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Arthur Chavez wins 2023 President's Outstanding Staff Award
Senior Procurement Officer, Arthur Chavez has been named the winner of a 2023 President's Outstanding Staff Award. This prestigious honor comes with a cash award and Arthur will be recognized by the President of the University at a ceremony in late s...
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Jenny Brodbelt Receives Thomson Medal from the International Mass Spectrometry
Professor Jenny Brodbelt is the recipient of the 2024 Thomson Medal Award from the International Mass Spectrometry Foundation. The award recognizes outstanding achievements in and distinguished service to international mass spectrometry. Jenny was honored as a plenary speaker at the International Mass Spectrometry Conference 2024 held in Melbourne,...Kurtis Carsch Joining Department
The Department of Chemistry is pleased to announce that Kurtis Carsch will join the University of Texas at Austin in Winter 2025 as an assistant professor. Dr. Carsch received a joint B.S./M.S. from Caltech under the supervision of Bill Goddard and Theo Agapie. He received his Ph.D. from Harvard University under the tutelage of Ted Betley...Eman Alasadi Receives Outstanding Graduate Student Academic Employee Award
Graduate student Eman Alasadi of the Baiz Group is a 2024 recipient of the William S. Livingston Outstanding Graduate Student Academic Employee Award. Eman was presented the award at the annual Graduate School/University Co-op Awards Banquet.Hang Ren Receives Royce W. Murray Young Investigator Award
Assistant Professor Hang Ren is the recipient of the 2025 Royce W. Murray Young Investigator Award from the Society for Electroanalytical Chemistry, sponsored by Pine Instruments. The award recognizes accomplishments by researchers who are within the first decade of their careers and have made significant contributions to electr...Jenny Brodbelt Receives 2024 ASMS John B. Fenn Award for a Distinguished Contribution in Mass Spectrometry
Professor Jenny Brodbelt has been selected by the American Society for Mass Spectrometry as the recipient of the prestigious 2024 John B. Fenn Award for a Distinguished Contribution in Mass Spectrometry. This award recognizes a singular achievement in fundamental or applied mass spectrometry. Jenny was selected for development and applications of u...Brett Boyle, Jonah Downs, and Berea Suen Receive the College of Natural Sciences Dean’s Honored Graduate Award
Undergraduates Brett Boyle (Rose Group), Jonah Downs (Krische Group), and Berea Suen (Newberry Group) are recipients of the 2024 College of Natural Sciences Dean’s Honored Graduate Award. The highest honor a CNS student can earn, this title is awarded to approximately 25-30 students a year, representing the top 1% of each spring’s graduat...Edward Briceno Receives NIH NIGMS Research Supplement
Congratulations to graduate student Edward Briceno of the Krische Group, recipient of an NIH National Institute of General Medical Sciences Research Supplement to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research. The Diversity Supplements Program is designed to facilitate the recruitment and training of promising scientists from diverse backgrounds.Jonathan Sessler Elected as Foreign Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Professor Jonathan Sessler has been elected as a Foreign Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Foreign Members are elected based on contribution to the cause of science and technology in China and who possess high academic standing internationally.NuvoNuro Receives HEAL grant
NuvoNuro, a company recently co-founded by Professor Stephen Martin based upon his research at UT, has received a major NIH Helping to End Addiction Long-term® (HEAL) Initiative grant. The grant is part of the research program Development and Optimization of Non-Addictive Therapies to Treat Pain and NuvoNuro is on...Henry Cater to Participate in Excellence in Graduate Polymer Research Symposium
Graduate student Henry Cater of the Page Group has been selected to participate in the Division of Polymer Chemistry, Inc (POLY) Excellence in Graduate Polymer Research Symposium at the American Chemical Society Spring 2024 Meeting. The symposium recognizes outstanding graduate students in polymer science and engineering. ...Emmie Stumbo Receives Safety Fellowship
Graduate student Emmie Stumbo of the Rose Group is the recipient of the 2023 Safety-First Leadership Fellowship. This $3,000 fellowship supports an initiative to foster a culture of lab safety within the Department of Chemistry. It is awarded to one graduate student per year based on a safety proposal competition.Chemistry Graduate Student Awards Showcase 2023
CHEMISTRY GRADUATE STUDENT FELLOWSHIP SHOWCASE 2023 Awards received from August 2022-August 2023 Mehroz Ahmed (Sessler Group) Provost’s Graduate Excellence Fellowship Reena Al-Mualem (Baiz Group) Chemistry Department Graduate Excellence Award Graduate School Continuing Bruton Fellowship Provost’s Graduate Excellence Fellowship Eman Alasadi (Bai...Diana Zamora-Olivares Receives Stanley J. Roux, Jr. Excellence in Experiential Teaching Award
Assistant Professor of Practice Diana Zamora-Olivares, affiliated with the Freshmen Research Initiative, has been selected for the 2023 Stanley J. Roux, Jr. Excellence in Experiential Teaching Award. This CNS teaching award recognizes excellence in providing experiential learning opportunities for students through research and hands-on engagement.Lynn Stevens Receives POLY Graduate Student Travel Award
Graduate student Lynn Stevens of the Zak Page Group is a recipient of the American Chemical Society Division of Polymer Chemistry, Inc Graduate Student Travel Award. The award provides funding for travel to the ACS national meeting and recipients are recognized at the POLY/PMSE awards symposium.Devleena Samanta and Pedro Metola Receive Teaching Excellence Award
Assistant Professor Devleena Samanta and Assistant Professor of Practice Pedro Metola are recipients of the College of Natural Sciences Teaching Excellence Award. This award recognizes excellence among the College's many exceptional faculty who are committed to teaching at either the undergraduate or graduate level.Ken Hsu Founder of New Biotech Company
Ken Hsu is scientific founder of a new startup biotech company that launched this week with $56M in seed financing. Hyku Biosciences aims to develop covalent oncology drugs based on advancing Hsu’s sulfur–triazole exchange (SuTEx) chemistry. https://www.hykubiosciences.com/news-media/press-release-9-19-23Yi-Chih Lin Receives NIH Maximizing Investigators' Research Award
Congratulations to Assistant Professor Yi-Chih Lin, recipient of a five-year NIH Maximizing Investigators' Research Award (MIRA) grant titled, “Real-time structural and functional studies of SARS-CoV-2 spike proteins." This $1.95M grant will support Dr. Lin's research in developing a cutting-edge structural imaging technique, high-speed atomic forc...Muhammad Waqas Ishaq Named Provost’s Early Career Fellow
Muhammad Waqas Ishaq, postdoctoral fellow in the Callmann Group, has been named a UT Austin Provost’s Early Career Fellow. The training program supports postdoctoral fellows and graduate students in their pursuit of attaining academic positions at top tier institutions.Danielle Nestler Receives 2022-2023 College of Natural Sciences Staff Excellence Award
Administrative Manager Danielle Nestler is a receipient of the 2022-2023 College of Natural Sciences Staff Excellence Award. CNS Staff excellence awards recognize members of our community who go above and beyond the day-to-day responsibilities of their job with outstanding dedication, competence, resourcefulness and customer service. Recipient...
