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From the Chemistry Department

Brian Bocknack Receives 2010 Faculty Service Award

The College of Natural Sciences would like to congratulate Dr. Brian Bocknack for winning a 2010 Faculty Service Award from the Natural Sciences Council! This student nominated award recognizes outstanding faculty members who are committed to serving students beyond the classroom experience. Congratulations!

Excellence of UT Beckman Scholars Program Ensures Continued Funding

The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation has renewed 119K in funding to the UT Beckman Scholars Program Directed by Dr. Ruth Shear. This is a great accomplishment for the UT program. The institutional application process this year was especially competitive due to the foundation’s more limited resources. Only nine colleges and universities were name...

Dr. James Boggs wins Dr. Barbara Mez-Starck Foundation Award

Dr. James Boggs, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, has been awarded the 2010 Dr. Barbara Mez-Starck Foundation Award. In memoriam of Barbara Mez-Starck the Dr. Barbara Mez-Starck Foundation (Freiburg) annually awards a prize for outstanding contributions in the field of experimental structural chemistry and molec...

Executive Vice Provost and Professor Stephen Monti Retiring

Stephen A.Monti is retiring from UT at the end of the present academic year.Stephen started his career at UT in 1967 as an assistant professor of chemistry. He joined the UT administration in 1974 and presently serves as Executive Vice Provost.

Susie Myers to Attend Nobel Laureate Meeting in Lindau, Germany

Susie Myers, a graduate student in the research group of Professor Richard M. Crooks, will attend this year's 60th Nobel Laureate meeting in Lindau, Germany, June 27th to July 2nd. It will be an interdisciplinary meeting bringing together young researchers from around the globe with Nobel Laureates from the fields of physiology or medicine, physics...