News and Highlights
From the Chemistry Department
Simon Humphrey Promoted
The Department of Chemistry is pleased to announce that Simon Humphrey has been promoted to Associate Professor with tenure, effective September 1, 2016. Professor Humphrey received his PhD in 2005 from the University of Cambridge followed by a postdoctoral fellow appointment at UC Berkeley. He joined the Department in 2009. Visit his group ...Researchers Develop New Tool for Green Chemistry
Chemists from The University of Texas at Austin and Texas State University have developed an environmentally friendly method for creating chemical structures with complex shapes like those found in living things. The results have implications for reducing toxic waste in chemical manufacturing and research, understanding basic biological processes a...Dave Thirumalai to Chair Department of Chemistry
We are excited to announce that Professor Dave Thirumalai of the University of Maryland College Park has accepted the chairmanship of the Department of Chemistry at UT Austin. Thirumalai will join the Department in January 2016. Thirumalai received his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota and was a postdoc at Columbia Univ...UT Austin Receives $4M to Develop Techniques for Brain Imaging & Manipulation
Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin will receive three grants totaling $4 million to develop techniques for imaging and manipulating the activity of neurons in the brain, research that will help scientists explore the mechanisms of addiction, obesity, fear and many other brain states and disorders. The funding, provided by the National...News
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Celebrating the 2024 College of Natural Sciences Dean’s Honored Graduates
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Two UT Scientists Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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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
