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From the Chemistry Department
Chang, Matthews, Simmons, and Powell Named NSF Fellows
Two 2010 graduates and two alumni from the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry have been awarded National Science Foundation's Graduate Research Fellowships. Vicki Chang, a graduating senior who has been doing research with the Steve Martin Group will be attending Scripps next year. Devin Matthews, a graduating senior, who has been working wi...Richard Quy and Greg Browning Win University Awards
Congratulations to Rick Quy and Greg Browning on receiving University Awards. Rick Quy has been selected to receive one of only two 2010 University Outstanding Supervisor Awards. He will receive a framed certificate,$1500 cash award, and be recognized at the upcoming President’s Staff Awards ceremony. Greg Browning has been selected to rece...Devin A. Matthews Receives DOE Computational Science Graduate Fellowship
Devin A. Matthews, mentored by Professor John Stanton, has been awarded the DOE Computational Science Graduate Fellowship. The Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship (DOE CSGF) program provides outstanding benefits and opportunities to students pursuing a PhD in scientific or engineering disciplines with an emphasis in high-...Brian Bocknack Receives 2010 Faculty Service Award
The College of Natural Sciences would like to congratulate Dr. Brian Bocknack for winning a 2010 Faculty Service Award from the Natural Sciences Council! This student nominated award recognizes outstanding faculty members who are committed to serving students beyond the classroom experience. Congratulations!Excellence of UT Beckman Scholars Program Ensures Continued Funding
The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation has renewed 119K in funding to the UT Beckman Scholars Program Directed by Dr. Ruth Shear. This is a great accomplishment for the UT program. The institutional application process this year was especially competitive due to the foundation’s more limited resources. Only nine colleges and universities were name...Dr. James Boggs wins Dr. Barbara Mez-Starck Foundation Award
Dr. James Boggs, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, has been awarded the 2010 Dr. Barbara Mez-Starck Foundation Award. In memoriam of Barbara Mez-Starck the Dr. Barbara Mez-Starck Foundation (Freiburg) annually awards a prize for outstanding contributions in the field of experimental structural chemistry and molec...Executive Vice Provost and Professor Stephen Monti Retiring
Stephen A.Monti is retiring from UT at the end of the present academic year.Stephen started his career at UT in 1967 as an assistant professor of chemistry. He joined the UT administration in 1974 and presently serves as Executive Vice Provost.Susie Myers to Attend Nobel Laureate Meeting in Lindau, Germany
Susie Myers, a graduate student in the research group of Professor Richard M. Crooks, will attend this year's 60th Nobel Laureate meeting in Lindau, Germany, June 27th to July 2nd. It will be an interdisciplinary meeting bringing together young researchers from around the globe with Nobel Laureates from the fields of physiology or medicine, physics...Chris Bielawski Named to Board of Macromolecules
Professor Chris Bielawski has been named to the Editorial Advisory Board of MACROMOLECULES. The journal focuses on all fundamentals of polymer science, including synthesis, polymerization mechanisms and kinetics, chemical modification, solution/melt/solid-state characteristics, and theory and simulation, as well as surface properties of organic, in...Andy Ellington Wins National Security Science and Engineering Faculty Fellowship
Andy Ellington has been awarded a highly prestigious National Security Science and Engineering Faculty Fellowship, one of only 11 in the country. The NSSEFF is the Department of Defense’s equivalent of the NIH Pioneer award and comes with a five year grant of more than $500K per year. NSSEFF provides grants to top-tier researchers from U.S. univ...President Barack Obama Presents Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers to Christopher Bielawski
On January 13, 2010, President Barack Obama presented the 2009 Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry’s Professor Chris Bielawski was among those to receive the award; it is the highest honor bestowed by the United States government on outstanding scientists and engineers...Allen Bard Is Honorary Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry
Professor Allen Bard has been invited to become an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry. Each year the Council of the RSC celebrates excellence in the chemical sciences by inviting a small number of eminent individuals to become Honorary Fellows. Our current 85 Honorary Fellows have each been admitted in recognition of their unique ach...Undergraduate Research credit hours available
Professor Allen Bard has been invited to become an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry. Each year the Council of the RSC celebrates excellence in the chemical sciences by inviting a small number of eminent individuals to become Honorary Fellows. Our current 85 Honorary Fellows have each been admitted in recognition of their unique ach...Marv Hackert Appointed to IUCr Executive Committee
The International Union of Crystallography (IUCr) announced in November 2009 that Marv Hackert will fill a vacancy on its Executive Committee until the close of the next General Assembly in Madrid, Spain in 2011. The Executive Committee consists of three officers, the immediate past-president of the IUCr, and six regular members. Hackert will be ...Kallie Willets Recognized by National College Senior Honor Society
Andy Ellington Wins National Security Science and Engineering Faculty Fellowship Andy Ellington has been awarded a highly prestigious National Security Science and Engineering Faculty Fellowship, one of only 11 in the country. The NSSEFF is the Department of Defense’s equivalent of the NIH Pioneer award and comes with a five year grant of more tha...Stacy Sparks promoted to Senior Lecturer
Stacy Sparks has been promoted to Senior Lecturer in the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry. In addition to being an outstanding instructor, Dr. Sparks provides an invaluable service to the Department as the General Chemistry Coordinator.Professors Christopher Bielawski and Graeme Henkelman promoted
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry is pleased to announce that Professor Chris Bielawski has been promoted to full professor and Professor Graeme Henkelman has been promoted to associate professor with tenure. Congratulations to these two outstanding scientists. Learn more about research in the Bielawski Group. Learn more about resear...Professor Christopher Bielawski new member of Polymer Chemistry Advisory Board
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry is pleased to announce that Professor Christopher Bielawski is a member of the newest Advisory Board to the journal Polymer Chemistry. He shares this distinction with twenty-one other prominent polymer chemists across the world. Congratulations to Professor Bielawski for this honor. Learn more about res...Chemistry Majors Elected to Phi Beta Kappa
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry congratulates five Department majors who were recently elected to Phi Beta Kappa at its spring meeting. Upon accepting the accolade, they will be inducted into the national honor society at the University of Texas chapter's Fall reception on Sunday, December 6th in the Texas Union Ballroom. Dean Randy Di...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
