News and Highlights
From the Chemistry Department
Hail and Farewell
The Faculty gathered on September 17, 2008, in the Old Library to celebrate the accomplishments of fellow faculty, to send off outgoing Chairman Stephen F. Martin, and to welcome incoming Chair Richard M. Crooks. New faculty were welcomed and retiring faculty were given warm thanks for their service to the Department and University. Please view the...Chemistry & Biochemistry Receives "Everybody WINS" Award
The Department of Biochemistry and Chemistry was given the "Everybody WINS" award by Women in Natural Sciences (WINS) for 2008. The award is given annually to the department that most successfully uses current best practices to recruit and retain women and underrepresented minority faculty. According to Dr. Lynne McAnelly, program director of WINS...Congratulations to Harrington Fellow Amy M. Rhoden Smith
Incoming graduate student Amy M. Rhoden Smith has received the prestigious Harrington Fellowship. The Harrington Graduate Fellows Program supports gifted and ambitious graduate students at The University of Texas, who in turn, will share their knowledge and success with future generations. In 1985, Mrs. Sybil B. Harrington conceived the idea of a f...Presidential Hook'em for our own Professor Grant Willson
U.S. President George W. Bush (R) presents C. Grant Willson (L) with a National Medal of Technology and Innovation during an East Room ceremony at the White House September 29, 2008 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images North America) Willson Presented with National Medal Tuesday, September 30, 2008 Chemistry Professor C. Grant W...Welcome New Graduate Students
The incoming class of 2008-2009 is now settled into their classes and laboratories and we would like to welcome them to the Department, UT, and Austin. Top Row, Left to Right: Jeremy Glass, Jared Shaw, Nicholas Delone, David Walker, Jason Dickman, Chris Fage, Pedro Metola, Ken Clevenger, Chris Bates, Mauro Mugnai, Brett Granger, Andrew Brod Middl...Dr. Lara Mahal Receives New Innovator Award from the National Institutes of Health
Dr. Lara K. Mahal, assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry, is one of 31 researchers nationally to receive a 2008 New Innovator award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). She will use the 5-year, $1.5 million grant to decode how sugar molecules on cell surfaces encode information such as cell type and health. This may lead to be...Drs. Barbara and Cowley Receive American Chemical Society Awards
Congratulations to Professors Paul F. Barbara and Alan H. Cowley who have been recognized by awards from the American Chemical Society. Professor Barbara has received the 2009 E. Bright Wilson Award in Spectroscopy and Professor Cowley has been awarded the 2009 Distinguished Service Award in the Advancement of Inorganic Chemistry. Vignettes of the ...New Faculty Position Open for Applicants
The Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry at the University of Texas at Austin invites applications for tenure-track positions at the assistant professor level. Targeted interdisciplinary research areas include nanoscience, semiconductors, polymers, the interface of chemistry and biology, renewable energy, green chemistry, and environmental chemis...Dr. C. Grant Willson awarded a National Medal of Technology and Innovation
Today President George W. Bush announced the recipients of the Nation's highest honor for science and technology, naming the recipients of the 2007 National Medal of Science and the 2007 National Medal of Technology and Innovation. The National Medal of Technology and Innovation honors America’s leading innovators. The award is given to individual...Dr. Krische awarded 2009 Tetrahedron Young Investigator Award
Mike Krische has been awarded the 2009 Tetrahedron Young Investigator Award. Created on 2005, the award is given to individuals who have exhibited "exceptional creativity and dedication" in the field of Organic Synthesis. Previous winners include: * 2005: David MacMillan * 2006: Erick Carreira, * 2007: John Hartwig * 2008: Justin du BoisOfficial Department Polo Shirts Now Available for Order
We are now taking orders for the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry polo shirt. The shirt is 50% cotton, 50% polyester. When you order your polo, you can choose from ten available shirt colors (see below). The embroidery will be burnt orange. Available sizes are S - 4XL, and black, navy and white are available in 5XL. To order, contact Clair...Dr. Chris Bielawski selected as Office of Naval Research Young Investigator
The Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Program is designed to attract young scientists and engineers who show exceptional promise for outstanding research and teaching careers. Dr. Bielawski is one of 27 investigators selected for awards from an oustanding group of 208 applicants who responded with research proposals to the Office of Naval...Dr. Yan "Jessie" Zhang Joins the Department
A major focus of Zhang's research is the elucidation of the fundamental principles of transcriptional regulation. The primary experimental approaches used in the laboratory are macromolecular structure determination and allied biophysical techniques. The transcription of DNA information into mature RNA messages requires a temporally changing transc...Dr. Adrian Keatinge-Clay Joins the Department
Dr. Adrian Keatinge-Clay majored in Chemistry and Biology at Stanford University, graduating in 1999. He received his Ph.D. in Biophysics from the University of California at San Francisco in 2004. His doctoral work in the laboratory of Dr. Robert Stroud focused on the early stages of antibiotic biosynthesis catalyzed by aromatic polyketide synthas...Green Chemistry Conference at UT Austin July 11 & 12
The Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry and Sigma-Aldrich will co-host a Green Chemistry Conference and USA-Japan Young Chemist Exchange on July 11 & 12 in the AVAYA Auditorium, ACES 2.302. Our own Professor Mike Krische will speak about his recent accomplishments in C-C Bond Formation. For more information, see the flier below or contac...Dr. Bielawski - Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award Winner
Congratulations to Dr. Bielawski for winning the Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award http://www.dreyfus.org/awards/camille_dreyfus_teacher_award.shtml http://www.dreyfus.org/announcements/CURR-TC.pdf2008 Staff Awards in Chemistry & Biochemistry
Congratulations to the following department staff members who received awards this year: Department Staff Excellence Award Charles Cartwright, Mass Spectrometry Peter Ghobrial, Information Technology Services Vincent Lynch, X-Ray Diffraction Department Exemplary Service Award Mike Ronalter, Glassblowing Shop University Staff Excellence Award...Dr. Lauren Webb Joins the Department
Dr. Lauren Webb received her A.B in Chemistry (Music minor) from Bowdoin College in 2000. She entered graduate school at the California Institute of Technology as an NSF Graduate Research Fellow and earned her Ph.D. in Chemistry in 2005. She did her graduate work in the laboratory of Prof. Nathan Lewis, where she studied chemical and electronic p...Dr. Larry Faulkner
The American Chemical Society Student Affiliate at The University of Texas at Austin is proud to host Dr. Larry Faulkner Thursday, April 24 5 pm Welch Hall 2.122 All are welcome, light refreshments will be served. "Lessons from a Not-Quite-Exact Science" With some humor and autobiography, Dr. Larry Faulkner will discuss the ways in which exp...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
