903099