News and Highlights

Wednesday, 08 May 2013

Stephen Fosdick Wins William C. Powers Graduate Fellowship

Congratulations to graduate student Stephen Fosdick of the Crooks group on winning the William C. Powers Graduate Fellowship. The William C. Powers Graduate Fellowship was established in 2009 by Dr. Steven Ungerleider (renowned sports psychologist and 1970 UT-Austin graduate) through the Foundation for Global Sports Development, an outreach and me...

Friday, 22 March 2013

Call for nominations for Jeff Byers Memorial Graduate Award

The Jeff Byers Memorial Graduate Award in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering is now accepting nominations. The award was created to recognize a graduate student in the Department of Chemistry or the Department of Chemical Engineering who exhibits academic excellence, integrity, a collaborative spirit, compassion towards others, and who passionatel...

Wednesday, 20 March 2013

Graduate student, Jon Moerdyk, invited to 63rd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting

Jon Moerdyk, a graduate student in Professor Christopher Bielawski's research group, received an invitation to attend the 63rd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting dedicated to Chemistry in Lindau, Germany this summer. As one of 625 undergraduate and graduate students from 78 countries, Jon will have the opportunity to listen to and interact with an outst...

Tuesday, 05 February 2013

Chris Bates wins Ben Streetman Prize

Congratulations to graduate student Chris Bates of the Willson Group on winning the Ben Streetman Prize. The award, a University-wide prize, is given each year for outstanding research by a graduate student in electronic and photonic materials and devices.  Former students of Dean Ben G. Streetman created the award in his honor.  Chris is...

Friday, 18 January 2013

UT Austin Chemistry Graduate Students Selected to be Graduate Student Symposium Planning Committee (GSSPC) for the 2014 Spring National ACS Meeting

Congratulations to Rebecca Anderson (Rossky group), Netz Arroyo (Bard group), Shawn Blumberg (Martin group), Victoria Cotham (Brodbelt group), Katharine Diehl (Anslyn group), and Alex Gade (Anslyn group). These six Chemistry graduate students have been selected as the Graduate Student Symposium Planning Committee (GSSPC) for the 2014 Spring Nationa...