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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 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