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From the Chemistry Department

Congratulations to our Safety Madness Winners

Following a round of student led lab safety inspections, winners have been selected for our "Measures" and "Makers" conference brackets. The Roberts group takes home the final prize for the “Measurers” conference and the Anslyn group wins the “Makers” conference. Each group has earned a $200 gift card for their lab for showing excellent lab safety....

Electrochemical Society Student Chapter Receives Prestigious Award

Congratulations to the UT-Austin Electrochemical Society Student Chapter on receiving the prestigious Outstanding ECS Student Chapter Award for 2014 from the The Electrochemical Society. The student chapter is led by faculty advisor Prof. Arumugam Manthiram and Chapter President Josephine Cunningham.     The annual Outstand...

Safety Madness Final Four

The Safety Madness Final Four has been decided!   Congratulations to the Anslyn, Brodbelt, Humphrey, and Roberts groups for advancing to the final four.  Each group will receive a $100 gift card for demonstrating excellent safety in their labs.   The next round features Anslyn vs. Humphrey and Brodbelt vs. Roberts.  Stay tun...

Graduate Students Receive Faraday Fellowship

Congratulations to graduate students Julia Aponte (Brodbelt group), Rebika Shrestha (Webb group), and Aaron Teator (Bielawski group) on receiving the Faraday Fellowship. The Faraday Fellowship is a teaching award given annually to our graduate students who serve as Teaching Assistants for general chemistry lectures and/or labs, based on nomination ...

Safety Madness Elite 8 Announced

The round 1 winners of safety madness have been announced!  Congratulations to the Humphrey, Sessler, Iverson, Anslyn, Roberts, Vanden Bout, Brodbelt, and Willets labs for advancing to the Elite Eight.  Safety coordinators will be contacted for a head-to-head divisional lab tour, with the winning lab from each division receiving a $100 gi...