News and Highlights

Tuesday, 31 August 2010

Freshman Reading Round-Up

Across campus on the day before fall classes begin, professors and freshmen gather at the Freshman Reading Round-Up to talk about books they have read over the summer. It is an opportunity to read a great book, meet outstanding faculty members and get acquainted with a small group of fellow freshmen. Professor David Laude, a member of the Academy o...

Friday, 20 August 2010

Brent Iverson Named Chemistry and Biochemistry Department Chair

Brent L. Iverson, University Distinguished Teaching Professor and Warren J. and Viola Mae Raymer Professor, has been named chairman of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry by Executive Vice President and Provost Steven W. Leslie and Dean Mary Ann Rankin, College of Natural Sciences. The new chairman’s appointment begins September 1, 2010 an...

Thursday, 19 August 2010

UT Austin's Nanoscience Building Named after President Emeritus Faulkner

The University of Texas at Austin's nanoscience building has been named the Larry R. Faulkner Nano Science and Technology Building by the UT System Board of Regents in recognition of former President Faulkner's leadership in bringing the university's nanotechnology program to national prominence. The 82,463-square-foot Nano Science and Technology ...

Tuesday, 10 August 2010

American Chemical Society names 2010 Fellows: Jim Boggs and Department Alumni Honored

The American Chemical Society (ACS) has named the 2010 class of ACS Fellows, an honor bestowed upon 192 distinguished scientists who have demonstrated outstanding accomplishments in chemistry and made important contributions to ACS, the world's largest scientific society. The 2010 Fellows will be recognized on Aug. 23 during the Society's natio...

Thursday, 08 July 2010

Dan Dreyer Wins Aldrich Chemistry Graduate Student Innovation Award

Sigma Aldrich is pleased to announce the 2010 winners of the annual Aldrich Chemistry Graduate Student Innovation Award (GSIA) program. Dan Dreyer, a member of the Christopher Bielawski group has received this higly competitive award this year. In this sponsorship, selected universities are invited to nominate their outstanding graduate students pe...