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From the Chemistry Department
Jonathan Sessler Receives 2013 ACS Southwest Regional Award
Congratulations to Professor Jonathan Sessler for receiving the 2013 American Chemical Society Southwest Regional Award. The award recognizes a person who, during a period of residence in the Southwest Region of the ACS, has made meritorious contributions to the advancement of chemistry, chemical engineering, chemical education, either pure or appl...David Vanden Bout Named 2013 Provost’s Teaching Fellow
Congratulations to Dr. David Vanden Bout on being named a 2013 Provost's Teaching Fellow. The Provost’s Teaching Fellows program is designed to strengthen faculty participation and governance in the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL), enhance faculty collaboration across disciplinary and institutional boundaries, and support specific faculty-le...3-D Printing Used to Confine Bacteria
Researchers at UT Austin are using 3-D printing to build microscopic cages that contain bacteria and to study how this bacteria interacts and develops infections in humans. The scientists, including Department of Chemistry professor Jason Shear, utilize 3-D printing technology to construct protein homes for bacteria in gelatin. Thi...Ben Liu named Arthur C. Cope Scholar
Professor Ben Liu has been named as the 2014 recipient of the Arthur C. Cope Late Career Scholars Award sponsored by the Arthur C. Cope Fund. Ben will be presented with the award at the Society’s 247th ACS National Meeting in Dallas, TX next March. Additional information on the award can be found here.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
