News and Highlights

Thursday, 11 July 2013

Siegel Group's New Method for Arene Hydroxylation Reported in Nature

The Siegel Group's new method of arene hydroxylation has been reported in the journal Nature.   Phthaloyl peroxide, in the absence of other reagents, enables the conversion of aromatic hydrocarbons to phenols even if the substrates possess functionality that are incompatible with oxidizing conditions. This method provides a novel and direct ...

Tuesday, 07 August 2012

Changxia Yuan and Yu Lu Receive Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-Financed Students Abroad

Changxia Yuan and Yu Lu have been granted the 2011 Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-Financed Students Abroad by China Scholarship Council (CSC). This award was founded by the Chinese government in 2003 with the purpose of rewarding the academic excellence of self-financed Chinese students studying overseas. Only those with outstanding ...

Thursday, 26 April 2012

Dio Siegel awarded NSF CAREER Award

Congratulations to Dr. Dio Siegel on receiving the NSF CAREER Award. The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program is a Foundation-wide activity that offers the National Science Foundation's most prestigious awards in support of junior faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars through outstanding research, excellent education and t...