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From the Chemistry Department

Establishment of the Paul F. Barbara Endowment for Student Excellence in Nanoscience

Colleagues and friends wish to establish an endowment to honor the memory and many academic accomplishments of Dr. Paul F. Barbara. The Paul F. Barbara Endowment for Student Excellence in Nanoscience is to be awarded to Ph.D. students enrolled in the Graduate Portfolio Program in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. The Paul F. Barbara Endowment for ...

Dr. Paul Barbara Memorial Service

Dr. Paul Barbara's memorial service is scheduled for December 12, 2010 at 11 a.m. in the Etter-Harbin Alumni Center.  Please see the files below for more information and a relevant campus map. Barbara Memorial Service Notification Campus Map for UTX

Kelly Wiggins (Bielawski Group) invited to attend Polymer Research Symposium

Kelly Wiggins, a 3rd year graduate student in the lab of Professor Chris Bielawski, has been invited to attend the Excellence in Graduate Polymer Research Symposium, which is sponsored by the ACS Division of Polymer Chemistry (POLY) and cosponsored by the ACS Society Committee on Education (SOCED), Younger Chemists Committee (YCC) and the Division ...

Dr. Paul Barbara 1953 - 2010

Chemistry Professor Paul F. Barbara, 57, one of The University of Texas at Austin's most prominent scientists, died on Oct. 31 due to complications following cardiac arrest. Barbara held the Richard J. V. Johnson Welch Regents' Chair in Chemistry. He received many awards and accolades throughout his career, beginning with a Presidential Young ...

Professor Allen J. Bard elected Honorary Fellow of the Chinese Chemical Society

Dr. Allen Bard has been elected an Honorary Fellow of the Chinese Chemical Society (CCS) in a recent Board voting.  The CCS describes the Honorary Fellow title as their highest honor awarded to only 100 distinguished chemists who have contributed significantly to advances in chemistry. http://www.ccs.ac.cn/#