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From the Chemistry Department
Ilya Finkelstein Awarded $2 Million CPRIT grant
The Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) has announced that Ilya Finkelstein has been awarded a $2 million Faculty Recruitment Grant. Finkelstein recently joined the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry as an Assistant Professor. His research focuses on single molecule techniques and he is using them to solv...Emma McInturff wins Aldrich Graduate Student Innovation Award
Sigma Aldrich has announced that Emma McInturff has been selected to receive a 2012 Aldrich Chemistry Graduate Student Innovation Award (GSIA). The GSIA award consists of a monetary award to support the student’s research efforts and a travel allowance to attend a scientific meeting. Additionally, the awards program culminates with a symposiu...United Nations declares 2014 as the "International Year of Crystallography"
On July 3rd the United Nations approved a resolution declaring 2014 as the International Year of Crystallography (IYCr). The resolution, an initiative of the International Union of Crystallography (IUCr), was introduced by the Moroccan delegation, and joined in sponsorship by the nations of Australia, Belgium, Dominican Republic, Luxembourg, Mexico...Guangbin Dong wins 2012 Herman Frasch Foundation for Chemical Research Award
Dr. Guangbin Dong has been selected to receive a 2012 Herman Frasch Foundation for Chemical Research Award. The award carries with it $250k in research funding payable over 5 years. The Herman Frasch Foundation for Chemical Research is a trust created under the will of Elizabeth Blee Frasch, administered by Bank of America Merrill Lynch as...New faculty joining the department in Fall 2012
The Department is pleased to announce that Drs. Andreas Matouschek, Ilya Finkelstein, and Michael Rose will be joining the department in Fall 2012. Dr. Matouschek is currently a professor in the Department of Molecular Biosciences and an Associate Dean in the Graduate School at Northwestern University. He received his PhD in ch...Guangbin Dong wins Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award
Professor Guangbin Dong has been awarded a 2012 Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award from the Oak Ridge Associate Universities. The Powe Awards provide seed money for research by junior faculty at Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) member institutions. These awards are intended to enrich the research and professional growth of...Eight Chemistry and Biochemistry Undergrads Receive Unrestricted Endowed Presidential Scholarships
Congratulations to Wenrui Chai, Leslie Chang, Ricardo Garza Jr., Bruce Kuan-Yee Hua, Ryan Lannan, Hyunwoo Lee, Naveen Mehta, and Tyler West on receiving 2012-2013 Unrestricted Endowed Presidential Scholarships (UEPS). The UEPS program was created in 1973 to make available substantial scholarships for outstanding students at The University of Texas ...Dio Siegel awarded NSF CAREER Award
Congratulations to Dr. Dio Siegel on receiving the NSF CAREER Award. The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program is a Foundation-wide activity that offers the National Science Foundation's most prestigious awards in support of junior faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars through outstanding research, excellent education and t...Alan Cowley receives 2012 Outstanding Alumnus Award from the University of Manchester
Congratulations to Professor Alan Cowley for receiving the 2012 Outstanding Alumnus Award from the University of Manchester. Outstanding Alumni Awards are given to former students who have achieved distinction within their profession, have provided exemplary service to the University, or have made an outstanding contribution of a personal humanitar...Faculty and staff win College of Natural Sciences awards
Professor David Hoffman has been selected to receive a 2012 College of Natural Sciences Teaching Excellence Award. The Teaching Excellence Awards were established by Dean Mary Ann Rankin to increase recognition of the college's many exceptional faculty who are committed to teaching at either the undergraduate or graduate level. Addit...John Brantley awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
John Brantley, a second year student in the Bielawski Group has been awarded a 2012 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. The program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines who are pursuing research-based master's and doctoral degrees at accredited US in...Christopher Bielawski Receives 2012 Journal of Polymer Science Award
Congratulations to Professor Christopher Bielawski on winning the 2012 Journal of Polymer Science Award. The Journal of Polymer Science Innovation award was established in 2012 to celebrate significant research innovation and achievement in a polymer scientist under 40. In recognition of the award winner, a symposium is hosted in association wit...Graduate student, Cory Nelson, invited to 62nd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting
Cory Nelson, a graduate student in Professor Xiaoyang Zhu’s research group, received an invitation from the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science to attend the 62nd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting dedicated to Physics in Lindau, Germany. This summer, more than 25 Nobel Laureates and 550 young researchers from across the globe will meet to excha...Professor Lauren Webb Awarded Sloan Research Fellowship
The Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation are pleased to announce that Professor Lauren Webb has been awarded a 2012 Sloan Research Fellowship. Professor Webb is one of 126 outstanding U.S. and Canadian researchers selected as recipients for 2012. Awarded annually since 1955, the fellowships are g...Four graduate students receive prestigious Graduate Continuing Fellowship awards
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry is proud to announce that four of our graduate students received prestigious Graduate Continuing Fellowship awards for the 2011-2012 academic year. The competition involves over 240 nominations from across campus, with most programs limited to nominating just three of their best students. Only abou...Ellington receives $1.6 million grant to develop test for drug-resistant tuberculosis
Professor Andy Ellington has received a $1.6 million grant through the Grand Challenges in Global Health initiative to develop a paper-based test for drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB). The goal is to develop a system for rapidly diagnosing drug-resistant TB in areas that lack the appropriate infrastructure, such as parts of Afghanistan and Afr...Paul McCord promoted
Congratulations to Paul McCord who has been promoted to Senior Lecturer. Dr. McCord joined the department as a lecturer in 1994 after receiving his PhD under the supervision of Allen Bard. In 2009, he won a Texas Exes Teaching Excellence Award.Professors Iverson and Marcotte named AAAS Fellows
Professors Brent Iverson and Edward Marcotte have been named Fellows of the American Associate for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). AAAS fellows are chosen annually by their peers to recognize their scientifically distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications. They will be recognized for their contributions to sci...Five Department Faculty Issued Patents in 2011
Five Chemistry and Biochemistry department faculty were issued United States patents in 2011 and were honored recently at the inaugural UT Austin Inventor of the Year award ceremony, sponsored by the UT Office of Technology Commercialization. Brad Holliday, Alan Cowley, and Richard Jones were each inventors on a US patent titled, "Polymer-nan...News
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New Advanced Quantum Science Institute Will Bridge Basic Research and Applied Science
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Cancer Prevention, Screening and Research Programs Expanding With CPRIT Support
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Chemistry Professor Receives Sloan Research Fellowship and Mark Young Scholar Award
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Remembering Electrochemistry Pioneer and Texas Science Legend Allen Bard
