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From the Chemistry Department

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 ...

Jonathan Moerdyk Profiled in Scientific American

Graduate student Jonathan Moerdyk, of the Bielawski Group, has been profiled in Scientific American as part of their 30 Under 30 series. The series highlights young attendees of the 2013 Nobel Laureate Meeting who represent the future of chemistry. Congratulations to Jonathan on this recognition.

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...

John Brantley awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

John Brantley, a second year student in the Bielawski Group has been awarded a 2012 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship.  The program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines who are pursuing research-based master's and doctoral degrees at accredited US in...

Dr. Christopher Bielawski selected for Defense Science Study Group

Professor Christopher Bielawski was selected to participate in the 2012-2013 Defense Science Study Group (DSSG), which introduces outstanding scientists and engineers to the challenges facing national security and provides them with opportunities to focus on defense policy, related research and development, and the systems, missions, and operations...

Professor Chris Bielawski named to editorial board of new journal

Professor Chris Bielawski has been named to the editorial board of Chemical Science.  Launched in 2010, Chemical Science publishes original research articles of exceptional significance from across the chemical sciences. The journal seeks to help define the important areas by publishing the most significant cutting-edge research.   Ch...